Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-03
Thomas G. Buckley.
THE HousEFURNIsHER, 1913, zoo WATER STREET.

ranSementS to leave Washington for
Hot Springs, Va. at o'clock tomorrow
afternoon. Meantime he desires to dis
pose of a great accumulation Of cor
reSpondence.
Speaker Cannon. who arrived III
Washington last night, said today that
he had come to attend some legislation
business but expected to call on judge
Taft during the day. "A harmonious
working agreement between the tW,
aminent Republican leaders. is as
Sured.
1t is expected that Judge Taft ano
Frank II. Hitchcock may have a con
ference during the day: but thus fas
no engagement for it has been made
and it may so over until tomorrow.
Judge Taft has retained Il desk anc
some chairs in the library Of his dis.
mantled X street residence, and thcr,
he will work until his departure from
Washington.
Judge Taft had been at work on hi:
correspondence only a short time whcl
Speaker Cannon arrived. The Prcsi-
Dental nominee and the Speaker of th,
House held a conference of thrce-quar-
non asserted his interview with Mr.
Taft was of no serious consequence,
and declined to discuss it,
II desired to pay my respects to hin
and to renew the assurances | gave
him in my telegram Immediately upon
his nomination that nc could depend
upon me for any assistance ! could
give him." said the Speaker.
II think our army is the best, be
cause it stands for better things than
the opposition / am ready to march
with that army and carry my nuskct
or 70 do anything else that | may be
called upon to do. / have the greatest
confidence in correct policies and | am
sure that Judge Taft stands for them.
After his conference with Speaker
Cannon. Judge Taft devoted himself
exclusively for two hours to attending
TO his correspondence.
In the afternoon Judge Taft went t.
the treasury department and had an
hours talk with See. Cortciyou. Pri-
marily it was Judge Tafts idea to talk
with Mr. Cortelyou about the work of
the national committee in which Mr.
Cortelyou was chairman in the las,
campaign Secretary Cortelyou gave
Judge Taft much valuable information
concerning the practical workings Of
the committee Secretary Cortelyou
took occasion to urge the selection Of
Frank II. Hitchcock. He regarded
him as eminently equipped to UNDER
take the responsibility and discharge
the duties as chairman of the national
committee.
1t has been decided that the commit
tee appointed at the Chicago conven-
ton to notify Judge Taft of his nomi-
nation for the Presidency will meet
him in Cincinnati on Tuesday, July %.
Judge Taft will go to Cincinnati from
Hot Springs for the purpose of receiv-
ing the committees notification and
will return directly to Hot Springs.
This evening Judge and Mrs. Taft
went in an automobile to the residence
of Gen and Mrs. J. Franklin Bell at
Fort Meyer Va, where an informal
dinner was given in their honor to-
night After the dinner a reception
was rendered to the army officers sta
toned in Washington and vicinity and
their wives at the residence of Gen.
Bell.
Judge Taft, Mrs. Taft and their son
Charlie. accompanied by, a clerical
force and servants wifi feayda washl
ington tomorrow, eft Try Ht1lr III.
Springs. !.