The Washington times., 1908-07-04
TAFT AT SPRINGS,
HAS DAY Of REST
Plans to Ride, Play Golf,
and Direct Political
Game.
By JAMES Hay, L.

hot SPRINGS, Va. July z--Wlll-am
Howard Taft IS spending tEe Fourth In
a good rest His principal exeruOn VIII
be a game OF golf this afternoon Later.
when his riding horses arrive. he Will
take a horseback ride every other day
along the mountain roads
The Taft party, including the candi-
date. Mrs Taft. Master Charles Taft,
". ". 2IichIer, who IS 2Ir- TafCs sec
retary, and the newspaper men, ar
rived here at 1920 O'Clock this morn
inE. At 10 O'Clock lr. Taft had break
fast and after that he went out 10 ave
a look at the golf links
0Ir. MiChler is busy getting into shape
q suite Of three rooms, TO be used -
Offices during the two months stay
here lIT Tart VIII not be able 10 rest
all the time. He has brought with him
1o0J letters he has TO sign. answering
congratulations on his nomination In
Washington he signed 200 OF them
Expects Many Callers.
- addition 20 this. he expects a con
stsnt stream oi politicians who viii be
visiting him ali summer 10 confer about
various phases OF the campaign. Naxc
week Will be especially busy, Tor there
Will be the meeting OF the uatiOra
committees subcommittee aupOinled 10
performing This duty. the sUb-cCmmIttes
and Mr. Taft will discuss and lay out on
general lines practically the. entire plal
OF campaign.
In the political colony already are Rep
reSenJatlVe IheO. Burton Of Illinois and
hralk Kellogg. trust buster and Min
LesOra member of the National Commit
tee Burton. VINO IS an Cll-LIme visitor
here. vi" remain for a week, and
Kellogg viii stay until after the sub
90 rr1-ff fs1.1 ia Nrrf
The liveHeSt person on the ground to-
day Is Charlie Taft He was up early
shooting hrecrackers and acting alto
Eether like q wholesome American boy
or the Fourth
on the train last night some ore asked
Charlie II he had any fireworks he
tapped grip he was carrying. and his
eyes sparkled as he announced Nine
~ five cents worth IN here.
AT GOTdOnSVille a crowd gathered
When they began TO cal for Taft,
Charlie rushed toward the Taft state
room. saying. Pops going 20 spout"
When his father failed % make a
speech Charlie came back and an
nounced disgustedly: Nothing doing. %
Charlie StartIes Crowd.
While N, Taft was making his
speech to f. crowd OF Loo people at
Staunton, Charlie slipped of the car
and set O.. . giant cracker u the crowd
Just at lie CONCLUSION OF the candi-
dates sentence.
IF we can break up the so,id South b
we shall be doing a great thing for the
country. That sentiment sounded
mighty good 10 Charlie
If anybody ever thought Taft would
not be a gcui mixer with the people his
trip up he last night demonstrated
the mistake Of the idea At every stop
Taft and L crowd lOlEed each other
as he sat = the open window OF the
car
At ChariottesVille a woman caned out:
7 hope YOU will be elected, Mr. TAFT
If the women support me, 1 will, re-
ulied the candidate.
At Covington he told the crowd he
had come TO the Virginia u-OlIntains Tor
inspiration
you can get it at Hot Springs, called
out a man
After raft had finished a good laugh
at that, the same man called. Bring
me a little inspiration on your way
back Mr.. Taft. This IS a C.y town"
"Ail right answered Tart, as ne
train pulled out.