New-York tribune., 1908-07-25
MR.. TAFT GOES WEST
ENJOYS DAY OF. VISITS.
Starts for Cincinnati after Seeing
Leaders Here.

The Hotel Manhattan was the political mecca
yesterday. All day there a continual pill
grimage TO the hosiery where William H. Taft
was spending day between his trip TO Oyster
Bay, which he made Thursday. and another
trip TO his home in Cincinnati on which he
started at $50 last evening 1t was busy day
for the Republican candidate for President but
man ever got mere enjoyment out of his
work than he. although II was whiting work,
as the condition Of his collar testified at the
end of the day. He was dressed for the weather,
however, wearing a cool alpaca coat and light
gray trousers.
Among those who called on Mr.. Taft to pay
their respects were state and county leaders.
congressman Assembly District leaders and
private citizens. There had been previous ap-
pointments for these visits, and Judge Taft ex-
planned that they could not be dignihed as
conferences.
rather than business, and a renewal OF ac-
quaintances."
Some of those who greeted Judge Taft were
William L. Ward, national committeeman: Will
lam Barnes jr.. of Albany; Congressman VIII
lam s. Bennett, Congressman j. Van Vecnten
Olcott. William Nelson Cromwell, Otto /. Ban
nard, Judge Rosalsky Marshal Henke, Ferdi-
nand Eidman collector of internal revenue, ana
William Halpin. Congressman Herbert Par
sons had arranged for the district leaders to
meet Judge Taft Sydney Goodacre. sergeant
alarms of the Republican County Committee,
introduced the visiting politicians to the candi-
date
Judge Taft said that there was political
significance in any of the visits. reporter
asked him whether or not he discussed with Mr..
Ward and Mr. Barnes the political situation in
New York State. including the question of the
Governorship. He laughed as he said: Il be-
lieve am the candidate for the Presidency and
think I have sense enough TO continue being
the candidate for that Office only"
AS to his talks with the leaders generally he
said
I'VE did talk a little about general national
politics, but nothing important took place.
There were some leaders whom had met be.
fore, and others whom was glad to meet"
In reply TO a question to whether he dis
cussed Panama affairs with Mr.. Cromwell, the
candidate said:
mo: our interest in Panama was to see that
the elections for President fair They
were held fairly and without friction.
Judge Taft began the day early, notwithstand-
ing that his last work on his speech of accept
ance kept him up TO a late hour Thursday
night He was waiting when his brother, Henry
W. Taft, called, shortly before o'clock yester-
day morning, to escort him to the Hotel Plaza,
where the brothers and Mrs Henry w. Taft
had an engagement for breakfast Soon after
the judge and his brother down and,
passing out of the lobby into the street en-
tered an automobile that took them to the
Hotel Plaza AS the candidate walked out
several of the guests greeted him.
After breakfast the Messrs Taft walked back
10 the Hotel Manhattan, down Fifth avenue,
on which thoroughfare there were many more
greetings. He reached his apartment about
noon and then the reception began.
! When Judge Taft left the Grand Central Sta
! ton the Lake Shore Limited last evening,
after his acknowledgment of some cheers from
| a crowd under the train shed, he was ending
what possibly VIII be his last visit to New York
until after election. He will arrive at Cincip-
natl at 30 this afternoon, and his plans are to
return 10 Hot Springs, Va, after the notifea-
ton exercises next Tuesday.
1.-THE exercise I got there said Mr. Taft,
during the last few weeks did me great deal
of good, and / want to get some more Of It."
Judge Taft will remain at Hot Springs until
September l.