The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-07-18
ARE PLEASED
WITH BILL"
His Friends Think He Plays
Political Game Well
AND ON HIS OWN HOOK, TOO
1t Is Believed That Taft Is Trying to
Pacify the Various Warning Fac
tons in ohio--Senator
Dicks Visit.
AND ON HIS OWN HOOK, TOO

Washington July ~ TO say That
Judge 1aft's friends in Washington arc
pleased with the way in which he plays
the political game on his own hook is
putting it mildly, TLey ace wophtsy
ing that before the campaign Is ovor
the country will be convinced thst it
was TAFT shrewdness that made the
Roosevelt administration tuch pictur-
esque success.
A few Of his most ardent admirers
are lpeased 10 contrast his behavior
in the limelight with President Roose.
melt. They admit that had the presi.
dent been handling the Craftsmanship
rumpus that, with one dash out OF the
box, he would have settled II once and
for all. They are rather proud OF the
fact that Judge TAFT did not do it that
way They believe he viii be the strong.
er for this display of consideration OF
all sides OF the matter before taking
the fatal leap They say it will appeal
" Att Hu1AiA'Na AAiAftfnN1 VI AlN NhuHAl1
that have made success possible in the
past
1t is estimated that the presidential
nominee is about to pull off some stunts
in the Ohio political situation which
will make old politicians sit up and
take second squint at Buckeye Bill
There is no denying the fact that the
Ohio aggregation, which has been hold.
ing the whip hand in that state since
last spring, is sore at the failure of
Arthur | Norys, of their midst, to land
the championship. They wanted the
big prize for the prestige that it would
give To the machine that they have been
lab0ring on ever since Secretary Taft
started out to get the Buckeye delega
tion TO the Chicago convention.
The recent repeated visits Of Senator
Dick OF Ohio to Private Citizen Taft
has led TO the belief that the presiden.
tial candidate is seeking to paeify all
factions in Ohio at one fell swoop.
Previous TO the offensive and defensive
alliance between Senator Foraker and
Senator Dick, caused by the White
House opposition to some Of their plans,
Senator Dicks closest allies in his Ohio
fights were the present Ohio bosses who
have been trying to put the Buckeye
senators to sleep. Walter Brown, chair
man OF the state central committee;
Henry S. Williams, chairman OF the
state executive committee; and State
Auditor Walter Guilbert, were as thick
with Dick as hops.
For Senator Dick to 90 to these Ohio
leaders who thought they were about to
blossom forth into national politicians,
and with barred breast, showed them
how, in the interest of party success.
he has set them an example by getting |
onto the Taft band wagon, would have |
a wholesome effect. 1t would also have
a tendency to make them believe that |
ii they were to be President Tafts rep |
resentatives in Ohio they must not let
the other crowd in Ohio get onto the
ground floor ahead Of them.
Senator Dick made arrangements with /
Judge Taft to see him at Hot Springs
shortly after the sub-committee selected
4 chairman OF the national committee.
At that time is believed an under
standing will be reached which will bring
.hese two men closer together.
Wise as Judge Taft may have been in
MS selection of campaign manager,
MS admirers point out that the greatest
single factor in Buckeye Bills campaign
will be the part that Charlie Taft, not
he Cincinnati variety Of Tafts, but he
i the later generation, will play in it.
Already young Charles has been able
o demonstrate unconsciously to the
world that his father is good -souled in.
lividual, made up of the same instinct
hat every father loves to hear extolled
jharies has made up with the Iiewspa-
Ter boys and is regarded as a prize win.
Ter as a press agent for his dad.
Washington, July ls The fiscal
ear ended June 30 has been the record
ear of American shipbuilding, accord.
ng to reports to the bureau of naviga-
ion, and the center of the industry is
N the Great Lakes.
During the year, 1906 vessels of $685.
~ gross tons were built and numbered
n the United States, of which IS steel
teamers of 304,370 gross tons were built
n the Great Lakes. The largest annual
utput heretofore was in the year 1855,
then 2.024 vessels of $50, $50 tons were
uilt. In that year the Great Lakes
uiIt only 1853 vessels of 1923 tons.
This year steel vessels built number
d lag of 4l76l7 gross tons, compared
18th 360,665 tons built last year These
wo are the years of the largest steel
in the United States.
The tonnage built is entirely for do
lestic transportation, no vessels exclu- {
vely for foreign trade having been built {
the United States.
Of the lag steel vessels, SIS exceeded /
900 gross tons each, 55 on the Great =
axes, the largest being the William NJ.
ILLS of 1862 tons, and 30 on the sea- ,