The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-07-09
MRS. TAFT URGED HER
HUSBAND into RACE
FOR The PRESIDENCY
He Would Have Preferred to
Accept Place on Supreme
Bench.
SHE is BRILLIANT OF
u Mistress of White House, Mrs.
Taft Will Bear Honors Well
Children. Are
Bright.
SHE is BRILLIANT WOMAN

Washington, Special: The Taft fam
tIE. lie the November elections favor the
republicans, will do the honors Of the
White House In a fashion THAT will be
entirely credftable.
The. prominence given to- Secretary
Taft this week has served to- call atten-
tion to the fact that he mas about him
a strong and, capable family GROUP
Mrs. Taft Is am unusual oman of
winning disposition but of great force
not suffered In the matter of dispenSa-
!rfon of brains. Brains SEEM to have a
way of running in the Taft family and
the children of the secretary Of war
give every promise Of possessing a large
degree of that intelligence that has
welt administration.
The Children
Secretary Taft's family consists, aside
from himself and Mrs. Taft, of three
children. The oldest is Robert Alphon-
SO, aged lS. He is a sophomore at Yale.
Miss Helen Heron Taft is aged II and
Charles is aged 10. Miss Taft attracted
notice a day or two g by winning
the Pennsylvania state scholarship
from Miss Baldwin's school at Bryn
Mawr to Bryn MaWr itself. She is a
tall, attractive young woman, with
golden hair and a great liking for
study. She inherits her mothers love
Of books and it is generally believed
that h will stick to, school even at the
expense of missing several seasons in
the White House.
Robert Is likewise an excellant stu
lent. He won a number Of prizes in
the freshman class at Yale and has set
out to equal the records made by his
father and grandfather. Ills father
was second in the Yale class of rs and
his grandfather, Judge Alphonso Taft,
was third In the Yale class of 1899. 1t
is apparent the young man has no easy
goal ahead Of him. He expects to study
law. He is, a good athlete and has
taken to rowing with success.
Charlie Is Bright.
His younger brother, Charles. who is
bright young chap, who has had a re-
markable experience for a lad Of his
age. He has been twice around the
world with his father and being a great
reader and a keen observer for his age
has profited by his travels. He has UNI
the same school that Quentin Roosevelt
attends and he nj Quentin are great
friends.
II is probably due to Mrs. Taft that
Secretary Taft entered the race for
president. She is ambitions. and when
the president offered Secretary Taft q
place on the supreme court bench about
two a ago, she was b member OF
the family Who objected. She took the
view that her husband $ chances FOR
the presidency were toe good to be
thrown away and hat 1t was unwise
for him to allow himself to he shelved
on the supreme bench Her judgment
prevailed. and 1t seems true that i,
left to his own inclinations at that time
MI. Taft would have told h presi.
dent he would take the associate Jus
ticeship.
A Brilliant Woman.
Mrs. Taft. II her husband Is elected
will fill the duties OF "a OF the White
House household admirably. She is &
comparatively young Mrs
James r.. Garfield Is the youngest wife
OF q cabinet member. Next to her /,
Mrs. Taft, who was frequently referref
z TO as h youngest cabinet oma be
fore the appointment OF Mr.. Garfield
Mrs. Taft Is attractive rather thai
handsome. She II quite tall and slen,
der. with handsome brown hair am
gray eyes. Her friends say she Be
leves the sphere of the woman IL III,
home. although she feels that ever,