New-York tribune., 1908-08-31
TAFT OUT In LAKE ERIE |
TO FISH AND PLAY GOLF.
Some Political Conferences To Be
Held-To Address G. 4. II.
rBy telegraph 70 The Tribune. !

Middle Bass Island, Ohio. Aug. 'O-Mr lalt
and his party arrived at Middle Bass Island this
morning just as dawn broke and the first shaft
Of fire gilded the eastern sky before the mem
bers of the Taft family, with their bags and
baggage were quartered In the comfortable
cottage set apart for their accommodation. Be-
cause OF the railroad wreck. which obstructed
the path Of the Taft train yesterday, and also
because of the enthusiastic greetings given the
Presidential candidate at every station, often
proionging the usual stops. the train from Co
iumbus pulled into Toledo an hour late. and 1t
was after midnight when the party boarded the
Jessamine the power yacht OF Commodore S. Q.
Richardson. OF Toledo.
Commodore and Mrs. Richardson stood at the
gangplank to receive Mr.. and Mrs Taft, Presi-
dent Lewis OF the Middle Bass Club and Lieu
tenant General Corbin who accompanied them,
and the other members Of the party. The moor
inss were cast off as soon as all were on board.
and the trip down the Maulnee River and across
Lake Erie to Middle Bass Island. about forty
miles in ALL was thoroughly enjoyable.
Mrs. Richardson. assisted by her daughter,
= ss Ruby, served sandwiches and conee TO
their guests and practically the entire party re-
mained on the upper deck until the wharf at this
point was reached, Mr.. Taft telling stories and
entertaining his host and hostess as If he had
not been making speeches and shaking hands
ever since morning This morning, in spite OF
the lateness OF the hour at which he went to
bed Mr.. Taft attended church at II a. m., ac-
companied by General Corbin and Mr.. Lewis.
The service wos conducted by the Rev. Mr.
Williams.
There were no political conferences to-day, but
a number of men prominent in the party called
at the Taft cottage to pay their respects They
included Representative Keifer who is staying
at the Middle Bass Club; Judge Slater. Of the
Southern District of Ohio; c. c. Richardson. of
Cincinnati: Russell A. Alger. of Michigan, whose
yacht is anchored in Put-In-Bay, and Walter
Brown chairman OF the State Republican Com
mittee. whose power yacht is here.
Ex-Governor Herricx will call on Mr. Taft in
of the week end discuss state political
matters, and the Secretary of the Interior who
is spending his vacation at the Garfield home in
Ohio will also be present. On "Wednesday Mr.
Taft will 20 to Toledo to attend the annual Grand
Army Of the Republic encampment and witness
the parade, which is scheduled for 10 o'clock a.
IN. After the parade he Will go to the Lincoln
Republican Club Of Toledo and will meet the
members of the club and others at the informal
reception TO be held there. He is expected to
speak. but not political topics. Governor
Harris and members Of the Ohio Legislature
will be present.
Some surprise was occasioned here to-day
by the announcement in Ohio papers Of a re-
port that an offer being made TO ef-
feet compromise between the Presidential
candidate and Senator Foraker. and that Cen 1
eral Corbin and Arthur L Vorys were parties
to the movement The story is without foun-
dation. The attitude of Mr.. Taft toward SEN
ator Foraker has not been changed Mr.. Taft
took the position long ago that Presidential and
Senatorial contests should be fought out on their
respective merits and that there was no occa-
coalition and from that position
he has never deviated.
The Middle Bass Club, which has included
among its members three Ohio Presidents, and
which often entertained the late President
Cleveland, owns a considerable part of Middle
Bass Islaa which is well out in Lake Erie.
about opposite Sandusky. commodious club
house and considerable number of cottages
constitute the physical features of the club, at
which are now being entertained some two hun
dred persons, including members and their
guests. The situation of the island is excep
tionally attractive. and the buildings are sur
rounded by we'll grown shade trees
That portion OF the island which is not owned
by the club lis devoted almost entirely to cot
tages In the southeast is the especially
picturesque Gibraltar Island. which
the property and summer home Of Jay Cooke
and which is still owned by members of his
family while directly is Putin Bay Island,
so-called from the fact that it there that
Commodore Perry put in for repairs after his
famous battle of Lake Erie To the north. and
not more than twenty miles away. is Pelee
Island, which is Canadian territory. Boats from
Cleveland, Toledo and Detroit stop at Middle
Bass Island, and fishing in the bay is said to be
excellent. Mr.. Taft to-day received hand
some collection of bass hooks He will divide
his sime here between bass fishing. which is
done from small boats. and playing golf.