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gated the Hon Myron T. Herrick to make
public this statement. The proceedings Of
he conference with this exception were
executive.
> Tho session OF the committee was exeo-
,Stive. and nothing Of what occurred in the
session room was made public.
When the session began at IL o'clock
Attorney Gen eral Wade a. Ellis, State Aud
itor w. D. Guilbert and Walter T. Brown,
chairman Of the Ohio Republican central
committee, went before the committee to
present the name Of Arthur I. Vorys for the
national craftsmanship.
They made their argument and ran away
70 catch O train for Columbus. The declin-
alton Of Frank II. Hitchcock 10 accept the
chairmanship was a great surprise. as he
had been picked by many as the man for
the place. "
The b-oommittee adjourned at 1870
o'clock and were entertained at luncheon
at the Taft homo. They left Cincinnati
for their homes tonight.
Secretary Taft was apparently in one Of
Ids jolliest moods when no received the
newspaper men at the residence OF his
brother. Charles p Taft. after luncheon.
His running mate. Mr.. Sherman. was a
guest. also and was introduced by the
Secretary and his brother to most of the
newspaper men. Secretary Taft's "Hai
ha' and "Ho, ho' rang out at brief intervals.
When asked directly il he had anything to
say about the proceedings at the sub-conl-
nittee conference he said:
without going into details and person.
ahties. think the statement issued covers
the conference quite fully"
He said that 1t was important that all
members Of the subcommittee be present.
Secretary Taft said he would leave here
tomorrow afternoon for New Haven.
rT do not care to say just at what time
or over what road" said the Secretary.
smiling. -as do not want to make any car
platform speeches.
LAST night" he continued, -when at
Cumberland l was met by a crowd with
three elephants. They called the els-
phahts the subcommittee.
"0n Tuesday is class day at Yale and
Wednesday is commencement. We hopa
to have present at the reunion n great
majority of the graduates of the class of
1878. ] do not know as yet, but may go
TO the boat race. / want to 60 to the boat
race II can. l shall stay principally in
Washington until June 80, with perhaps one
visit. to- Oyster Bay with my successor
Gen., Wright.
"Eshan probably spend part of the sum-
ner- at Hot Springs, Va. That resort is
about equally convenient to the East and to
Cincinnati. Yes. shall be in Washington
when the subcommittee meets again.
July l." .-
In answer to question Secretary Taft
said he. did not know whether or not he
would make any spe eche in the campaign
This being my first campaign of the
kind, he explained with lalgh, Il do not
want to mahe or announce any plans before
/ have had the advice of experienced psr-
sons"
The Secretary says he did not know Just
when he would be notified formally of his
nomination, but believed 1t was rathe: Gus
tomary, to 60 through with that p:ocse ding
about ten days after the convention.
James s. Sherman was the g,tes- of honor
at dinner given here toni yuo 1T the
Country Cub by Cincinnati bus N SO mer.
Sherman got tremendous ovation and the
members assured him that his W, . the inc 81
popular name in Ohio. Samuel 1Gf;, eX-
Gov. Herrick and many prominent pcli-
ticians Of southern Ohio were present.