The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-26
In Inaugural Parade There
Will Be Many Striking and
Interesting Military Feat
ureS.
PHILIPPINES WILL BE
REPRESENTED ON DAY.
Army and Navy Are Both Anx-
ious to Participate in the
Event-ConferenCe Held at
Taft Cottage.

Hot Springs, Va, Nov. 26.-Plans for
the Inauguration next March were dis
cussed last night by President-elect
Taft and Frank H. Hitchcock, chair
man of the republican national com
mittee and the next postmaster -gener.
al.
subject and consequently several mat
ters received only tentative consider
alton. But one thing seems TO be as
sured, and that is that in the inaugur
al parade there will be some striking
and interesting military features.
This is not because Mr.. Taft is fond
of SNOWY pageantry or spectacular os
tentation, but because he has been
secretary of war and the army and
navy and the militia are more than
ordinarily eager to participate in the
ceremonies.
Troop A, of Cleveland, one of the
crack cavalry organizations of the
Ohio National Guard, wants to act as
the presidential escort on inaugura
tion day.
Colonel Webb C. Hayes, son of the
late President Hayes, has already fill.
ed a request for favorable considera
ton for the troop. of which he is a
member. The troop was McKinley's
e scort in both of his inaugurations
and made a splendid showing on each
occasion and at cost of something
like $4,000.
Want Early Decision.
The members are willing to go to
similar expense again, and since 1t is
important they should know whether
the president-elect has been requested
to reach an early decision.
1t is proposed that the Philippine
Military band, one of the most accom-
plished organizations of it's kind in
the world, be given a prominent place
in the parade; also that detachment
of the Philippine scouts be permitted
W Itlhe pal Ills fCls ilhCiy "hi oN
done, in view of the great interest in
which Mr. Taft has taken in placing
the Filipinos on their present basis
and of their reciprocal interest in his
personal and political welfare
Hitchcock's Plans.
Chairman Hitchcock will = remain
several days. He paid purely social
visit to the president-elect last even
ing taking dinner with him and re
NAMED at the Taft cottage until II
o'clock. Besides discussing plans for
the Inauguration the presidentelect
and his manager took up number oi
matters of importance politically. The
time is approaching when the ques
tion of reward for services during the
campaign must be given consideration
and it is understood that Messrs. Taft
and Hitchcock began to go over the
list OF course they are not yet ready
to make any announcements and will
not be until the Judge is in a position
to parcel out the plums.
The list of contributions given out
by Treasurer Sheldon a couple of days
ago was analyzed with great interest
here. Chairman Hitchcock explain
ed that contribution of $4,000 made
by Charles p Taft, of Cincinnati, by
saying it represented several separate
donations Several times during the
campaign the new committee ran
short of money, and the brother OF
the republican candidate responded to
appeals from headquarters. That is
why his total contribution is SO much
larger than that of any other indivi
dual.