Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-07-21
TAFT BECOMES
MORE EMPHATIC
Will Not Write State Platforms
or Name Men for Elective
Offices.
THREE SPEECHES IN MAINE
President Consents to Address
Meetings at Eastport, Bangor
and Rockland July 10,
% and &c.

iStNfiiN NldSS.s July IL I'SlN'NI 1 al
to-day stated, with more emphasis than
he has heretofore employed. the position
which he is taking with regard to repub-
lican state platforms and candidates The
President does not think he should be
called upon to write the party dcclara-
tions in the different commemorative or
to name men FOR any of the elective or
fees. a President, 1t was intimated, has
pretty biz Job on his hands when he
undertakes To fulnll all the pledges in the
national platform and to bring Congress
around to the same way of thinking
AS to plnuks in the state platforms en-
dorsing the administration, the President
fecl. that unless they can DO written upon
what he has said and done since taking
office. nothing he could add III Il personal
way wcull help matters out.
The ohio conferences the past thrc .
days. has served to bring ont the rreai-
dents attitude. He has been Informed Of
tho general tenor OF the platform TO he
adon,ed at the Columbus convention the
latter part Of this month, bat ne did not
80 into TIE details of different planks.
Under no circumstances TIE President
let IT be known. woTld he express IN opia-
ion as to candidates.
He hopes that tho best possible man
will be chosen to head the ticket IN his
home state. The fight this fall in ohio,
IT Is generally acknowledged, will hc =
hard one but Mr.. Taft feels that tho con
vontion can well hc trusted to choose
It's own candidates in it, own way,
THREE WEAK CANDIDATES.
Mr. Taft has been told that none Of tn"
three avowcd candidates. Carmi Thomp-
son. Warren G. Harding and q. 2 Brown.
has IA majority of the votes. This has led
to the opinion that a compromise candi-
date must be found Friends of James
r. Garfield are hopeful that the delegates
may turn to him. but the State leaders
who are friendly to the administration
and who will write "a strong endorsement
of Mr.. Taft and all of his acts the plat
form. declare that Mr.. Garfield cannot be
nominated. The only other candidate who
is much talked of is Representative
Nicholas Longworth. II is said. however
that MIR Longworih much prefers TO re-
main in Congress and it viii take a great
amount of pressure to get him into the
State fight
Judge Revnold Kinkade of Toledo spent
an hour or more with the President to-day
Judge Kinkade was strongly urged for
the gubernaturial nomination some week,
ago, but he let It be known that he pre-
ferred his place ON the State bench. Lik,
all other ohio leaders who have come t.
Beverly recently, Judge Kinkade Jus
happencd' TO be IN Hoston, and ran GU
10 pay his respects"
Senator Burton is coming Tomorrow
Seantor Dick is still here and Wade II
Ellis. chairman Of the Ohio executive
committee, is within few minutes ride
They all expect to have a final word witt
Ny. Taft tomorrow.
TO SPEAK OK MAINE CRUISE.
The President to-day consented to max,
three speeches in Maine during his To-
day cruise In the northern waters. Thu
Maine elections are held September !.
and are generally looked upon as in
dicatiug the political trend of the times
Mr.. Taft will keep away from politics
but the leaders feel that his presence II
the State will arouse enthusiasm ant
have a most desirable moral effect OF
the campaign. The democrats are max
| ing strong bid for the State this veal
| ana the republican leaders admit tina
the situation is giving them much con
Germ.
Former Governor John r. Iill O
Maine chairman of the republican ma
tional committee, and Byron Boyd @
! Augusta. chairman OF the republican
| State committee. We're In Beverly to-da,
and had an extended conference with IN
President. They We're gratified when Nj
| Taft consented TO speak at PASSPORT
the extreme northeast corner of tn
| United States, at Bangor, and at Rock
! land
| Mr.. Taft will spend an hour or NOR
| at each of these cities, lie will speal
at Eastport on July ~: at Bangor o.
July q and at Rockland the Goth
ARCHBISHOP OCONNELL. CALLS
Senator Lodge of Massa chusetts lunche
with the President to-day. The Massa
chusetts situation was briefly discusse
ana both the President and the senate
seemed pleased with the prospects. Arch
bishop O'Connel OF Boston paid a ca
of respect and met with the President o
| the piazza for half an hour.
There was an amusing incident in Bey
erly this morning as the President wa
about to enter the First Parish Unitaria
naturalized, became excited over seem
| the President and set off hrecIacleI
| There was some cXcitemcnt among In
watchers near Giuseppe, but tine ma
| was not molested.