The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-18
Mr.. Taft Lets It Be Known He
Will Dictate No Plat
forms.
EACH STATE MUST FIND
CANDIDATES OF ITS OWN
Situation in Ohio Admittedly
Difficult One; Will Speak
in Maine.

! BEVERLY, Mass, July 17.-President
Taft today stated with striking emphasis
the position he is taking on Republican
state platforms and candidates. The
president does not think he should be
called upon 10 write the party declara-
tons in the different commonwealths or
TO name men for any OF the elective Of
fices. \ president, IL WAS intimated. has
a pretty big job on his hands when ho
undertakes To fulfill all the pledges in
the national platform and 10 bring con-
gresS around 10 the same way OF think
Ing.
As to planks in state platforms In
dorstng the administration, the president
feels that. unless they can be written
upon what he has SAID and done since
taking office, nothing ne could add in q
personal way would nelp matters out
The Ohio conferences the last three
days have served to bring out the presi
dents attitude. He was informed Of the
general tenor Of the platform to be
latter part OF this month. but he diu
not go into the details of the planks.
Under no circumstances, the president
let IT be known, would he express an
opinion as to candidates,
Hard Fight in Ohio.
The fight this fall in Ohio. 1t is gem
orally acknowledged, will be a hard one.
but Mr.. Taft feels a convention made
up OF 1900 delegates can be trusted TO
choose Its own candidates In its own way
Mr.. Taft has been told none OF the three
avowed candidates, Carmt Thompson,
Warren G. Harding and o. b. Brown, have
u majority OF the votes. This has led TO
the opinion that compromise candidate
must be found The friends of James
r. Garfield are hopeful that the delegates
may turn TO him, but the state leaders
who arc friendly To the administration
and who will write d strong Endorsement
OF Mr., TAFT and all his acts in the plat
nominated The only other candidate
much talked of is Representative Mich
olas Longworth. 1t is said, however, Mr.
Longw worth much prefers to remain in
congress. and 1t will take great pressure
TO get him into the state fight.
Judge Reynold Kinkaide OF Toledo spent
an hour or more with the president to-
for the gubernatorial nomination some
weeks ago. but let il be known that he
preferred his place on the state bench.
Senator Burton Is coming tomorrow
Ellis, chairman OF the Ohio executive
committee. is within few minutes ride.
They all expect TO have Il final word
with Mr.. Taft tomorrow.
To Speak in Maine.
The president today consented TO make
Bangor and Rockland-durng his ten
days cruise In the northern waters The
Maine elections are held September Il,
Mr.. Taft will speak at Eastport next
Tuesday. at Bangor on Saturday, and at
Rockland on Tuesday, the 26th
Senator Lodge OF Massachusetts lunched
with the president today.
There was amusing incident in Bev
erly this morning as the president was
about to enter the First Parish Unitarian
church Giuseppe do VencenZo, recently
became excited over seeing
the president. and set of a firecracker.
There was some excitement among the
near Giuseppe, but the man
was not molested