Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-20
No Disposition at Beverly to
Make Reply to Stories From
oyster Bay.
s BETTER UNDERSTANDING
mi RooseVelt's Attitude. II Correctly
Reported. Believed 10 be Based
on u Misrepresentation.

peverly, Mass. Aug i9--No disposi-
Alan has been shown hero as yet to
r,ake even an Informal or unofficial
,snly 10 the stories that recently have
.ome from oyster Bay telling OF Il So
,sops break between president TAFT
I'D Coi Theodore Roosevelt. The pres
,asnt and Mr.. Norton absolutely refuse
"a discuss the matter. either officially
or unofhcially
There is a general belief in Beverly,
.o,,over. that col RooseVelts attitude,
q II has been correctly represented, Is
Sased upon an entire apprehension.
and Misunderstanding of the facts.
TTbere is also a feeling here that a bet
Ter understanding VIII be had soon.
This NAV be based upon the fact that
fiovd & GriscOm, president Of the New
york county Republican committee, is
coming to Beverly next week It Is
Also stated that William Loeb,
Ir may he an early visitor at the sum
mer capital,
Representative Nicholas Longworth,
who has been in close relationship with
the president during the past two
Seeks. win see the colonel at oyster
nav this week. Mr. Iongworth not only
snent several mornings with Mr. Taft
eS the golf links, but was present at
ihe recent conferences.
FoRGETs HIS DUTIES.
Forgetting for the moment the trou-
bes and worries OF politics and poll
TEXANS President Taft spent the great
er part OF the day in the homes and
baunts Of his ancestors,
= The Tafts settled in 1880 at Mendon
and UNbridge. Robert a. Taft, house
wright was the first of the Tafts 10
oome over from England. Then In di-
rect line OF descent the generations
Iesd down TO the president are as fol-
lows. Joseph Taft. Peter Taft, Aaron
Taft Peter Rawson TAFT. Alphonso
Taft and william Howard Tatt.
II was discovered that through an
ancient strain the president is related
10 Senator Aldrich Of Rhode Island.
that Secy. Norton is also related to
the senator and that the president Is
related TO Gov. Draper OF Massachu-
setts
II was as the guest OF Gov Draper
that the president made his pilgrimage
TODAY. Though no one IN Mendon SEEM
cd 10 know Mr.. Taft was coming, his
nresence soon was known abroad and
Tafts came from all dlrections-Mrs.
Clarence Taft. enc of the first TO ar
rive. told the president proudly that she
was the mother Of the youngest TAFT in
the vicinity. n son two weeks old. She
suggested the president should select
name
u name him Robert" said the presi-
dent. and / hope he grows up to be
a great comfort to his mother and
father" The baby IS NTH cousin or
the president.
The name Of the original Robert Taft
Is engraved on the monument as one
m the founders of Mendon. commonly
known as the old mother town. Rob
AT brought six stalwart sons with him
from England.
A spot of interest was the little
home Of Miss Sarah Taft This de-
uehtful white haired lady was COM
pletoly taken by surprise when the
presidents big automobile stopped In
front OF her door and he and the gov
ernor alighted. Miss Taft was not ex-
pectlng visitors and, living quite alone
She kept her distinguished guests wait
ing with many apologies until she could
change her frock. Then she extended a
most hospitable welcome. Miss Tafts
home Is directly on the old Boston New
York highway, and In 1888 George
Washington spent the night In the
house The room, with a fine old, four
posted bed and wonderful mahogany
furniture. was shown to the president
The president returned TO Beverly by
automobile reaching his cottage before
. o'clock this evening.