The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-07-18
President Taft Does Not Think
He Should
WRITE STATE PLATFORMS
And Select Candidates for Governors.
Declines 10 Express Opinion on
Candidates in 0hio--Many Wis
itors from Home State.

Beverly, Mass, July ls.-~Ffesldent
Taft yesterday stated with more empha.
sis than he has heretofore employed the
position which he is taking with regard
to Republican state platforms and the
candidates. The president does not think
he should be called upon 70 write the
party declarations IN the different com
monwealths or to name men for any Of
the elective Offices. A president, i WAS
intimated, has pretty big Job on his
hands when be undertakes to fulRll All
the pledges in the national platform and
to bring Congress around to the same
way Of thinking.
As to planks in the state platforms
ndorslng the administration, the presi
deut feels that unless they can be writ
ten upon what he has said and done
since taking Office nothing he could add
IN personal way would help matters
out.
The Ohio conferences, the past three
days, have served to bring out the presi.
dents attitude lie has been informed
Of the general tenor Of the platform to
be adopted at The Columbus convention
the latter part Of this month, but he
did not 10 into The details Of different
planls.
Under no circumstances The president
let it be known. would he express an
opinion az to candidates.
Mr.. Taft has been told that none Of
the three ayowed candidates Carmi
Thompson, Warren G. Harding and @. b
Brown--bas majority Of the votes.
This has led to the opinion that com
promise candidate must be found The
friends Of James r Garfield are hopeful
that the delegates may turn to him, but
the state leaders, wno are friendly to
the administration and who viii write
a strong endorsement Of Mr. Taft and
all Of bis acts in the platform. declare
that Ar. Garfield cannot be nominated
The only other candidate who is much !
talked Of ID Representative Nicholas
Longvorth. Il is said. however, that Mr.
Longwortb much prefers to remain in
Congress, and it viii take great amount /
u pressure to get MIN into the state
fight
Judge Reyuold Kinkade Of Toledo
spent an hour or more with the pres
ident yesterday. Judge Kinkade was
strongly urged for she gabernatorial /
nomination some weeks ago, but be let
it be known that he preferred his place
on the state bench
Senator Burton is coming to-day, Sen
ator Dick is still here, and Wade Hellis,
chairman Of the Ohio executive commit
Tee, is within a few minutes ride. They
all expect to have a fnaI word with Ar.
Taft to-day.
Byron Boyd Of Augusta. chairman Of
the Republican state committee, was
ii Beverly yesterday and had an extend.
ed conference with the president. He
was gratifed when Mr.. Taft consented
10 speak at PASSPORT, the extreme north
east corner Of the United States, at
Bangor and at Rockland
MI. Taft win spend an hour or more
It each of taese cities. He viii speak
1t PASSPORT July 49, st Bangor July 20
md at Rockland the 2eth.
Senator Lodge Of Massachusetts, yes
terday lunched with the president. The
situation was briefly dis.
,ussed and both the president and the
senator seemed pleased with the pros
pects
Archbishop o'conneu Of Boston paid
'all Of respect and sat with the presi-
lent on the piazza for half an hour
There was an amusing incident in Bev-
srly yesterday morning, as the president
vas about to enter the first parish Uni-
rersalist church. Giuseppe Devencenzo,
-eeently naturalized became extremely
.xcited seeing the president and set of
/ freracker. There was some excite
nent among the watchers near Giuseppe,
,ut the man was not molpsted
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