The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-30
President Taft May Emblazon
the Puissant Quahang on
His Coat of Arms.
HAD AN ANCESTOR WHO
CAME ON THE MAYFL0WER
Chief Magistrate Is Now Per-
soma Grata With Exclusive
Set in New England.
BY RALPH M. WHITEsIDE.

By Leased Wire 10 The Tribune,
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2o.-From the for
ests OF Aroostook to the breakers OF Coos
Cob, New England may reioice, for II has
demonstrated that President Taft ia
Mayhowcr descendant and is entitled to
embiazon the sacred Goldfish and the puis-
SAINT quahang on his coat OF arms. BY
close search 1t has been found that one
OF Mr.. Tafts ancestors was Francis
Cook, who was one of the Mayflowers-
Tho general board of the Mayfiowcr so
ciety has passed on the matter and the
glad tidings have been conveyed To Mr..
Taft. He will sign the roll of member
ship which will make him persona grata
In the most exclusive circles OF Back
Bay society. This discovery Will have an
Important bearing on politics and should
Mr.. Taft run for president in 1912. IL Is
freely predicted that IT will secure for
him the solid electoral vote of New Eng
land,
Honor for Fred Grant.
1t is probable, too. that additional hon
ors Will be conferred on General Fredcr
lex Dent Grant. A movement is on foot
to have congress declare General Grant a
veteran of tho civil war, so that he may
A. r. While 1t doesn't seem easy to make
a soldier OF 80 in 1910, congress can do
II: in fact. has done IT. AS ten year old
boy; General Grant was on the battle
fields around Vicksburg with his father.
and on some OF the days he carried mes
sages for his distinguished father. In
held. What the G, A. r. wants congress
to do is TO pass a. bill authorizing General
Grant to be placed on the rolls of the
army as a captain, to issue 10 him q COM
mission as captain, as Of date 1863. That
would make his record complete, and he
would be eligible for the G. a. r. mem
bership He would be made tho young
est civil war captain, and some time. a
few centuries hence would be discovered
TO have been a boy hero. This step has
been taken in the case OF one other man,
I. sherman. who. like General Fred
Grant, saw some service a boy though
he was not enlisted. Sherman was given
"a congressional rating as civil war vet
is now dead. and II General Grant re-
cejves a back-dated commission making
him a civil war soldier. no will be the
only living man with such q distinction.
Real Pies Displayed.
For, some time pias-not patronage
senate restaurant. II Is supposed that
the makeup OF these same pies couldn' I
pass the eagle eye and epicurean tastes
of the senatorial Investigators. Now.
however. pies are again seen displayed
In all their glory on the counters-mince,
pumpkin. lemon: custard. and all kinds
of staple pies: The reason advanced for
the advent of the pie again is that the
grand custodian OF pics, Dick Shaw. has
"A new cook. Dick says his productions
may not be as large as the presidential
pic that never showed UP. but he VIII
stake his reputation that the insides are
on par with any pie made, presidential
or any other kind.
Direct Primary Question.
THE direct primary question has not
been settled in Oregon. Notwithstanding
the election OF Mr., Chamberlain To the
United States senate by Republican
legislature" said former Senator Fred
Mulley of that state recently. 'It will
be an Issue in tho next general election
in Oregon. 1 shall not he n candidate
for United States senator against Senator
Bourne. but ] shall be against Senator
Chamberlain five years hence. Senator
Bourne and / agree on the primary law.
and ] could not consistently oppose him
as a candidate. The preliminary skr-
mish on the question Of the direct pri-
mary Will be fought out next year, when
Oregon VIII elect a governor. secretary