Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-07-18
TAFT NOT TO
Be DICTATOR
FOR STATE

Beverly, Mass, July 18.-Trusting to
the sound judgment of the leaders of
the Republican party in all the states,
President Taf$@ettt be known before
he sailed away aboard the Mayfower
this afternoon that he has no intention
of preparing platforms for adoption at
any Of the approaching Republican
state conventions.
80 He has no desire to figure as the die
tator of party politics and will not as
sumo the authority of writer In chief
of these more or less important docu-
ments.
Neither does the president intend to
become the arbiter in factional fights,
and he will not attempt to select men
for any office as administration candi-
dates. The president made it clear to
friends that If platforms were to be
drawn by Republicans indorsing his
administration he preferred that they
be drawn in conformity with what che
has done and what he has said,' as
one man phrased 1t.
Mr.. Taft expressed the belief that In
most cases delegates to state conven-
tons possessed sufficient interest and
intelligence to draw platforms that
suited them. He let 1t be known that
he had not come out with an out and
out Endorsement Of the Ohio platform
that Senator Charles Dick and Wade
H. Ellis Of Ohio brought up here Fri
day. He did take q brief look at some
of-the notes that the senator and the
Republican state chairman carried, but
that was about all. The senator and
Mr.. Ellis were Of the opinion after see
ing he president that their platform
would serve as a model for other con
ventious. The president didn't repudi-
ate this assertion to callers, but he did
let 1t be known that he would not
bother with other platforms.
Former Governor John Il. Hill, act
ing chairman of the Republican ma
tional committee, and Rxgon Boyd,
chairman of the Maine Republican
state committee, motored down to
Beverly from Augusta to do a bit Of
missionary work at Burgess Point.
After some parleying with Secretary
Morton while the president and Mrs.
Taft were at church they were taken
out to the Evans cottage. The presi-
dent promised them to mako three
shore visits In Maine on the trin north,
which began this afternoon.
One is to be at PASSPORT Tuesday, the
second at Bangor on Saturday and the
third at Roekland on the 9th. To
get to Bangor the president Will take
a special train from Bar Harbor. He
will stop at each of these towns only
an hour. but the Maine politicians are
hoping that he will do some political
talking.
There isn't any great fractional fight
in Maine, it is said, but the Democrats
are battling hard for victory In the
fall, and Maine politicians think that IL
Mr.. Taft could find time to make a
rousing speech or two 1t would help
out immensely and have a great moral
effect on the voters.
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts and
Judge Reynold Kinkade of Toledo,
O., were two other visitors at the
Taft cottage who talked politics. Judge
hinkade at oe' time was mentioned
as d candidate for the Republican
gubernatorial nomination. At present
he Is said to be out of the race.
Friends of Mr.. Taft reiterated the
statement that he is out of the cam
paign i'll Ohio. Senator Burton saw
the president this morning. but It was
plainly indicated that no.. settlement
was to be reached here as to candi-
dates for the ~governorship.