New-York tribune., 1910-07-18
NO PLATFORM MEDD[|NG'
President Again States Position
on State Politics.
THREE MAINE SPEECHES
Will Talk at Eastport, Bangor
and Rockland Next Week
Firecrackers at Church.

Beverly, Mass. July la.-PFesluent AdiI
stated to-day, with more emphasis than ne
has heretofore employed, the position
which he is taking with regard to Repuo-
lican state platforms and candidates. Tle
President does not think he should be
called on to write the party declarations
in the different conmonwealths or to name
men for any of the elective offices. A
President, it was intimated. has pretty
big Job on his hands when he undertakes
TO fulfil ali the pledges in the national
platform and to bring Congress around 10
the same way of thinking.
AS to planks in the state platforms in
dorsing the administration, Mr.. Taft feels
| that unless they be written on what
he has said and done since taking office
nothing he could add in a personal way
would help matters out.
The, Ohio conferences the last three
days hgve served to bring out the Presi-
dents attitude. He 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
go into the details of the different planks.
No Opinion on Candidates.
Under no circumstances, President TAFT
LET it be known, would he express an opin-
ion as 10 candidates. He hopes that the
best possible man will be chosen 70 head the
ticket in his home state. The fight this fall
in Ohio. II is generally acknowledged, VIII
be a hard one But Mr.. Taft feels that Il
convention male Up of thirteen hundred
delgates can we'll he trusted 70 choose its
own candidates In It's own way.
Mr. Taft has been told that none of the
three avowed candidates, Carni Thompson,
Warren G. Harding and o. B. Brown. has
a majority of The votes This has led TO
the opinion that a 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 are
friendly to the administration and who will
writeA strong Endorsement of Mr.. Taft and
all ofShis acts IN the platform declare that
Mr. Garfield cannot be nominated. The
only other sprung candidate who Is much
talked of is Representative Nicholas Long
worth. It is said, however, that Mr.. Long
worth much prefers 10 remain in Congress
and it will take great amount of pressure
TO get him into the state fight.
Judge Reynold Kinkade. of Toledo, spent
an hour or more with the President to-day.
The judge was strongly urged for the gov
ernorsflip nomination some weeks ago, but
he let it be known that he preferred his
place on the state bench. Like all other
Ohio leaders who have come to Beverly
recently, Judge kinkade Just happened'
tc be in Boston. and ran out to pay his
respects"
Burton at Beverly To- day.
| Senator Burton is coming tomorrow, Sem
ator Dick is still here. and Wade H. Ellis,
| chairman of the Ohio executive committee,
| is within a few minutes ride. They all ex-
fr,ol Nv Taft
| tomorrow.
The President consented to-day to make
three speeches in Maine during his ten
| days cruise in the Northern waters. The
| Maine elections are held on September Il,
| and are generally looked on as indicating
the political trend of the times. Mr.. Taft,
| however, will keep away from politics. The
| leaders feel, however, that his presence in
! the state and his appearance before the
| people viii arouse enthusiasm and have a
most desirable moral effect on the cam
paign. The Democrats are making a strong
bid for the state this year, and the Re
publican leaders admit that the situation
| is giving them concern.
! Ex-Governor John f. Hill Of Maine, who
| is chairman of the Republican National
| Committee, and Byron Boyd, of Augusta,
| chairman of the Republican State Com
mittee. were in Beverly to-day and had an
| extended conference with the President.
| They made no attempt to conceal their
| appreciation when Mr.. Taft consented TO
speak at Eastport, the extreme northeast
| corner of the United States; at Bangor
and at Rockland The President will
spend an hour or more at each of these
cities. He will go ashore al Eastport
! from the Mayf1ower about o'clock on
the afternoon of Tuesday, July 49, The
speech at Bangor will be on Saturday,
/ July %, and at Rockland on Tuesday
July IS. Mr.. Taft will go to Bangor from
Bar Harbor by special train He will
spend the night Of the 23d with Senator
Hale at Ellsworth.
! Senator Lodge at Luncheon.
Senator Lodge. of Massachusetts, had
luncheon with the President to-day The
| Massachusetts situation was briefly dis
cussed. and both the President and the
Senator seemed pleased with the pros
poets. Archbishop O'Connell, of Boston,
paid call of respect and sat with the
President on the piazza for half an hour
| There was amusing incident in Bev-
! erly this morning as the President was
about to enter the First Parish Unitarian
Church. Giuseppe Devencenzo recently
naturaIized, became excited over seeing
the President and set off a firecracker
which he had brought along for the pur-
the watchers near Devencenzo, but the man
was not molested-
1t is said that during the Presidents
absence from Beverly the cottage he is
occupying will receive a needed coat Of
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