Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-07-19
TAFT LEAVES
FOR CRUISE IN
MAINE WATERS.
BEFORE LEAVING HE MAKES IT
PLAIN THAT he WILL NOT
TAKE SIDES IN THE OHIO
STATE CAMPAIGN.
Beverly, Mass, July 18.-Presi-
dent Taft has arranged to leave
Beverly this afternoon for ten
days cruise in Maine waters.

Beverly, Mass, July 1S.-President
Taft has stated, with more emphasis
than he has heretofore employed, the
position he is taking with regard to
republican state platforms and candi-
dates. The president does not think
that he should be called upon to write
the party declarations in the different
commonwealths or to name men for
any Of the elective offices. A president,
1t was intimated. has pretty big job
on his hands when he undertakes to
fulfill all the pledges in the national
platform and to bring congress around
to the same way of thinking.
AS to the planks In the state plat
forms indorsing the administration the
president feels that unless they can
be written upon 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 past three
days have served to bring out the
presidents attitude. He has been in-
formed of the general tenor OF the
platform to be adopted at the Colum-
bus convention the latter part Of this
month, but he did not go into details
of different planks.
Under no circumstances, the presl-
dent let it be known. would he ex-
Ohio Fight Hard One.
He hopes that the best possible man
will be chosen to head the ticket in his
home state. The fight this fall IN
Ohio, it is generally acknowledged, will
be a hard one; but Mr.. Taft feels that
a convention made up Of 1900 dele
gates can be trusted to choose it's can
didate in its own way. Mr.. Taft has
been told that none OF the three
avowed candidates. Carmi Thompson.
Warren G. Harding and O. b. Brown,
has ma jority of the votes. This led
to the opinion that a compromise can
didate 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 write a strong Endorsement
of Mr.. Taft and all of his 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 1t is said, however, that Mr..
Longworth prefers to remain in con-
gress and it will take scat amount
of pressure to get him into the state
fight.
Judge Reynold Kinkaide OF Toledo
spent an hour or more with the presi-
dent sunday. Judge hlnkalde was
strongly urged for the gubernatorial
nomination sc7ne weeks ago, but let it
be known that he preferred his place
on the state pench.
To Have Final Word Today.
Senator Burton is coming today,
Senator Dick is still here and Wade
Fl. Ellis, chairman of the Ohio ex-
ecutive committee, is within a
few minutes ride. They all expect to
have final word with Mr.. Taft today.
The president consented. to make
three speeches in Maine-at Eastport,
Bangor and notwithstanding his ten
days. cruise in the northern waters.
The Main elections are held Septem-
Der IL and are generally looked upon
as indicative of the political trend Of
the times.
Mr. Taft will speak at Eastport next
Tuesday at Bangor on Saturday and
at Rockland on Tuesday. the 26th