New-York tribune., 1910-07-29
TAFT BACK IN BEVERLY
President Sends Congratulations
to w. G. Harding.
EAGER TO READ PAPERS
No Comment on Ohio Likely
Busy Days Ahead-Executive
Offices To Be Moved.

Beverly. Mass. July Z.-President Taft 8
ten DAYS vacation cruise along the Maine
coast ended at 3 o'clock this afternoon.
when the Mayfower rounded Burgess Point
and dropped anchor in Beverly Harbor-
AS the President was piped over the side
and entered the waiting launch a parting
salute OF tventy-one guns doomed from
the 3-pounders on the forward deck of the
yacht There we're four fourishes OF the
bugle four ruf1es of the drums and a
crash of The Star Spangled Banner" by
the marine band on board.
The President thoroughly enjoyed the
cruise despite the mishap TO his ankle,
which ended his golf playing The ankle
Is nearly we'll now. Otherwise the Presi.
dent is sunburned and happy.
Immediately after coming ashore the
President sent for all of the morning papers
availa BILE and read the details of the Ohio
state conventions proceedings yesterday
and the fun text of the platform adopted
The President was cut off from all direct
communication during the greater part Of
yesterday. and the wireless MESA ges that
reached him were decidedly meagre.
It is not likely that Mr.. Taft will make
any formal comment on the situation in
Ohio or on the platform He sent tonight
the following brief telegram TO Warren G
Harding. the Republican nominee for Gov
ernor Of Ohio:
Beverly Mass. July rs. 1910.
Hen. Warren @. Harding. Marion. Ohio.
ii sincerely congratulate YOU your
nomination and earnestly hope that YOU
may be elected. WILLIAM n. TAFT
The statement was reiterated here to
day that President Taft did not take any
active part in the shaping of the Ohio
platform. Ffe specifically stated 70 Sen
ator Dick and Chairman Ellis Of the Ohio
executive committee, when they were in
Beverly, il was asserted to-day. that he
did not wish 10 be placed in the position Of
approving or disappearing any draft of
a platform. He said he felt the convention
was capable Of enunciatfng it's own decla-
ra ticns. Senator Dick brought a majority
of the plaDks 20 Beverly with him. but the
President declined to go over them He
then was informed in the briefest possible
way of the trend of sentiment among the
mon slated for appointment on the resoIu-
tiorS committee.
The President has ousy time ahead of
him large number of engagements al
ready have been made, and Il is said there
will be a continuing stream of prominent
visitors 10 Beverly from now or William
L. Ward. Republican National Committee
man for New York, viii be one of r1any
political leaders who Eill see the Presi-
dent.
Tire executives Offices are 70 be moved
from the Board of Trade rooms. in the
centre of the city, 10 the water front where
an old Colonial house has been leased for
the purpose The Board Of Trade prof
fered the rooms 10 the government last
year. AS the President IS likely 10 remain
in Beverly AZ least two more summers. il
was thought to be too much of an irr1posi-
ti0n 10 use the board rooms all Of that
time, The new Offices wiz be much nearer
the Presidents cottage and he may decide
70 spend his working hours there instead Of
III his own library.
After reading the papers and catching I'd
with the news the President renF out for
a short automobile drive late This after
noon.