The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-07-18
EXECUTIVE or NATION DOESN'T
SEE WHERE HE GETS IN
ON PLATFORMS.
COMPROMISE CANDIDATE
Situation IN Ohio, as Brought Out in
Conferences at Summer Capitol,
Seems TO Be That None OF Avowed
Aspirsnts Has Majority Of Delegates
and Dark Horse May Win.

Beverly. Mass. July President
Taft stated today with striking en-
phasis the position he Is taking on re-
publican state platforms and candi
dates The president does not think
he should be called upon Ia write tho
party declarations In the different
commemorative or To name men for
any of the elective offices. A pres-
dent. II was intimated. has pretty
big Job on his hands when he under
takes To fufill all the pledges Ia the
national platform and 20 bring con-
gress around to the same way of
thinking. As To planks In state plat
forms lndorslng 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 personal way would
help matters out.
In Ohio.
The Ohio conferences the last three
days have served to bring out fhe
presidents attitude. lie was Informed
of the general tenor OF the platform
to be adopted ut the Columbus con-
vention the latter part OF this month.
but he did not go into the details Of
planks. Under no circumstances. the
president let II be known. would he
express an opinion as to candidates.
The fight this fall In Ohio. II is gen
orally acknowledged. will be hard
one, but Mr.. Taft feels that % conven-
tion made up of 1900 delegates can
be trusted Ia choose It's own candir
dates In lts own way. MIR. Taft has
been told that none of three avow,d
candidates. Carmi Thompson, Warren
q. Harding and o. =. Brown. has a
majority OF the votes. This has led %
the opinion that "A compromise candi
date must be found.
The friends Of James X Garfield
are hopeful that the delegates may
turn 10 him, but the state leaders. who
are friendly To the administration and
who will write a strong Endorsement
of Mr.. Taft and all his acts In the
platform. declare Mr. Garfield cannot
be nominated, The only other can
didate much talked OF Is Representa-
tive Nicholas Longworth. II Is said.
however. Mr.. Longworth much prefers
~
great pressure to get him into the
state fight
Visits Taft
Judge Reynolds Kinkaide OF Toledo
spent an hour or more with the prcsi
dent today. Judge Klnkaid was strong
y uurged for the gubernatorial nominal
ton some weeks ago. but lot IL oe
known he preferred his place on the
state bench Senator Burton Is com
ing tomorrow, Senator Dick H. s,ill
here and Wade II Ellis chairman Of
the Ohio executive committee. is with
Ia few minutes ride. They all TX
pcct To have a final word. with Mr..
Taft tomorrow.
The president to-day consented I,
make three speeches in Maine-at
Eastport Bangor and Rockland dur
ing his 10 days cruise In the northern
waters The Maine elections are held
september ~. Mr. TAFT will speak al
Eastport next Tuesday. lt Bangor ON
Saturday aud al Rockland on Tuesday.
the 25th.
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts,
lunched with the president today
There was an amusing incident in
Beverly this morning as the president
was about to enter the First Parish
Unitarian church. giuseppe De Ven
cenzo. recently naturalizod became cS-.
cited over seeing the president, and
set off "A firecracker. There was some
excitement among the watchers near
Giuseppe, but the man was not mo-
Tested.