The Washington times., 1912-05-07
TAFT AND AIDES, IN
OHIO, DISCOURAGED
BYNEWS FROM EAST
President Refuses to Make
Comment-PlanS to See
Ball Game.

CINCINNATI, May 7.--While members
OF President Tafts party showed today
they were discouraged over the result
OF yesterdays Presidential primaries in
Maryland. Taft, who is guest at his
brothers home, refused to make any
comment.
Cincinnati suffragists arranged to
SEND a delegation to ask the President
to sign a petition favorlng a womans
tuition. Taft met a few boyhood chums
during the day. and when the sun came
out remarked to friends that he ex-
pected to attend today's ball game be-
tween the Reds and Quakers, He Will
be a guest at the May festival tonight.
The President denied himself to call
ers last night, the effort OF making
nine speeches during the day having
fatigued him. .,..
Hampered By Rain.
All day yesterday the President cam
paigned through southern Ohio. In all
he made ten speeches, many of them in
a heavy downpour that drove the
crowds of country folk to shelter, less
ened the carrying power of his voice,
and made his physician, Major Thomas
L. Rhoads, think anxiously of tomor-
row. when Mr.. Taft swings north and
east again for the last busy day of his
present Ohio trip.
MIR. Taft began the days work at
Nelsonville and ended It at Cincinnati
tonight. From the time he left Par
kersburg, w. Va. and crossed the
Ohio river into his home State the
President continued to tell his hearers
why he attacked Col. Theodore Roose-
welt. He covered again much or the
ground he went over In MASSACHUSETTS,
and Maryland, but occasionally brought
in new subjects.
At Chillicothe the President took up
the question OF his prosecution of trusts.
Mr.. Roosevelt charges me with be.
privilege" he said. We'll. l deny It,"
On. several occasions the President
brought up Mr.. Roosevelts references
to Abraham Lincoln.
Mr.. Roosevelt claims apparently a
patent right on Abraham Lincoln, and
his sayings" he said at Hamden. You
would think from the way he talked
| that he was entitled to appropriate
everything that Mr.; Lincoln En1 did ana md
coin would have treated an opponent
as he has me-"
Talks to Children.
One of the happiest speeches of The
day the President made at Chillicothe to
several hundred school children.
II am very anxious to tell you boys
and girls that you ought to thank God
that you are Americans. and that you
live in this country, under this Govern
ment" said the President. Don't let
people come and fool you and tell you
about your being oppressed, and all that
sort of thing. You have an equality OF
opportunity here, that II you will only
improve 1t. will make you happy men
and happy women
| The President talked many times
about the Roosevelt charge that he was
consorting with the bosses, He referred
to William Finn, Of Pittsburgh, AMI
Walter Brown. of this state. as beh,e
two examples of bosses with whom Col
| onel Roosevelt now has dealings. Bot
are active Roosevelt workers. the Pres,
ident said. and Mr.. Brown is the chair
man OF the Republican State centra
committee of Ohio.
THE President has nothing to do witt
upholding or destroying bosses" s2iG
Mr.. Taft. Bosses are made by ldSa
conditions Would you think that II Mr.
Roosevelt were nominated and elected
| President we would not have any more
| bosses?
II cannot promise you any sucn thinl
II ! am elected, because | am not en-
gagged in going about cutting off tn,
heads of bosses. | cannot do II. 1t /!
not my function