Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-25
Taft's Ohio Friends Want Him
to Open Campaign.
YOUNGSTOWN PREFERRED
President Has Not Determined His
Course as to Speeches.
CLEARING UP DELAYED WORK
Executive Order Issued Putting in
Civil Service Man Crippled in
Government Employ.

Representative Kennedy and
large delegation of Youngstown, ohio.
citizens are going to meet President
Taft at Cleveland next Monday and
will urge him to use his influence for
the opening of the coming presidential
campaign at Youngstown. was done
four years ago Mr.. Taft himself open
ed the campaign of 1908 at loungs-
town and his Ohio friends want him
To repeat that performance or have
some one else do il for him. The
President has written Mr.. Kennedy
that il is too early to decide such
matter. but that he will be pleased to
receive the delegation and discuss the
question.
The President has. of course. not deter
mined what course he will follow in the
coming campaign SO far as speeches are
concerned The unwritten rule of Pres
idcuts is against making speeches when
renominated. Before attaining the White
House and as a candidate for President
speech making is permissible. Mr.. Taft
himself. the republican nominee four
years ago. stumped all over the country
But as President he may conclude TO
keep ont of the campaign so far as
travelling and making speeches is con-
cerned President Mckinley, when re-
nominated in 1900, went to his home at
Canton and received rtpuDledn ueie-
cations there
President Taft has a home in Cincin-
matt and his summer home at Beverly.
There will he suggestions that he make
his headquarters at both places. ana
some friends will urge him to stay In
t,s..i....o4l. cen.rai 20 delegations and
visitors from all directions.
Presidents Western Program.
The President will be in New York Sat-
urday night and will leave there for
Ohio Sunday afternoon. spending Mon
day in Cleveland; Tuesday and part OF
Wednesday in Columbus. and the rest Oh
Wednesday in Akron. leaving Akron at
about midnight for Washington. reaching
here Thursday afternoon.
Mr. Iaft mas not written single speetn
for the ONO visits. Ii is known he VIII
not attack individuals. but VIII coniihe
himself 10 discussing questions OF cur
rent Importance, including the tarin, re-
call of the Judiciary, arbitration, etc.
President Taft was not in the executive
offices TODAY He had considerable de-
layed work that he wished to ciear up
and knew that it would be impossipie 10
get this out of the way IL he RENAMED
IN tbe executive offices, where he would
he constantly interrupted. He therefore
retired to the private library OF tae Wnite
House and worked all day.
Provision for Crippled Employe.
President Taft has issued an eNecu-
tive order putting Pembroke b. Banton
in the civil service as a clerk at $500 per
annum. The case is regarded as OF I'M
usual interest.
Banton was a yardmaster on the
Panama canal railroad, in the employ
nf
April II. 1906, his back was broken in
an accident and it was feared he would
die He lived, but in a much crippled
condition In 1905 Congress appropriated
$1,000 for his relief. Tke proceeds from
the investment of that sum have been
too small TO maintain him and his FAM
lily. The order of the President makes
Santon eligible to whatever work ms
condition will permit him to do, and the
civil service commission. which recon-
mended the order, will assign him TO
tne inspection force at Wheeling. Ban
ton is unable to walk much, but he is
able To perform desk work.
Clemency to Indian Murderer.
The President today committed to ex-
pire at once the life imprisonment SEN
tence of Toy Toy. a Umatila Indian.
who in accordance with the traditions of
his tribe murdered Anna Edna, wom-
AN doctor who failed to cure his father.
in the ewes of the tribe this stamped heI
as d witch. justifying her death. She was
poisoned by Toy Toy and Columbia
George another Indian, whose sentence
was committed several months ago. They
were convicted at Portland, Ore.
Secretary Hiies received a number OF
political visitors, including Aaron Brad
shaw candidate for delegate from the
District to the national convention.
The President has appointed DIR. +. G.
Schroeder as an additional delegate to
the seventh international congress
against tuberculosis, to he he'd at Rome
Maurice Calvin, collector of internal
revenue Of the Covington district of Ken.
lucky, who recently resigned his position
has withdrawn his resignation and will
continue in office This arr angement has
been made through Senator Bradley and
Endorsed by the President. Galvin's res
i=nation threatened some trouble for the
Taft people in Kentucky, but it has now
been cleared mp.