The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-21
BOX OF GOLF BALLS
INTERESTS TAFT.
He Considers Them to Exclusion
of Political Turmoil in
Chicago.
STILL SURE OF SUCCESS
Friends Assure President That
He Will Receive the
Nomination.
STILL SURE OF SUCCESS

Washington. June 2o.-A box Of new
golf balls sent him to-day appeared to
interest President Taft as much as the
acute situation at Chicago.
Anyhow. Mr.. Taft WAS almost exae-
reratingiy cool as he talked with
Cabinet officers and other friends about
what is going VII IN the presidential
nomination fight. Through 1t ALL
though. he was supremacy confident.
ahoundIngly content.
Telephone and telegraphic messages
all the morning told him that his
managers had the fight well In hand
and that no would be nominated. The
line-ups OF tho last few days had es-
tablished what the outcome would be-
they said.
One wild rumor flashed across the
telephone wires to tho White House
reporters. a press association called
Its representative and said:
We hear that President Taft Will
wire Roosevelt proposing that II the
Colonel VIII take himself out OF the
race for good and hard. and stay out.
MIR. Taft VIII also withdraw for hnr-
mony'B sake, and permit coinpro-
misc man to be nominated"
Sure of Nomination.
Nothing in H." tersely asserted a
Cabinet officer just just from the Pres
idents room. The President Is sure
or the nomination and sees no reason
for compromise candidate. AS n
matter OF fact' THIS nght must DC made
Oh the record OF the President for the
last three years. and the party would
&c weakened by naming another man.
rs the President conndent?'
Never more confident in his life.
but he's the coolest man you ever
saw. lie was deeply Interested in
some new golf balls sent him By a
friend and was talking about the
record no VIII make with these In
MS mex, round OF soif.
stand pat Mr.. President, was the
message mat came In from friends in
al! directions. watch for skin games
all along the line
Hardy had the Cabinet officers Sec
ietarles Knox ana SImson ana At
tofney-6eacral Wlckersham. left the
White House before the startling in
formation came across the wires that
fooseNet hao released mis- delegates.
IL was ioi!o"ed oy another message.
received from confidential source.
mat thc Massecnusetts delegation had
hoe'e'Iy agreed. senator Crane inciud-
co. TO leave IaN ior compromise
candidate
AHa!rs In the executive omces be.
gan TO quicken up. The unperturoed
AR or inc fresldcnt became just
!ltt!e bit shaken. the long distonce
wires 10 chicago humrned again ana
inc Telegraph wires tucked merri!y
away 10 the accompaniment or type
writer's.
brnndcd MS "Fnke''
Getting senator crane on the long
distance telephone the President asked
MIN HlFcet!y about the report that
the Massachuset's de!esauoh mad Sc
C'eug agreed TO s'ahd Tor senator
SuHh''''s or some other mai senator
.rHhe oecIareu inc story 10 De
iake' pure ana simple:
a.o. hau oec'aicu t"at senator
' Suns " - " Put cu."-
."'"s ~ oss ~ 'he iioi,''!ta ''on. unucr
~ ca .ii's t o~'.eea M'"'u ,r ."e es'uehe
49,, r. - ' 'ei
VI rat,,s 800. t.,
,ba oo,i,,as ., poosa,oi, in roios,
his daIovs,au ''
.rt,s a cav. ,ha, yor ,,,,s, ,.h >.
ono man told rho president .poosa,.ai,
ga now irving IN hreak IN tba con
vention bv ncrmittinr tho ds,ars,as 70
begin voting for other candidates
thereby preventing the nom,nation ~
Taft When ALI instructions and ~
legations have been forgotten the
Roosevelt people Will snrinp q starn
pede for the Colonel. and he will he
nominated in spite OF everything. Your
delegates must stand firm
And Stand firm" was the message
the President rushed TO Mckinley and
Hilles.
Friends of the President feared that
he might get an idea in his head that
nehe' 70 teiense MS o"H deteSates II