New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-01
Ready to Obey Orders, He
SAYS, After Lunch at
Candidates Home.
SPEAKING TOUR
OPENS IN OCTOBER
Noc,iree Glad to Add Another
Fx.President TO List of Cam
paigu HeadlinerS.

So c,--esr,~ Sent o ~ Tribune :
p,,srehampton. Long Island. June so.
charles f. Hughes IS the first eandi-
a.. for the Presidency 70 cat with two
,v.Prcsi1ents Of the United States
within forty-eieht hours. Wednesday
;. s'rea with Colonel Roosevelt. To-
5av he lunched with William Howard
Tsf,
Before he lcft here M Taft said he
~, sneak FOR Mr.. Hughes This in
,,-es for the American people this
fsu the novelty Of hearing TWO FORMER
.c,,nsnts Of the White House cam
imagining against their successor IN
offcc
"a. ,s,ee hours discussing the issues OF
cs~raier The former President
lived ON che 12:46 train from Gar
-, Ci.y. where he is stopping with
~. b~other Henry ". Taft. He was
,,s, e. me station by Major CroSsett,
- ~ Hurhes's staff. and taken 10 the
Hughes home.
SPEAK for Hughes? Certainly
=. was nearly o'clock when the can
6,5a.c and The ex-PresideEt drove
80. 20 the station, where dozen
~ko.ocraphers and motion picture men
- waiting for them. Mr.. Taft
ioot,5 healthier and happier than IN
,so~s snd was in his usual jovial mood
He laughed and joked with the news
-s,er men. most Of whom he has known
for years. go
IL was very anxious 20 see Gov
.--or Puches. and will do all can 10
see him elected said Nh Tart
evil you campaign for him d?
w Taft's smile broadened and ne
rosred merrily forth: Did you ever
Nv me 20 refuse 70 make speech
when The opportunity presented IL
ser Why. Brother Bryan and ! are
roo. ,~ the same class; were the
cfe~0,on .ong-distance takers.
When asked when he would beg
s7,ati-r FOR Nh Hughes. Mr.. Taft
sad he was leaving for Murray Bay
Canada. Monday. d,
81 shall remain there until the end
n Sentember. and l don't know
bs-e bo laughed long and heartily
"br. that 7 would beof more service
- STAYED there until the campaign
vss over and then came back ana
voted" 80.
lis lttlo Joke over. Mr.. Taft said:
"Pst an going 10 obey orders and
do whatever IS asked Of ne.
Dodges Reference to 7. R.
"WiU YOU speak from the same
platform with the Colonel and Mr..
II. nigh, be waste Of ammunition
% concentrate u all on the same plat
form. he answered.
"Hate you any other luncheon en-
Before Nr. Taft could answer. re-
ro--er who knew that In the old days,
before the arrangement between the
Colonel and Mr.. Taft. the latter when
g, OYSTER BAY always ate steamed
clans. added Where will you eat
steamed c,ams?"
W. Taft saw the point, laughed. and
SID: "I like them ~ Harveys. M
Washington Then Mr.. Taft turned
interviewer and asked one who hac
been az Oyster BAY how he liked
BragehaUpton. Its cooler IMAM
Oyster Bay. isn't it, added Mr.. at
w Hughes. who was present during
,he irtevr,e7,. nut his hand on Mr..
7aft's shoulder and said. "Do you know
may mere N|.Ir ANff NJ Nie@' 70 ''
Old hotel built about two hundred
wears ago. where these men are stop
Ping and do you know that they are
protesting because there rs only one
bathroom r The place 80 Which gave
NJ Taft another opportunity 20 laugh
and track 0kcs.
Wins Movie Mems Votes.
After Nr. Taft took the train back
70 Garden City. Mr.. Hughes said he
had most delightful interview with
ne ex-president. "I wanted 20 meet
Judge Taft for some time and 70 over
various matters With him. said Mr.
Hughes. "lt Was very kind OF him 70
cone down here. lie promised 10 d.
81 IN his power 10 help
Nr Tai. viii begin speaking in DC
tobsr
Whether Mr.. Hughes succeeded in
bringing he Colonel and Mr.. Taft to
eeiher could not be learned. Il is be
heyed that an agreement between the
tTo will soon be effected.
Nr. Hughes spent the morning play
ing golf with his secretary, Lawrence
Green. This was his only chance for
recreation cor the motion picture OBJ
orators descended on his home after
t' had seen Mr. Taft of 20 the train
and persuaded him and his family to
foss
do you know" said one operator
sfterward. Chat he's the finest man
ever met. and I've met them with my
Machine al over the world? Why. he
end Mrs. hughes and their three
daughters rehearsed 10 twice until We
motion picture men were satisfied with
ne way they did il. I'm q Democrat
bu, he has mv vote"
Nine too cried the rest Of the