Mr. Taft acquitted himself gracefully at the expense of his interviewers when one of the newspaper men told him that William Jennings Bryan had published an editorial stating that Taft would never be able to harmonize the republican party in case of his nomination and that he would straddle the issues. Mr. Taft rolled back in his chair and laughed long and loudly.
am not running—" he said, and then stopped short. Everybody The last part of the sentence seemed to be momentous to those who heard its beginning and every pencil was in readiness to put down the war secretary's firm denial that he was running for the presidency.
am not running newspaper," said Mr. Taft as he winked at his brother and Gen. Frederick D. Grant, who had come from Governor's island to him, Therefore I cannot say anything gs to Mr. Bryan's statement.
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