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Show TEXAS WILL PRESENT TAFT WITH UNIQUE PAIR OF PANTS CHICAGO. Juno 15. A rcinarkablo pair of trousers, to bo presented to Secretary Secre-tary Taft In tho name of, tho State of Texu3 when he shall have become the Republican candidate for President, aro on tholr way to Chicago, and are attracting attract-ing tho attention of the politicians. Incidentally In-cidentally k Is said the trousers are Intended In-tended to focus eyes on Texas and tho Angora goat industry of (lie State, for tho pants aro mado of mohair, tho product prod-uct of clippings from a famous Angora goat from Texas, and they arc Intended to be worn by tho Republican candldato for President If It bo Taft. If tho nominee nomi-nee should be Hughes, Knox or Fairbanks, Fair-banks, the advertising scheme will be lost, for the mohair has been made up according to Secretary Taft's measurement. measure-ment. The Idea Is that of John B. Carrlngton. secretary of tho Business Men's club of San Antonio. Ho has written to Cecil A. Lyon, a member of the national committee com-mittee of Texas, that ten pounds of wool had been sent to him by Frank O. Land- ! rumr a goat breeder, the wool, being six months clipping from "Admiral Togo." whose f i re was imported from South Africa-, he business men of San Antonio sent the wool to Philadelphia and had It made Into mohair, which In turn was sent to Mr. Taft's tailor in Washington, and made Into a pair of trousers for the Sec-rotary Sec-rotary of War. The Texas business men expected Mr. Taft would be in Chicago ftuiing the convention, and ordered tho trousers sent to Colonel Lyon for presentation pre-sentation to tho Secretary. They arc now enroute here. A telogram announcing the fact that the trousers had been expressed from Washington was received bv Colonel Lyon today, and ho Immediately began tho preparation of a proper reception. It will nchide the oxhlbltlon of the trousers at the Coliseum If Taft Is nominated. Tho delegation will lead the column up :10 , ?s tl,c' usual procession of en-husiaslic en-husiaslic delegates, of which a nomination nomina-tion is Invariably a signal. Colonel Lyon expects to have the trousers hoisted hoist-ed upon tho Texas standard. |