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Show cIkSed Colonel AY. P. Nelson, Owner of Kansas City Star, Goes to See Taft. TIIKN IS UNDER FIRE OF NEWSPAPER REPORTERS j Dodges 'Query as to Whether or Not Taft. Might Get Second Sec-ond Term. BEVERLY, -Mass.. Aug. 1. Colonel William R. Nelson, owner of the Kansas City 'Star, who has been spending the hot weather at his summer home near here, dropped "In on President Taft nt Burgess Point this afternoon. On hi3 way out to the president's cottage, the colonel said he was not going to talk politics poli-tics if he could help himself. Subsequent reports from the front porch overlooking Salem Bay Indicated, however, that a hearty exchange of grcotlngs was quickly followed by an curnest discussion of recent re-cent events In the political world. President Taft and "Old Bill N'elson." as he familiarly refers to the Missouri editor, have been friends for a long time. Their divergent views of the Pnyne-Ald-rich tariff act have not .severely Interfered Inter-fered with their personal Intimacy. Colonel Nelson probably had some burning burn-ing thoughts to convey to tho president, and there appears to bo little doubt as to tho actual conveyance. He was interviewed inter-viewed by a group of newspaper men as he was on his way to sec Mr. Taft. Under Tiro of Questions, "What' about the results in Kansas?" was the opening chorus from the newspaper news-paper men. "Oh," laughed tho colonel, "my heart Is not broken." "And Iowa?" "Well, I am managing to bear up under that pretty well, loo." "What do you think' of the possibility of the next house of representatives being be-ing Democratic?" "It looks as though it will bo cither Democratic or insurgent. At any rate you can bet It will bo anti-Cannon." "Kansas," the colonol said, "Is filled with men who either made the state or lho sons of men who made It. They think progressively out. there, and they act progressively. People In the east don't understand Kansas. But Just watch Kansas Kan-sas and you can conic pretty close to seeing what tho rest or the country will do. "Many Republicans secin to think that lho Republican party Is made up of a majority of the voters of this country. In that they are wrong. The Democrats have never put up a candidate for president presi-dent who ought to have won who did not win. Tako Cleveland and Tlldcn or cx-ample." cx-ample." "All this does not mean that you are going to support .liaison Harmon, docs it?" queried a venturesome reporter, "Not against Theodore Roosevelt." "Do you think Colonel Roosevelt can 'come back'?" Has Faith in Teddy. "Come back!" the colonel snapped. "Why, he'd sweep the country. But I don't think he will run unless he had to." Colonel Roosevelt's recent travels In the anthnicllo regions of Pennsylvania claimed Colonol Nelson'a attention for a fow minutes. "You will notice," ho said, "that Colonel Roosevelt went to the coal mines, and not. to the National City bank; that ho wont to Father Cumin and not to J. P. Morgan." Mor-gan." Colonel Nolson then spoke of his friendship friend-ship for President Taft. "I am very fond of him," he said, "and I was much Interested In his election." "Do you think he will be ro-electcd?" "Now, boys," laughed tho colonol, "you must not ask mo foolish questions." The president had a number of visitors besides Colonol Nelson. lEmbofusudor Bryce of Great Brituln and Mrs. Bryco were at Burgess Point for an extended visit. Tonight President und Mrs. Taft slept on board the 'Mayflower, which will sail soon after daylight for Provincctown. Mass,, where the president Is lo review a lleot of llfleeu battleships nnrt speak at the dedication of tho Pilgrims monu- incut. |