Show TAFT IS WILLING Makes Statement Regarding Candidacy Candi-dacy for Presidency Washington Secretary Tart made the following statement Saturdvr concerning cerning his presidential aspirations For the purpose of relieving tho burden imposed by recent publications publica-tions upon my friends among the Washington newspaper correspondents of putting further inquiries to me I wish to say that my ambition is not political that I am not seeking tho presidential nomination that I do not expect to be the Republlccn candidate If for no other reason because of what seems to mo to be objection to my availability which does not appear to lessen with the continued discharge of my own official duty but that I am not foolish enough to say that In the Improbable event that the opportunity opportu-nity to run for the great office of president pres-ident wero to come to me I should decline it for this would not be true |