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Show PRESIDENT'S CRUISE IS NOT POLITICAL WASHNGTON, July 7. President Taft's weekend rrttise on the Mayflower May-flower which begins- late tonight at Philadelphia will not be a partisan af. fair an at first supposed. The president presi-dent has invited eight senators to ae-eomnanv ae-eomnanv him and of these four are Republican and four Democrats. The party will include Heoatore Penrose of Pennsylvania, Root of New Vork. Kriggs of New Jersey and Brown of Nebraska, Republicans; Taylor of Ten oessee, Foster of Louisiana, Bacon of Georgia and Overman of North Carolina, Caro-lina, Democrats. Wenator Brown at times leans toward insurgency. The president leaves this afternoon with Secretary ilillea and Maj. A. W. Butta for Atlantic City, whore he will address the Christian Endeavor association. asso-ciation. Leaving Atlantic- City about 11 o'clock the preside nfTexpecf s to reach North Philadelphia about midnight. The cruise will last, according to resent plans, until Monday morning, he Mayflower will ateam down De la-war la-war bay aronnd to Hampton Roads and up the Potontae to Washington, |