Show taft ha led as our next pres dent boston greeted with cheers as the next president of the united states a topic which he carefully avoided in bis own remarks however secretary of war william H taft on monday night delivered his first public speech since his world eliding tour at the annual banquet of the boston er chants association at the hotel somerset the banquet closed a long and strenuous day for the sec detary of war during which he ered a brief address before man aisters in the morning and attended a reception and spoke before a gather ing of jews of the city at the ely slum club in the afternoon |