Ogden Daily Standard | 1908-06-16 | Page 2 | Texas Made Trousers and Sent Them to Taft

TEXAS MADE TROUSERS AND SENT THEM TO TAFT chicago juno 15 A remarkable pair of trousers tro usera to bo presented cosec detary tatt in the name of tha state of texas when he shall have become the republican candidate for president arc on their way to chicago and are attracting the attention of the politicians incidentally it is said tho trousers are intended to focus eyes on texas and the angora goat industry of tho state for the pants are made of mohair the products of clippings from a famous angora from texas and they are intended to be worn by the republican candidate for president 1 it bo taft if the nominee be hughes knox ar fairbanks the advertising scheme will bo lost for the mohair has been made up according to secretary tafta measure the idea is that of john B ton secretary of the business mens club of san antonio he has written to cecil A lyon a member of the national committee of texas that ten pounds of wool had been sent to him by frank 0 landrum a goat breeder the wool being six months clipping from admiral togo whose sire was imported from south africa the business men of san antonio bent the wool to philadelphia and had it made into mohair which in turn was sent to air tafta tailor in washington and made into a pair of trousers for tho secretary of war the texas business men expected mr taft would bo in chicago during the convention and ordered tho trousers acet to colonel lyon for presentation to the secretary they aro now here the telegram announcing the trousers had been expressed from washington was received by colonel lyon today and ho immediately began the preparation of a proper reception ii will include the exhibition ct the trousers at the coliseum if taft Is nominated the delegation will lead the column up the aisles in the usual procession of enthusiastic delegates of which a nomination Is invariably a signal colonel lyons expects to have the trousers hoisted upon the texas standard