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Show SEE till I H""L How the Southern Men Like President Wm. Taft Washington, Nov. 29 President Taft has been exceedingly busy, the last few days working on his message J to congress In the few leisure mo- monts he bus had, however, be has been telling a story on himself. It happened at Richmond the other dav. "I always enjoy going to Richmond, "' said the president. "They have a way of making you feel perfectly at home. And it Is simply because they have the greatest respect for the presidency presiden-cy and the man who happens for the time being to 1111 tho office. There is not a bit of ilitlcs In the reception they give you. I know this absolutely."" absolute-ly."" In substantiation of this. Mr. Taft then proceeded to relate a sleiry told by Major J. C. Semphlll, formerly editor edi-tor of the Charleston News and Courier Cour-ier but now editor of the Richmond Times-Despatch. A De-mocratlc guest at the Taft luncheon, sitting nl-xt to the major, became enthuslasUc'about the President Presi-dent "Taft is simply a bully fellow," declared de-clared the guest. "He is the kind of a man you love." "You lot he is," remarked the major. ma-jor. "But. by the way. are jou golug to ote for him next time?" "Vote for him? Vote for him." exclaimed ex-claimed the astonished luncheon . guest; "I'd see him in h 1 first." j |