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Show Beverly this morning as the president presi-dent was about to enter the First Parish Unitarian church. Gulseppe DeVencenso. recently naturalized, became excited over seeing the president presi-dent and set off a fire cracker. There was some excitement among the watchers near Gulseppe, but the man was not "molested. TAFT REFUSES TO ! NAME CANIDATES BEVERLY. Mass . July 17. President Presi-dent Taft 6tated today with striking emphasis the position he is taking on Republican state platforms and candidates. can-didates. The president does not think he should be called upon to write tbe party declarations in the different commonwealths or to name men for any of the elective offices. A president, it was intimated, has a pretty big Job on his hands when he undertakes to fulfill all the pledges in the national platform and to bring congress around to the same way of thinking. As to planks in state platforms endorsing en-dorsing the administration the president presi-dent feels that unless thoy can be written upon what he has said and done since taking office nothing he could add In a personal way would help matters out The Ohio conference the last three days have served to bring out the president's attitude. He was Informed Inform-ed of the general tenor of the plat form to be adopted at tbe Columbus convention the latter part of this month, but he did not go Into the details de-tails of planks. Under no circumstances the president, presi-dent, let It be known, would he express ex-press an opinion as to candidates. The fight this fall In Ohio, it is generally acknowledged will be a hard one. but Mr. Taft feels n convention mode up of 1,300 delegates can be trusted to chooso its own candidates in Its own way, Mr. Taft has been told none of three avowed candidates. Carl Thompson, Warren G. Harding and O. B. Brown has a majority of the votes. This has led to the opin-i ion that a compromise candidate I must be found. The friends of James R. Garfield are hopeful the delegates may turn to him, but the state leaders who are friendly to the administration and who will write a strong endorsement endorse-ment of Mr. Taft and all his acts in the platform, declare Mr Garfield cannot be nominated. The only other candidate much talked of, is Representative Repre-sentative Nicholas I.ongworth. It is said, however, Mr. Longworth much prefers to remain In congress and it will take great pressure to get him info the state fight. Judge Reynolds Klnkalde of Toledo, Tole-do, spent an hour or more with the president today. Judge Klnkaide was strongly urged for the gubernatorial nomination some weekfi ago. but let it be known he preferred his place on the state bench. Senator Burton Is coming tomorrow. tomor-row. Senator Dick is still here and Wade H, Ellis, chalrmsn of the Ohio executive committee. Is within a few minutes' ride. They ail expect to have a final word with Mr. Taft tomorrow. to-morrow. The- president today consented to make three speeches In Maine at , Eastport, Bangor and Rockland during dur-ing his ten days' crulve In the northern north-ern water". The Maine elections are held September Sep-tember 12. Mr. Tafi will speak at Eiftporl next Tuesday, at Bangor on Saturday and at Rockland on Tuesday, the 2th. Senator Lodge of Massachusetts. I lunched with the president tday. There pt nirni'lnt Incident in i |