Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 54, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 March 1920 — TAFT SEES TREND FOR WOOD. [ARTICLE]

TAFT SEES TREND FOR WOOD.

Kansas City, February 28.—“ A situation without political analogy,” was the way William Howard Taft described the race for presidential preferment in an interview here. That the remark can apply equally to both parties makes it safe to utter, he added. Mr. Taft came from Bartlesville, Okla., and left soon after for the east. While denying personal interest in politics, Mr. Taft admitted absorption of political facts and ideas in recent travels, but frankly said he was unable to analyze them. Perhaps the nearest to a boost the former President gave was to the chances of Major-General Wood. “General Wood has many friends in every state I have visited,” he said. “Were it not for certain political memories of my own, I would say he was far in the lead. But sometimes the best friends make the worst delegates.” ——— -— — And tiie merry twinkle in Mr. Taft’s eyes did not quite overcome the smile a trifle wry. “If General Wood can transform his friends into delegates his nomination is assured,” he added.

Mrs. I. M. Washburn and daughter, Elsie, returned Monday from Florida. Mrs. Washburn has npt fully recovered from her recent illness. Many of our rural residents changed farms Monday, and the Republican urges that all subscribers who have moved and whose mail is affected by the change, notify us at once that they may not miss any copies of the paper. John Bertsch and family who have been wintering at Wauzeka, Wis., have returned to Jasper county and will live on a farm near Rensselaer the coming summer. Mr. Bertsch gave up possession of the farm on which he was living last November. He rented another farm, but could not secure possession of'it until March 1, and for that reason spent the winter in Michigan. During the time he was there he was the victim of two attacks of influenza and feels that in the future Jasper county is good enough for him.