Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 62, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 November 1912 — WILL PRACTICE LAW [ARTICLE]

WILL PRACTICE LAW

PRESIDENT TAFT OUTLINES FUTURE AFTER MARCH 4. Receives News at Cincinnati of His Defeat at the Polls With Smiling Countenance. Cincinnati, 0., Nov. G. —President Taft last night received the returns of the election at the home of his brother, Charles P. Taft. Aside from Charles P. Taft, Mrs. Charles Anderson, Mrs. Taft’s sister-in-law, and other members of the family were present although many friends dropped in during the evening. That he was under less strain than the others at the dinner table was evidenced by his cheering and smiling countenance. “Assuming that you are defeated, what are you going to do; are you coming back in 1916?" he was asked, “Do you mean between Wilson and me? No.” Then the president gave out his program for future years. He said that he would return to Cincinnati and practice law. but that he would not take any more law business than would be necessary to make a living for his family and^WmsHf—‘to keep the wolf from the door.” as ht put it. He would devote, he said, all his remaining time and thought and energy “tip preserve the life of constitutional government.” As report after report flashed in giving nine out of every ten states to the Democratic candidate, an air of gloom and despondency settled over the Taft home. C. P. Taft, who "had sunk over half a million dollars in his brother’s fight for renomination and re-election, hovered over the hope shattering ticker like a grim visaged wraith of discontent. Finally when a press summary of the states already definitely heard from gave Governor Wilson more than the required 266 votes in the electoral college, most of the members of the watch party gave up hope.