The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-04-07
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During Absence III Ftssldens y

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There Is one man hi shingtoIs WIN
Is notfgoing$ HAY Vel nm easy time dsr-
Ing the President sS yacati Ion, ana he
Is William H Taft, Secretary u;
but during the President y absence.
will play three:ply role ttat 81 aei,
ing Secretary Of state md astips
President While x dee on aa'.
count Of his position as assistant sar,
rotary isSnominally acting secrstars
Of State, Secretary TAT Wi haze ia.
peryision over the department, ans
during the Presidents absence lie stiH
be the virtual head o. the govern
ment, Although Secretary Shaw ~
the ranking Cabinet Officer Al wash.
ingtony as Secretary Taft ii attihs as
substitute for Secretary Has Il
the State Department, this pIaec
him attic head 81 the State pepaFi
meht, and AS suehSwlll Sbe ! the Tsfesl
dents representative "a. q ashingtol
The other Cabinet officers wil d fspnft
to Secretary TAFT, and Sheg sautii
ed toSdecide questions 4 She doessnos
think the President advice lis iiet
ossaryf or desired \ an which care III
will the President Tor advice
But The President before lie lefs
Washington, declared That he sSlisiE
4 ed to be entirely free iron BIN iilesE
and official cares, and thefeiorr
Wishes Secretary TAFT 10 5be iii abss
lute control. sSss q
To carry out this desire tiie ,tesi
dent did not gtakeSang expert elegrapt
operator with him on 4 the trip. Iiitis
erto when he has gone on trips tl,r ;
I President has taken ats least two u
4 pert telegraph operators with htHa
SO as TO be sure of the best iilenL
| In getting messages ana from
Washington. On this "trip, however,
he is going to depend upon The talent
which the telegraph contPantes MN
place at his disposal gat tie small 80
/ lions where he is to stop: II Stbes arr
not able to handle the btlslness II
\ Twill; not be handled, on thls srip
\ the PresldentSWill not max Ills tssIr
a rolling office; He has taken will
him a smaller TIME than ntl my
Z other trip. He only mas two sissss
I officers, his secretary two clerlla atid
i IN official photographer and tflrse
newspaper representatives When ne
! goes into the Wilderness Hi colorasin
4 he will leave geYefybo dy behind I'M
:. the two officers and spossibly THE php
I tographersfors latter NJ one IL :he
Presidents good personal friends, anu
the President IS never ayerse II, hay !
:, Ing his photograph taken
I hile$thes train was mot loaded tp
!. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., SofIlceS paper and OH
! clal reports, there were guns ana nm;
mnnitlon5 enough to- stock Il stnnll III.
: senal. W For the last week or sp man
ufaclurers ofi guns, amnisnit ioi,
4 knives and other hunting imple nisuli
!, have been sending samples af lthes
!, goods to the sPresiden asking hin, IL
4, accept these things for Ills use Of
: HIS hunting trip: While MANY Of thlI
! guns were put aboard ths .tratn, 81
I great stock was left tie Mllits
n House and Will 4 be- returned TO lie
& manufacturers: Those ken alrrg;
!, were purchased sby8 The President
Theodore Perry shonts tile ner
3 chairman 81 the Panama Gommisaioz.
4 Isl described 3as man who datss
q and has never been known e sttsn,s
I the white feather u lsis
q wast telling an Incl dent III apSss
career that shows the chaF Of iae
4 man: While presldent of the eloser
Leaf Railway Mr.: shonts was sitting
u in his Office In the Rookery Ghlcal
u some years Sago, very busily engsged
Il when q big Bstrapping dell oss sas
10 tractor, who had sour grievance
lo against Mr.. shonts for some iarrisi
wrong, called, He had some d MI
% in getting into the private Office. hi,
3ss once inside The mar claimed sfisai
"a he had come Ia gets event witl ssbtssss
% The latter looked up ron ms aesl,
~ and llls without an 5mhiei SAID. 4
"a, am glad yol I have ealipdl; n &
u Instant sprangs toI feet, iior.ss
% the door 81 and pulled on coli u 4
RI jiffty, ms three minute conn L isr
was as anxious sto Set out as III Ii
81 been toSge in. Chairs we're -,
e and the room loo ked like 4 .eycsrs,s
81 had struck ~ Shonts MAS mi
through tn s.l with the con tractor Ssl iss
81 reminded the visitor That She IL.
ia wanted TO see h m n ia ~ 49,. H. - =