The San Francisco call., 1905-04-10
v ANTS TAFT
TO Be NEXT
PRESIDENT
Mr.. Roosevelt Eager
for SeCretary'S
Promotion.
Sets His Heart Upon ASSur-
ing Continuation Cf Pres
ent Policies.
0hiosn Is Jccularly Referred to in
Washington as the Trinity Of
the Administration.
Special Dispatch to The Call


CALL BUREAU, POST BUILDING.
WASHINGTON, April William H.
Taft, now Secretary Of War. will be
the next President of the United States.
II he lives.
This was the positive statement made
to-day by man who is prominent In
the councils of the administration and
who Is known to enjoy the confidence
of the President
President Roosevelt" he continued.
'Is Just as firm to-day in his intention
not to accept a denomination as he was
when he made the announcement on
the night of the election Even II there
were 10 be a general demand. regard
less of party, that he succeed himself.
the president, ike washington. would
adhere to his resolution anu give the
country some good advice about not
keeping one man in once for too long
period.
having decided to lay down the
burdens of offlce at the end of his
term, President Roosevelt is deeply
concerned over the question or the sue
censorship. he wants the next President
to be a man who will carry out his
policies, especially as they affect the
trusts and the railroads; man VINO
will be President for the whole people.
who will punish dishonest office hold
ers and eliminate the principle or
graft from the administration OF the
affairs of the Government. The Presi-
dent feels that, while he can and will
accomplish much toward this end. his
efforts will have been partially wasted
If his successor fail to carry on the
work and permit a lapse to conditions
such as have prevailed in the past
Secretary Taft is a man after the
Presidents own heart and thoroughly
in accord with the chief executive in
his efforts to- effect great reforms for
the benefit of the masses. For this
reason Mr.. Roosevelt would like to see
Taft succeed to the Presidency. and in
a quiet way he will do what he can
to bring about such a desirable result.
The Presidents faith in Taft Is illus
trated at the present moment by the
fact that the Secretary OF War Is act
ing President and Secretary Of State
as well; In fact, when there Is any
work for which the President wants a
man whom he can trust implicitly.
Taft IL chosen. BY the time Mr.. Roose-
velt's term draws TO close. Taft will
be well fitted to step into the Presi-
dency and to carry out the policies to
which the present chief executive Is
committed heart and soul"
ferred to as the trinity Of the admin
istration. He is acting as President Of
the United States. is Secretary Of State
during the absence of Hay and Is Sec
retary of War in his own right. Some
of his friends are ''poking fun" at the
Secretary and broadly intimate that he
is the whole Government.
Wayne Macveagh. Attorney General
of the Cleveland administration. called
up Taft over the telephone and INQUIRED
when the Secretary of War would begin
to discharge the duties OF Secretary
Of the Treasury and Secretary Of the
Interior. as he had some business with
these officials. and. as Taft was so good
natured. he liked to transact business
with him. OF course this was not a re-
Election on the other two Cabinet Of
ficers.
Secretary Taft replied that he had
his hands full now. sitting on the lid, -
and would not undertake to perform the
work Of any other Cabinet officers.