Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-12
At THE WHITE HOUSE
First Cabinet Meeting in
\ Many Weeks.
BOWEN-LOOMIS AFFAIR
THE PRESIDENT TO TAKE THE
MATTER UP AT ONCE.
Few Callers Received - Er-e2 gements
for Summer Vacation - The Vice
Presidents Departure.

Secretary Taft, who has hen sitting
on tie I'D while the President has been
away and acting Secretary of State.
went INTO the White House Offices this
morning tefore II clio k He met Vice
President Fairbanks on his way out and
they shook hands ard exchanged greetings
Taft then went ON into the Pres dents
room. where he was met in a manner show
ing that between the two men there is
deep personal as we'll official friendship
1t was Mr. Taft who had most of tie bust
ness of the cabinet meeting to put before
the President. Pleasure was expressed by
the President to be once more among his
cabinet advisers. The cabinet meeting was
a long Attorney General Moody left
the meeting shortly after 1870 o'clock, and
other members departed at different times
after that. 1t was stated that no definite
action had been taken on any of the cues
tions that are pending, but that the Presi-
dent had made dates for conferences with
his advisers to talk over things. The case
of Assistant Secretary LOOMS of the State
Department and Herbert Bowen. United
States minister to Venezuela. is to be taken
up by the President and Secretary Taft to-
night 1t was touched upon briefly at to-
days meeting, but the President deferred
detailed investigation of the case until 10.
night when Mr.. Taft will spend several
hours with him. most of the time in d.s-
cussing the LOOMS Bowen case. 1t has
practically been decided 20 grant hear
Ing. and the date for this will be set TO-
night.
Attorney General Moody announced at the
close of the meeting that the President had
agreed upon two appointments Tor llilhols.
These We're w. A. Northcott OF Green
VILE H., as United States attorney OF the
new eastern district of the state. and l.. A.
Townsend of Galesburg as United States
marshal.
Nod
with the President until nearly time for
luncheon, discussing post office and other
matters.
Received Few Callers.
The President had few callers before the
cabinet began work at IL o'clock and the
day was a quiet one throughout. resem-
bling typical summer day at the execu-
tive offices.
Senator Kean of New Jersey was the first
caller to greet the President today. He ex-
tended an invitation to attend the 18th an
niversary of the battle of EliZabethtown,
n. j., to be celebrated June I. The Presi-
dent said he could not accept the invitation,
as he did not intend to go out of town but
once until he leaves for the summer, when
he will go to the commencement exercises
at Harvard and from there to Oyster Bay.
Memorial day he will spend in Brooklyn,
NJ Y. where he will attend the unwilling
of the monument to General Slocum.
The exercises at Harvard will be most
interesting this year. 1t Is the twenty-ffth
anniversary of the graduation of the
President. He expects also to attend the
commencement exercises of Clark Univer-
sity, at Worcester. Mass, the institution
of which Carroll D. Wright. former COM
missioner of labor, is the president.
Secretary Hitchcock was the second caller
on the President returning later for the
cabinet meeting.
George A. Post chairman of the execu-
tive committee of the railway appliance
exhibit called. He did not see the Presi-
dent his business being transacted with
Secretary Loeb. He extended an invitation
through Mr.. Loeb to the President to visit
the exhibit, but was Informed that MI
Roosevelt would be unable, on account of
official engagements tomorrow, to accept
the invitation. Mr.. Post in view of the
ability of the President to see the eX-
hibit tomorrow. announced that II "ouiu
be closed tonight.