New-York tribune., 1907-11-10
RETURN TRIP OF SECRETARY TAFT.

After the conflicting reports in regard 10
the change Of date and change Of route for the
return Of Secretary Taft from the Far East
he has now reverted TO his former plan of tax
ing in the principal capitals Of Europe on ms
return journey, and will hobnob with rulers on
the way While the Kaiser's plans provide for
dis absence from Berlin while Mr. Taft Is
there. il is now expected that the latter VIII
SEE the ruler Of Germany on the Isle of wight,
whittier he is going after his visit with ms
uncle King Edward al Windsor Castle, ana
tv making trip TO England Mr. Taft VIII also
he able TO pay mis- respects TO the English SOY
ereien What bearing these visits and the Wei
come he is To receive when he gets back 10 niue
old New York viii have on the polucal pros
poets Of the Secretary OF War me "5SsaSit I5tI =
are endeavoTing to ascertain Governor f1usLles,
VINO registered from the hotEl AStot' -,
vote for the fusion ticket on IueSuaH' aI1iiDuS'i
he had not been persuaded TO express any oplh-
ion on the local political situation IN lhe cguS
OF the campaien. and then went 10 buILaio'
5rharc ra addressed the National Civil Ser
vice Reform League on tho quallncaI Iloi4s ieeu.u
-4or INC successful administration Of public ar
fairs He has also visited some OF the state IN
stitutioDe 20 which he Is giving official attention
and of which he may speak IN ms next ,i Iea
sage The Republican control oi the LesI'.It @ .It
ure is practically unchanged by the voting tns
year and the reelection OF speaker Naue
worth is confidently expected "ltIout Ubpoa pbp+ar
ton President Roosevelt came 10 .5D il.9 a,5
Psv home TO set a good example IN Voting, ana
returned the same day to washington NlleIe ~
Is engaged in the final revision OF the Iiie.s"9
v.hcF ne viii transmit 10 Congress When II
meets in the first week Of next month. The re-
cent financial furry and the election nave pe''l
factors in the situation to he considered -,
Tho Presidents views on the results al lile
spalg are that they were extremely gratliylhs,
directing especial attention to the hgures ID -eM
Jersey which are similar 10 those in 1899 "heh
an election of Governor in an of year III ha-
tlonaI politics had almost identcaIIy the saite SAM
outcome The meeting Of the President Win
Mr. Parsons head Of the New York County Re-
publican Committee, early in the coming Week
ard = Iafer conference with Mr.. Woodruff ana
ether state leaders will be significant OF pollt-
ieal dev-IoDTnents The enthusiastic supporters
o. DR. James r. Day, Chancellor OF syracuse
University who has made hmself lhe SpohtsSS
man of CORPORATION interests and has harshiy
criticised the President. put him forward az
logical candidate TO oppose the ReiupIcdl
nominee next wear As Dr. Day decIlhed Il
bishopric al the hands Of his Methodist brethTeh
three Years ago there not wanting thost
VINO say II was from political ambition. AnGther
Insn who has figured in the educatlona heIo III
this gtgte-ur David Jayne HILL former presl-
dent Of Rochester University-ls MAKING IaPla
strides n the political field. From an assIslaIll
Escretaryship in the State Department III WISH
ingt0n he went TO Switzerland as minister ahu
thence 10 tn, Netherlands, and now VIII pecoIlle
Ambassador at Berlin. succeeding ChaIleillds"0