Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-16
VISITS WHITE HOUSE
President-EIect Again Guest
of the President.
ENGAGES. IN CONFERENCE
Departs for Cincinnati in Response
to Telegram.
LOCAL ISSUES NOT INVOLVED
MI. Taft Tells of His Plans for the
Near Future-To Return
December Z.
0CAL ISSUES NOT INVOLVED

After spending Sunday with President
Roosevelt William Howard Taft, Presi-
dent-elect Of the United States, departed
at O'Clock last evening for Cincinnati in
response to telegram calling him home
on family business. Mr.. Taft declared
with particular emphasis that his return
to Ohio at this time had absolutely moth
ing to do with the senatorial fight, and
that in view of his repeated declarations
on the subject he could not see the ne
cessity for again reiterating that he had
no intention Of interfering in any way
in that or any other local issue in Ohio
or any other state.
The telegram received by Judge Taft
neceSSitated a hurried change of plans.
so that instead of the President-elect,
who was returning to Hot Springs, Va,
from Brooklyn, n. Y, continuing TO the
Virginia resort at II o'clock. he left for
his home several hours earlier.
Busy All of Yesterday.
Mr.. Taft busy all of yesterday.
He spent the night at the White House.
breakfaSted with the Roosevelt family
and, after he and the President had spent
the early forenoon in discussing matters
of importance to the present and the in
coming administrations, they went to
church, Mr.. Taft attending the service at
All Souls Unitarian Church. 14th and l.
streets, where the pastor. DR.. Ulysses G.
Is. Pierce, preached on the power of the
upright men who are the leaders in So
ciety. and President Roosevelt the Dutch
Reformed Church. as is his custom.
Politics was a subject for discussion at
luncheon at the White House. at which
Secretary of State Root and Representa-
tive Nicholas LongwOrth also We're guests.
AmhaS S96Or Henry White nf ri
Postmaster General George Won l.. Meyer
and Beekman Winthrop. assistant Secre-
tary of the treasury, dropped in during
the afternoon to pay their respects.
Mr.. Taft wasn't sure whether or not
these folks had called to see him. He
said later they had all gone off swim
ming or somewhere" with the President
Officially, the little party went for a
walk"
Tells of His Plans.
After the several conferences of the day
the Presdent-elect talked with number
Of newspaper men about his plans. After
spending a few days in Cincinnati he will
join Mrs. Taft at Hot Springs. Va. and
December Z will be in Washington again
on his way to New York to attend a meet
ing of the North Carolina Society, again
returning to Washington for the meeting
of the American Red Cross Society. of
which he is president. on which occasion
he and Mrs Taft will be guests of Miss
Mabel Boardman. They will stay three
or four days. after which Mr.. and Mrs.
Taft will be the guests of Fl. W. Taft
and family in New York leaving for Au-
gusta. for a stay of month and half,
December Is or Il.
Mr.. Taft expressed pleasure that the
election in Cuba had been held without
any disturbance. adding that he had not
anticipated any trouble. Reports had
come To him. he said. that the conserva-
tiveS were likely to win. but those were
made before the two factions of the lib
eral party united on Gomez and Zayas
for president and vice president.
Reference to Filipinos
While on the subject of insuar govern
ments. d Filipino newspapernan asked
the President elect if he had any mes
sage for his people.
Nothing. other than to say that if per-
sonal inclinations were TO control me i
would find more pleasure in what do for
them than in any other line, was the
reply.
Commenting on the tariff hearings be-
fore the ways and means committee, Mr..
Taft said now is the time for all the in
terests to appear and present their claims.
and in this connection he said he will
call the special session of Congress, to
which he is pledged about tn, middle of
March, to make the necessary changes in
the tariff schedules.