The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-01
IAFT'S LAST DAY
AS SECRETARY
Candidate Leaves War Depart
ment to Hustle for Office
of President.
CONFERENCE WITH BURTON
CLEVELAND MAN APPEARS TO
BE FIRST COUNSELLOR.

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cess of sloughing off my official robes"
= This was the laconic description of
his condition given by Secretary VIII
ham III. Taft this evening as he sat at
his big fiat-topped desk in his private
Office at the war department. He had
been working like an East Indian slave
during the day in the disposition of
more or less important departmental
business. He gave notice early in the
day that he did not propose to discuss
politics in the last hours of his admin
istration as secretary of war, because
OF the enormous amount of routine
matter which he necessarily had on
hand. Throughout the day he was in
consultation with Governor Wright,
who is To be his successor as executive
head of the war department, and with
the bureau chiefs of the department.
Political Conference.
The only real political conference he
had during the day was with Repre-
sentative Theodore r.. Burton of Cleve-'
land. The conference was prolonged.
Mr.. Burton discussed with the secrc~
tary the details of the convention and
the practical situation as it has devel-
oped since the convention adjourned.
political conditions in Ohio. concerning
which he is especially solicitous.
At the conclusion of the conference
Mr.. Burton said that number of
questions were considered by Mr.. Taft
and himself concerning which he could
not talk. Mr. Burton continued;
Dope on Vorys.
MIR. Vorys, who has been mentioned
in connection with the national chair
manship of the Republican party, will
be identified probably with the APP
preaching national campaign in an i'm
portant capacity; but as the situation
is today he will not be the chairman
of the committee. l have no informa
ton at this time on the national chair
manship question beyond that. / am
quite certain. however, that all of the
wrinkles which now seem to exist will
be smoothed out in few days"
Commenting upon his interview with
MIR. Burton, Secretary Taft said, diplo-
matically:
I'VE considered the state Of the
whole Union. but "a little political touch
was given to the interview, l Will adj
nit"
May Get to Hot Springs.
1t developed from the talk with Sec
rotary Taft that Mr.. Burton may go to
Hot Springs for brief sojourn about
the time Secretary Taft and his family
arrive there. The secretary said that
he and Mrs. Taft and their son Charles
would leave Washington next Friday
afternoon for Hot Springs. Va. He also
announced that he had sent notices to-
day to the members of the sub-com-
,SRittee of the national committee re-
uuesting them to meet him in Hot
Springs on July Some week from to-
morrow-to determine the matter of
the Republican national chairmapship.
Concerning the craftsmanship. the sec
retary said that he was absolutely
without information that he could COM
municate to the Sublic.
ApparentlY the matter is as much III
the. air as il has been since the meet
ing of the subcommittee in Cincinnati
on the 10th inst.
The Chairmanship.
Mr.. Taft said that he expected to
have a talk with Arthur |. Norys to-
morrow. but that he did not expect to
see F.. II. Hitchcock until Thursday.
He understands that Mr. Hitchcock
intends to leave the city this evening,
not to return until Thursday.
A question which gave the secretary
some thought today was that relating
Ia the ordering of United States troops
"a the Mexican border To insure pres
ervation of the neutrality laws. He
explained that two troops of cavalry
from Fort Clark and two other troops
from the vancouver camp at Leon
Strings had been ordered 10 Del Rio.
Tex. a few miles below Eagle Pass.
He expressed hopes that their services
might not be needed in q serious way