The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-22
CHAIRMAN NOT
YET SELECTED
Taft Will Wait With Ear to
Ground Until He Gets
His Cue.
WILL BE IN CINCINNATI
EXPECTS MAHoMET TO COME TO
MOUNTAIN.

Cincinnati. June 2L-Secretary Taft
tonight is speeding toward New York
on the Pennsylvania Flyer. en- route 10
New Haven, Conn. He left Cincinnati
this afternoon al $40 o'clock, accompa-
MED by James T. Williams. jr., of his
political staff. and expects TO reach
New York tomorrow at $40 a. IN. He
Will be in New Haven by noon. He
will remain at New Haven throughout
the commencement exercises of Yale,
his alma mater. incidentally he Will
attend a reunion of his class, rs, and
witness the Yale Harvard boat race at
New London on Thursday.
II is probable he will not reach the
national capital before next Saturday.
He will remain in Washington until
after the session OF the sub-commit-
tee Of the Republican national com
mittee which is TO be held there on
the LIST of July.
Only tentative plans thus far have
been made by Secretary Taft for the
summer months. He probably will go,
accompanied by Mrs. Taft. TO Hot
Springs, Va, for three or four wee Ks.
beginning early in July. He would en-
JOY, above all things, going to Murray
Bay. Canada, where for the last six
teen years he has spent his summers,
but this will be impossible this year.
II viii be necessary for him To be in
Cincinnati about the 10th of July 10
receive the formal notification of his
nomination for the presidency. 1t is
his intention now 10 pass three or
four days here about that time He
then viii return TO Hot Springs for the
remainder of his summer outing.
Will Be In Cincinnati.
Plans have been practically effected
by which, after the LIST of September,
Secretary Taft Will be continually in
Cincinnati. While he will reside with
his brother. Charles p. Taft, ne will
make his headquarters at the Hotel
Sinton. Ii is not expected that the ma
tiOnal headquarters of the Republican
party Will be located in Cincinnati. As
heretofore, the headquarters of the par
~ organization very likely Will be in
New York or Chicago. II has not been
determined yet in which city the chair
man of the national committee will
have his principal office.
Practically no new facts were devel-
oped today regarding the committees
inactiOn yesterday on the national
craftsmanship. While the discussion at
the conference took a wide range, il can
be said agthOritatiVely that several
names of possible appOintees We're con-
sidered II was the consensus of Opin-
ion among Secretary Taft's advisers
that the selection of a chairman should
be postponed at least for a time in or
der that so mOmentOus a matter might
receive thorough consideration
Secretary Taft received yesterday tel
egrams from important party leaders
throughout the country, urging him not
70 be hasty in deciding the chairman
ship question. one of these messages
came from Secretary of State Root,
who pointed out the undesirable of
undue haste, and suggested the advis-
ability of pOstpOning action until the
political atmosphere had cleared.
With this view. Secretary Taft was
in cordial agreement, and it was on his
suggestion that the committee deter
July l. 1t can be reiterated that the
proceedings of the committee. yester-
day constituted in no sense an elimi-
nation OF any man who has been con-
sidered in connection with the chair
manship. Frank II. Hitchcock. SeCre-
tary Taft's Washington manager, is as
distinctly a factor in the Craftsmanship
equation as he was prior 10 the meet
ing of the subcommittee. Shortly aft
ct the receipt of Mr.. Hitchcock's tele-
gram yesterday, requesting that he be
not considered for the craftsmanship on
account of his health, Secretary Taft
telegraphed Mr.. Hitchcock inquiring fe-
licitOusly about his condition. The sec
rotary received a reply from him today
saying that he felt better, but was Sc
riously in need of rest. Secretary Taft
spoke i'm the highest terms of the serv-
ices which Mr.. Hitchcock had rendered
him and of his keen appreciation of
the sacrifices which his manager had
made. not only for him, but for the
Republican party.
VIII Postpone Action,
Respecting the national chairman
ship. Secretary Taft said merely that
IL had been determined to postpone ac-
ton until those most interested could
have opportunity 10 obtain a consensus
Of the opinion of Republican leaders
throughout the country. He gave posi-