The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-19
Conference At
TAFT'S COTTAGE
New York Senatorship Award
ed to EIihu Root, Present
Secretary of State.
CANNON WILL BE SPEAKER
VICE RESIDENT-ELECT TOOK
FART IN POW-WoW.

Hot Springs, Va. Nov. 1S.-There was
a conference at the Taft cottage here
this afternoon on New York politics,
general political affairs and especially
regarding persons and measures per
tanning to the next administration. The
conferees We're President-elect Taft
Vice President-elect Sherman and VIII
liam Ward. national Republican COM
mitteeman from New York.
Mr. Taft arrived from Cincinnati this
morning and the vice president-eiect
and Mr. Ward from the east tonight.
Mr.. Sherman will stop in Washington
tomorrow and in Philadelphia before
reaching his New York home.
Root to Succeed Taft.
While no one to the conference wishes
to be quoted on the subject, it may be
stated as the opinion of all that Sec
rotary Root viii be the successor in
the United States senate of T. C. Plat.
This, of course, is based upon the I'M
derstanding that Mr.. Root wishes the
place Judge Taft has had no hesitan-
cy from the first in giving positive ex-
preston to his desire to make Mr.. Root
the premier of his cabinet He has
also stated that if his persuasion could
DiCN ali pltcCll cCNICtstiN VI SAotS
would retain that portfolio despite his
senatorial ambitions.
mir. Root is prominently states
man." said the judge today in referring
to his cordial feeling and admiration
for the secretary of state.
He has the most wonderful faculty
for the planning for the future, both
with respect to the domestic affairs and
international relations, of any one
have known. He has such a plan for
the development of our relations with
the South and Central American coun-
tries. Such plans must. as indeed must
those of true craftsmanship in any di-
rection. be worked out step by step,
with patience and time
Cannon for Speaker.
1t is understood that Mr.. Sherman
gave it as his opinion to Judge Taft
at the conference that Speaker Cannon
would continue TO hold that Office in
the Sixty-first congress. Further de-
tails werc understandable. the explanation
given by Judge Taft being;
1T was az general talk regarding
many matters and persons, just sucl
talks as 1 desire and expect to have
with the party leaders and those meT
who had to do with the campaign. and
as a result of which in the end I shall
J be able to form opinions and make de
cisions. There was nothing definite
done nor was the discussion of "a char
acter that its publicity would be either
interesting or opportune.'
| President-elect Taft tonight sent q
cablegram extending his hearty con-
gratulations to Cuba through Governor
Magoon on the conduct and result of the
recent election there
May Not Co TO Cuba.
| Judge Taft expressed doubt tonight
| that he would so to Cuba 10 witness
the withdrawal of the American and
the Inauguration of the Cuban admin
! istration This function will take place
I just at time when, Mr.. Taft says, he
Will be decidedly engrCssed with the
affairs of his administration. as he had
desired to put off definite decisions
regarding his cabinet and other mat
tiers as long as possible. so that that
much more time for consultation and
consideration may be had.
The president-elect was met at tht
train on his arrival here this morning
| by Mrs Taft 1t is purposed to remaih
! here until Dec 6. The snow which
had enveloped the Virginia mountains
since his departure last Friday disap-
peared rapidly today under bright
sun. and exercise in the open viii be
resumed tomorrow