Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-30
TAFT TO QUIT
OFFICE TODAY
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closed concerning the national chair
manship, but the statement is reit-
Grated that no announcement concern
ing it will be made until after the
meeting of the Republican national
committed to be held in Hot Springs,
Va, July s.
Within half an hour after his arrival
at the war department Secretary Taft
was overwhelmed with callers. On ac-
count of the pressure of businss he
saw comparatively few of them.
Among those to whom he talked were
Assistant Secretary Oliver, General
Bell. General Edwards and other de-
partment chiefs, General Powell Clay
ton, Republican national committee
man from Arkansas, and Minister
Arrange and Secretary Arozmena of the
legation of Panama.
Secretary Taft telegraphed Mr.. Vorys
asking him to come here and confer
with him next Wednesday.
Kellogg for Chairman
Inquiry into the purpose of the visit
to Oyster Bay of Frank B. Kellogg
and his extended conferences with Sec
retary Taft and President Roosevelt
has developed the conjecture that he
is the person whom Secretary Taft
would like to see named as chairman
of the Republican national committee.
Of course, in view of the fact that a
subcommittee of the national COM
mittee is going to Hot Springs on July
s to confer with Secretary Taft about
the selection of a chairman, 1t would
scarcely be official etiquette to an
nounce in advance the preference of
the administration and the secretary in
this matter; hence the impossibility or
an authoritative announcement of Mr..
Kellogg's selection at this stage.
Mr.. Kellogg is a member of the sub
committee which will walt upon Secre-
tary Taft, and is from Minnesota, the
enemy's country; is In charge or the
prosecution of the Standard Oil COM
pany. and has already achieved ma
tional reputation as the administration
trust buster"
kellogg said today he had not been
offered the chairmanship of the ma
tional Republican committee and that
he could not and would not accept 1t
if offered to him.
Protest also was lodged today with
Secretary Taft against the elimination
of Arthur l. Vorys of Ohio, one OF the
Taft political managers, from consid-
Grafton for the chairrnanship OF the
Republican national committee by sew
eral Ohio politicians who arrived here
this morning. In the party were Henry
A. Williams, chairman OF the state
executive committee; Arthur Guilbert,
state auditor, and Robert Wolfe,
publisher of Columbus.
Frank H. Hitchcock arrived here to-
day also.
Will Talk Politics
Secretary Taft, when asked this
evening what likely might be the ma
ture of the conference with Mr.. Vorys,
replied laughingly:
"Well. I fancy we shall talk some
politics, even though the weather be
hot"
when will you see Mr.. Hitchcock"
the secretary was asked,
~ understand" he replied, tnat MI.
Hitchcock is in the city but l have
not seen him and 1 shall not see MIN
until [ am a private citizen. Tomor-
row I shall be so deeply engrossed
with the departmental matters Wnlch
I am trying to clear up for my sue.
cessor, Governor Wright, that snail
have little !stime to devote to personal
or political matters"
Then. turning to Governor Wright,
Taft said, smilingly:
saThey call Governor Wright Gen
eral' hut that is merely a polite title.
He is really governor, and after next
generals will bow to him.
On Wednesday morning have direct
ed that all the bureau and division
chiefs of the war department shall
meet here to greet the new secretary
Of war. The army officers will be ex-
pected to appear in full uniform,
THAT direction has been given" sug-
gested the secretary, laughingly, in
order that / may make mySelf SOLID
with the military vote"