Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-19
TALKING THINGS over
Taft and Sherman Have Con-
ference at Hot Springs.
SUCCESSOR TO Mr.. PLATT
Roots Election as Senator From New
York Expected.
MUCH DESIRED IN CABINET
Secretary of State Wishes to Be Re-
lieved of Exacting Social Duties.
Cubans Congratulated.
SUCCESSOR TO Mr.. PLATT
MUCH DESIRED IN CABINET

| tage here yesterday afternoon on New
York politics, general political affairs. and
especially regarding persons and measures
pertaining to the next administration.
| The conferees were President-elect Taft,
| Vice President-eect Sherman and William
Ward. national republican committeeman
| from New York. The President-elect ar
rived from Cincinnati yesterday morning
and the Vice President-elect and Mr..
Ward left for the east last night Mr..
Sherman will stop in Washington and in
! Philadelphia before reaching home.
Mr.. Roots Selection Expected.
| Although no one to the conference
wishes to be quoted on the subject, it
may be stated as the opinion Of all that
Secretary Root will be the successor in
the United States Senate of T. c. Plat.
This, of course, is based upon the under
standing that Mr. Root wishes the place.
Mr. TAFT has had no hesitancy from the
| first in giving positive expression to his
desire to make Mr.. Root the premier of
| his cabinet. He has also stated that if
| his persuasion could prevail the present
Secretary of State would retain that port
1o1fo. despite his senatorial ambitions.
Mr.. Root is pre-eminently a states
| man." said Mr.. Taft in referring to his
cordial friendly feeling and admiration for
! the Secretary of State. He has the most
wonderful faculty for planning in detail
for the future, both with respect to do
nestle affairs and international relations,
| of any one l have ever known. He has
| such pfan' for the development of our
relations with the South and Central
American countries, such plans, as indeed
| must. like those of true craftsmanship in
| any direction. be worked out step by STEP
with patience and time
Mr.. Roots Desire.
1t is the understanding here that one Of
| the main reasons for Mr.. Roots desire to
be relieved of cabinet duty is that both
he and Mrs. Root may be rid of the
somewhat taxing and exacting social du-
ties required of the Secretary of State.
1t is understood that Mr. Sherman gave
IT as his opinion to Mr.. Taft that Speaker
Cannon would continue to hold that office
in the Sixty-first Congress
Further details of the conference were
not obtainable, the explanation given by-
Mr.. Taft being lit was a general talk re-
sardlng many matters and persons just
such talks as L desire and expect to have
with the party leaders and those men who
had to do with the campaign, and as a
result of which in the end l shall be able
to form opinions and make decisions
There was nothing definite done nor was
the discussion of a character that its
publicity would be either interesting or
opportune.'
,.,. Congratulates Cubans.
President-elect Taft last night sent a
cablegram extending his hearty congratu-
lations to Cuba on the conduct and result
of the recent election there. The message
was addressed to Gov. Magoon and read
Il congratulate the Cuban people on the
supremacy of law and order in the crisis
of national election and upon the
peaceable choice, after an honest ballot
and fair count, of the candidate of the
majority. / congratulate you, Col Crowder
and the electoral commission upon the
successful execution of the electoral law.
prepared by the commission and SUPER
vised and executed by you I congratu-
late Gen. Gomez upon his election to be
president of Cuba under such favorable
auspices. l wish for him successful ad-
ministration and for the Cuban republic
long life and prosperity"
Unlikely to Go to Cuba.
Mr.. Taft expressed doubt that he should
go to Cuba to witness the withdrawal of
the American and the Inauguration Of the
Cuban administrations. This function
will take place just at time when Mr..
Taft says he will be decidedly engrossed
with the affairs of his own administra-
ton. as he has desired TO put off definite
decisions regarding his cabinet and other
time for consultation and consideration
NAV be had. There is also another view
of his visiting Cuba which has been ad-
vanced and that is that his presence as
the next President of the United States
would have tendency to disarrange the
details of the affair and perhaps also
overshadow to some extent the real event
and persOnages directly concerned
therein.
The President-elect intends to. remain
here until December +. The snow, which
has enveloped the Virginia mountains
since his departure last Friday, disap-
peared rapidly yesterday under a bright
sun. and exercise in the open will be re-
Sumed today.
Conferences Proposed Today.
Representative Burton of Ohio, Gov
elect Glasscock of West Virginia and Civil
Service Commissioner Greene are each to
have conferences with President-elect
Taft late today. Mr.. Burton, who is
spending some time here, is a candidate
for the Senate to succeed Senator Fora