The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-07-09
TAFT SLOUGH"
OFFICIAL ROBES
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE WINDS
UP HIS BUSINESS AS SEC.
RETARY OF WAR.
Only One Political Talk--Representa
tive Burton, After conferrins with
Candidate, Thinks Vorys viii Not
BE National Chairman.

Washington, July Tin in process
OF sloughing off my official robes"
This was the laconic description of
his condition given by William II. Taft
Tuesday evening as he sat at the big
flat-topped desk in his private Office
at the war department He had been
working like an East Indian slave dur.
ing the day In the disposition of more
or less important departmental bust
ness. 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 con.
sultation with Gov. Wright, who is his
successor as executive head of the war
department. and with bureau chiefs of
the department. Several important
matters respecting the election situa-
tion in Panama, the Panama canal, the
situation In Cuba and administrative
details OF the war department proper
occupied his attention practically
throughout the day.
Has Long Talk with Burton.
The only real political conference
he had during the day was with Rep.
resentative Theodore T. Burton of
Cleveland, o., who presented his name
to the Chicago convention for the
presidency. The conference was pro.
longed. Mr.. Burton discussed with the
secretary the details OF the conFention
and the political situation as It has de.
veloped since the convention ad.
journed. They devoted particular at.
tention to the political conditions in
Ohio, Mr.. Taft's native state, concern.
ing which he is especially sollcitous.
At the conclusion of the conference,
Mr.. Burton said that a number of
questions were considered by Mr. Taft
and himself concerning which he could
not talk.
Vorys Not to Be Chairman.
MIR. Vorys, who has been mentioned
in connection with the national chair.
manship of the Republican party, will
be identified probably with the ap.
preaching national campaign in an i'm
portant capacity; but, as the situa.
tion is to-day, he will not be the chair
man Of the committee" said Mr.. Bur
ton. 81 have no information at this
time on the national chairmanship
question beyond that. am quite Ger.
tain, however, that all Of the wrinkles
which now seem to exist will be
smoothed out In few days"
Commenting upon his interview
with Mr.. Burton, Mr.. Taft said diplo.
matically:
1--WE considered the state Of the
whole union, but little political touch
was given to the interview, l will ad.
nit"
Burton May Go to Hot Springs.
II developed from the talk with Mr..
Taft that Mr.. Burton may go to Hot
Springs for a brief sojourn about the
time Mr.. Taft and his family arrive
there. Mr.. Taft said that he and Mrs.
Taft and their son Charlie would leave
Washington next Friday afternoon at
four o'clock for Hot Springs in a spe-
cial car over the Chesapeake G. Ohio |
railway. He also announced that he |
had sent out notices to the members |
OF the subcommittee of the national |
committee requesting them to meet |
him at Hot Springs on July to deter.
mine the matter Of the national chair
manship. Concerning the chairman
ship the secretary said that he was alb.
solutely without information that he
could communicate to the public.
Apparently the matter is as much In
the air as II has been since the meet
ing OF the subcommittee In Cincinnati
on June 20.
Mr.. Taft said that he expected TO
have a talk with Mr.. Vorys Wednes-
day, but that he did not expect TO see
f. II. Hitchcock until Thursday.