The Washington times., 1908-11-12
PreSident-Elect Will Visit
Executive Mansion All
Day Next Sunday.
MAY GIVE ADVICE
ABOUT MESSAGE
First Trip TO Capital Since Elee-
ton Will Be En- Route Back
From Brooklyn Speech.
By &c. wELLIvER.

Will spend Saturday night ard Sunday
in Washington. as the guest Of PTesi-
dent Roosevelt, at the White House
1t will be the first visit TO the Capital.
in mis- capacity as President-eiect. Of
the man who, four months from now.
will De Chief Executive. II will also be
the first meeting between him and the
President since election.
Judg Taft viii be in Washington on
his way from Brooklyn TO Hot Springs,
Va
More than a year ago. he made d
promise 10 deliver the address at the
dedication Of the Prison Ships Martyrs
Monument. in Brooklyn. Although the
promise had become rather hazy In his
mind, the people 20 whom it was mace
had good memories, and declined 10
accept any excuses. The fact that Mr..
Taft had meanwhile been elected Presi-
dent didn't make him any less available
as an occasional orator, in the minds
Of the Brooklyn people; and he viii
carry out the promise.
Gets Here Saturday.
The address ia Brooklyn will be made
ia The afternoon and the Taft party
viii leave soon alterward for Washing
ton, the expectation being that he viii
arrive about 1920 in the evening. He
viii be driven directly 10 the White
House. where he viii remain over sun
day, going then to Hot Springs.
Announcement OF Judge Tafrs visit TO
the President and the White House IS
of the greatest interest to politicians.
because there are so many questions
OF the most m0mentOus interest Il both.
which IL is assumed will be talked
over. In the hTsL place. the President
is getting his message 10 Congress
rounded into something ike its final
shape. and there are especial and Oh
vi0us reasons why he viii wish this
year to consider il with the man who.
pledged 10 carry forward the Roosevelt
policies is soon TO succeed 10 that 0hli-
cation ana responsibility The final
draft of the message will be finished
very soon after this meeting
Then there Is the series OF Tapid-fre
developments In various political situa-
tions. notably New York and Ohio,
which are Of the greatest interest; and
finally, the question of the Taft Cabi-
nets composition. The President has
recently deprived Judge Taft of all hope
of retaining the services of Premier
Root Mr.. Roots transfer TO the Sen
ate adds greatly TO the complexiry Of
the Cabinet problem because Secretaries
of State are not to be found i'm every
back township; especially Secretaries
equipped TO ill the large hole which
Mr.. Roots retirement viii leave.
Situation Is Uncertain
The whole Cabinet situation is rem
dered uncertain by reason Of this de-
veIopment. Whether Postmaster Gen
eral Meyer shall be sent to the state
Department. or whether David Jayne
Hill, ambassador to Germany. or White
law Reid ambassador TO Britain. shall
be cslled to head the department I'm
which they have served or whether. as
has recently been suggested, the place
shall be pressed as a patriotic duty on
Senator LOdEe-these and all the other
possibilities naturally suggest them
selves as pretty certain to get atten-
tion at the hands of the President and
his successor.
One thing is expected TO result from
the visit of the President-eIect That is
some announcement or authoritative
iutimation which viii make il definite
that William Loeb. jr- is to be a mem
Der Of the Cabinet People who have
had opportunity TO know the senti-
ments of Mr.. TAFT for Mr. Loeb un-
deTstand very definitely that the latter
can have anything he wants. Other
people know more about that than Mr.
Loeb does. He was a devoted sup
porter of Mr.. Taft for nomination and
election, doing a good deal Of the most
intelligent managerial work. at the most
delicate stages Of the pre-convention
campaign.
Loeb Is Reticent.
but since election he has been 5ecom-
ingIy reticent about Cabinet possibiI-
tiles; he might be willing tc he asked.
but he wouldn't think OF asking. Being
of a romantic and adventurous DISPOSE
ton. the sea has ever appealed 10 Mr..
Loeb; he loves its wild, free ways when
they aren't toe wild and free and don't
interfere with regular appearances az
meals. He knows a lot aOOut the navy,
because the President has made a spec
cialty Of it, He understands. especially,
all tie schemes OF naval reform ami re-
organization which have been CouSid-
cred between the President and the
navy TefOruers, and If President Taft
wishes 10 carry forward those plans
nothing could be more naturai than that
lac would place at the head Of the os-
paTtncut the man who knows more
than anybody else about what Pres
..dent Roosevelt mas been doing and
aiming to do
1t - promised that the President AMI
President-eleCt are going to have quiet
Sunday together, and that anybody
who gets a division of their time viii