The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-28
Presidents Secretary Resists
Strong Temptation and Will
Retire to Private Life.
TAFT MAKES GREAT
HIT WITH THE LADIES.
Oyster Bay conferces Flee in
Hacks and Automobiles to Es-
cape Reporters Hitchcock
May Yet Be Chairman
OF National Com
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iSTER BAY, N. Y. June 27.---
IA Tho conference at Sycamore
Hill to-day. in which President
lNL Roosevelt, Secretary Taft, Gem
eral Wright, National Com
mitteeman Frank b. Kellogg, OF Min
nesota, and w. l.. Ward, of New York.
took part, failed to result In the se-
Election OF q chairman for the Republi-
can National Committee.
| During the session, which lasted
Throughout the luncheon hour. the
Craftsmanship was offered to William
Loeb, the Presidents private secre-
! tary, who promptly declined the honor,
giving as his reason determination
to go into business as soon as Mr..
| Roosevelt retires from office.
Loeb Resists Temptations.
Secretary Taft has always been
kindly disposed toward Mr.. Loeb. He
Is keenly appreciativc OF the work the
Presidents secretary did for him dur
ing the early stages of his boom. and
when Mr. Loeb stood firm in his re-
fusal of the chairmanship. Mr., TAFT
turned to him and said:
"Secretary Loeb. II am elected
President. you may have any place that
1t is IN my power to give"
In reply, Mr.. Loeb assured Secretary
Taft that he was fully determined to
enter private life at the expiration of
President Roosevelt's term OF Office.
and that he looked for no reward for
/ any service that he has rendered or
might give during the campaign
Whether or not Mr.. Hitchcock's name
was considered during the conference
could not be learned. but the fact that
Mr.. Kellogg took a prominent part in
| the discussion and was the last to leave
the Hill. would seem to indicate q
prospect hat the engineer of the steam
roller will reconsider his refusal. The
matter will not be finally decided until
IJuly 8tf.Swhcn the subcommittee OF the
national committee meets. with Can
didate TAFT. in Washington. The date
for this consultation. which had been
set for July lat. has been changed to
allow Mr.. Sherman. the vice. -presiden-
tial candidate. to attend.
Taft Received Ovation.
Somewhat worn after his experiences
with Yales'7s, but still smiling Secre-
tary Taft arrived at Oyster Bay this
morning onfthe 1911 o'clock train with
his successor. General Wright. After
luncheon and three-hour chat, DUR
Ling which the affairs OF the War De-
partment were sdiscusse ed with the Pres
lident land 4 General II Wright, Secretary
Taft climbed on board one OF the big
seeret seryica5 automo obiles and deRart-
ed int:aAdust cloud for Jersey city,
where he hoped .4to catch the $3.50
o'clock train for Washington. He took
with him Mr.. Ward, who was to so as
Far as New York. Mr.. Taft refused
to talk politics. or to tell much cQn-
corning the happenings at the confer
ence on the Hill. He answered all
questions about politics with the Taft
smile. It was like putting questions
to a genial clam wrapped up In an
automobile duster.
Candidate Taft received quite an
ovation when he arrived. Oyster Bay
had heard OF his coming, and all the
flags and bunting used when Presl-
dent Roosevelt came to town last Sat
urday were taken out OF the moth
balls and displayed for the secretary's
benefit. The crowd at the railroad
station was not quite as large as that
Which greeted Mr., Roorevelt, but It
Was Just as eager4to shake hands,
Nice and Not as Fnt as Pictures.
Mr.. aft makes q great hit with
ladies'. All of. Oyster Bays loveliness
was there on the station platform, a
little shy at first. for Mr.. TAFT Is not
quite as we'll known here as Nelghbor
Roosevelt;y s but when 1t was seen that
the secretary smiled, the hand shaking
began, and ended only when lie
climbed into tho waiting automobile,
He Is such a nice man" ! said one
maiden, who had basked for moment
In the smile, "and not half as fat as
the pictures" she added.
General Wright was, quite. overlooked
In the rush to see Mr.. Taft, but he,
Hooked happy. too.s as no climbed Into
the automobile to wait patiently while
the secretary had his picture taken
Before starting for agamore Hills Sec
retary Taft promised the newspaper
men that he would otErun away with
out waiting to be interviewed. as he
|. did once last year. He wa as good as
his word. iss e y. ,5s sstj II i Is
General Wright and myself. talked
over War Department matters with
President ROOSEVELT he said. when
questioned about the conference.
There was not time I, enough to go
(thoroughlys into 4 he. business. SO Gems
l3ington on Monday to finish the talk.
| We will go over the work In all Its
details then. and I will clear up the
work Of my Office q. II
Ward Searches Heavens.
"A question about tho Craftsmanship
of the Republican National Committee
brought#out tho smile again.
1T does seem to me that I heard an
echo of that matter" remarked Mr..
Taft and then, turning to Mr.. Ward,
he asked: ID ian t. sou hear the report.
too? but Committeeman Ward only
,gazed sups at tsthe blue sky and answered
linothlng. i'll B
Frank B. Kellogg, national commit
teeman from Minnesota trust busters
IL Ward. national committeeman from
! New Y Yorls, arrived at oyster Bay a bout
two hours after Secretary TAFT and
General right. !. "A A secret iseryioe aus
}.sagamore@ @Ii II, but M Ward was 50
lInluohs afraid 81 that Mr.. ellogg might
ltdivulge something that he. rus he'd him
into q hack, and was on before the
lsWhite House 8 messenger could 33 am
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