The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-06-11

Washington, June 9.-There is some
very interesting and important presi-
Dental politics bound up in the official
confirmation by Secretary Loeb that
President Roosevelt. next April, accom-
panied by his son, Kermit. now ready
to enter Harvard university, Is to go
for a hunting trip In Africa and be gone
from the United States q year and per-
haps q year and a half.
The presidential politics of this hunt
Ing story Is made further significant by
the statement, also made by Secretary
Loeb, that on his return to this country
the president will devote six months or
p year, or such time as may be neces-
sary, to writing a book describing his
African hunt. The hunt and writing
the account Of 1t will thus run w
years or more into the next presidential
luadrennium. and is a sufficient reply
o the oft repeated charge h a II Taft
$ elected president he will be dominat-
I'd by Roosevelt.
II may be said in passing that one of
he chief purposes the president has
in getting away from the United States
beXt year is to make 1t certain that NJ
barge can be successfully made that
Faft as president is being influenced
by Mr.. Roosevelt's personality.
Secretary Loeb said that the presi-
Hent for the past six weeks mas been in
active correspondence with men in this
country, Germany and England, who
nave made a speciality Of hunting big
game In Africa. He wants to get sug-
gestions as to itinerary, commlssary
and general equipment. Half a dozen
letters by way of reply already have
been received. Before he sails from
New York, the president will have all
his plans laid out. He will engage men
with nnINtTNnnanf IN Kannt LIxa n VIZ rtnNYa
stages Of the trip. all the way from
Cairo to points along the upper Nile
and Lakes Albert and Victoria Nianza,
across to Bombaso, q port of entry to
British East Africa. 1t Is part Of his
plan to make a thorough inspection of
The Cape-to-Cairo railway.
Very little OF the presidents equip
ment will be taken from this country.
He will ave expert guides meet him at
Cairo. After this he will be met by
other guides with equipment at points
along the route to be hereafter agreed
upon.
No photographers or newspaper men
will be with the party. ,
One or two stenographers Will be in
attendance to take down notes while
the subject matter, to which they relate
Is fresh In the presidents mind. There
Is just a possibility hat n or two dis
tinguished hunters from this country or
Europe will be in the party. but this is
still an open question.
It is announced hat the PRESIDENT
will not, on this trip. make any stops
in Europe. He will sail from New York;
for the Mediterranean and proceed d.
rect to Cairo, where he will re-embark
for a trip UP the Nile. At some con-
venient point up that river he will take
the Cape-to-Cairo railway for the in
terror, and, leaving that railway at
some point to be agreed upon, he will,
plunge into the heart of the continent,
it being his ain to be away from civil
tzation perhaps for months at a time,
going north and south as the season
may dictate. +
This will be the greatest hunting trip
ever taken by the president. and the
longest in duration. He Is very enthus-'
iastic in talking to his friends about it.,
and is planning to bring home with
him enough tiger skins.
There will likewise be numerous ele-,
plant tusks among the trophies.
The formal announcement OF the
hunt, coming as 1t does just In advance
Of the republican national convention
at Chicago, may possibly be for the
purpose of putting Il good crimp into
the plans of third-term boomers and
r~eactionaries.