The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-22
TAFT TALKS
 OF CABINET Will Have Conference
 With Knox. NO FOUNDATION FOR RUMORs President-E Elect Has Conference With Iohn Hays Hammond. Mr. Hammena DesiFss ts Heua the De- parsrss.s q rublic work. In
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NO FOUNDATION FOR RUM0RS

Augusta. Ga.. Dec. 2f.--President- elect Taft conferred today with John Hays Hammond, President of the Ma tional League Of Republican Clubs. and received suggestions which will be given serious consideration. respecting new fields of future usefulness for that organization.
 Mr Hammond arrived here today with Mrs. Hammond and two of their sons Tor an extended stay. Mir. Taft safd Hammond was invited by him to come. He added that there were many things no wanted to talk over with the eminent mining engineer, including po- liflcaM conditions and appointments. The two have been friends since their college days when they were class matenl
 MT. Hammond said he wac emphatic ln saying that he was not candidate for either the Cabinet, the diplomatic eorpa Of any other position under the new Administration. If he had any be to head department of public works. in the event such q department should be estabIishad. Tn the orgaul- xation of such a department, he be- lieves his engineering exDertence would be valuable to the Govsrnment In orRanizlng a branch Of service nav ing Cor It's purpoue the conservation Of BhtufAt kS@ANA~~~ e
 s'y1 nrm raft said tonight he had writ fen Senator Knox inviting him to come to Augusta within the next two or three weeks, if he could. at which time a cabinet conference will be held i In this connection Mir Taft said he believed he was beginning to see where. so many cabinet rulnors came from. The publishing of name with the m formation that its posyessor vas peahs sserlomsiy conslderei9 for the cabiuets he mad found had followed the sugGss- tton of that name 10 him by some one fnterested h the person. He added he stIu believed that 1t will take more than Ina aisg aestEusl Of a nafna and fts publication to build the cabinet Nc actual aeveioDfnents, he asserted had been made recently and there vas nothing to be added to the public in- formation on the hubtect at this time. Mir. Taft has stated specifically that there is no foundation Tor any or the recent cabinet rumors.
 state Chairman Walter s. Dickey, of Missouri, Is to be a visitor to Judge raft in the near future. That Mr. Dickey will have something to say of the qualifications of Judge Charles 5. Naale. of St Louis. for cabinet posi- ton, Is predicted.
 Judge Taft spoke tonight in the highest terms of the legal ability of MT. NaRle, who was in charge of the national headquarters at Chicago as national committeeman. in the absence of Chairman Hitchcock.
 The Taft family today moved Into. the Terrett cottage. which is to De. their home during the remainder of. their stay here. They lunched at the Bon Air Hotel. where they are to take their meals. At dinner today. they were the guests Of the Country Club. Judge Taft Is nof a little vexed at his golf score. He laughingly refuses to, tell what his score is but lays the blame to the sand greens. on which he had never before played. He has promised himself that he will devote a little extra time in the afternoon to putting until he has mastered the art.
 Many invitations are coming to Mir. Taft to visit points in Georgia and the South. He said today that he would be unable to accept them alls and probably thereby refuse to so any. where except to keep his Atlanta en- gagement,