Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-30
Will Bring Work Of Department
Up to Date Before Leav-
ing Tonight.
TRANSFER COMES TOMORROW
viii Present His Successor, Gen,
Wright, to Asst. Secy.
Oliver.
Today VIII he Devoted TO Business,
But ON the Morrow He VIII
Plunge Into Politics,

Washington June 3O.-This was
William Howard Tafts last day as
secretary OF war. After several years
Of distinguished service to his govern
ment as judge OF the United States
courts, as governor general of the Phil
| ippines, as secretary of war, and as
! special representative of tho country
ON several delicate and important dip
lomatic missions, he practically re-
linQuishes tonight the performance, for
\ time at least, Of the duties as AN
| official of the United States.
The formal transfer of the war de-
| partment from the administration of
! Secy. Taft TO Secy. Luke Il. Wright, has
| successor, will not take place until to-
| morrow but the work OF the depart
| ment will be brought up to date by
| Mr.. Taft before he leaves his desk this
evening and Secy. Wright will enter
upon his new duties tomorrow with
substantially clean slate. The duties
10 be performed by Secy Taft VIII be
the formal presentation of his success
sor tomorrow to Asst. Secy. Oliver and
10 the bureau and different officers.
From that moment until the fatetul
date of the elections in November. he
Will devote himself to his campaign for
the presidency OF the United states.
BUSINESS TODAY
Business, rather than politics oc-
| cupies the attention of Secy. TAFT to-
| day. Numerous complex questions
| await him when he reaches his Of
| hoe In the war department this morn
ing and ne plunged into the work OF
| disposing of them with characteristic
energy. He announced early that he
would have practically no time today
TO discuss political matters as he de-
sires TO devote the entire day to the
| work of the war department In con-
| nection with Gov. Wright.
TOMORROW POLITICS.
Tomorrow he VIII resume his political
work, with conferences with Frank
Hitchcock, the Washington manager OF
his preliminary campaign, and with Ar
thur !. Vorys, the manager of his Ohio
campaign. These conferences will re-
late TO the national craftsmanship of the
Republican party and they promise to
have an important bearing upon the
selection of the campaign director.
Secy. Taft said today that Mrs. Taft
had so arranged the breaking up house
keeping In Washington that they would
| be able to leave here next Friday for
| Hot Springs, Va, where they will re-
main until the first of September. The
| likelihood is that when Mr.. Taft leaves
| return to the national capital until af-
! ter the November election and In the
| event OF his election to the presidency
he may not return to Washington until
! two or three days before his inaugu-
ration on the 4th of next March.
CUBAN MATTERS.
| Upon his arrival at his office Secy.
| Taft sent for Cen Edwards, chief OF
the bureau Of insular affairs and took
| up with him and with Gen. Wright
| some matters concerning the status OF
| affairs in Panama and cuba. The sec
| retary's information as TO the elections.
IN Panama Is very reassuring. 1ndica-
| tons are now that no trouble at tho
| general election Will ensue.
BY direction of the secretary, Fred w.
| Carpenter, his private secretary, today
| telegraphed 10 the mmebers of the sub
committee OF the national committees
| appointed to confer with Mr.. Taft re-,
| speeding the selection of national
chairman that he would meet them al
Hot Springs July s.
OFFICIAL CALLERS.
Among tho official callers on Secy.
| Taft today was Atty. Gen. Bonaparte.
| He remained In consultation with
| Secy. Taft, General Wright and ].
Franklin Bell. chief of stan, for an
hour He said as he left the depart
| AANi'N eAieiA AA' iiAd Ctllitu 10
| say good bye TO Secy rtaft and 10
| greet his incoming fellow cabinet
| member. General Wright. The attorney
| general added. however. that he had
| discussed with the secretary and with
| General Bell the sending OF United
states troops 10 the Mexican border
II Is only matter OF wise precau-
ton. he said 10 havo some OF our
! troops on the border at time like this.
Did you discuss poliics2' the at
torney was asked
"Oh, yes" he said, we talked some
politics. Secy. Taft being Innocent and
snileless 1 gave him some good adj
Vice"
The attorney general said that he
had had n pleasant chat with Gen.
Wright aud had told him the mem
beers Of the cabinet would nave 70 post
pone his Invitation until next Fifal.
but" said the attorney general hugh
ing II do not think the invitation VIII
lose anything by its temporary post
ponement"