Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-12-22
TAFT AND HAMMOND
HOLD A CONFERENCE
Leader Of League Of Republican
Clubs Summoned 10 Augusta
BY Presits0t-Hsct.
FINDS CABINET RUM0RS' SOURCE
Next President De 2'ares Interested
Persons Mention Names to him Cor
Consideration. Then Boost Them
In print-Aammord Osc.aiTs
Candidacy for Ar Position.


Giv Associated fr"ss|.
AUGUSTA. GA. Dec. I'll Pr"si.
dent. lee. Taft conferred today with
John !tny,s Hammond. president OF
IN" N"tiura Lcagu'. % KrpuhiiCan
C}nhs AMI r c"iv"d suE""@tionS which
will be gwen serious roEsidcrn' ion
rrSrcctjNg l. " feeds Of future Nyc.
fuln.,s for that orGaEilatiCn.
Mr. Taft SAID AIR. Hammond, who
arrived h"." TODAY wi'h Mrs. Ham
nrrd and two -. th'ir sons for an
"xrend"L stay, was irvit Il by him Ia
cnElc liz @d!rd th'rr were many
thing h.. wanted to talk ever with
III" mimi. %.rurrr inch ti'tG pOl!ii-
cal conditions aud appointments.
tn ;wo hav" cen friends sine"
heir coil, g. days VIII, they were
classmates
Not Hunting Job.
Mr. Hammond was emphatic in
saving h" was not candidate for
either the cabinet. the diplomatic
corps, or any other position under III"
new administrator. If he had any
ambition whatever, ne said. 1t would
he TO head a department Of public
works in the event such department
should he establiSht d. In the Or"ani-
cation OF such he believes his onci-
neering experience would be variable
tn the government in organizing a
branch of service having for lis pur-
pose the conservation Of The natural
resources and their administration.
IEr. Taft said tonight he had writ
ten Senator Knox inviting him to
come to Augusta within he next two
or three weeks II he could at which
tim a cabinet conference would be
held
Where Rumors Come from.
In this connection Mr.. Taft said h"
believed he WIS beginning 20 sec
where so many cabinet ruinors came
from. The publishing OF namc with
the Information that its posse ssor
was being ":priOusiv CnnsiTered' FOR
the cabinet. H. found has followed the
suggestion Of that pane 10 him by
some one interest: d in the person.
r." aided that he still believed II
would take more than the suggestion
of name and its publication TO bu.lc
he cabinet
No actual developments he assert
cd had occurred recentlY. and there
was no; hirg to b" addcd 10 the pIb,
liz Information on tn" situation IT
this time. q
Cabinet Reports Misleading.
Mr.. Tai. has stated specifically that
thera IS no foundation for any Of the
recent cab;net rum0rs.
State Chairman walter s Dickcy.
of Missouri. is 10 IL a visi'or IN
Judge Taft in the near future.
That Mr.. TiCkev will have some
thing 10 say 6 the Iua!ifica iors o'
Judge Charles Magic. o. st. I.o"is,
for cabinet position, is predicted.
iuigo Taf spoke tonight in the
Highest terms OF the legal ability ri
W Magic. who was in charC" Of tn"
malone! headquarters at CHICAGO as
national commit, man in III" ah
serc" Of Chairman Hitchcock.
TIL" Taft family TO-DAY moved into
the Tcrrc.t cottage. which Is 10 b"
their home during the remainder oi
'kcir 50? here"
Thy i~nchcd A. tn" Pom Air hnt"l
wh"r" they S~ tn r2k" their meals
At Dime sNonich: tho VT" rh'
gses;s os jFe Country Club
JuGC" TIT is not = Iiit!c veNrd ~
his golf Srcr "" jaughingiy r"fns"7
tc :rIl What his score IS. hit laws III"
bar" 10 the sand or" MS. On which
h" has ncy'r bnroT" pin I'd he ha1
promise himself tina. r" vii d"vot'
Ii;ilc "H'ra time in n: afternoon
10 "putIing" until n" has mastered
:hc art
Surplus Of irvitsticns.
far.. inyrT;irrs r." coming 20 NJ
Taft ~ vi: rcin's in Georgia am
~ South "" said '0iav that n"
H"Gld h unable TO ac""T 'h"m and
shnurd rrcnahIy th"rcr, n" compelled
30 refuse 70 90 srvwh"r" rNcc?: Ia
keep his atIan'a cnGaC mont