The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-28
Cabinet Members Are Ordered
 Out to Speak for Taft
WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE
Effort to Have Central Labor Union of Washington Recall Decision to Support Gompers Falls Flat
 Republicans Are Sore.

Washington. October 2.-(Special.)- with only Secretary of the Treasury Cortelyou and Secretary of War Wright in attendance there was a meeting ot the cabinet today. The President and his two republican assistants put in an hour discussing the political situation and the speeches Wright and Cortelyou are to make this week. The other seven mem- bers of the cabinet are out making speeches for Taft and neglecting their official duties in an effort to save the grand old party"
 In this connection a letter is recalled written by George Washington to his Att torney General, Charles Lee, ehiding him for his absence from Washington, but Roosevelt with all his civic righteousness is not expected to follow the example of the Father of His Country.
 Here is the letter:
 This letter is for your eye only. It is written for the purpose of expressing my regret for your continued absence from the seat of government Rely upon it. 1t is productive of unpleasant remarks. in which I must be involved. It will
 
 sinecure of the office. Let me entreat you, therefore, to come on without delay, and be assured of the esteem, etc., of yours very truly,
 GEORGE WASHINGTON.'
 The movement to have the local Central Labor union withdraw its indorsement of President Gompers and his political al- dances, which was launched by the re- publican leaders, and which, it is de- eiared, had it's inception in the mind of the President, has proven boomerang of the worst sort for its promoters, who were overwhelmingly defeated on a reg istered ballot.
 Not only did the Central Labor union fail to withdraw its previous indorsement, which, it was claimed, was made without due consideration, but after doing so again indorsed President Gompers and his political attitude in the present cam paign. But three men, led by Harry w. Templar, delegate from the Printers union, stood by the republican guns. Seven members swamped them with their votes.
 Today the democrats are rejoicing in the belief that they have annihilated the en- emy with their own guns ammunition. The Washington Central Labor union in it's action exerts a wonderful influence over the labor movement of the rest of the country, and to have won out last night would have meant great deal to the republicans.
 It was openly charged in the meeting that the movement to have the Central Labor union withdraw it's indorsement of President Gompers was conceived and put forward by President Roosevelt, who worked through the department heads, who in turn told the printers, plate print CTS and the hundreds of other union men working for the government that it would be to the best interest of them- selves if the Gompers indorsement was withdrawn, and the Central Labor union rescinded it's action. It seemed easy, with slim meeting, and the strongest speak CTS and democratic adherents out on the stump. to bring in the favorable man and pass a resolution withdrawing the in- dorsement. But the opposition was topped off. and with one accord the democrats and the loyal Gompers men worked day and night for two days to get the men into the meeting. Sam De Nedrey was brought in from Virginia on hurry call, as were all the other stump speakers, inc cluding Jack Purcell, Milton Snellings and J. A. Rodier
 Frank Morrison, secretary of the Ameri- can Federation of Labor, tonight returned from a campaigning tour of New York and Rhode Island. According to Mir Morrison, who has spoken almost entire- ly to audiences composed of union men, New York state will give Bryan a safe plurality while practically every union man in Rhode Island will vote the dem- ocratic ticket Last week I spoke in Elmira, Roches- ter. Utica, Rome, Syracuse and Ithaca, New York Woonsocket and Providence, Rhode Island" MT. Morrison said. ''and I was surprised to see union men of these cities so solid in their support of the democratic ticket.
 "F'rom the published reports which had been called to my attention I did not be- lieve the union men would be so enthu- siastic in their work to elect Bryan Everywhere I was greeted by big audi ences The close attention given ad- dresses proved conclusively that the men were interested In the issues of the cam paign.
 "The fact that at not a single meet ing of laboring men was there a dis cordant utterance from anyone in the audience showed that the union men of those states will vote and work for the election of the Bryan ticket Mir Morrison will leave Washington in a day or two for Newark. N. J., where he will close the campaign
 The records or the department or Jus tice show that Henry M Taft was on the payroll of the department of justice while his brother, William H. Taft, was head of the war department.
 According to the records he received $11, ,S72S0 within less than year. Some of it was paid as reimbursement for ex- penses incurred and some as salary. He was first employed on January %, 1865, during the height of the nominations for the Philippine railroad concessions. The second bidding for the concessions. at which Speyer & Go. won, was on Jan uary 20. 1905, five days before Mir. Taft was employed. His compensation was to be determined by the attorney general but $1O0 was given him a retainer. That employment lasted until April IS. 1905 when he reoevied s672. 80 as expenses. On December l. 19o5 he was again em7
 ployed at q stipend to be determined by