Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-16
President to Start on His Va
cation Saturday.
TWO MEN NAMED IN IDAHO
A United States Attorney and q
Marshal Appointed Today.
HOPING FOR A STAMPEDE
Ex-senator Stewart Of Nevada
Thinks Still That the President
May Be Renominated.

Next to the last cabinet meeting OF the
summer was held today. The President
will leave Washington. with his family.
next Saturday morning for Oyster BAY
for his summer vacation. and will not
come back to Washington until early in
the fall. THE probability is that the
| President and family will get away about
. O'clock Saturday morning. reaching
their home at Oyster Bay about 3 o'clock
the same afternoon. The Oyster Bay
home is prepared for the visit. The Presi-
dent expects TO give attention to farm
matters for a while, and as often pos
| sble will make excursions with the chill
| dren.
President Roosevelt has announced the
appointments of c. III. Lingenfelter TO be
United States attorney for Idaho and
Shadrach l.. Hodgins to be United States
marshal for the same state. I'm place of
Norman Ruck and Ruel Rounds. re-
moved. Mr.. Lingenfelter went to Idaho
from Missouri. and Mr.. Hodgins. is sheriff
of Ada county, Idaho.
Still Hoping for q Stampede.
Ex-senator Stewart of Nevada. who
has been diligent I'm his advocacy OF the
President for third term, told White
House inquirers today. his way from
the executive Offices. that II was by no
means settled that the President would
not be nominated. II see that there is
still fear OF a stampede foe the Presi-
dent" said the former senator. well.
IL Is at least certain that the President
could be elected and that the people would
applaud his nomination. No. do not be-
any attention to charges that he was
guilty OF bad faith. How would he be
able to stop stampede Then what
would happen IL he should decline a
IN q tnfl a0dn afx
a stampede? ] do not think anybody
doubts that following declination by
him the men who have long opposed
a man OF their liking. The President
mated.
AS to the vice presidency. Mr. Stewart
was inclined to think that II would be
either Dolliver or Cummins OF Iowa, al
though he believed Vice President Fair.
banks would add weight to the ticket.
Mr.. Taft Has Nothing to Say.
Secretary Taft had his usual morning
conference with the President. They had
before them a number OF kilograms re-
ceived from faithful leaders at Chicago
and II was to consider some OF these that
they talked. Mr. Taft was asked about
reports that he favored a certain man for
the vice presidency. 81 do not care to
talk about the vice presidency until the
presidential nomination is settled" he
said.
Friends Of Secretary Taft who were at
the White House today were much dis.
pleased with q story that he is an unbe-
lever In religious matters. and that he 10
far from being the kind Of q man to pre-.
side over Christian nation. Friends said
that the story was absolutely false Sec
rotary Taft is of Unitarian family, h.s
father and mother both being Unitarians.
his grandmother having Joined the Uni
tartan movement with the famous Or.
Claiming. Secretary Taft. like his father
before him, was q member OF the Cnta-
rian Church OF Cincinnati He has a pew
and attends the services OF the Unitarian
Church at l4th and J. streets. Washing.
ton. d. c., Of which the Rev. DIR. Pierce
Is pastor; but he sometimes goes with
Mrs. Taft, who, like her family, Is Episco-
palian, to st. Johns Episcopal Church,
which she attends and where she has O
pew. Their daughter was confirmed IN
this church last year. In the summer
at Murray Bay for the last sixteen years
Mr.. Taft has taken particular interest In
the union chapel of the Presbyterian and
Episcopal churches. where he has attend
ed every Sunday for the three months OF
his vacation.
Opium Commissioners Appointed.
President Roosevelt has appointed three
commissioners to represent the United
States on the joint international commit
sion to investigate the opium question In
the far east. They are Thomas Burke,
An attorney OF Seattle: Dr.. Hamilton
Wright OF Maine and DR.. Charles d.
Tenney, Chinese secretary Of the Ameri.
can legation at Picking. Similar commits.
sioners will be appointed by all tho DOW.
ers interested In opium suppression. The
Joint commission will meet in Shanghai
I next. Messrs. Burke ana
Wright will collect Information on the
opium traffic in the United States and the
Philippine Islands and DIR. Tenney will
study the situation In China.
DIR. Wright has travelled extensively In
The far east and has made q study OF oil
phases Of the opium evil