The Washington times., 1908-10-18
Will Hold Conference With
President Early This
Morning.
PLANNING TO ATTEND
CHURCH TOGETHER
Situation IN New York Will Be
Gone Over and Plans
Arranged.

Judge william II. Taft arrived IN
Washington early this morning on his
special train from Richmond. Va.
where he wound Up his tour OF the
South last night The candidates pri-
vate car was darzened as Il entered the
station and the porter said that Nr-
Taft had left word not 70 be called
until = o'clock.
i has been arranged that Judge Taft
viii take breakfast with President
Roosevelt. after which the two win at
tend services at All Souls Unitarian
Church. at the corner OF Fourteenth
and ! streets This is the same church
that President John Quincy Adams at
tended while he was President The
Rev DR.. Edward Everett Hale. chap
lain OF The Senate, occupies the pulpit
about once a month during the sessions
Of Congress Mr. Taft has regularly at
tended this church ever since he has
been In Washington The Rev. Ulysses
G. 3 Pierce. pastor OF the church. was
al the White House yesterday. arranE-
ing for the Presidents visit.
To Hold Conference.
The arrival OF the former Secretary
OF Way viii be made the occasion Of an
extended conference with President
Roosevelt and several others promf-
nentIy Identified with the Admfnistra-
ton MI Taft viii remain at the
White House for luncheon. and his
plans for the early evening depend en-
tirely upon the length Of the confer
ence- He viii leave Washington al
midnight for Wilmington. Del. where
he is scheduled 70 speak tomorrow.
The situation in New York and ohio
VIII be given serious consideration BY
the President and the man who wishes
! 20 succeed him IN office. Both Of these
states are giving the party leaders
alarm Judge Taft viii appear in New
York during the week and the line Of
campaign he viii conduct there viii IN
doubleday be mapped out today.
In order that he might have all in
formation possible 10 lay before Nj.
Taft. the President yesterday had a Sc
r-es Of conferences relating % the Do
liucaI situation throughout the country.
among those whom he requested 20 call
at the White House FOR this purpose
were Paul Norton, president Of the
Equitable Life Insurance Company. OF
Ney York; Secretaries Root. Wright,
Garfield and MetcaIf, Assistant Secre-
,
berry, and clifford Pinchot
Not Very Hopeful
one Of these callers declared that the
situation was not as hopeful as II might
be. but expressed no fears for the out
come. Speaking OF Ohio. he said
In that state we are Up against q
stif fight We are contending with all
the isms and faCtional Quarrels that a
party was ever called upon 20 endure,
and the liquor question is proving par
ticuIarIy aEEravatinE- During the next
two weeks, things viii begin 10 straight
en- out, and ] am confident that we can
carry the State Tor Taft"
The New York problem IS proving
equally as troublesome as Ohio The
reports from the Empire state have re-
Gently become so uniformly pessimIstfc
thar the Administration is ready 70
reconcile itself 10 the defeat Of Gov
Cruor Hughes The one hope now re-
naming is that the storm OF protest
against the governor ill not extend
20 Judge Taft With the hope OF stem
ming the tide there IS a possibility that
Judge Tafc viii be advised 70 throw
himself into the breach and BY taking
Ur the cudge-S for Governor Hughes
save the day for both the state and na-
tiOlaI tickets.