The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-11-27
MURPHY, MEMBER
OF TAFT CABINET, !
COLBY BELIEVES
Essex Senator, just Back from
Hot Springs, Says He
Wouldn't Be Surprised.
PRESIDENT-ELECT IS
FOND OF EX-GOVERNOR
New Idea Leader Speaks Inter-
estingly of Ohioan and Con-
gresham Burton.
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Senator Everett Colby. who has re-
turned from Hot Springs, Va. where
he spent couple of weeks and where
he met President elect William II. Taft,
would not be surprised If former Gov
ernor Franklin Murphy, of this city,
should become member of Mr.. Taft's
cabinet. He told reporter for THE
EVENING STAR today that Mr.. Taft
has great admiration for the former
Governor.
Mr.. Colby arrived in this city
Wednesday night and spent Thanksgiv-
ing Day at home with his family.
w. Fellowes Morgan left the Springs a
few days earlier.
The Senator returned home with a
large fund of stories regarding the
President ELECT. They are golf fiends
and played constantly, even in stormy
weather, when they were the only play
ers on the links. Politics provided them
with subjects for conversation.
Another man for whom Senator Colby
has high regard is Representative Theo-
dore Burton. of Ohio. At the request
of Mr.. Burton, Senator Colby will make
a speech next week in Cleveland at g
dinner to be given by the Credit Mems
Association of that city. His subject
will be Credit in Politics"
Talked Politics.
ibid you and Mr.. Taft talk politics? %
was asked of the Senator.
II guess we talked little else. 1t pro-
vided conversation all the time
learned a great deal from two men
from Mr.. Taft and Congressman Bur
ton. Both are wonderful men Mr.
Taft Is second Franklin In the widtl
of information he possesses. He cal
talk most charmingly on any subject
one brings up. On public matters hi
is wonderfully well informed He
knows men all over the country anc
knows lot about them
did you talk local or New Jersey
politics with Mr.. Taft?''
"Oh, I guess we talked some," an.
swered the Senator, but he would no
go into details
Had the Regular Republicans posted
Mr.. Taft on their side of matters here
before you went to the Springs?"
"Oh, don't think So"
Has former Governor Murphy any
: chance for cabinet position judging
from your talks with Mr.. Taft?"
Likes Murphy.
"Mr. Taft thinks very highly of Mr.
Murphy. l believe" answered the Sen
ator, "and ! would not be surprised /
| he does become a member of the Taf
| cabinet"
| The Senator would not tell wha
basis he had for his impression, bu
! the inference was that it was wei
| founded. Before Senator Colby wen
to Hot Springs Mr.. Murphy spent sew.
eral days with Mr.. Taft on the latter'i
invitation, and it was then reported
that Mr.. Murphy might be placed II
| the Presidents official family. Mr.
Murphy himself refused to give ou'
any information regarding his conver.
sation with Mr.. Taft.
| One of the good things regarding Mr.
Taft, told by Mr.. Colby. was a bit o
political philosophy, enuncated by Mr.
Taft this-wise:
zone thing q man in public life has
to remember is that every man in the
country has red blood in his veins, and
that he appreciates gratitude. One
must show gratitude to the people who
help him in public life, even If he doe;
not agree with them on all points"