The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-19
Root Is Tired Of His Place And
 Wants a Change
SENATORSHIP IS IN DOUBT
Conference Is Held at Taft Cottage at Hot Springs to Discuss Administra- tive AffaIrs-Taft Sends Mes
 sage to Cubans.

Hot Springs, Va, November 1S.-There was a conference at the Taft cottage here this afternoon on New York politics. gen. eral political affairs and especially re- garding persons and measures pertaining to the next administration. The con- ferees were President-elect Taft Vice Presilent-elect Sherman and William Ward, national republican committeeman from New York.
 The President-elect arrived from Gin cinnati this morning and the vice presl- dent-elect and MT. Ward left for the east tonight.
 Mir Sherman will stop in Washington tomorrow and Philadelphia before reach ing his New York home.
 Root for the Senate.
 While no one to the conference wishes to be quoted it may be stated as the opin- ion of all thai Secretary Root will be the successor in the United States Senate of T. c. Platt. This, of course, is based upon the understanding that MT. Root wisi es the place. Judge Taft has had no
 hesitancy from the first in giving positive
  ] Root the premier of his cabinet. He has 1 asserted that if his persuasion could pre-
 vail the present Secretary of State would retain that portfolio, despite his sena- torial ambition MT. Root is pre-eminent- I " a statesman,' said Judge Taft today 1 h. referring 10 his cordial friendly feeling l and admiration of the secretary. He has 1 ,1 Poa ItU r1ln l in detail for the future both with respect
 to domestic affairs and international rela-
 titalss sf sss, t@ hate ever brewn He
 has such plan for the development of
 oar relations with the South and Central l American countries Such plans must as, i indeel must those of true statesmanship 1 in any direction, be worked out step by step witt. patience and time"
 l Social Duties Heavy. 1 It is the understanding here that one 1 of the main reasons for MT. Roots desire
 to be relieved of cabinet duty is that both 1 himself and Mrs. Root may be rid of the ] somewhat taxing and exacting social 1 duties required of the Secretary of State.
 "It is understood that MT. Sherman gave 1 it as his opinion to Judge Taft at the
 conference that Speaker Cannon would
 continue to hold that office in the Sixty l first Congress. Further details were un- l obtainable, the explanation given by 1 Judge Taft being it was a general talk | regarding many matters and persons. l There was nothing definite done nor was
 the discussion of such a character that | its publicity would be either interesting | or opportune."
 i President elect Taft tonight sent this 1 cabegram, extending his hearty congrat-
 ulatons to Cuba, through Governor Ma l goon, on the conduct and result of tho 1 recent election there:
 Cubans Congratulated. "I congratulate the Cuban people on the l supremacy of law and order in the crisis
 of national election, and upon the peace- l able choice, after an honest ballot and 1 fair count, of the candidate of the ma i jority. congratulate you, Colonel 1 CroWder. and the electoral commission, i upon the successful execution of the elec- ] toral law, prepared by the commission, 1 supervised and executed by you. con-
 gratulate General Gomez upon his election l to be president of Cuba under such faV-
 orable auspices I wish for him a suc-
 cessful administration and for the Cuban 1 republic long life and prosperity
 Judge Taft expressed doubt tonight that ! he should go to Cuba to witness the 1 withdra wal of the American and the inauguration of the Cuban admins l trations This function will take place 1 just st a time when MT. Taft says he | will be decidedly engrossed with the af- l fairs of his administrations There is also l another view of hls visiting Cuba, which | has been advanced and that is his 1 presence as the next President of the Jrnited States would have a tendency to disarrange the details of the affair and perhaps also overshadow to some extent | the real event and personages directly ! ,ad m