The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-22
TAFT DISCUSSES
 POLITICAL CLUBS John Hayes Hammond Tells What He Knows About Them SENATOR KNOX INVITED Taft Has Just Found Out Where All the Wild Cabinet Rumors Have
 Come From In the Past
 Few Weeks.

Augusta, Ga, December 21.-President- elect Taft conferred today with John Hays Hammond president of the National League of Republican clubs, and received suggestions which will be given serious consideration, respecting new fields of future usefulness for that organization. Mir Hammond arrived today with Mrs. Hammond and two of their sons for an extended stay. MT. Taft said Hammond was invited by him to come. He added there were many things he wanted to talk over with the eminent mining en- gineer, including political conditions and appointments. The two have been friends since their college days, when they were classmates. MT. Hammond was emphatic In saying he was not candidate for either Inc cabinet the diplomatic corps, or any other position under the new ad- ministration. If he had any ambition whatever, he said, it would be to head department of public works, in the event such department should be es- tablished In the organization of such a. department, he believes his engineering experience would be valuable to the gov ernment in organizing branch of serv- ice having for its purpose the conserva- tion of natural resources in their admin istraton
 MT. Taft said tonight he had written Senator Knox inviting him to come to Augusta within the next two or three weeks, if he could. at which time cab inet conference will be held In this con-
 
 was beginning to see where so many cab inet rumors came from. The publishing of a name with the information that it's possessor was being seriously consid- cred" for the cabinet, he found has fol- lowed the suggestion of that name to him by some one interested in the person.
 He added that he still believed it would take more than the suggestion of name and it's publication to build the cabinet No actual developments, he asserted, had been made recently and there was nothing to be added to the public information on the subject at this time. MT. Taft has stated specifically that there is no founda- ton for any of the recent cabinet rumors
 State Chairman Walter s. Dickey of Missouri is to be a visitor to Judge Taft in the near future. That MT. Dickey will have something to say of the qualifications of Judge Charles Nagle of St. Louis for a cabinet posi- tion is predicted. Judge Taft spoke to- night in the highest terms of the legal ability of MT. Nagle, who was in charge of the national headquarters at Chicago, as national committeeman, in the absence of Chairman Hitchcock.
 The Taft family today moved into the Ferret cottage, which is to be their home during the remainder of their stay here. They lunched at the Bon Air hotel, where they are to take their meals. At dinner they were the guests of the Country club. Judge Taft Is not little vexed at his golf score. He laughingly refused to tell what his score is, but lays the blame on the sand greens, on which he has never before played. He has promised him self that he will devote a little extra time in the afternoon to putting" until he has mastered the art.
 Many invitations are coming to MT. Taft to visit points In Georgia and the south. He said today that he would be unable to accept them, and would prob ably, thereby, be compelled to refuse to go anywhere except to keep his At lanta engagement