Evening star., 1909-06-04
NOW OUT OF POLITICS
vorys Discusses Ohio Affairs
With the President.
BUREAU FOR TERRITORIES
Proposed to Centralize Their Affairs
in Departments.
TAFT INVITED TO CHEHALIS
Receives Greeting From Worshipful
Master Of New American Masonic
Lodge in London.
BUREAU FOR TERRITORIES
rAFT INVITED TO CHEHALIS

Arthur Nerys, the man who handled
President Taft's Ohio campaign for the
republican nomination and election, Is in
town and has been with the President
talking over some affairs in his state.
Mr.. Eorys' ambition to go in the cabinet
not having been realized. he has left pol
tiles and is taking no hand in recon-
mendations for federal appointments.
President Taft is running things in Ohio
to his own liking. and is not looking to
any one man or two men to advise him
as to what to do. In some of the appoint
ments he has made in his own state he
has followed his own notions In others
he has taken the advice of friends, and
in one or two instances he has complied
with the requests of county organizations.
His future course as to Ohio patronage
will be along the same lines. it is stated.
Mr.. Vorys' advice, If he chooses to give
it. will receive consideration. but 1t will
determine nothing. Because of this sit
uation Mr.. Vorys has told his friends
that he will have nothing to do with
patronage matters
Bureau for the Territories.
President Taft has had SO much trouble
with territorial affairs. including appoint
ments. that he is considering the advis-
ability of asking Congress to create bu-
reau under which all the work of the ter
ritories will come. Territorial matters
are now divided among the departments,
with the result that the administration of
affairs is not satisfactory. The President
believes that 1t would be much better
could one bureau supervise everything
connected with the territories. so as to
fra cL N nQrSnnnQi
the territorial governments as well as
all other features.
May Speak From Historic Stump.
Out in Chehalis. Wash. there is the
stump of an immense fir tree. When
President Mckinley visited Washing
ton years ago he spoke from the stump.
using it as a platform. The citizens
of the town want to hear Presiden;
Taft speak from the same stump and
sent him an invitation through Senator
Jones today to do SO. The President
said that if he could get to Chehalis
he would be delighted. These invita-
tions continue to pour in on the Presi-
dent. despite the fact that none of The
may not even go at all II Congress
fails to make an appropriation FOR
travelling expenses.
Greeting From New Lodge in London
President Taft, who cabled his greetings
yesterday to the first Masonic lodge COM
posed entirely Of Americans to be insti-
tuted in England today received from
London the following response:
president Taft, White House. Wash
ington:
Your cablegram. instinct with national
feeling and Masonic brotherly love. just
read and much appreciated at the first
banquet of America Lodge. attended by a
representative gathering of the grand Off
GERS of the Grand Lodge of England, with
Most Worship Pro-Grand Master Lord
Ampthill at their head. who re-echo your
kind and cordial greeting.
"FREDERICk v. VAN DUZER,
''Worshipful Master
Secretary Wilson Getting Degree.