Evening star., 1909-03-01
Prospective Cabinet Member
Arrives in Washington.
"BUNCOMBE CLUB" is NEXT
MIR. Roosevelt Has His Joke at Ex-
pense of Successor.
KNOX CALLED IN CONFERENCE
Next Presidents Advisers to Be An
nounced March ,5-Diplomatic
Corps Changes Later.

William Howard Taft is beginning TO
suffer from restraints circumscribing the
Office into which he will be naugurated
next Thursday.
He is eager to visit the Capitol. to
stroll around on the Senate and House
floors and chat with his friends In both
bodies az he frequently did when a
member of the cabinet. He knows as
we'll as anybody else that all the 1--we
news of the day. all the political gossip
and chat are to be heard there.
He wants to be right in the midst. But
he may not.
Excepting a few social functions, there
is nothing TO occupy Judge Taft's mind
for the next three days. He has plenty
OF time to see those callers whom he
wishes TO receive and is in high good
humor
If he could only follow the yearnings of
his soul and get up to the Capitol his
cup OF happiness would be full. But Of
ucal etiquette forbdS II.
One of Judge Taft's callers at the Board
man residence this morning. learning of
the President-elect's longings, suggested
10 him that the Presidents room at the
Capitol is not working just at this time
and that it might be d good idea for Mr..
Taft to slip into it quietly and unof1
Cialiy and there hold little chat-feSt
with his friends.
But that room will not belong to Mr..
Taft for several days. He does not feel
lie can take possession now.
Roosevelts Joke on Taft.
Much amusement is derived in admins
tration circles over the new club which
President Roosevelt has formed for his
successor In a recent interview Judge
Taft referred to certain political state
ments as "buncombe''
The first time he saw Judge Taft after
The interview appeared Mr.. Roosevelt told
him he had seen that he was going to
abolish the Ananias Club and substitute
for 1t 'Buncombe Club of his own.
Hereafter the .'Buncombe Club will prob
. ably he the refuge of many persons.
Seated in the large front drawing room
NJ the Boardman house this morning
Judge Iaft received number of callers
nut transacted little business. He talked
great deal and laughed more.
Those who were with him throughout
Inc campaign, at Augusta. Ga, and at
Panama say he is In better spirits than
lle has been in since the Chicago conven-
ton His cabinet is selected. the arrange
ments for his Inauguration have all been
made and he has nothing to do but wait
in patience from now until he goes to
the Capitol TO take the oath of office and
deliver his inaugural address March l.
Cabinet Announcement.
The President-eIect said today that the
first official announcement of the make
up of his cabinet will be made March ),
when he sends the names of the men he
has selected to the Senate for conffrma-
tion. The cabinet, however, has been
made known, as each of it's members has
been selected, so that the official promul
cation Will not be news to the country.
These are the only appointments he has
decided upon. Announcement of assist
ant cabinet officers will be made later.
Changes in the diplomatic corps, Mr..
Taft says. will not be considered for some
time to come. Ii is possible that several
important places in the federal service
may be filled and the nominations go to
the Senate with the cabinet.
1t has been predicted that William Loeb,
jr., secretary to President Roosevelt, to
be collector of the port of New York, will
be one of the first appointments of Mr..
Taft
In regard TO the changes in the person.
mel of the White House staff, Judge Taft
would have nothing to say. 1t is under
stood however. that whatever changes
are TO occur will be made all a one time,
changes decided upon all being announced
together.
The only fixed fact in this connection is
that Fred W. Carpenter is to be the Presi-
dents secretary, taking the place of Will
liam r. Loeb. 1t is also certain that
Wendell W. Mischler who. like Carpenter,
was with Judge Taft throughout the cam
pagn. Will have some position on the
stdff.
Nagel Calls on Taft.
The first member of President elect
Tafts cabinet, except Knox, to arrive
here was Charles Nagel of st. LOUIS,
who, it is expected, will be Secretary
of Commerce and Labor. He was ac-
companied by Mrs. Nagel.
Mr. Nagel called on Mr.. Taft during
the day to pay his respects. He will go
TO New York tomorrow, but will return
Wednesday.
Among other callers this morning was
Senator Nathan 3. Scott of West VIr-
ginia, who talked with Mr.. Taft about
the dinner TO be given him and Mrs.
Taft at the New Willard tonight by the
famous Philippine party Senator
Scott will preside at this function.
Those who are giving il intend to make
IL an AFFAIR worth remembering.
Senator Hopkins of Illinois was an
other visitor He informed Mr.. Taft
that Gov. Deneen Of Illinois would at
tend the inauguration. and made an
appointment to bring him TO the White
House to meet the new President.
While Gov. Deneen is in the city he will
be entertained at dinner by Senator
hopkins. his bitter political rival, and
by Senator Cullom.
Senator Hopkins. it is understood. is
anxious 10 have Mt Taft espouse his
cause In the fight for the senatorship
over which the Illinois legislature is
now deadlocked. II the President-elect
has taken sides in the matter he is not
making any announcement of the fact.
Senator Gamble of South Dakota and
Representative Browplow of Tennessee
also. were callers on Mr.. Taft.
Knox in Conference
number of matters were gone over
today by Mr.. Taft and his future Secre-
tary Of State and chief adviser. Senator
Knox Mr.. Taft said that nothing they
discussed could be made public at this
time
Representatives Brownlow Of Tennessee
was another visitor.
Mr.. Taft has no other engagement for
today than the dinner in the evening He
expects TO see few callers during the
afternoon and will probably go walking
Much OF his spare time on inauguration
day will be given to the Yale class of IS,
of which he is a member. or the 121
who were graduated in that class
ninety-siX are living and eighty OF them
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