Evening star., 1909-06-05
President Says He Has Given
Up Proposed Trip.
PRAISES MAGOON'S WORK
Sends to Congress Report on Cuban
Occupation.
FEDERAL OFFICES IN SOUTH
Richmond Postmastership Held Up.
Conference With Hobson Over
Supervisors in Alabama.

President Taft conferred today with
Representative Tawney, chairman OF the
House appropriat ations committee, and
Representative Cushman of Washington
| as to his contemplated western trip. AS
it is proposed to make an appropriation
to meet the travelling expenses of the
chief executive before Congress adjourns.
the President desired to let the proper
persons in Congress know that 1t is un-
likely he will go as far as Alaska, which
he had greatly desired to visit this year
The President told his callers that Mrs
Taft will need a long rest this summer
to recover from her nervous attack and
that it is deemed advisable not to tax her
strength by attempting such long jour
ney as that to Alaska. Nor would the
President go that far and leave Mrs
Taft at home even If her health ap
peared to be fully restored. The Presi-
dent thinks, though, that he viii be able
TO go to the Seattle exposition and
through the west. Mrs. Taft is daily
growing stronger and her stay at Bever-
ly, Mass. this summer will benefit her
much BY the middle of August when
the President will go west, Mrs. Taft is
expected to be able to go with him.
Presidents Tribute to Magoon.
President Taft today transmitted 10
Congress the report of Charles E. Ma
goon. provisional governor Of Cuba from
December l, 1903, TO January %, 1899,
when the provisional government was
terminated. The President recommended
| to Congress that the report and exhibits
be printed. He pays a warm tribute to
the work Of Gov. MagOon in the following
language:
Il think it only proper to take this OPP
portunity to say tnat the administration
by Gov. Magoon OF the government Of
Cuba from 1906 to 1903 involved the dis
position and settlement of many very
difficult questions and required on his
the highest order 1t gives me much
pleasure to note in this public record
the credit due to Gov Magoon for his
distinguished service.
The army of Cuban pacification under
Maj. Gen. Barry was Of the utmost as
sistance in the preservation of the peace
of the island and the maintenance OF law
and order, without the slightest fric-
ton with the Inhabitants of the island,
although the army was widely distributed
through the five provinces and came into
close contact with the people.
The administration of Gov. Magoon
and the laws recommended by the ad-
viSory commission, with Col. Crowder OF
the judge advocate generals corps at its
| head and put into force by the governor
have greatly facilitated the progress of
good government in Cuba At fair cleo
| tion held under the advisory commission g
| new election laws Gen. Gomez was
chosen president. and he has begun his
administration under good auspices. /
am glad TO express the hope that the new
government will grow in strength and
Self-sustaining capacity under the pro-
visions of the Cuban constitution.
"WM. H. TAFT
The Richmond Postmastership.
Persistent gossip has been going the
rounds recently as to the Richmond post
ONCE, due to the fact that Royal Cabell,
the postmaster, is slated to succeed John
q. Capers as commissioner of interna!
revenue. 1t is learned that nothing
definite has been determined as to this
ONCE and that there will be no hurry in
settling the question. Commission Capers
has been Ill number of weeks and his
| recovery Is exceedingly slow. There will
be no change in his ONCE until he has
fully recovered his health and has been
given time to put the affairs of his Office
into shape to turn over to successor
Before Mr.. Capers was attacked and
went to a hospital ii was understood that
the change in his Office would take place
about July ] and that Mr.. Capers would
then enter upon the practice OF law here
Represen tative Hobson of Alabama
called on the President today to discuss
two post office appointments. One Of
these is the post Office at Greensboro, the
home town of the Alabaman Mr. Hob
son wishes the present postmaster, Maj
l.. w. Lawson. retained there. and this
will probably be conceded by the adminis-
tration. The Birmingham post Office was
also taken up. Mr.. Hobson asking that
Postmaster Carter. be given another term
Mr.. Carter has the backing Of Represen-
tative Underwood of the Birmingham dis
trict.
Census Supervisors.
Mr.. Hobson conferred with the Presi-
dent about the appointment OF a census
supervisor. Mr.. Hobson wishes to have
Oliver Rutherford OF Utah. Ala, named
as supervisor in his congressional district
There are number of other candidates.
one of them having the Endorsement of
the republican organization. The Presi-
dent is not giving thought to census bu-
reau appointments at this time. He is
waiting for Congress to act upon the
census bill. and he will do little until Con-
gress either has passed bill or allowed
the matter to go over, when he will act
as he thinks best. AS TO supervisors of
the census in the south. the President
some TIME ago announced to callers that
he would consult democratic senators and
representatives somewhat freely, as he
desired to name men to these reSpon
sihe positions who were agreeable to
the southern people. regardless of party
politics. At the same time he will insist
on men of ability being named and will
not allow the building up of anybody's
political machine by the use of this pa
tronage.
Expects Adjournment July 10.
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