New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-20
MR.. TAFT TALKS NAVY
Goes OUer Departmental Matters
1rith Secretary Meyer.

Beverly Mass Aug 1a-President Taft combined
a little official business with his golf to-day. He
met the Secretary OF the Navy, Mr.. Meyer. at
the Myopa Club. this morning and talked depart
mental matters with him. both before and
after he had played around the eighteen hole
course and had lost a two-ban match TO Captain
Butt. his military aid. by / up
The President will have Mr.. Meyer for oppo-
nent at Myopia tomorrow. He expects Attorney
General Wickersham for a conference matters
relating to the regulation of railroads and inter-
state corporations during the afternoon
secretary Meyer has only recently returned
from fishing trip in Canada President Taft
used TO spend all Of his summers I'm Canada, and
MIR. Meyer told him some stories of the weather
and sport that made the. simple North Shore
pleasures seem tame in comparison Mr.. Meyers
home is at Hamilton. almost within a stones
throw of the Myopia links. and within fifteen min
utes by motor from President Taft's cottage
Stories that have gone abroad about the great
speed at which President Taft's chauffeur takes
the Chief Magistrate among the smooth oiled road
ways about Beverly have caused the summer
White House mail TO be flooded with letters from
timld admirers of Mr.. Taft urging that Robinson
who drives the Presidents the greater part
of the time be directed 10 exercise more caution
1t is a fact that the President does like to go
fast when out in machine and the day Is fine
but to reassure those VINO have taken the interest
TO write. it was officially announced to-day that
Robinson has specific instructions not to exceed
twenty miles hour at any Time and that the
needle on the speedometer which remains fixed at
the maximum speed until reset never nowadays
shows a fraction aboye the twenty-nile mark.
The Presidents Is passed by nearly every
other car on the road. and the temptation to
taliate rises strong within the professional chauf
feurs breast but Robinson Is obeyng Instructions
to the letter Mrs Taft Is also fond of the thrill.
OF fast riding but the late afternoon trips
modest affairs. so far speed is concerned.
President and Mrs. Taft motored 20 Magnolia to-
day.
Senator William Warner. OF Missouri. who IS
spending the Nahant. had hours talk
with the President this afternoon Mrs. Warner
was with him. and, while the call was largely So
cal in character. Senator Warner found time to
discuss politics. The President Is anxious Mis-
souri,. having been twice in successive Presi-
Dental scares, shall be kept in the Republican COL
Charles p. Taft the Presidents brother who
with Mrs. Taft has been visiting the Boardmans
at Beverly Farms. will leave that place on Monday
next He will go down 10 his big ranch near Cor
pus Christi Tex. before many days to prepare for
the welcome TO be extended the President when he
visits there late In October. The ranch is away
down near the southern tip end OF the state. and it
Is said there will be great "doings' in honor of the
President NJ. Taf0 will spend four days the
ranch the longest stop he will make any place
during his rs Ooo-mile trip.
The personnel Of the Presidents party has been
completed. While the trip promises 20 develop
into the longest ever made by a President the
party unquestionably will be the smallest Besides
the President there will be John Hays Hammond
president OF the League OF Republican Clubs: Cap
tain Archibald W. Butt. military aid: Wendell W
Mischief. assistant secretary; DR.. ]. J. Richard
son. of Washington; James Sloan jr.. and L. c.
Wheeler. OF the Secret Service. and Major Arthur
Brooks, the Presidents confidential messenger
Six newspaper men will accompany the President
throughout the entire trip. The party will travel
In two private cars attached for the greater part
OF the time 20 regular trains.
1t practically decided to-day include
Ogden, Utah. in the list OF stopping places. This
change viii necessitats a curtailment OF the Stay
in Salt Lake City and has been arranged IN ac-
cordance with request from the Utah committee.
The President has thought out the general plan
OF his message he has several Cabinet officers at
work on the details OF certain phases OF il, and he
will not take up the work Of assembling the docu-
ment until week or so before Congress Is to
meet. The message is not likely to be a long one.