New-York tribune., 1909-01-08
TAFT AND KNOX CONFER
DISCUSS NEXT CABINET
U7M Hold Council Again Today
Time for Definite Decisions.

Augusta. Ga Jan. 7-Presitent-elect Ta1t To-
day took counsel with Senator Phiiander =
Knox. his coming Secretary OF state on 'ile
subject of Cabinet appointments. MT an HdS
heretofore announced that the judgment OF 1eh-
ator Knox is 10 have great weight with MIN IN
s.rootir, +be men who are 10 be in his Cabinet
y1-i,b this in mind. it may be affirmed tnat 'ne
preliminary and formative periods OF tniS IN
nor,an+ work have merged into that Vi ue'-,'
decision. and Of offers and acceptanceS oi ''"oe
Nv -rof+ would not discuss for publication OF
o.,,,-,,isa what ne said was the long ana I'i"7'
satisfactory talk he had this afternoon Win ii'S
60 ,re-,;e- The two men are 70 be togelher
,-.cticaIlv tbe entire day tomorrow. as the re-
II. os ,,,icb the President elect indicated Ihat
= MIGHT he ossible 10 make partial report TOT
-,blics+ion Mr Knox was very frank 10 say
that with his chief accessible ii would obviously
,o undesirable for him 70 give the public inlor-
,.ior Resides he added. the final decision
~, matters talked over rested with MI
,,r,5e-s+ood that Mr.. Knox is being asNeu
70 give his judgment regarding iiie'' ..zo5
Taft has tentatively selected ai'ei ,s.
-a..,aa~a+io, and consultation with party ieao
ars rather than to go into the Initial S''H
,ro e,,hiec+ Mr. Taft said recently mat 'o
,,,,,-. o4fere were outstanding and unaccepteu'
: 40. .ho,,rd the conferences with MI f\li"N
,,rir,c, the questions 70 finality in 1he li'i' "
tho president-elect he will aferWaru nav
rogo,;a+e the offers and acceptances win ',
- = sa.;7as -, This will take time and VIII
e+iU leave open the field Of speculato"'
senator Knox arrived from Washington a.
-, +o-s.x- He went at once to the Bon AIT
Hotel and after luncheon to the Ial' ..
After a long conference there, he and MT iai'
iiA It'd \
,o,,+ which Mt and Mrs Taft had for TINS even
ING nrecIuded further talk with MI Knox me
PENNSYLVANIA Senator Is golf player ana VIII
begin the dav with a game WITH the FIVsluei'
elect tomorrow. While expressing WINS
ness to spend as much time here as Mr.. art
desired. Mr Knox indicated that he hopeo 10
leave for Washington on Sunday
Mr Knox is chairman Of the ln8ug'f al
committee o. the Senate and House and with a
smile. he said tonight that he had told Mr..
Taft to-day that he intended to see him prop
ar1,- i,7are-,rate5 as President and his own ap-
rointYoant as Secretary Of state made and con-
5rnaed before he ceased To be the junior senator
from Pennsylvania. All OF which indlcates
clearly that Mr. Knox will not retire uutil after
March + Senator Jonathan Bourne. jr, OF ore
gon. came with Mr.. Knox and expects to re-
main some davs.
That the organizations Of railroad employees
favored the selection Of Ex-Governor MAron /
Herrick, Of Ohio. for Cabinet place was re-
ported to Mr.. Taft to-day by Warren :
Stone. grand chief of the Brotherhood Of Loco
motive Engineers
Mr. Taft viii partake Of barbecue Satur-
day afternoon as the guest of the Beach Island
Farmers Association. organization Of South
Carolina farmers formed more than nifty years
ago The barbecue will be given about seven
miles from this city.
J A Smith. of Bessemer City, \. G. was
caller on Mr.. Taft to-day, and asserted that he
had carried the 9th North Carolina Congress
District. and would win his scat in his contest
before the House.
Acting upon information and advice, Mr TAFT
today wrote a letter TO Asa c. Gambler, chair
man of the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce.
withdrawing his engagement TO address the
negroes Of that city his forthcoming visit. \
lively fight Is in progress among the Atlanta
negroes Il is understood here, over the question
Of where Mr. Taft should make this address.
continued consideration increased the bitterness,
and the advice which decided Mr., Taft TO decline
came from leading negroes
ToI,n n Rockefeller has deferred his arrival
here until January IL