The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-14
WILL ACCOMPANY
PRESIDENT WEST

John Hays Hammond president of
the National Republican League of
| Clubs, who recently declined an ap-
pointment to the post OF Minister 10
China, has been invited by the Pres
ident to accompany him on his trip
throughout the west next month,
Because Of his long experience In
the west and his prominent part in
the development OF its mineral and
other natural resources. few are con-
sidered by the President TO have a
better understanding Of the men and
problems of that section of the coun-
try than NIr Hammond. When the
famous mining engineer was a candi-
date for the vice presidency last year.
some of those most friendly to his
candidacy were delegates from the
Rocky Mountain states, though the
contest never reached the point where
these votes were recorded, As pres
ident of the American Institute OF
Mining Engineers and the Rocky Noun
tain club of New York, and as chair
man of the committee on uniform laws
of the National Civic Federation. he
has come In constant and active con-
tact with conditions in the Rocky
Mountain states,
But it is more as a personal friend
that Jack" as the President fondly
terms Mr.. Hammond. has been inyit-
ed TO be one of the few outside the
official party who will accompany him.
The two were at Yale together They
have been warm friends all their lives
and their respective wives are inti
mate. AS President of the National
Republican League last year. Mr.. Ham
mond did much 10 arouse interest In
the campaign. Mr.. Taft twice address
ed the national convention of the
league in Cincinnati and 10000 people
crowded to hear him at its last ses-
sion. He has openly stated that the
League of Clubs did as much as any
one factor 10 carry his own state. de-
spite the success of Judson Harmon
the Democratic candidate for COVER
nor.
Many speeches pertaining to the
tariff and other live problems of in
terest TO the people OF the country
viii be made. In them the President
is expected to clearly outline the dis
tinctiVe policies of his administration
He will follow the Roosevelt plan of
making an appeal direct 10 the people
for their support. In the rear-car-
MISUNDERSTANDING Mr. Hammond. who
is an entertaining speaker, will as.
sist.
1t is a significant fact in connection
with the politics Of the Taft admin
istration that almost Immediately after
the last campaign had been concluded
on, T,,II L.
y, the League of Clubs. with its L.
100000 members and 1000 clubs
adopting a plan of marking time"
The headquarters at the Hotel Astor.
in New York, where incesSant activity
was displayed during the campaign,
were closed Smell Smith, the seore-
tary and organizer of the league, and
Mr. Hammond's right-hand man In po-
liucal matters, returned TO his work
as a Washington newspaper CORE
spOndent but Immediately after Mr..
Taft had been installed I'm the White
House a meeting of the representa-
tlyeS of the league from all the states
was held in Washington and headquar-
ters We're opened there In the Union
Trust building with Mr.. Smith in
charge. Shortly afterward 1t was an
nounced that Mr.. Hammond had leased
the house formerly occupied by Mr..
Root when secretary of state. and that
he would entertain there extensively
next winter. These facts and Mr
Hammonds frequent visits TO the
White House, occasionally spending
the night with the family, lent color
to the growing belief among the poll
ticians at the National Capital that
Mr.. Hammond had been selected as
very prominent member of the "ktch-
en- cabinet"
1t was soon discovered that the al
lance between the President and Mr.
Hammond was not based upon friend
ship merely, but was also political
The President sent TO the senate the
name OF Hy d. Davis Of Cleveland, or
ganiZer for the league In his state
last fall as United States marshal for
the northern district of Ohio. Soon