New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-15
TAFT BUSY WITH PEN
TEXAS TRIP UNCHANGED.
Practically Entire List of Census
Men To Be Announced TO-DAY.
tBy Telegraph to The Tribune.l


Beverly, Mass, Aug. l4.-Although President Taft
had an extended conference with Postmaster Cen
eral Hitchcock this afternoon regarding some dis
puted census places, announcement Of the names
OF the more than two hundred supervisors yet 70
be commissioned withheld until tomorrow.
Only few places in dispute. and the delay in
announcing the successful candidates heretofore
agreed on and approved by the President was due
TO the ability OF Mr.. Taft 10 complete to-day the
signing of the stack Of commissions resting on his
library desk Secretary Nagel OF the Department
Of Commerce and Labor affixed his signature to all
OF the commissions before departing to-day. Presi-
dent TAFT sat up last night at work with pen and
ink and tomorrow practically the entire list VIII
be ready for publication.
Colonel Cecil Lyon. Republican National Commit
teeman from Texas. who hurried back 70 Boston
last night when the Beverly curfew bell began 20
toll, returned to town this afternoon and accom-
panied Postmaster General Hitchcock 10 the Taft
cottage. Colonel Lyon said he wanted TO talk ever
the Presidents trip through Texas next October.
but that IL the President should perchance bring
up the question Of census supervisors he. the colo
mel. would be glad 20 discuss the subject with the
Chief Magistrate.
As q matter Of fact Colonel Lyon is urging that
all the sixteen supervisors in Texas should
be Republicans, ana his protest has held up the
announcement OF the eight Democrats and eight
Republicans agreed on for the Texas Offices Colo
mel Lyon thinks the Mason and Dixon line ought
TO be pushed far enough south 20 include Texas IN
the list OF states entitled 10 fuh list OF nepuo-
licar supervisors At the close OF his conference
with the President tonight when asked II he had
succeeded in moving the line. he declared that he
had pried one end loose. anyway.
NO CHANGE IN TEXAS PLANS.
1t has practically been decided that the Pres-
dent cannot alter his previously announced itin-
erary through Texas. A change was made to-day
however. in the route through Arizona 10 Include
Phoenix and Prescott in the places 10 be visited &C
cording TO the reys, schedule the President VIII
leave Los Angelo the evening Of October y in
stead OF the morning Of the 18th Going 10 MARI
copa over the Southern Pacific he viii switch there
the road leading into Phoenix. and after orief
stop there the 18th Will proceed 10 Prescott
From Prescott the President will resume his jour
ney 10 the Grand Canyon, reaching there the morn
ing OF October II. where he WIFI spend the day
Postmaster General Hitchcock, who is going 10
the Far West for outdoor vacation, will Join the
President at Los angeles and make the trip with
him through Arizona and New Mexico. At FL Paso
the President Will be Joined by Secretary pickn-
son.
The programme for the Presidents visits 10
Minneapolis. Oman and Augusta, Ga. was an
nouneed to-day. Arriving al Minneapolis at ''9o
a. m. September Is Mr.. Taft will be met BY a
joint committee. representing Minneapolis and ST.
Paul After being entertained at breakfast the
President viii hold public reception from $50 to
1899 a. m. and viii then have an automobile ride
to Fort Smelling. lie viii be entertained at
state Capitol, and then go for automobile trip
through the city. In the evening banquet viii
be rendered Mr.. Taft al Minneapolis. He VIII spend
Sunday the 18th, in and about Minneapolis and
St Paul, and will attend the Unitarian Church in
the former city.
THE VISIT To OMAHA.
At Omaha on September %. the President will be
entertained by the Aksarbens, an organization Of
business men, who chose Nebraska spelled back
rla ofv cir
Arriving al Augusta Saturday, November s
the President will be net with address OF vel
come the railroad station and VIII then 90 direct
20 the golf links, where ne played 50 many games
last winter as President-elect Sunday evening
the President viii make a public address and on
Sunday will go 10 church and receive a number
OF informal callers
Secretary MacVeagh and Secretary Meyer are 20
be next weeks Cabinet callers IN Beverly Mr.
Meyer lie coming on Tuesday, his vacation trip 20
Canada ending tomorrow Mr.. MaeVeagh is COM
ing at this time With the latter the Presi-
dent probably will take up the question OF the five
tariff experts whose appointment was authorized
in the Payne bill The Secretary Of the Treasury
has had the task or selecting these men who will
advise the President as the administrative feat
ures Of the bill and collect other information for
whatever he msr At
President Taft took his brother, Charles P Taft
Of Cincinnati out on the Essex County Golf Club
links to-day ana beat him. The President declared
he had too much love for his brother TO say what
the final score OF the two ball match was, but he
announced that he had made the course himself IN
SO. The President has learned the Essex links and
now is striking hts true golf form As these links
are rated as five six strokes harder than the
Chevy Chase course al Washington, the President
felt that his showing to-day was the best he has
ever made. Mr.. Taft has found Myopia links al
most too difficult. and he will play at Essex again
on Monday.
Postmaster General Hitchcock did not return TO
Washington tonight, expected but will start for
the capital tomorrow afternoon.
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