Evening star., 1909-03-03
SWARM OF CALLERS
AROUND JUDGE TAFT
Some Were Invited and Many
More Were Not.
SMILE is PUT TO TEST
Office Seekers Seize Opportunity to
Present Their Claims.
PLACE FOUND FOR WINTHROP
Herrick of Ohio Declines a Preferred
Diplomatic Post-Tin 'Lid' for
the President-Elect.

Inc freSldenl-eleCt Is SWdmped Will
callers today. The large main hall at the
Boardman residence looks like the lobby
of the White House offices a busy day
If Judge Taft gets out of the house for
drive or walk this afternoon he will be
lucky.
Most of his callers had no appointment
with him. Governors, congressman,
would-be Office holders, original Taft men
and others desirous of occupying promi-
nent seats on the Taft band wagon
swarmed in and took up most of Judge
Tafts time. and. it was plain to see, got
on his nerves.
The Taft smile was there today. but it
was not working as smoothly as it has
been for the past few days. No wonder.
1t was put to a severe test by some of his
voluntary visitors who took up much of
the time that should have been allotted to
those with whom he had special appoint
ments
A satisfactory place has at last been
found for Beekman Winthrop. it was an
nounced at the Boardman residence today.
Mr.. Winthrop is now assistant secretary
of the Treasury He was offered an as
sistant secretaryshp in the State Depart
ment, but when he found that there was
| to be a new assistant secretaryship and
that its holder would outrank him he
withdrew his acceptance and Huntington
! Wilson was given the place.
| Now Winthrop has been offered the as
| SiStant secretaryship of the navy. po
| siton which in the past has frequently
served stepping stone to higher
| things, and he has accepted.
Herrick Declines Diplomatic Post.
Myron T. Herrick, former Governor of
Ohio. uas turned down diplomatic post
which was offered him by Judge Taft.
The President-elect designated no spe-
cifc post. but Herrick could have had
one of the European embassies OF the
| first rank, two or three of which are
vacant. But Herrick declined for busi-
ness reasons.
Judge Taft would not discuss this morn
| ing the reports coming from New York
that Edward S. Fowler, the collector of
| the port of New York, would not be re-
tanned in that position because he had
opposed Judge Taft's nomination by the
| republican party. 1t Is generally belleVed
| that March 3. or shortly thereafter, Mr..
| Taft will send to the Senate the name of
William Loeb, jr., to be collector at New
| York.
The New York rumors are to the effect
| that Fowler did all he could to influence
| labor leaders to oppose Taft. on account
| of his labor decisions, delivered while lie
was on the federal bench. Mr.. Fowler has
denied attempting to exert any such in
| fluence.
Judge Taft had chat this morning
| with Gov Hadley of Missouri. who was
| accompanied to the Boardman residence
| by Adjt Gen. Rumford of the Missouri
| National Guard. Gov. Hadley, VINO is
| quite young man, is the first republican
| governor Missouri has had in long
| time. Judge Taft congratulated him upon
! his election and told him he was glad
| Missouri was once more on the repubh-
! can map. Gov. Hadley. who is famous
| octopus hunter, talked with Judge Taft
! about antitrust legislation. He has met
| with signal success in fighting the Stand
| ard Oil Company in Missouri
Gov. Harmon Calls.
| Another governor to call was Judson
Harmon. the democratic executive of
| Ohio, who is looked upon by many
democrats as presidential possibility
for 1912, by and with the consent of a
certain Nebraskan. He was accom-
| panied by the members of his staff. AL
| though a democrat Gov. Harmon is put
| ting state pride above party politics in
| coming to Washington for the Taft in
auguratlon. .
An original Taft man turned up in the
person of Capt. William Somerville. SUI
| nerintendent of the Soldiers Home at
! Quincy, H. When Judge Taft was col
! lector of internal revenue in Ohio under
| the Arthur administration Capt. Somer-
| Vile was a revenue agent at Cincinnati.
| II said then and l have been. saying
| ever since that William Howard Taft
would one day be President. and am here
| in Washington to tell nlm L tcld you
| So" said Capt. Somerville.
| aid Gov. Hughes of New York always
| carries with him when travelling called
in full uniform to make an appointment
| with Judge Taft to receive Gov. Hughes
| hn ito
| House after the inauguration. The two
| governors want to invite the new PreSl-
| dent to attend the tercentenary celebra-
| ton OF the discovery Of Lake Champlain.
| which will be held on the shores OF that
! lake some time next summer.
Some of the Other Callers.
Other callers at the Boardman resi-
dencc today were Secretary of State
Bacon, John Hays Hammond, president
of the League of Republican Clubs, who
| hopes to get some kind of an ornate
job under the Taft administration and
| whose ambitions i'm that direction are
likely to be fulfilled; Arthur l. Vorys,
| who had much to do with the manage
ment of the Taft campaign; Representa-
tive Stevens of Minnesota: John F. Ste
vens. former chief engineer on the Pan
anna canal: r. A. Wallingford of Pitts
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worth's brothere-in-law; DR.. G.. w. Need
ham, president of George Washington
University: Walter II. Allen OF the
Naval Engineer Corps: Admiral Hemp
hill. and r. l.. Mccormick, national COM
mitteeman from Washington
,; Late this afternoon Judge and Mrs.
Taft will go to the White House. where
they will be the guests of President and
Mrs Roosevelt until the inauguration.
They will dine at the White House and
remain there all the evening.
The mohair trousers made from the
shearing from a Texas goat have arrived
in Washington and will be worn by Judge
Taft at the inaugural ceremonies tomor-
row. The original goat trousers were
taken to the Chicago convention by the
Texas delegation and left in charge OF
a Chicago policeman. Neither the cop nor
the trousers were ever seen afterward.
But the Texans went back and sheared
Admiral Togo" a fine goat belonging to
Frank o. I.andrum of Montell, Tex. who
furnished the first pair of trousers. and
had second pair made. Judge Taft has