Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-04
TAFT IS CATCHING UP
Attending to Business Put
Aside for Tariff.
INVITED MANY PLACES
Will Go Into Virginia Saturday if
Plans Will Permit.
HE PROMISES TO HELP KEMP
Cabinet officer to Speak in Interest
Of Republican Candidate for
Old Dominion's Governor.
HE PROMISES TO HELP KEMP

| Old DominionS Governor.
Other things besides the tariff were con-
sidered by President Taft today. Taking
| ii for granted that the bill is going
| through the Senate without further delay
the President is listening to visitors with
! other kinds of business.
! He has ceased missionary work. Until
he leaves Washington he will give all his
| time to disposing of work that has been
accommodating while he has been devOting
his attention to the tariff
In anticipation of the close of Congress
within the next few days congressional
visitors to the executive offices are be-
ginning to say goodbye to the President.
Many are preparing TO leave Washington
on the first trains after adjournment.
| some of them as soon as the Senate
votes on the tariff bill.
Senator's Burrows and Guggenheim both
told the President goodbye today. Sena-
tor Guggenhem has arranged to sail from
New York for Europe Saturday, il ad-
| jOurnment is not delayed.
To Help Virginia Republicans.
Capt. W. F. Kent. republican nominee
| for Governor of Virginia. was introduced
to the President today by Representative
Slemp, who also introduced c. r. Moore
of Richmond and o. d. Foster. The Pres
ident expressed pleasure at meeting Capt.
Kent and assured the republican nominee
he would have the support of the admin
istration in every way it could be helpful.
The President promised to ask several
of his cabinet officers to make speeches
during the campaign. He will make one
speech himself. he promises, if he can
find opportunity.
Owing to his long western trip, though,
| 1t is doubtful if he can get into Virginia
during the campaign. He is scheduled,
however. to visit Norfolk and one or two
other places about November 10, after his
return to Washington November L.
| The Virginia republicans expect to be-
gin their campaign early as September
L. When Capt. Kent was asked today If
he had announced the issues upon which
he would make the fight, he said he had
spect. 1t Is the understanding that the
republicans will frame their fight after
the result of the Virginia democratic
primary for governor is known.
The Nirginians told the President they
had never been 50 hopeful of carrying the
state. Not only is the party growing in
strength right along. they said, but the
democrats are badly divided
Many democrats are refusing to go into
the primaries because they want to be
free to vote for the republican nominee
for governor if they wish. The President
was glad to get the encouraging news
and said the party had his best wishes.
At the Georgia State Fair.
Senator Bacon and Representatives
Bartlett and Hughes of Georgia invited
the President to attend the Georgia state
fair at Macon from October - to Novem-
Der +. The President had already prom
Used to go TO Macon on his way to Au
gusta and agreed today to stop in that
city November 4.
Representative Hardwick of the Au-
gusta district also talked with the Pres-
dent about his visit to Augusta in No
vember.
Asked to Stop in Florence.
Senator Smith of South Carolina
urged the President today to make a
stop in Florence. S. c.
The President is scheduled to be i'll
Charleston the evening of November ).
leaving there November q for Augusta.
He leaves Augusta November on his
way to Wilmington. n. c.. and stops in
Columbia. s. c.. for four or five hours.
Senator Smith told the President that
in going from Columbia to Wilmington
he would have to pass through Flor
| ence and that he ought to stop. there.
| The President said that he would make
the stop if the schedule could be ar
| ranged
Senator Smith is confident the peo-
| pie of Florence will get the chance 20
| see the President and hear him make
| brief speech Florence is Senator
| Smiths home town.
Representative Miller of Duluth talked
/ to the President about stopping in that
city when he is in Minnesota. The Pres
/ ident said he would have to go far out of
| his way to reach Duluth, and would not
| be able to go there.
| May Go to Fishers Hill.
/ Senator Daniel of Virginia made another
effort today to get President Taft to visit
! the Confederate reunion at Fishers Hill
| Va This reunion was to have taken place
several weeks ago The President had ar
ranged To go.
But the railroads could not then give
| the transportation TO. the crowds that
were looked for They are now better
prepared to handle the traffic. The Pres
| ident is asked to make the trip Saturday.
| 1t is the intention of the President to
| leave Washington for Beverly. Mass.
Saturday afternoon at 3:35 O'Clock. He
| told Senator Daniel that if the trip could
be arranged so that he could leave here
Saturday morning and get back in the
afternoon i'm time for the Boston train lie
might be able to go. Senator Daniel has
been at work this afternoon trying to ar
range the schedules to suit the President.
The matter is still undecided.
Supervisor in New York.
! Representative Parsons, chairman of
the republican county committee of New
York county. has recommended to the
President the appointment OF Thomas
| Whittle as supervisor of the census for
New York county. 1t is understood Whit
| tie will be named. He was for some time
secretary Of the New York county re-
| publican committee.
| Representative, Olcott has been trying
| 10 secure the appointment Of Edmund
| r.. Lyon of New York and has filed with
the President many Endorsements of
1 Lyon.
/ The President is not ready 70 go into
| the census appointments for short time
| Senator Stone OF Missouri talked with
| him about the Missouri appointments to-
! day. The President said he would see
! the senator again on the subject
| Senator Some has asked the President
! to appoint d. c. Reeves of ST. Joseph,
! Mo-. 10 good position in the customs
court established by the tariff bill.
Asking Pardon for Old Man.
The Georgia callers are seeking to have
| the President grant pardon 10 an old
man who was convicted at Macon in
1895 OF murder and is serving a life SEN
tence. The President has directed that a
report be made TO him by the pardon
attorney of the Department of Justice
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