The Washington herald., 1909-02-24

n
ron T. Herrick. Of Ohio. was to-day
eliminated from the possibilities for Sec
retary Of the Treasury in the Taft Cabi-
net Nj Herrick saw the President-elect
at the Henry ". Taft house. in West
Forty-eighth street. this afternoon, and
later sIr. Taft issued this statement:
AZ the instance OF the President-elect
Gov. Herrick called on Mr.. Taft to-day.
M Taft authorized the statement that
the mention Of Mr.. Herrick for the port
folio Of the Treasury. as If he had been
a candidate, did him great injustice. be
cause Mr. Herrick wrote Mr.. Taft as
early as December last 70 say that his
business engagements were such as TO
prevent his acceptance Of a place IN the
Cabinet"
Friends Urged His Name.
This statement lets BIr. Herrick out of
the Cabinet situation as gracefully as
possible II Nr. Herrick personally hasn't
been a candidate. his friends have been
active Several OF them. including organ
lied labor leaders. called on Mr.. Taft. IN
Augusta. 10 urge the ex-governor's name
for the Treasury portfolio. and more re-
Gently Senator-elect Burton and Arthur 7
Vorys both OF Ohio, have put IN a good
word for Herrick.
The elimination Of Herrick leaves
Franklin Macveagh. Of Chicago. and
Judge Willis Van Deventer. OF wyoming.
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most favOrably regarded for the post Il
Is understood that NIr. Taft has another
candidate from the West under c0nsidera-
ton
The post viii probably be definitely
filed between Nr- Taft and Frank H.
Hitchcock. EIr. Hitchcock viii come ove-
from Washington for the conference.
Goes to Brothers Home.
NIr Taft arrived here at noon over the
Pennsylvania Railroad a small crowd
greeted him at the Jersey City station.
He made the trip TO his brothers house
IN an automobile
Mr. Taft remained al his brothers
home all the afternoon working on some
magazine articles he promised 10 write
several months ago. National Commit
teemsn William L Ward. OF this State
was the only political caller besides Mr..
Herrick
In the evening Mr.. Taft dined at The
home Of William Jay Sch5efeIn, head Of
the Citizens Union Mr.. Taft viii re-
main II this city until next Saturday.
when he VIII leave for Washington and
the Inauguration.
The very latest name heard as 4 pos
sibie Secretary OF the Treasury n NJ
T2fts Cabinet is Edwin A. Potter. pres
ident Of the American Trust and Savings
Bank Of Chicago.
It was stated that AIr- Potter IS being
very seriously considered for the port
Io5o By Judge Taft
Aids Negro Schools.
William II. Taft lent his aid q, an Of
fort made tonight AT Carnegie Hall 10
raise money for the benefit Of Hanp+on
and Tuskegee Institutes. the leading ne
gro Industrial schools Of the South Mr.
Taft appeared on the platform with
Booker T Washington and several Of his
most active supporters. and Joined with
them N appealing 70 the wealthy men OF
the country 10 De generous toward these
institutions. Mr.. Taft declared that IN
such schools as Hampton and Tuskegee
lay the salvation Of the negro.
Incidentally, Mr. Taft attacked the Con-
gressmen Of the South VINO have said
that IL IS impossible for the black and
white races 70 live together
It was chiefly 10 deliver this plea in the
interest OF the black man that Mr.. Taft
dropped the preparations for his inaug-
uration and made his trip 70 New York.
The great audience that rr1rnad o---
showed that his sacrifice was appPAci-
ated. The hall was filed In the boxes
were many prominent New Yorkers.
Among others were Mrs. Seth Low. Mrs
Robert c. Ogden. Mrs. William Jaw
Schleffelin. Mrs. Levi P Morton. Mrs.
William Il. Baldwin, Ms Morris K.
JesUp. Mrs. Isaac \. Seiman. and Mrs..
James Roosevelt.
These women have been actively inter
ested IN the eduation Of the negro in
the South. and occupied the boxes.