The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-02-28
TAFT SMILE VERY
MUCH IN EVIDENCE
President-eIect Is Resting Up
for the Inauguration
TRIES NEW AUTOMOBILE
No More Policies Will Be Announced
BY President-elect an dNo More
Appointments Will Be Made
Until March q.

! Washington, February 27.v-(Special)-
President-elect Taft with a contented
smile on his face. for his cabinet has
been completed and his inaugural ad-
dress finished, reached Washington at
o'clock this afternoon and went immedi-
ately to the Boardman mansion, there to
remain until he leaves to be formally
inaugurated President of the United States
on Thursday.
After the strenuous days of the past
week the President-elect enjoyed compar-
alive quiet all afternoon and evening.
John Hayes Hammond was awaiting him
when he arrived at the Boardman place
and together the two went riding in the
new administration automobile, which
was put in commission today for the
first time
{ They called at the White House, but
President Roosevelt was out riding. 1t
was said that he would be back at $50.
Mr.. Taft then said goodbye to Ham
mond and returned to his stopping place,
where he picked up Colonel Goethals, the
Panama canal digger, and once more took
the road in his new car, this time to see
the sights.
4 Vice President Fairbanks called to see
him, but he was riding, and the two did
J not meet
The almost completed decorations for
the big day next week pleased the Presi-
dent-elect immensely. Few people recog-
nized him as he rode through the streets
At $50 he returned to the White House.
but the President had not yet returned
whereupon the President-elect gave up the
effort to see Mr. Roosevelt tonight and
! went back to the Boardman house, where
he spent the evening quietly with his
family.
Mr.. Taft as is customary when he is
in Washington, will worship tomorrow at
a Unitarian church.
He said today that he had no statements
to make and would give no more thought
now to policies or appointments until
| after March T. There is reason to be-
| lieve, however, that there will be long
conference between the outgoing and in
coming Presidents over governmental mat
tiers of Importance that are pendlng IN
which they have a mutual interest rms
| conference will be resumed on wednesday
night when Mr.. Taft will be guest at
| the White House. Navy matters md
| the situation in the Far East are two
| things which it may be said on reliable
authority will be discussed fully and the
railroad and tariff problems will be also
! gone into.
Responding to generally understood
| agreement that the President-elect was
| to be allowed to rest, there were but
| few callers at the Boardman Place this
afternoon and evening; but the tide VIII
| set in that direction again on Sunday
| and for the rest of the time until Wednes-
| day afternoon when the Tafts will dis
appear into the White House as the
| Roosevelts guests.
! 1t is understood in Washington that
Mr.. Tafts inaugurau address, which Mr.
| Roosevelt has declared to be strong
state paper" will follow closely the lines
of his speech of acceptance and will be
In the nature of a renewal of his pledges
made then, with this difference, that the
President-elect will in the address re-
peat his pledges in the form of set pol
icies, which will be the aim OF his ad-
mniistration.