The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-04

Having completed his most success
full and popular trip around the coun-
try, President Taft is now ION the
lid" in Washington. A great mass of
work accumulated during his long
absence. which began after congress
adjourned the early part Of August.
The first thing which will engage the
presidents attention is his first an
nual message tn congress. To COM
plete this he Is comforting with his
cabinet members and obtaining them
from an epitome OF the conditions I'm
their various departments. Some un-
accountable friction has arisen i'm
various corners and these the presi-
dent viii endeavor To smooth away.
The misadministration charges i'm the
coast and geodetic survey IL one and
the Ballinger-Glavis-P inchot trouble
Is the other. Secretary Maggie OF the
department Of commerce and labor
has the geodetic matter in hand and
IL going over IL with the president.
Although the president smoothed mat
tiers over between the turbulent fac
lions I'm the Ballingcr case, II has
again cropped out and indications
point to another presidential hand in
the matter. The controversy Is ex-
citing much interest In the east and
considerable politics IL being injected
into the matter. Some writer's see
I'm the fight "A maneuver on the part
OF the friends of former President
Roosevelt to create sentiment for the
return of the distinguished Colonel To
the political arena and the White
House in the next presidential cam
paign.
But the most important tasks con-
fronting the president is the filling of
the nuemorsu public offices made
vacant by deaths and designations
since congress was last in session A
host of officers ranging from that of
postmaster of Washington to assoc
ciate justice of the supreme court
await the appointment of the presi-
dent. For each of these the president
has an array of elgibIes from which
he will sift the right party. 1t IL
not expected that the president will
take undue haste In these appoint
ments. because of their Importance.
but will pursue that calm judicial
procedure for which he is noted
There are dozen or more names
mentioned for the supreme court JUS
ticeship. among them Judge Horace
ii. Lurton OF Tennessee. former Sec
rotary of War Luke +. Wright of
Tennessee: Secretary OF War Dickin-
son. Attorney General Wickersham;
Solicitor General Bowers: L. Hannis
Taylor of North Carolina. formerly
foreign minister and noted constitu-
tional lawyer: Governors Hughes and
Fort. Senators Root and others.
Other offices which the president
has To fill are the following; Post
master of Washington. assistant Sec
rotary of the treasury in charge of
the customs service. assistant secre-
tary of commerce and labor. minister
to China, and third assistant post
master general
AS the session OF congress ap-
proachss interest attaches to probable
quarrels and Investigations by con-
gress. OF chief interest is the fight
of the Insurgents against Speaker
Cannon. During the recess Repre-
sentatises Fowler of New Jersey.
whom the speaker deposed as chair
man of the banking and currency
committee, gave Uncle Joe some hot
shots in the way Of written epistIes
giving notice To the speaker of his
determination Ia get even News