The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-07
New President Keeps His Fa- nous Smile h Working
 Order for Visitors
ALDRICH INTERRUPTS
 ID TALK ON TARIFF
Thronq That Gathered at White House Is Said to Be the Greatest That Ever Extended Greetings to
 New President.

Washington, March 6-(Special )-Presi- dent Taft continued his strenuosity today when several thousand patriots filed in and got the presidential grip Every state in the union was represented in the noble army of handshakers and all creeds' colors and races were there.
 The Taft smile was in fine working or der. One of the first arrivals was Sen ator Burke of Nebraska, who escorted group of Indians into the inner room or the offices, where they shook the hand Of the President.
 Altogether the President shook hands with more than $500 persons before o'clock He began his reception In the executive offices, but the rush became so great that he moved to the east room, u,bera the stream of callers was incessant for two hours.
 His last interview in the offices was that with Senator Aldrich of Rhode Island, the leader of the Senate. This was a long one and while 1t was in pro- Rress the crowd piled up so that the reception room was packed, and many had to stand outside. Word was passed out that the east room would be the scene of handshaking, and there was grand rush for it.
 Tariff Is Discussed.
 MT Aldrich refused to say anything re- garding his interview, but 1t was under stood it had to do with the tariff ques- tion.
 If is understood that Aldrich is in full sympathy with the Presidents plan to get rid of tariff revision by June l, snd that he will do his part in the senata to accomplish that end
 The Presidents only work, outside or the handshaking, was his conference wl'h AIdrich and a brief talk with MT. Nagei and Mir. Knox. two of his cabinet mem bers.
 The crowd of callers today was larger than that of yesterday, and was oescrioeo as the greatest throng that ever greeted new President at the White House representative of the national conserVa- tion commission put up new propiein to the President today He wanted 10 know whether the paragraph in the sun dry civil appropriation bill abolshing ex- NAcutive committees included the conser- vation commission.
 The ouestion was too big one for MT Taft to decide off-handed with 2o0o per- sons trying to speak to him lie tnere- fore made an appointment to meet the representatives of the commlssion tilis afternoon and discuss the matter with them. those who called on the Presl- dent being the national committee and the committee of nine on co-operation between state and federal governments. Among them were former Governor Far dee of California, Senator Milton or Fior- ida. Governor Willson of Kentucky, Gov ernor Quimby of New Hampshire, Gov ernor Deneen of Illinois and Senator Nelson of Minnesota.
 Monument Decision.
 Mathew Cumings of Boston. national president of the Ancient Hibernians, and Patrick J. Halligan of this city, editor of the National Hibernian, were intro duced to Mr. Taft this morning by Rep resentative Driscoll of New York. Pres- ident Taft took this occasion to inquire concerning the opinion of the Irish peo- ple of the United States with regard to the proposed monument to Commodore Barry.
 much dissatisfied with the model which had been selected and had addressed letter to the war department on the sup feet reminding the department of the promise made by MT. Taft while Secre- tary of War that their wishes in the premises would be respected. The Presi- dent promised to look the matter up.
 Among the other official callers on the President were Senators Taylor of Ten nessee. McEnery of Louisiana, Frazier of Tennessee, Milton of Florida. Foster of Louisiana, and Representatives Gil iespie of Texas, Bennett, Fitzgerald and Olcott of New York, William C. Fox, minister to Ecuador; John Barrett. di- rector of the Bureau of American fepup- itos. Chief Justice Fuller of the supreme court. Justice Harlan of the United States supreme court and all the members of tha cabinet who are now in Washington