Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-09
SECRETARY MAcvEAeH Sc
LEcrEp TO CHOOSE PERSONS
MEL OF NEW COMMISSION.
WILL REPORT TO TAFT
SOME TIME DURING WEEK
President Plans to Split Census Jobs
in Southern States and Give DEM
ocrats a Share of the spoiIs - Taft
Delays Work on Message to Next
Congress.

beverly, mass, Aug. S.-beVerly was
hot Sunday, almost as hot as Washing
ton, but President Taft spent a lazy
Sunday and did not seem to mind the
more than 80 in the shade. He began
the first Sabbath of his vacation by
Helen Taft and Captain Archibald Butt
We're the only other members of his
party. Thru the early hours OF the
afternoon the president sat on the
broad veranda of his cottage overlook
ing the ocean and read "The Greatness
and Decline of Rome" by the historian
Ferrero, who spent week at the
White House with Mr.. Roosevelt
Near sunset the president took long
motor ride with Mrs. Taft, but after
dinner he again sought the cool of the
veranda.
Secretary Franklin Macveagh of the
treasury, is expected to run down to
Beverly from his cottage at Dublin, N
H, later in the week with Postmaster
General Hitchcock, his house guest
When Mr.. MacVeagh arrives he may
report on his assignment to find tariff
experts to be appointed under the
Payne tariff law. This law appropriated
$4,000 for the use Of the president in
sending advisers abroad and to confer
with him on the application OF the
maximum and minimum rates.
The customs court, provided in the
bill, will not be appointed. The dis
agreement between the two houses of
congress and the apparent division of
opinion in the senate over the salaries
of these judges will deter the presi-
dent from making the appointments.
He does not want to appoint judges
to life tenures of office where ques-
tons of salary have been raised, and
senator's and representatives have not
had a chance to discuss the question
and vote on it
Mr.. Taft has several matters of Off
cial business before him, during the
coming week. He is going to dispose
of the matter of census supervisors
turnout the entire United States, as
Nagle and the director OF the census,
Durand, are coming to Beverly the lat
ter part of the week with list of
names.
The president has flxed upon the pol
icy he will follow with reference to
census appointments in the south In
the states which are solidly democratic,
the president viii divide the appoint
ments equally among the Democrats
and republicans. He will insist that
the appointees shall not be active
partisans, however. but capable men.
From the so-called solid south the
president has picked out North Caro-
line, Tennessee. Kentucky and Mis-
souri, as debatable states and will treat
them on the same footing as northern
states. giving all of the census jobs to
republicans. The states in which the
division will be made are Virginia
South Carolina, Georgia. Florida. Ala
hama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana
and Texas.
AS to Virginia, the president Is rep
resented as believing that the bitter
ness of the recent primary fight in that
state between Henry st. George Tuck
er and Judge Mann for the democratic
gubernatorial nomination will give the
republicans an opportunity to make an
encouraging showing in November
Several administration officers and
possibly cabinet officer or two will
make speeches during the Virginia
campaign.
The president is giving serious con-
sheraton to the strained situa ton be-
| tween Japan and China over tbs
Mukden-Antung railroad. In the event
of q. violation being lodged against
i either party TO the treaty 1t is be.
| fieved the matter will become ques-
ton for consideration by all the pow
ers. The United States win have q
hand in whatever is done.
President Taft does not expect to DE-
any active work on his message K
congress until after he has returned IL
Washington in November. He has hat
the general outline of his message IL
mind for some time and several cabi
net members are working on details
Attorney General Wickersham, for in.
stance, is working on the proposition
of reforming the laws as to interstate
commerce and violations Of the anti
trust law, ETC., and Secretary Nagei il
working along the same lines.
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