Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-02-14
DECIDES
To GET BUSY
ON CONGRESS
SATURDAY NIGHT TALK
DEFINES HIS ATTITUDE
National Legislators Eagerly
Discuss Presidents Address,
Preparations For Roosevelt
Homecoming Up to Loeb,


(By Morning journal Special Leased Wirel
Washington. Feb. 10. After a quiet
morning IN New York. President Tart
returned to Washington tonight %
find that his speech last evening be-
fore the republican club at it's Linz
DIN day dinner had kept the national
legislators busy talking al day.
The president naa planned the
speech "A week or more ago. II Was
one OK the longest he ever made ana
covered his attitude IN practically
every issue that IS pending in congress
or that has como mp since his admin
istrati0n began.
MIR. TAFT lelt tina a statement Of ms
views Was wanted. Now thai he has
mad his say. it is declared his purpose
is to get 70 work on congress IN the
interest Of the measures he has rec
commended.
IN fact it is said mat in a%ccordance
with his speech and his plans for the
immediate future the president today
quoted a saying by Jewett. head mas
ter 81 Baliol at oxford, when he adj
vised a Young man .
Don't excuse: don't explain; get
it done, let ON yell"
Sc far as he can the president SAID
he was going to get II done and ~
the meantime would "iet en- Yell.
News reaching Washington OF the
conference OF the republican leaders
ia New York yesterday participated
in hy the president and Governor
Hughes lends to confirm the state
menta OF last night that possible can-
di1ates for governor of the state did
enter into the discussion. 1t ~
said that the president and Governor
hughes occupied positions almost
identical in thai both are deeply in
tercsted in the candidate to be named
but that neither Will takc an ActNe
part ia his election. Neither Mr.. Taft
nor the governor, il Is said positively
mere sllasi pdirntcd aachoig".
Governor Hughes assured the nresl-
deut that the outlook in the state as
h viewed il. VAS mot so bad as had
been pictured.
He declared that The scandal at Al
kang must he gone through with and
that eXcieicn must he made of any
'.t1nccrous growth in the pftty. With
this done the governor thought the
peonle wouid rally 10 The party and
so declared Ia his speech last night.
Considerable sentiment WAS found
in New York that nothing should ne
done in the way or settling possible
candidates until tho return of Mr.
Roosevelt. 10 r1i ny, u was 'did, lliS
would mean ID strong "hoom Tor
Collector Loeb whose candidacy Wonld
uudoubtedly eall Mr.. Roosevelt to the
stump.
While in New york President Thit
consulted MIR. Loeb regarding plans
under way for the homecoming re-
ccrtion to Mr.. Roosevelt. IN his
cablegram TO the republican club Of
New York city. which had undertaken
Che arrangements for y reception. the
former president after stating that
whatever was done should he done on
the dav of his arrival, concluded with
the advice.
See Loeb
Mr.. Loeb told President TAFT posi-
lively that no arrangements so far had
been made ANA that none would he
made until aftcr Mr.. Roosevelt arrlt-
ed in Europe when there viii be
plenty OF opportunity to communicate
with him and consult his wishes.
President Taft's participation in any
welcome to the former president Will
be decided upon later.