Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-29
TAFT IS DELIGHTED
PLEASED OVER CON-
vENTION OUTCOME IN NEW
YORK.
MADE GOVERNOR
ON TAFT's SUGGESTION
Secs Party Victory in State Despite
Threats of Old Guard to Bolt the
Ticket in Order to Undo Roosevelt
Progressive Ticket Should Have
Support.

Washington, Sept. 29.-ProgresHaTe
indications that President Taft would
aid their cause and that he would bend
every effort 10 getting the sulklng reg
ular leaders into line where insurgent
candidates have been nominated Tor
congress
The president appeared confident
that the tide is turning in the direc ton
of an assured republican victory He
greeted the news OF the result of the
New York republican convention with
unconcealed enthusiasm and sent
congratulatory telegram TO Henry l..
Stimson. nominee for governor The
tel ngram follows:
1t gives me great pleasure to hear
that YOU have been chosen as the re-
publican candidate for governor OF
New York. l hope and believe that you
will be elected. You certainly VIII be
elected if the people of New York wish
TO have as their next governor citizen
of the utmost civic courage and disin-
,erested patriotism. lawyer of emil
nent ability and a man of the highest
character.
Pleased With The Endorsement.
1t transpired that Mr.. Stimson had
been suggested for the governorship by
Mr. Taft at his conference with Colonel
Roosevelt All New Haven a fortnight
ago. The president vas elated over
the endorsement given him and his ad-
ministration By the platform drawn by
Roosevelt following
The president is confident the repub-
licans will carry New York in spite of
the threats of the old guard To turn
the state over to the democrats for
TIE purpose Of undping Roosevelt. The
progressives captured the republican
ticket and the president believes they
should have the support of the reg
ulars He is ready 10 do what ne can
TO further this result.
The news from New York interrupt
ed the work Of the president on the
speech which he will deliver before the
League of Republican Clubs in New
York City on Saturday night +Addi-
ticnal news regarding this address cor
roborates the report that il viii hs
progressive in tone The harmony
evinced between the administra ton
and the Roosevelt progressives in the
New York convention is regarded as
an Indication that the president is
ready To turn his back upon the Can
nom Aldrich reactionaries.
Taft Confers With Cabinet.
Mr. Taft spent yesterday in confer
ence With the members of his cabinet
Nearly all of the business on their pro-
gram has been disposed OF. Mr.. Taft
and his official family surveyed the al
raneements for the inauguration of the
postal savings bank system and CAV
the plan their APPROVAL. Postma ster
General Hitchcock Secretary of the
Treasury MacVeagh, and Attorney
General Wickersham. the trustees Of
the institution. are putting the finish
ing touches 70 the scheme.
TIE president also drove forward the
work Of canvassing the departmental
appropriation estimates He impressed
the members OF the cabinet with the
need of scaling down every possible
item of expense and the estimates of
several departments We're returned for
further revision
Cut in War Appropriations.
A good deal of time was spent on
the estimates for the war department.
and it was found that the total esti-
mates are sl0.o00,oO0 less than the
tota, amour, appropriated for the de-
partment last session The estimates
for the navy department are less than
those made last year The postoffice dee
partrnent which is always one of the
heaviest drains on the federal treasury
has shown about the same percentage
of increase.