Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-04
May Have Had Reassuring
Message From Roosevelt.
LOEB AND ROOT FRIENDS
Bath Believed to Have Spoken for
Present Administration.
PRESIDENTIAL TRAIN LATE
No Discussion ct White House Of
the Roosevelt-Vatinan Incl
dent IN Rome.

Qo0C III 1Oule.
There 10 good reason to believe that
President Taft ana former President
Roosevelt have bean exchanging messages
Ind communication. and there does not
appear to be anything worrying Ghs pres
s1t occupant Of the White House - to
The outcome Nalther admissions nor de-
~ia's Of this are obtainabls at the White
Mouse. but certain things said BY the
President to a caller indicate that the
chief executive knows more about what
Mr. Roosevelt thinks OF the existing adj
ministration than some o" The correspond
ents who went to Khartum TO meet the
returning hunter OF big game.
One Of the stories sent from abroad y
that Col. Roosevelt y .sesri.g" toward
to held or harm the future OF the chief
executive The Elimination !rom Q good
source ID that the President knows tnat
this story Is inaccurate. U1til snort
the two men had not been In oommunica-
ton with each other. b n there are strong
friends OF each. acting mutually. who
undertook the responsibility 4 putting the
two in touch. indirectly at leas"-
Loeb and Root In'nrnede
One Of these is William loeb jr.. cor
mer private secretary to Mr.. Roosevelt,
and the other lie Senator Root
The New York senator. intimate with
both men and in position to advise close
ly and confidentially, is known to have
voluntarily written long letter TO the
ex-President at khartum telling him Of
the adverse circumstances and conditions
surrounding the first year Of President
Taft's administration and praising his
course on all questions that have arisen.
Mr.. Roots influence with Col Roosevelt
man. and Mr.. Loeb is probably next.
II Mr.. Root has received an answer to
his letter, and 1t is believed he has had
something from his former chief. he has
let no one know of 1t outside the White
House. Mr.. Loeb. however. is Understood
to have had several cable messages from
the ex-President and to have written him
fully prior to the receipt Of these mes
sages.
The little information obtainable bears
out the idea, heretofore expressed, that
the Taft administration will have no more
cordial supporter than Mr.. Roosevelt, and
that the two men will work together with
satisfaction to both and benefit to their
party.
Presidents Train Late.
President Taft's train, bringing linn
back to Washington this morning from
Massachusetts, where he spent yesterday.
was nearly an hour late. arriving a. the
Union station at 1890. 1t wA- after
IL o'clock before the President got into
the executive off1ces and began the days
grind. He found Secretaries Nagei and
Bailinger and Postmaster Gehnai Hitch.
cock, with a number Of congressman,
waiting for him. The visits OF the cebi-
net officers related. it is said, - routine
affairs Of the departments did was not
Of widespread importance.
There was no discusfon-ofncial or
otherwiss-of the deeply interesting incl
pope. Newspaper men arottdd the White
House were reminded Of the good old
Roosevelt days, when Sensational stun
Of all sorts was held back for the Mon
advertising rush Of Sunday, ana when
the former President got there drst with
Public men kept of the subject. su-
and manner Of the ex-President n put
ting the facts before the country.
Want Presidents Bust.
Representative Olcott Of New York has
arranged with President Taft to sit for
an artist who is to make q bronze bust
Of the chief executive for The Republican
Club Of New York. The President cannot
give the time now. but will do SO after the
adjournment OF Congress. The Republi-
can Club has bronze busts OF Mckinley,
Roosevelt, Grant and other Presidents.
Representatives Parsons and Pickett OF
the House committee on public lands
conferred with the President as to con-
servatfon bills pending before that COM
mittee. The committee will go to work
at once upon the bill giving the President
~l< <A x~,t< Ava la MI
The trainmen assembled at Worcester.
Mass, yesterday gave the President Q
handsome gold medal as a souvenir OF
his visit to them. and he has written q
letter expressing his appreciation.
Interstate Commerce Commissioner Ed
ward e. Clarke. accompanied the Presi-
dent from worcester. Mr.. Taft took al
vantage OF the opportunity to talk over
with the commissioner the effect OF some
Of the amendments the House committee
has written into the bill amending the
interstate commerce act. Despite the
liberties that the House is taking with
the administration measure the President
10 confident that as it finally passes the
Escaped Being Kissed.
It leaked out today that the President
escaped being kissed by an old woman at
Worcester yesterday.
II kissed VIII Taft when he was baby
one year DID," declared the old lady, who
WIS plainly but neatly dressed. and
want TO give him q good smack now,
since he has become President"
She was far on the outside OF the big
crowd and policeman told her the Presi-
Dent was too busy to be kissed then. She
however, and the officer had to
induce her to 90 to her home. The Presi-
dent did not know Of the incident until to-
day.
Nominations sent by President Taft to-
tiay to the Senate included the following:
TO be United States marshals-Milo D.
Campbell, eastern district Of Michigan;
Charles r. Elliott, northern district OF
California.
10 be associate justice Of the supreme
court Of New Mexico-Edmund c. Abbott
Of New Mexico.
70 be postmaster-George H. Stewart,
GAINESVILLE. Ohio.
To be rear admiraIs in the navy-Capts.
chauncey Thomas and William A. Mar.
shall.
STATE COURT REVERSED.
Action of Arkansas Tribunal Regu.
1.&;n~ Far nAIiveriee