The National tribune., 1910-08-11

mate In college, who is also an intimate
friend of President Taft; ex-Attorney-
| General of Maine George NJ. Seiders
who was Reeds law partner, and so on
They failed to move the President, al
! tho they came away with the idea tina,
after the remonstrances have died down
/ the President might consider making
| this trip.
The St Paul delegation, which came
TO persuade the President to visit the
Conservation Congress, included Hon
Frank B. Kellogg, the trust buster of
| the Administration, who is conducting
| the suit against the Standard Oil Com
pany. The President is very fond of
playing golf with Mr.. Kellogg, who
came down day in advance, and had
4 game one morning with the President
before Gov. A. o. Eberhart and others
of the delegation came in the afternoon
1t was attributed in large part to Mr..
kellOgg'S influence, eXerted perhaps
while he and Mr. Taft were upon the
golf course, that the President consent
ed to journey to Minnesota.
The President May Come to Washing
ton.
Some people at Beverly believe that
the President will stop at Washington
for about 10 days on his way back from
ST. Paul That would fit in well with
his plans for spending a part of Sep
Itember at Washington, and would en-
able him to stay longer at Beverly. The
President likes the Autumn here, but
his departure last year in the middle of
September prevented him from enjoy
ing the October glories of the North
Shore. He wants to start some things
going in Washington about the middle
of September. Should he go there for
about 10 days it would bring a great
mn Of orri,- o1c
mean that the Departments and Bu-
reaus would be manned much earlier
than usual. The public service would
benefit in that particular. If the Presi-
dent does not go to Washington till well
toward the beginning of October. it
means that the Cabinet and many other
officials will simply take longer vaca-
ton. They will hardly go back to WASH
ington much in advance of their official
chief
The Summer Capital as it is conduct
ed nowadays is really quite as active, as
far as the President and Executive Of
fees are concerned, as would be the
case We're the President in Washington.
a vast deal of correspondence is con-
Quoted here. and when all things are
considered ii is almost as convenient
for lot of people from many States to
come to Beverly as it would be for them
to go to Washington. That does not
apply to the South nor to some States
adjoining the District of
Columbia. but it is true for the tier of
Northern States as far west as the Mis-
sisSippi River, perhaps. 1t happens that
a lot of Western people come to New
England for a portion of the Summer
and these, so far as they are
politicians and officeholders, are not
averse to visiting Beverly. They find it
quite as convenient to come here as
they did to visit Oyster Bay, for there
are good hotels in the vicinity and also
good transportation conveniences.
A Satisfactory Vacation.
The Presidents vacation this Summer
is proving a little more satisfactory to
him than ever before, because of the
amount of work that Secretary Norton
takes off his shoulders. In Mr. Norton
the President believes he has found the
deal man for the office. He is generous
IN praise of this young man, who is fit
ing splendidly into a very difficult job.
Not little of the work that President
Taft has been accustomed to doing for
himself Secretary Norton does for him,
and relieves the President of worry and
to that extent. Then, Sec
-etary Norton's handling of the duties
Of his own office is very businesslike. !
He carries the work on like the trained
business man that he is, and has ca
Dacity for disposing of lot of work.
These duties keep him going thru
long days. He is dipping much into
politics, so as to keep the President in
touch as much as he can with what is
going on in the political world This is
N reality an important feature of the
office of Secretary. to the President. AL |
no new hand at politics. Mr. Norton |
S learning the ropes and holds the con-
idence of the old politicians of the par
Y. He co-operates with them and they |
cooperate with him toward bringing |
Lbout conditions that are helpful to the |
President.
1t was Secretary Norton who brought |
tbout the change in the location of the |
Executive Offices at the Summer Capt. |
al and established himself and the |
working force in a place where the |
President could come If he desired. |
The old Offices were in a building in the |
leart of the town, where the executive |
work was done under many inconven-
ences. The President has never been /
here. Whenever Secretary Norton has |
N idea about doing something now |
days, it is only necessary to mention 1t I
o the President. There is an immediate !
rider to go ahead. =