The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-09
TAFT WILL RELY
ON BANNARD'S AID
New Yorker Will Watch Sit
uatiOn in His State.
HELPING HAND FOR STIMS0N
VIII send CabineI Officer 10 New
York and Also Some of Administra-
fi0n's Best Speakers To Ohio This
Month-LRbOr Leaders at Beverly
10 Discuss Pending Legislation.

Beverly. oct Soto T. Barnard, Of
New York City was a guest al the Taft
cottage to-day, and viii remain with the
President over Sunday. The President
will discuss the New York State sltua-
ton with him.
The frequent conferences between the
| President and Mr. Barnard have led 70
considerable political speculation. Many
believe that Mr. Taft will look 10 Mr..
( Barnard 10 keep him posted on the situa-
ton in New York State. especially in
reference 10 the lineup for 1872. With
Col. Roosevelt in control of the New
YORK state Republican organization and
under suspicion In regard 10 1872, it Is
natural that President Tsft should be
/ casting about for a friend OF political ex-
perience who can keep him in touch with
the inside drift Of events in the Empife
State
/ AIr. Barnard is just the sort OF man
/ he would select for this service. He Is a
/ warm personal friend of the President,
/ their acquaintauceship having been begun
back in undergraduate days at Yale Mr.
( Barnard was active in President Taft 5
{ interests before The recent convention al
/ Saratoga. He was present al the much
/ discussed meeting between the President
and Col Roosevelt az New Haven. and
after the conference accompanied the
/ President as far as Albang, while Lloyd
c. Griscom turned hack with Roosevelt
/ toward New York City,
/ Makes Him Confident.
Mr.. Barnard was the only New Yorker
OF political complexion with whom the
/ President conferred while he was in that
city last Sunday. The invitation 10 Mr..
Barnard TO visit Beverly was extended by
| the President on that occasion. It IS ex-
pected that there will be other meetings
between the President and Mr.. Barnard
IN the course Of the fall campaign.
! If Col. Roosevelt undertakes an active
/ campaign for the 1872 nomination, il
will he 10 friends like Mr.. Barnard that
! the President will turn in New York
! State II IS believed here that Taft sup
/ porters are making plans TO guard his
/ interests IN the present fight.
/ Conflicting reports in regard 10 the
New York state situation have been
I Li NLEll I'D DrANlll MlLll4i4 LllC lusl IL "
/ days II is understood that the Presi-
/ dents own opinion Is that it will he some
time before the drift of sentiment in New
/ York State can be accurately weighed.
/ The President, in conversation with call
ers. has. however. repeatedly expressed
/ great faith in Mr.. Stimsons ability 10
make a favorable impression upon the
voters It is likely that the President
/ VIII give StimsOn a helping hand before
the campaign is over by sending a Cabi-
| net officer into New York states TO de-
/ liver al least one speech.
VIII Send Speakers 10 Ohio.
/ The President to-day renewed his
promise 10 send some of the administra-
tion's best speakers into Ohio in the
present campaign. He gave this promise
/ to G. A. Mcclellan. owner OF the Dayton
Journal, and Carmi Thompson. secretary
of state of Ohio. who dropped off al
| Beverly this afternoon.
/ John Mitchell and James Duncan, the
labor leaders. We're callers at the Taft
cottage to-day They came tog confer
with the President in regard to labor
legislation which viii be recommended
! 10 the next session of Congress. The
! President told them he would again urge
| the passage of a wOrkmen's cOmpensa-
@tion bill. This is TO provide for the set
| tlement Of the claims for damages
| against interstate carriers by arbitration
! The labor legislation programme also vii
| include a safety appliance bill and the
so-caued anti-injunction bill. which was
not reached in the last session.
The TWO labor leaders who called to-
day made some new suggestions TO the
! PRESIDENT They were not made public
Mr.. Mitchell and Mr. Duncan intend tc
give the President further information in
regard to them before any definite de.
| CisiOn is reached