New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-07-11
LOEB TO SEE PRESIDENT;
ROOSEVELT AWAITS HUGHES
Collector of the Port Arrives
UnheraIded at Beverly to
Talk Politics.
GOVERNORSHlP RUMORS FLY
MIR. Taft Said to Favor Loeb
for Place-Latter Not
Representing Mr..
Roosevelt.

night, after dull and sultry Sunday.
when William Loeb. jr.. motored into
town. There had been no warning Of his
coming. and his arrival caused a flutter
of excitement only second to that on the
day that Mr. Roosevelt visited President
Taft at Burgess Point.
Mr.. Loeb will see the President to-
morrow afternoon, and it was frankly
admitted that politics will be the sub
ject of their interview 1t will be the
first politics, by the way. Mr.. Taft has
talked since Mr.. Roosevelt was in Bev-
erly. The resident started on ten
days vacation last week. but there are
indications that the period OF rest is
ended. and a number of important con-
ferences will mark the coming seven
day period. Then Mr.. Taft is going TO
sail away down East for ten-day
cruise along the shores of Maine
Not from MIR. Roosevelt.
Recent incidents at Oyster Bay, Mr..
Loeb declared tonight. had nothing to
do with his visit. In fact, he said that
Mr. Roosevelt probably knew nothing
of his coming TO Beverly. It developed
later that Mr. Loeb was sent for by Sec
rotary Norton, with the knowledge OF
President Taft.
II came to talk over the general po-
litical situation with the President, SAID
Mr.. Loeb. when pressed for an explana-
ton as to his visit.
LAS a representative of the colonel!
was asked.
No, I come as the old friend and loyal
supporter of President Taft
During all of Mr.. Tafts term MT
Loeb has been a frequent caller at the
White House. and his presence there
coupled with the general manifestations
of friendship between him and the
President. has done much to contradict
the stories of strained relations between
Mr. Taft and Mr.. Roosevelt During his
candidacy for the Republican nomi-
ma ton, and his campaign for the Presl-
dency, Mr.. Taft had no more ardent ad-
vocate than Mr. Loeb.
"No Chasm to Bridge"
Mr.. Loeb was asked if there was a
possibility that his visit had something
to do with bridging "chasm between
Beverly and oyster. Bay"
There is not any chasm,'' he replied
with emphasis There never has beer
a break of any sort and relations
couldn't be any pleasanter. Mr.. Roose-
welt told me he had had a perfectly
bully time when he visited the Presi-
Tho and Colonel RONSa-
welt are acting as independent American
citizens. each along his own lines, but
to the same end"
Asked if he thought Colonel Roosevelt
would come out with an Endorsement OF
the Taft administration. Mr. Loeb took
the position that the Presidents admin
stration needed no Endorsement from
Colonel Roosevelt or any one else AS
already stated a number of times in
Beverly, the President feels that he
helped his party make a record during
the session of Congress recently ended
upon which it can well afford to stand
in the coming campaign. The question
of individual Endorsement has not sug-
gested itself to Mr. Taft in any way.
Mr.. Loeb was asked as to recent
events at Oyster Bay. and the seeming
preponderance of insurgents among
Colonel Roosevelt's visitors.
Colonel Roosevelt sees everybody
he said The o-called insurgents were
all friends fhis, and naturally they
want TO see him. Some of them want
him TO help them in their campaigns.
Mr. Loeb left the impression that
Colonel Roosevelt may not go so deep
" into the coming campaign as has
been generally supposed The ex-
President is reported as being anxious
to avoid anything that looks like I'M
fairness in his attitude This fact is
said to explain his consent to Senator
Beveridge's request for speech in the
Senator's campaign for reelection in
Indiana. Mr. Roosevelt already had
promised to speak for Senator Lodge
here in Massachusetts. 1t was put up
10 him by Senator Beveridge's friends,
II Is stated here. that this would indi-
cate that he favored the So called con
sentative" wing of the party and would
leave a lot of his old friends out in the
cold.
Run,ors of the Governorship.