New-York tribune., 1910-02-01
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
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Washington. Jan 31-The President held
a two-hour conference to-day with the sec
retary of State and Solicitor Hoyt, OF the
State Department. going over prooie'hS
growing out of the dual tariH
Leslie Combs, United States Minister 10
Peru called to pay his respects Secretary
Knox has recommended TO the PTesi"sn1
the retention of Minister Combs Senator
Bradley has been urging the President 10
appoint Clay Howard, of Kentucky, to the
pcst. but Secretary Knox is averse 10 al
lowing politics to interfere with dipionlatc
appointments.
President Taft expects to reach de-
cision within the next few days as 10
whether or not 1t will be possible Tor MIN
to accept the invitation of the Irish Fei-
Iowship Club, of Chicago, 10 attend lts
ST. Patricks Day celebration The invita-
ton was presented by Judge Hancey'
Michael Flaherty, Alexander Sullivan, Nj
]. McGarry and Philip McKenna. who
were introduced by Senator Lorimer and
Representatives Madden and Moxley.
4 delegation from Pi;tsburg will call at
the executive offices on Wednesday TO in
vite Mr. Taft to attend the annual dinner
of the American Club. of Pittsburg, on
General Grants birthday April 27- Sem
ator Oliver made the appointment to-day
Neill Z. Bailey, former Speaker of the
Arizona House of Representatives, was IN
troduced to the President by Delegate
Cameron. of Arizona. Mr.. Bailey assured
Mr.. Taft that If the statehood bill was
passed a constitution entirely satisfactory
to the President, Congress and the terri
tory will be adopted at the constitutional
convention prior to Arizona'S admission as
a state.
The President had another caller from
Arizona in the person of Lee Crandall, VINO
has announced his candidacy for the office
OF United States Senator from Arizona
when admitted into the Union
The President promised Senator Smith.
of South Carolina, to direct the Secretary
of the Navy TO order the battleship South
Carolina TO Charleston to receive a silve-
service contributed by the citizens Of the
state. Senator Smith also discussed with
the President his bill providing for ma
tional commission to reclaim undratned
lands in the South.
Representative Austin called in the in
tereSts of the Rev. L. A. Carter, negro,
who Is seeking appointment as an army
chaplain. Mr.. Austin told the President
that, while there are three negro chap
lains in the army, none was from the
South.
Mr. Taft was invited to attend meet
ing of the Bethel Library and Historical
Association, to be held in Washington some
time in March, by DR.. ". s. Scarborough,
president of Wilberforce University, o.
Ohio; the Rev. /. y. Ross, pastor of the
Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal
Church; Professor w. a Joiner. of How
ard University; DR.. W L. Board and Pro-
fessor j. C. Wright. IL possible. the Presi-
dent will attend.
The Presidents callers included the Sec
retary of the Interior Senators Root, Ste
phenson, Shively, Fletcher, Smith, Du Pont
and Richardson; Representatives Heaid,
Weeks, Sturges, Weisse, Madden. Gardner.
Mcclure and Tawney. and Judge Dayton
of West Virginia.
The President attended an informal re-
eeption of the National Press Club this
afternoon. Mr.. Taft was accompanied by
Secretary Carpenter and Captain Butt
The President and Mrs. Taft occupied a
box at the National Theatre tonight to see
George Nash in The Harvest Moon.'' and
had with them Mrs. Charles Anderson,
Miss Helen Taft and her schoolgirl friends,
Miss Phyllis Rice and Miss ISABEL Vincent.
Mrs Taft. in company with Mrs. Ander-
son, Mrs. Charles W. Rae and Miss oIaury,
occupied a box at the Columbia this after
noon to hear the compositions OF Nine
Liza Lehman, which were sung by Miss
Inez Barbour, Miss Palgrave Turner. Ber-
rick Won Norden, Frederick Hastings and
Albert Hole. a boy soprano
The President later attended the reception
given by Miss Boarjman.