Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-07-12
ARRIVES AT BEVERLY FOR CON-
4 FERENCE WITH PRESIDENT
THAT is SUPPOSED TO HAVE
POLITICAL SIGNIFICANCE.
KNOWS NOTHING
OF DISAGREEMENT
CUSTOMS OFFICIAL, WHO WAS
SECRETARY TO ROOSEVELT,
ALSO BELIEVES ADMiNtsrRA-
TIoN NEEDS NO ENDORSEMENT.

Beverly. Mass, July 11.-A new
angle was given the visit OF William
Loeb, Jr., to Beverly today. It was re-
ported his talk with the President this
afternoon ION the general political sit
uatlon" would include the Payne.Al-
Idrich tariff bill. Taft, It Is believed, II
anxious Roosevelt should make care
ful study Of the new law before COM
mitting himself in any way. The
colonel undoubtedly has had the "ln-
surgent' view Of the tariff pretty well
drilled into him by Senators Bever-
idge, Bristow, LaFollette and others
who have been to Sycamore Hill. Taft,
the story goes today, wants the
colonel to have the administration
view.
Loeb Denies chasnn
Loeb motored into Beverly SUN
day to confer with President Taft, but
his visit had nothing to do with
recent incidents at Oyster Bay. Mr..
| Loeb declared. In fact, he said Mr..
Roosevelt probably knew nothing OF
his coming to Beverly.
i II came to talk over the E6ne
Ipolitical situation with the presidents
lsafd Mr.. Loeb, mot as a representa-
tive Of Mr.. Roosevelt but as the old
friend and loyal supporter OF Presi.
dent Taft"
Mr.. Loeb was asked II his visit had
something to do with bridging
"chasm between Beverly and Oyster
Bay"
There Is no chasm," he replied.
"There never has been break OF any
sort and relations could not be. any
/ vH1~ ~ xofA -
he had had "a perfectly bully time
when he visited the president. The
president and Colonel Roosevelt are
acting as independent Americans,
each along his own lines but to the
same end"
TAFT Needs No Endorsement.
| Asked II he thought Roosevelt would
come out with an Endorsement Of the
Taft administration. Mr.. Loeb took
the, position that the presidents ad-
ministration needed no Endorsement
| from Colonel Roosevelt or any one
else. The president feels that he help
ed 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 sur
lgested 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 so-called Insurgents
were all friends OF his and naturally
they went to see him. Some OF them
want him to help them In their cam
paigns."
VIII Support Both Sides
/ Mr.. Loeb left the impression tha4
| Roosevelt might not go 50 deeply inbo
the coming campaign as has been sup-i
posed. He is reported as being and-
GUS to avoid anything that looks like
unfairness In his attitude.
This fact is said to explain his con-
sent to Senator Beveridge's request
for speech in the senator's cam
paign for reelection in Indiana. Col
Roosevelt already has promised to
speak for Senator Lodge In Massa-
chusetts It was put up to him BY
Senator Beveridge's friends, It IL
stated, that this would indicate that
he favored the so-called conservative
wing OF the party and would leave q
lot of his old friends out in the cold.
Some Of the reports current IN
Beverly connected Mr.. Loeb's visit
with the governorship of New York.
The collector OF the port has been
mentioned for the Republican nomina-
| tion Mr.. Loeb declined to take the
matter seriously when questioned.