The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-09
BARNARD The GUEST OF TAFT
yIIhN NTH iORk POIsTICS
aNDuILL STiI OIER TO-DtI.
Ar Hannarpi IIEsb 20 ~ the Pr~sasi~ai's
IsansiAhi sa the New tSrk Politirai
situation for IUI7 via Keep IN BYE
t.n HasssN cit I've labor Wen eau.

RtgTHIY. Mas oct Otto I Ran
nari at New York city was a gu"-t ~
the Tar ,ptt1g- to-day and will remain
with M. President over Sunday. The
PE-td..u' will dl-r,I>- N" New lork
stat situation with HIM
Tho frequent conferences betw"~n the
Pre-ld.ut ant MIR Rannard have led 10
considerable political speculation. Many
hal"va that Mr. Taft will look to Mt
Btnnard To- k-fp h,n informed On the
slru1',on ~ New York state. especially
IN reference, to the lineup for 1919. With
CO. R,-,~,'y'.l m control % the New York
STATE Republican organ'zation and under
slsprrrnn ~ regard To 1919 IL Is natural
that President TAFT should 10 casting
Tor = fr''ni of political experience who
can keep hum IL ,c,ick with the inside
dTif' If events IN tho Empire state.
Nj Raunrrd - warm personal friend
~ IN" President. their acquaintanceship
having h"Eun back N Undergraduate
day- a. Nale Mr. Barnard was activ"
IN President Taft's interests before the
rrcan' convention AZ Saratoga. He was
prerrrt ~ the much discussed meeting
between IN" President and Col. ROo-s-
v"l' a. New Haven and after the CON
fDrUn',' accompanied the President a.
lar A. Albany. while Chairman Lloyd
W. Grisrnm turned hack with Roosevelt
toward New York city. Mr.. Barnard
was the only New Yorker with whom the
pyrsldcn, conferred while he was in that
cit 'a-t sunday. The invitation to Mr.
Barnard - visit Beverly was extended
hy the President on that occasion. II Is
expected that there viii b" other meet
ings i,ctween the President and MIR
Rarnard IN IA" course Il the fall cam
psign.
IfIu' Roosevelt Undertakes an active
Campaign Tor ia" i9I. nomination IL will
b.. Va friends like Mr. Bannard that the
l'r.sii"u' will Turn In Sew York state
II ~ u.lieN 81 here that Nj Taft = sup
por'et~ already are uPkIng plane 10
guard hlS interest IN ia" present hight
Conflicting reports IN regard to the
New nm State situation haI'e heen brought
20 ieycrly within the last few days IL
j. unu"r-tpod that the President own
opinion - that u Will tie s.E,e tune before
th.' rrft ri sentiment in New orb state
can Ne. weighed accurately The PTssi-
aent IN conversation With callers. how
ever. has -NIre--ed great faith in Mr.
Stir-nL ability 10 make faN orable
inlprPSslun upon the VpterS IL u likely
that tho President will give MIR Stiruson
y h.,lpiug hand before the campaign u
over Nv sending \ Cabinet of,cer into
New = rk state To- deliver at least one
speed
IN President TO-DAY renewed his
Irpm,~c Ia send some Ut the Ndriinist ra-
ton Ell >I.akrrS into OHIO m the
pr'-eut campaign tie gave this promise
80 (, N,S l,'llIu owner of the layton
Jourrri ana CO rmi hompson. Secretary
- stat" IT ohio. who dropped OF AZ
Iie,"Ilv thi> afternoon.
John Mitchell and James Duncan. the
labor leaders. also were callers AZ the Taft
cottage TODAY. They came 10 confer
with the President IN regard TO labor
legislation which will he recommended
Ia the neat session of Congress The
President told them he woud again urge
the IaSsage II wurkmens Compensa-
ton hill This - to prov ide for the set
tkment of the claims FOR damages against
interstate carriers by arbitration. The
labor legislation programme also will
include safety appliance bill and the
20 called anti-inJunction hill which was
not reached "a the last session
The two labor leaders who called to-
day made som" news suggestions to the
President They were not made public
Mr. Mitchell and Mr. Duncan intend TO
give the President further Information
bsfpr" any d"hnlt. decision IL reached
In" contempt case against Gompers.
Mitchell and other labor leaders now
pending before the SupTem" Court was
not discussed at to-,iayS conference.