The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-03
TAFT is PLANNING
TOAD ROOSEVELT
will Further His Efforts to Take
Control of New York
Organization.
REST FOR PRE- EMIT
Secretary Gives Orders That He
Must Not Be Disturbed
for Ten Days.
REST FOR PRESIDENT

Beverly. Mass, July s.-President
Taft is being beseiged by Republican
leaders, big and little, throughout the
country who desire appointments that
they may talk with him about the
meeting with Colonel Roosevelt and
get a line On how the political cat Is
going to jump. The watchword for
these leaders for the present is "pa-
uence." Secretary Norton desires 1t
to be known that he has ordered the
President to take g. complete rest for
ten days. beginning July 5. During
that time the President is to play golf.
motor about the North Shore and
otherwise devote himself to his family
and the rest cure. No one Will be-
permitted to see him during that
period. and to avoid duplication Sec
rotary Norton is himself going away.
leaving strict orders with Assistant
Secretary Forster that for ten days the
President must not be disturbed
II is perhaps interesting to note
that Secretary Norton goes to st.
James. l. l., for his vacation. ST.
James is within easy striking distance
of Oyster Bay. Norton. however. de-
ciares that there is no Significance IN
that.
In the meantime. 1T may be depended
upon as a certainty that the President
VIII take some steps to assist with
al the power OF his administration
the move that Colonel Roosevelt is
planning to take control of the organ :
tzation which set his orders at naught
at Albany the other day. Whatever
the president does. however will be
done quietly.
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known to-day that the President will
not take any part In any State cam
paign this fall. unless it be In Ohio,
where he feels that by reason OF his
citizenship In the State he Is entitled
to participate in It's political affairs. 1t
Is not unlikely that the President may
make few speeches throughout Ohio
In October In other place visited any
speeches delivered with the wholly OF a
non PARTISAN character
Meanwhile, the talk between Taft
and Roosevelt here on Thursday viii
be regarded as personal and conflden-
tial. IL the Rallinger- Pinchot affair
was touched on at all. 1t can DO said
that the President remained firm In
his position that the dismissal OF
Pinchot was the only recourse
left to him after the manner
All WHICH oEdt "tJt LlEiuiIltu py
the FORMER chief forester. II Colonel
Roosevelt desired to know it, there
was not doubt left in his mind either
about the Presidents support of Bal
Inger.
BaIiinger to Retire.
That. however. is a matter OF course.
AS 10 the future. there are reasons fog
believing that matters are shaping
up in such way that tho Ral!inger
shadow may not much longer rise M
between Taft and Roosevelt. Ballinger
has aged greatly since he entered the
Cabinet sixteen months ago. He looks
tired and worn, his hair has whitened
and the strain which he has bscn un-
dergoinB may shortly force him TO re-
tire to private life for the benefit OF
his health.
The expense of the Bailinger-Pinchot
affair to the secretary alone has alread:,
been great $4,000 having been spent
by him in defending himself. or prac-
ticaliy his entire salary for four years
i'm the Senate. That any portion OF
this can be returned by appropriation.
even If he is vindicated is out OF the
question, and the Secretary of the In
terror is BY no means man of wealth.
Furthermore, while the President un-
doubtedly feels that Secretary Balm
ger has been greatly mallgned. and
has cheerfully borne his part of the
burden of the Baliinger affair, and is
loyal to his secretary still. there are
reasons for believing that II Ballinger
should express a desire to leave the
Cabinet the President would offer no
serious objections.
Secretary Ballinger is one OF the
Cabinet officers slated for an early
visit at the summer capital. His res
ignation may not come then, but j,
Will be regarded as strange in well
Informed quarters if his resignation
Is not in the Presidents hands before
The recovering of Congress or even
before the congressional campaign
wakes warm.
Savings OF Lifetime Stolen.
Bristol, Tenn, July 2.-After hiding
81 1000 in $50 gold pieces for fifty years
at different spots on. his premises
John Hopper, of Washington county
Va two. weeks ago Secreted the NV