The National tribune., 1910-08-04

of Republicans. styling themselves the
Keystone Party, complicateS matters
somewhat, and gives the Republicans
some concern
Visit of Secretary MacVcash.
The long-expected visit of Secretary
| of the Treasury NacVeagh will also
come soon, but he will likely remain at
beverly for only day or two. He Is
enjoying the Summer at Dublin, n. H.
very much, but has some departmental
matters to go over with the President.
Practically all the other members of
the Cabinet are far away and out of
reach from Beverly. Secretary of the
Navy Meyer is still in Canada, killing
salmon, a sport to which he is much
devoted, but in the course of a week or
two he will pay a visit to Beverly. 1t
would be little surprise if all three of
the Cabinet officers mentioned came
here together, so that there could be a
general consultation. There has been
no meeting of the Cabinet, of course.
since late in June.
Every few days some subordinate de-
partmental officials appear at Beverly
10 take up some feature of public busi-
ness in which the President is particu-
larly Interested DIR. George Otis Smith,
Director of the Geological Survey, was
one of the recent arrivals. He is the
official who has charge of extensive sur
veying operations in the West in con-
nection with the Presidents withdraw
al from entry Of public lands upon
which there were water-power sites.
coal, phosphate or petroleum. These
Withdrawals included all Townships
where minerals were located. Home
Isteaders are now permitted to make
surface entries upon all these lands,
but Western settlers like to own their
land clear thru to China. They are not
satisfied to take over simply the agri-
cultural opportunities, while the Gov
ernment retains the right to dig out the
coal or other minerals under them.
But in these Townships which have
been withdrawn there are large areas
not underlain with minerals. The sur
veyors have been, and still are, occu-
pied with establishing the boundaries
of the deposits and designating the land
that the President can safely restore to
entry for homesteaders. Once or twice
a week the President signs a batch of
restoration orders, which have been
prepared by Director Smith.
Roosevelt i'm Politics.
Talk about the Rooseveltian problem
of the campaign has not figured as
much here lately as usual Perhaps
that has been because of the Presidents
absence in Maine, where there has been
more focusing OF attention upon his
visits to various cities. 1t will probably
begin again, now that the President is
bearing an active hand again in politi-
cal matters. Some look for the Ohio
situation to furnish a speedy test of
the ex-President's intentions. He has
not yet congratulated the Republican
nominee in Ohio, but it was not entire
ly his place to do so under all the cir
cumstances. Ex-Secretary James r.
Garfield and Wade III. Ellis are reported
to be on the way to tell Col, Roosevelt
what the work of the convention and
1t is difficult to see how he can escape
making public soon a statement about
his attitude toward the Ohio campaign.
or how he can avoid coming into line
with President Taft and approving what
has been done. Then he would be in
further harmony withthe President,
and the Republican leaders generally
would be cheered in their efforts to pro-
mote unity of effort
The politicians are watching the out
come of the ex-President's influence in
his own State of New York. The 'evi-
dence grows that he may not be as
great a power there as il was thought
he might be. The upstate leaders gave
him another reverse the other day when
Representative Charles S. Millington
was renominated in the Utica district
over Mr.. Robinson, the ex-President's
nephew. Col. Roosevelt issued a state
ment a few days ago indorsing his
nephew strongly for the nomination.
Nevertheless the young man was badly
beaten.