Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-29
House Visitors Discuss
Senator's Roots Speech.
MAY HELP Mr.. STIMS0N
Others of Opinion That It Was Made
Too Late.
CALLERS FROM THE WEST
President Advised of Campaign OBJ
servations-Secretary Knox in
Conference With Mr.. Taft.

Western politicians talked with Presi-
dent Taft today. telling him of their
campaign observations i'm different parts
of the country. Among these were ex-
Senator Chester I. Long of Kansas. Rep
resentative Hull of Iowa, defeated for re-
nomination in his state. and ex-Repre-
sentative Hepburn.
There were some New York callers also.
tics. which, however, came in as Incl
N. Kenyon. Judge James A. Blanchard
of the state supreme court and w. X.
Wilcox of the public service commission
of New York.
The speech made last night by Senator
Root was talked of by number of the
visitors to the President today. These
visitors were divided in their views as to
the effect it would have. The majority
seemed to think that 1t would help the
republican ticket i'm stimulating Taft ad-
herents in New York to support Stimson.
while others thought the speech had been
made too late, New York voters having
their minds made UP.
Skilled Politicians Guessing.
Some Of the more skilled politicians
among the callers thought that If the re-
publicans had sought to shift the issue
OF Roosevelt in 1912 to Taft I'm 1912 some
good might have been accomplished. 1t
was too late now, they believed, to make
Taft the issue as to 1912, especially when
Mr.. Root had not been able to give the
slightest assurance that Mr.. Roosevelt is
not looking ahead to the nomination two
years from now. In fact, it was argued
that Mr.. Root had rather encouraged the
idea of Roosevelt as an issue by admit
ting that if Taft should become regarded
as dfscredited the people would turn to a
man like Roosevelt to lead them to sue
cess.
me President himself had little to say
about the speech and did not venture
any opinions for publication as to the
p. obable effect.
Secretary Knox, who.is to speak in Ohio
twice next week, spent some time with
the President today. and it is understood
that the tenor of his speeches was dis
cussed. Mr.. knox's utterances will have
to be carefully phrased in these times of
republican distress. but at the same time
must be formed SO as to be help I'll to
he party.
Another member of President Taft's
cabinet has been afted for campo gn
work In New York safe. Secretary of
Agriculture Wilson will lea-e here Mon
day night and in company with John A.
Stewart, president of the League of Re
puDllcan CLUBS OF New YORK, and others.
will make an upstate automobile tour
in behalf of Mr.. Stimson. the epubl can
candidate for governor and of republican
candidates for Congress. In addition to
making speeches Mr. Stewart will act as
he press agent for the party and will
give out Mr.. Wilson's speeches and in
te views on political subjects
The Iowa callers admit that things In
that state are badly twisted, although
the belief prevails that the republicans
will win all along the line.
Protests About Arlington.
President Taft has decided that the
War Department must not remove any
more ivy from the graves of soldiers in
Arlington cemetery. The decision fol-
lowed a number of protests from G. A.
r. men against the policy of the War
Department as to Arlington. This policy
has been in the direction CT giving the
cemetery a park-lke appearance by SUBJ
stituting greensward for ivies and similar
vines. In pursuance of this policy the
officials have been removing ivy from
some of the graves SO as to plant grass.
There are numerous other restrictions
in the cemetery which are SAID to be OBJ
jectionable, but as rule the President
thinks restrictions are advisable. At the
same time the President appreciated the
sentiments of relatives of the dead as to
removing iyieS from the graves