Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-12
LOEB FIGHTS SHY
Of TAFT'S PLANS
IN EMPIRE STATE
Tells President He Would Rather
Not Run for Governor
of New York
TALKS POLITICS ALL DAY
7. RS Friend May Finally Give
Way to Executive UrgingS
If Necessary
TALKS POLITICS ALL DAY
Associated Pressl

BEVERLY, Mass, July 11.-William
Loeb, Jr, collector Of the port of New
York, frankly told President Taft to-
day that he would rather remain at his
post in the customs service than to run
for governor of New York this fall.
The president as frankly told Mr..
Loeb that the Republican nomination
seemed to be coming his way, and that
it would take more than fishing trip
to the Rocky mountains to stop it,
The former secretary to President
Roosevelt left Beverly Hills for New
York this afternoon, leaving the i'm
preston here that II 1t became abso-
lutely necessary for him to take the
Republican nomination he would do so
and make Whirlwind campaign.
The mention of the New York situa-
tion was incidental to talk on general
politics between the president and Mr..
Loeb. They we're together this morn
ing before the president went to the
Myopia links for a game of golf with
Henry c. Frick, who lives near here,
and they lunched together at John
Hays Hammond's cottage In Glouces-
ter. After the luncheon the talk con-
tlnued
Mr. Taft was anxious to hear some
thing of the situation as viewed by
some one outside of the immediate ad-
ministration circles.
WANTS LOEB TO RUN
Mr.. Taft is not interfering In the New
York situation in any way. He and
Mr.. Loeb are close friends, and when
ever Mr. Loeb's name has been men
toned to the president in connection
with the New York governorship he al
ways has enthusiastically approved the
suggestion. Mr.. Loeb has known this
for some time. He has known that as
far as he could legitimately do so the
president would bring all his influence
to his support in anything he might
undertake.
Mr.. Loeb has counted so confidently
on this support that he was rather in
clined to resent the Inference in some
quarters that 1t was necessary for him
to come to Mr.. Taft to ask for his in
dorsement.
The collector discussed New York
politics with the president, and made
no attempt to conceal the more serious
aspects of the situation from the Re-
publican point of view. He expressed
the belief, however, that the Republi-
cans would get together and that the
split in their party would be offset by
divisions in the Democratic ranks.
TALK ABOUT TARIFF
1t was when they had reached this
stage of the conversation that the pres
ident asked Mr.. Loeb If it would not be
the wisest thing for him to take up the
fight as the Republican candidate FOR
governor.
Mr.. Taft believes Mr.. Loeb probably
would attract support from more ele-
ments of the party than would any
other man.
Aside from the New York situation,
the tariff came in for share of con-
sideration at today's conference. Both
the president and Mr.. Loeb believe that
the tariff commission and the big ap-
propriatlon for it's work have wonder
fully strengthened the party and offer
a common ground on which the fac
tions of the party can meet.
There is strong impression in Bev-
erly that Mr.. Loeb will see Governor
Hughes tomorrow before the latter goes
to oyster Bay.
II will be for the governor, the colonel
and the other New York leaders to say
whether Mr.. Loeb is to have the nom
ination thrust upon him.