The San Francisco call., 1910-07-11
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AS TAFT'S Man
FOR GOVERNOR
Collector of New York Port and
ROOseyeIt's Former Helper
Visits Beverly
President Expected to Send His
O. K. for Candidate to
Hughes and Teddy

BEVERLY, Mass. July 1O.-Beverly
was about to tuck itself to sleep to-
night after dull and suItry Sunday
when William Loeb Jr-. right hand man
Of Theodore Roosevelt motored into
town. There had been no warning of
his coming and his arrival caused
hutter of excitement only second TO
that when Loeb's former chief visited
President Taft at Burgess point
Loeb viii see the president tomorrow
afternoon and it was frankly admitted
that politics would be the subject of
their interview II viii be the first poll
itics. by the way. that Taft has talked
since Roosevelt was at Beverly.
The president started in on a 10 days
vacation last week. but there are indi-
cations that the period Of rest is ended
and that a number OF important con-
ferences viii mark the coming seven
days. Then Taft is going to sail way
down east for 10 days cruise along
the shores Of Maine.
CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR
Loeb viii leave Boston tomorrow for
New York. where he viii arrive in time
10 consult with Governor Hughes be-
fore the governor sees Roosevelt at
oyster Bay Tuesday.
Loeb. il is believed. viii carry to
Governor Hughes. and through him to
Roosevelt. an o. X. from Taft as the
republican nominee for governor of
New York.
OF this. the collector said modestly:
4 am going TO take a vacation in Colo
rado, which should show that I am not
seeking the nomination"
Roosevelt was notified that he was
president while he was hunting on the
top Of mountain" he was told.
Well" said Loeb, they viii find me
nshtng."
Recent incidents at oyster Bay, Loeb
declared, had nothing to do with his
visit. In fact, he said, Roosevelt prob
ably knew nothing Of his coming 10
Beverly. Tt developed later that Loeb
was sent for by Secretary Norton, with
the knowledge of Taft.
Political TALK PLANNED
Il came TO talk over the general po-
litical situation with the president.
said Loeb. when pressed for an eX-
Dlanation as TO his visit
AS g representative of the colonel?"
was asked.
No. I come as the old friend and
Il
During Taft's term Loeb has been
frequent caller at the White House and
his presence there, coupled with the
general manifestations of friendship
between him and the president, has
done much to contradict the stories of
strained relations between Taft and
Roosevelt. During his candidacy for
the republican nomination and his
campaign for the presidency, Mr.. Taft
had no more ardent advocate than
Loeb.
Loeb was asked by one OF HIS in
reviewers if there was possibility
that his visit had something 10 do with
bridging a "chasm between Beverly
and oyster Bay"
There is not any chasm.~ he re-
piled with emphasis. There never has
been a break of any sort and relations
Roosevelt told me he had a perfectly
bElIy time when he visited the presi-
dent
ANS OF TEDDY AND TAFT
The president and Colonel Roosevelt
are acting as independent Americans,
each along his own lines. but to the
same end"
Asked if he thought Roosevelt would
come out with an Endorsement of the
Taft administration, Loeb took the po-
sition that the presidents adnlinistra-
tion needed no Endorsement from
Roosevelt or any one else. AS already
stated a number OF times in Beverly,
the president feels that he helped his
party make q record during the recent
session Of congress- record upon
which il can well afford to stand in the
coming campaign.
The question of individual indorse-
ment has not suggested itself to Taft
in any way.
Loeb was asked as to recent events
pOnderance Of insurgents" among the
Roosevelt visitors
Colonel Roosevelt sees everybody"
he said. The so-called insurgents
We're -all friends of his and naturally
they went to see him. Some of them
want him TO help them in their cam
Loeb left the impression that Roose-
welt might not go so deeply into the
coming campaign as has been generally
supposed.
ATTITUDE OF ROOSEVELT
Roosevelt is said TO be anxious to
avoid anything that looks like unfair
ness in his attitude. This fact is said
TO explain his consent to Senator Bev-
eridge's request for a speech in the
senator's campaign for election in In
diana.
Roosevelt already has promised to
speak for Senator Lodge here in Mas
sschusetts. 1t was put up to him by
friends of Senator Beveridge, it is
stated here, that this would indicate
that he favored the so called "conserv-
ative" wing of the party and would
leave a lot of his old friends out in the
cold
Some of the reports current in Bev-
erly tonight connect Loeb,s visit with
the governorship in New York. The
collector of the port has frequently
been mentioned for the republican nom
lnation.
Loeb insisted that his talk with the
president would have to do with gen
eral politics; not so much with New
York state Loeb expressed the belief
that the republicans in New York
would get together election day and
would be successful. ~as usual"
TAFTvs CHOICE FOR GOVERNOR
Secretary Norton was with Loeb un-
til late tonight. He was anxious. he
said, to get into touch with the polit-
ical situation as seen by Loeb.
So far as the possibility of Loeb's
candidacy for the governorship is con-
cerned it was stated here tonight that