The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-07-12
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SHALL Run.
BEVERLY. Mass, July 12.-william
Loeb, Jr, collector Of the port Of
New York. frankly told President Taft
yesterday that he would rather remain
at his post in the customs service
than run for governor OF New York
this fall. The president as frankly told
Mr.. Loeb that the Republican nomina-
tion seemed to be coming his way and
that 1t would take more than fishing
trip to the Rocky mountains to stop It.
The former secretary 10 President
Roosevelt left Beverly yesterday amer.
noon for New York, leaving the TAI.
preston here that II 1t became abso.
lltely necessary for him to take the
nomination he would do SO and would
make II whirlwind campaign.
The mention of the New YORK situa.
tion was incidental to talk on gen.
eral politics between the President
and Mr.. Loeb. They were together
yesterday morning before the Presl.
dent went to the Myopia links for Ia
game Of golf with Henry c. Frick, who
lives near here, and they lunched to:
gether at John Hayes 1Iammond's cot.
tage iniGloucester. After the lunch
con the talk was continued. Mr.. Taft
was anxious to hear something OF the
situation as viewed by some one out.
side OF the immediate administration
circles.
The collector discussed New York
State politics with the President from
various. angles. Mr.. Loeb made no at.
tempt to conceal the more serious as.
poets Of the situation from the 4Repub.
llican point of view. He expressed
again the belief, however. that the Re.
publicans would get together and that
the splits in their party would be off.
set by divisions in the Democratic
ranks.
1t was when they had reached this
stage Of the conversation that the
President asked Mr., Loeb If 1t
wouldn't be the wisest thing for him
to take up the fight as the Republican
candidate for governor.
Mr.. Taft believes that Mr.. Loeb
probably would attract support from
more clements Of the party than any
other man.
Aside from the New York situation
! the tariff came in for share OF con-
sideratlon at yesterdays conference.
Both the President and Mr.. Loeb be.
lleve that the tariff commission and
the big appropriation for its work
have wonderfully strengthened the
hands of the Republicans and offer a
common ground on which the factions
Of the party can meet.
| There is a strong impression in
Bverly that Mr.. Loeb will see Gov
ernor Hughes before the latter goes
to Oyster Bay. 1t will be for the gov.
ernor, the colonel and. the other New
York leaders to say whether Mr.. Loeb
Is to have the nomination thrust upon
him.
| Have No Appointment.
NEW YORK, July 12.-Theodore
Roosevelt and William Loeb, Jr., have
no appointment for conference on
the gubernatorlal situation nor have
Mr.. Loeb and Governor Hughes an
appointment for such conference.
Colonel Roosevelt at Sycamore Hill
last night declined to comment on the
probability of Mr.. Loeb being can
didate for the Republican nomination
for governor.
81 have nothing to say" he said
with frmness. 81 have no appointment
to see Mr.. Loeb in the near future. We
had luncheon together last Wednes-
day."
Mr. Loeb is authority for the state
ment that he has no appointment to
see Governor Hughes. although the
governor will be in town to-day en-
route to Oyster Bay. Mr.. Loeb was
seen last night after his arrival from
Beverly. He did not deny that the
possibility for his appearance as a
candidate for governor of New York
State was on the cards, but he dismiss.
ed It with smile.