The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-12
LOEB DOES NOT WANT
THE GOVERNORSH|P
If Necessary, However, He Will
Make the Race
LONG TALK WITH TAFT
Collector Loeb Lets II BE Known ih"'
If Nomination Is Forced Upon
Him He VIII Make
WhirIwind Campaign

Beverly, Mass, July 11.-William
Loeb, Jr.. collector of the port oil 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 inns
fall The President frankly told MI
Loeb the republican nomination seemed
to be coming his way and 1t woulu
take more than fishing trip TO the
Rocky mountains to stop 1t.
The former secretary TO President
Roosevelt left Beverly for New YORK
this afternoon. leaving the impression
bara that If it became absolutely nee
essary for him to take the republican
nomination he would do so and would
make it a whirlwind campaign.
The mention of the New York sit
uation was Incidental to talk on gen
eral politics between the President and
Mr.. Loeb. They were together this
morning before the President went to
the Myopia links for game OF golf
with Henry c. Frick, who lives near
by. and they lunched together at John
HAYS Hammond's cottage In Glou-
cester.
| After lunch the talk was continued.
Mr. Taft was anxious to hear some
! thing of the situation as viewed py
some one outside of the immediate ad-
ministration circles.
| Mr. Taft Is not interfering in the
New York situation in any wise. lie
and Mr.. Loeb are the closest of friends
and whenever Mr.. Loeb Is mentioned
| to the President in connection with the
| New York governorship he has always
enth satisfactorily approved the sugges-
| ton.
Mr. Loeb has known this for some
time. He has known that as far as
he could legitimately do so the Presi-
dent would bring all his influence TO
his support In anything he might I'M
dertake.
Mr.. Loeb has counted SO confidently
on this support 1t is said that he
was rather inclined to resent today
the inference in some quarters that it
was necessary for him to come to
Mr. Taft to ask for his o. X.
The collector discussed New York
state politics with the President and
made no attempt to conceal the more
serious aspects of the situation from
the republican viewpoint. He eN-
pressed again the belief, however, that
the republicans would get together and
the splits In the party would be on
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 would
not be the best thing for him to take
up the fight as the republican candi-
date for governor.
Mr.. Taft believes that Mr.. Loeb
would probably attract support from
more elements of the party than any
other man, II is said.
| Aside from the New York situation,
the tariff came In for a share of con-
sheraton at the conference today. Both
the President and Mr.. Loeb believe
that the tariff commission and the big
appropriations have worked for the
strengthening of the republicans and
| offer a common ground upon which
the factions 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. 1t will benefit
the governor and Colonel Roosevelt, IL
is asserted in reaching a conclusion
upon the nomination of Mr.. Loeb.