The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-30
President Asks Crane to Make
Trip Through the
West.
TAFT CANCELS ENGAGEMENTS
Important Affairs Of Administra-
ton Cause Change in
sa.S.. Fall Program.

Beverly. June Ex-senator Winthrop
Murray Crane. of Massachusetts. who
occupied in the Senate a position SINH
lar to that of the Republican whip
in the House of Representatives, was
summoned to Beverly to-day by presi-
dent Taft for long conference.
Senator Crane is perhaps the closest
political adviser the President has. He
was asked by the President to make a
trip through the West In the near fu-
ture. going as far as Seattle. Wash.
He will inquire into political condi-
tions In the States through which he
travels. The President is said to de-
sire this information first hand. He
has the utmost confidence in Senator
Cranes political sagac.ty.
During the last session of Congress
Mr.. Taft relied absolutely upon Sem
ator Crane, and often made him the
means of communicating the admin
istrations views to>tlle Senate.
In selecting an enlissary to the
Middle and Far West, the President
naturally turned to Senator Crane.
The Senator has already made n few
quiet trips of observation. and dis
cussed what he had learned with the
President to-day
Wants Impartial Survey.
Mr.. Taft is anxious to have an irn-
partial survey made of the field.
He believes that an outsider can get
and give a better understanding of
the situation, in the different States,
than the leaders actively engaged in
the politics Of the various Commons
twealths.
To-day's action is regarded as one
OF the most important politically that
Mr., Taft has ever made. The Senator's S
visit was surrounded with the great
est mystery.
The report that Senator Crane is to
include Seattle in his 1ourneying, If
he accepts the commission given him
by the President to-day, brought ous
the fiat denial that Mr.. Cranes visit
to the President had anything to do
1t is stated with authority that the
President never has considered and
never will consider asking Secretary
Balllnger to retire from the Cabinet.
Cancels All EnEngements.
Another significant movement made
by the President to-day was the an
nouncement that Mr.. Taft had cancell-
ed all of the engagements. tentative
and otherwise, that he made in differ
ent parts of the country for this fall.
Important affairs OF administration.
1t was said, would keep the President
busily engaged at Beverly and Wash
ington. until November
In November, 1t was announced the
will make three weeks
trip to the Isthmus of Panama. to OBJ
serve the progress of the work on the
big canal
= Whether the cancellation of the num-
erous engagements for the fall means
a reversal of the Presidents travel
policy or not. could not be learned
Political considerations may have had
a great deal to do with the President's
decision.
In the list of wholesale cancella,
tions announced to-daY there We're
three omissions, The President will
go to Provincetown, Mass. on August
s ito review the Atlantlc battleshlp
fleet, and to speak at the dedication
OF the Pilgrims. monument He has
left open the question OF whether or
not he will speak at the National
Conservation Congress, which meets in
st, Paul September ST. and at the un-
yelling of the Reed Monument in
Portland. Me-, on August H. The
chances are that the President Will so
to st. Paul.
Concerning the. cancellation nf his
Western and Southern trip this fall
lContinued on Sage Seven.l