Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-07-11
Not There to Smooth Over Things Between Roose.
Welt and Taft, Because They Are Firmest Of
Friends. loeb May Succeed Gov. Hughes.
President Taft Is Coming to Maine.

Beverly Mass. July 10.-Beverly was
about to tuck itself away to sleep to-
night after dull and sultry Sunday
when William Loeb, Jr.. right hand
man nf Theodore Roosevelt motored
into town. There had been no warning
OF his coming and his arrival caused d
tiutter of excitement only second tc
that on the day that Mr.. Loebs former
| chief in the White House visited Pres
ident Taft on Burgess Point.
Mr.. Loeb will see the President to-
morrow afternoon. And it was frankly
admitted that politics will be the sub
iect of their interview. 1t will be the
first politics. by the way, Mr.. Taft has
| tall ed since Mr.. Roosevelt was in
Beverly. The President started in on
a 10-days vacation last week, but
there are Indications that the period
of rest is ended and a number of i'm
portant conferences will mark the
coming 7-day period. Then Mr.. Taft
is going to sail away Down East
for a 1O-days cruise along the shores
of Maine.
Recent incidents at Oyster Bay. Mr.
Loeb declared tonight had nothing t.
DO with his visit. In fact. he said that
Mr.. Roosevelt probably knew NOTHING
of his coming to Beverly. 1t developed
later that Mr.. Loeb was sent for by
Secretary Norton. with the knowledge
of President Taft.
81 came to talk over the general po-
litical situation with the President
said Mr.. Loeb. when pressed fer an
explanation as to his visit
GAS a representative of the colonel ?
was asked
mo. I come as the old friend anG
loyal supporter of President Taft"
During all of Mr.. Tafts term Col
lector Loeb has been a frequent cal
Ter at the White House in Washing
ton. and his presence there couple
with the general manifestations Of
friendship between him and the Pres
ident, have done much to counteract
the stories of strained relations be
tween Mr. Taft and Col. Roosevelt
During his candidacy for the Repub
lican nomination and his campalg'
for the Presidency. Mr. Taft had n
more ardent advocate than Mr.. Loeb
Mr.. Loeb was asked by one of his in
reviewers if there was a possibility tina
his visit had something to do with brids
ing "chasm between Beverly and Oys
ter Bay"
There is not any chasm, he replied
with emphasis There never has been ;
break of any sort and relations couldn
be any pleasanter. Mr.. Roosevelt tolc
me he has perfectly bully time wher
he visited the President. The Presiden
and Col Roosevelt are acting as indie
pendent American citizens. each along nj
own lines. but to the same end"
Asked if he thought Col Roosevelt
would come out with an endorsement O
the Taft administration. Mr.. Loeb tool
the position that the Presidents admin
istration needs no Endorsement from Col
Roosevelt or anyone else. AS ALREADY
stated number of times in Beverly tn
President feels that he helped his part
make a record during the session of Con
gress recently ended upon which 1t ca:
well afford to stand in the coming cam
paign The question of individual endorse
ment has not sugge sted itself to Mr. TAT
in any way.
Mr. Loeb was asked as to recent event
at Oyster Bay and the seeming prepon
derance of insurgents" among Col
Roosevelt's visitors
col Roosevelt sees everybody" h
said 'The so-called Insurgents were al
friends of his and naturally they wan
to see him. Some of them want him t
help them in their campaigns"
Mr. Loeb left impressions that Col
Roosevelt may not go so deeply into tn
coming campaign as has been general
supposed The colonel is reported as be
ing anxious to avoid anything that look
like unfairness in his attitude. This fac
is said to explain his consent to Senate
Beveridge's request for a speech in tn
senator's campaign for reelection in In
diana.
Col Roosevelt already had promised Z
speak for Senator Lodge here in Mass
achusetts. 1t was put up to him by Sen
ator Beveridge's friends. it is stated here
that this would indicate that he favored
the so-called conservative" wing of tn
party and would leave a lot of his oil
friends out in the cold.
Some of the reports current in Beverl.
tonight connected Mr.. Loeb's visit witt
the governorship in New York. The col
lector of the port has frequently beet
mentioned for the Republican nomina
ton. Mr.. Loeb decided to take the mat
ter seriously when questioned. He de
clared he already had made his plans 70
months vacation to be spent in tn
Rocky mountains hunting and fishing
This vacation will be taken about th
time the state conventions are meeting
in New York. so if the Republican nomi
nation seeks Mr.. Loeb it will have t
cross the Great Divide to catch up wit
him.
Mr.. Loeb insisted that his talk wit
the President would have to do with gen