Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-13
President, 1t Is Said, viii
Break Precedents.
COMING SPEECHES IN WEST
Will Speak to Friendlier Audiences
Than Before.
SHIPPERS EXPRESS THANKS
President Will Take No Further Ac-
ton at This Session in Regard
to Retrocession.

President Taft according to informa-
ton today, may break precedents and
talk politics in the coming campaign.
II the Presidents present plans are car
ried out he will make some speeches in
the middle west early in October. These
speeches are practically certain to con-
tain enough politics to stir things, al
though the chief executives trip in that
section Of the country at that time will
be in response to invitations that have
been extended to him at different times.
And. according to information reaching
the White House, the President will talk
to friendlier audiences than he has ever
had in the middle west. The President
has been assured there has been great
the railroad rate increases and the ensu-
ing events.
Senators Gamble of South Dakota and
Brown of Nebraska, the latter ranked as
an insurgent, were both with the Pres
ident today, and it Is said they told him
that they had received letters indicating
a big change in sentiment.
The Presidents plans, tentative at this
time, are to remain at Beverly until the
last of September making few trips
from there. He will go to Cincinnati from
Beverly about the first Of October and
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middle west. Many cities and towns in
that section are already ccntending for
the honor Of entertaining him at the
time.
A big delegation Of western shippers
from all parts Of the middle west, head
ed by B. F. Montgomery and r. F.
Spencer, called on the President today
to thank him for his pl~--4pt and decisive
action in connection with the increase
Of railroad rates and to assure him that
In Of oil a1o tn1nnanQPIv
pleased with his work.
Conference on Retrocession.
Senator Martin and Representative Car
lin OF Virginia talked with President Taft
today as to the propos~ retrocession of
former District territority to the District.
They told the President that sentiment
In their state is strongly antagonistic to
any proposition for the appointment of
commission to take up the subject of
retrocession. Nor do they look with
favor on plans looking to litigation to
determine the question
President Taft is discouraged at the
outlook, and is SO busy trying to get
Congress to put through his legislative
program he will probably be unable to
devote any more time to the retrocession
question at this session Of Congress.
Chicago Wants More Regulars.
Representatives Wilson. Prince. Nc
Kinney, Mckinley and Graft Of Illinois
visited President Taft today to ask for a
larger assignment % United States troops
at the military tournament in Grant
Park, Chicago, July to ID. The War
Department has assigned $500 soldiers.
The Illinois representatives told the
President that in view of the desire of
western people to make the occasion a
big one they thought that a further de-
tail Of troops should be made.
The President directed the delegation to
see Secretary Dickinson at the War De-
partment After a conference with the
latter, the delegation was told that the
War Department would try to increase
the assignment to $500 troops.
On a Transcontinenta1 Walk.
Terry Elmendorf of Chatham. n. j..
and Royce Forbush Of New York city.
two young college men who set out from
New York to walk across the continent,
were at the White House today to OBJ
tain a letter from the President stating
that they had called at the executive Of