The Washington herald., 1910-07-13

Beverly, Mass. July 12-President Taft
wants some nrst-hand information about
the Territory OF Alaska, concerning the
affairs OF which there was so much
squabbIing at the last session of Con-
gress. He had a long talk this after
noon with Attorney General Wiekersham
and Secretary Of Commerce and Labor
Nagel, and 1t was understood that Alaska
occupied much OF the attention of tho
President and his two Cabinet officers.
Mr.. Wickersham and Mr.. Nagel will
leave Montreal, Canada. on Monday for
Vancouver and Alaska They viii sail
from Vancouver on the Fish Commission
boat Albatross. and expect to be gone for
eight weeks OF more.
The administration has been greatly
troubled BY the conflicting reports that
have come to Washington about the Ter
ritoTy. During the last session of Con-
gress there were bitter controversies over
Federal appropriations for that PARKWAY
land. Gov. Walter E. Clark spent many
weeks in Washington trying to clear up
the muddle, and while he did accomplish
great deal. the President is not averse
20 having an inspection made by Mr..
WickeFsham and Mr. NageI.
VIA study Conditions.
Il Is possible that they viii do a little
missionary work among the AIaskans In
regard to the Presidents plan to change
me FORM OF government for the Terri
Tory That plan. embodied in a bill was
introduced in Congress last winter, but
never got consideration.
senator Winthrop Murray Crane. OF
massachusetts, was another guest at the
Burgess Point summer White House to-
day. He came early in the morning.
stopped for lunch with the President. and
ala not depart until Mr. Wickersham
and Mr. Nagel were ready TO go. II was
admitted that Senator Crane and the
PRESIDENT talked some about the political
situation, but no definite plans were
made, The outlines OF the coming cam
paign are pretty clear already, IT was
said. The tariff is to be the main issue.
according TO expectations, with plenty
or subordinate worries to keep the Re-
publican Congressional campaign COM
lnittee an the jump all fall. Senator
Crane IS OF the opinion that there is an
upward tendency in business that viii
argue well for the dominant party. and
may be looked for to offset Democratic
oratory as TO the Payne-Aidrich measure
Gives Political Pointers.
Senator Crane also was able to add TO
the political science acquired by Secre~
tary Norton through the Loeb lecture Of
yesterday He spent an hour or TWO
with Mr.. Norton and gave him some
pointers on the silent side OF the politi-
cal game. His mastery Of silence is re-
garded here as second only to that Of the
late Senator Allison. who was once
described a able to walk from Iowa, his
home State. to Washington on the keys
OF a piano without sounding one note.
There was a report current tonight
that some Of the conservative Congress
sionaI leaders do not take kindly to talk
of William Loeb's New York guberna-
torial candidacy. Probably this would
not alarm the collector greatly, and
might prove welcome news from the
way he talked while here Some Of these
conservatives don't believe Loeb could
carry New York, and predict defeat
by amazingly large figures if he be-
comes the candidate.
The President talked for a few min
utes with Mr. Wickersham about the
personnel of the commission which is to
look into stock watering by railroads.
No decision was reached, however.