The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-11
TO TALK POLITICS
WITH TAFT TODAY
Declares Recent Incidents at
Oyster Bay Have Nothing to
Do With Conference, and /.
That There Is No
"Chasrn' to Be
Bridged.

| was about to tuck itself away to sleep
tonight. after a dull and sultry Sum
day, when William Loeb, right-hand
man of Theodore Roosevelt, motored
into town. There had been no warn
ing of his coming. and his arrival
| caused futter of excitement only SEQ
ond to that on the day that Mr.. Loeh's
former chief In the White House Wis
tied President Taft at Burgess Point.
| Mr. Loeb will see the President to-
morrow afternoon. and 1t WAS frankly
admitted that politics would be the
subject of their interview.
1t will be the first politics. by the
way, Mr.. Taft has talked since Colonel
Roosevelt was at Beverly The Pres
ident started on q ten. days vacation
last week, but there are indications
that the period of rest is ended and a
number OF important conferences Will
mark the coming seven day period 4
Then Mr.. Taft is going to sail away
down east" for ten-da.- cruise along
the shores of Maine.
Asked to Come.
Recent incidents at Oyster Bay.
Mr.. Loeb declared tonight, had noth-
ling to do with his visit In fact. he
said that Colonel Roosevelt probably
knew nothing of his coming to Bever-
4 ly. 1t developed later that Mr.. Loeb
was sent for by Secretary Norton, with
the knowledge of President Taft.
! Mr. Loeb was asked by one OF his
interviewers If there was possibil-
ity that his visit had something to do
| with bridging a "chasn between Bev-
erly and Oyster Bay.
There is no chasm," he replied with
emphasis There never has been a
break of any sort. and relations
couldn't be any pleasanter. Mr. Roose-
welt told me he had had a perfectly
iibuIly' time when he visited the Presl-'
1 dent. The President and Colonel
Roosevelt are acting as independent
/ American citizens, each along his own
l lines. but to the same end
1 Asked If he thought Colonel Roose-
Ivelt would come out with an indorse-
ment of the Taft administration, Mr..
Loeb took the position that the Pres
| ident.s administration needed no In
dorsement from Colonel Roosevelt or
any one else.
Mr.. Loeb was asked as to recent
events at Oyster Bay, and the SEEM
Ing preponderance OF Insurgents
among Colonel Roosevelt's visitors.
Colonel Roosevelt sees everybody
he said. "The so-called Insurgents
were all friends of his. and naturally
they want to see him. Some Of them
L
paign."
May Not Go Deep.
Mr.. Loeb left the impression that
Colonel Roosevelt may not go so
| deeply into the coming campaign as
has been generally supposed. The
colonel is reported as being anxious'
to avoid anything that looks like un-
fairness in his attitude.
Some of the reports current in Bev-4
| Tr r
visit with the goyernorship of New
York. The collector of the port has
been mentioned frequently for the NOM
| nation MIR. Loeb declined to take the
matter seriously when questioned. He
Insisted that his talk with the Presi-
dent would have to do with general pol
Iitics. not so much with New York state.
Mr.. Loeb expressed the belief. how
ever, that the Republicans in New
York would get together on election
day and would be successful, "as
usual"
Secretary Norton was with Mr.. Loeb.
luntil late Tonight. He was anxious.
he said. to get IN touch with the polit-
ical situation as seen by Mr.. Loeb.
Endorsement Not Needed.
| So far as the possibility of Mr.. Loeb's
candidacy for the goyernorship is con-
| cerned, 1t was stated here tonight
| that it was not necessary for him to
| come to Mr.. Taft for an Endorsement.
for 1t had been known all along that
Mr. Taft has looked with favor upon
the reports that Mr., Loeb might be-
the successor of Governor Hughes.
AS an evidence of the renewed ac-
ltivity in Beverly 1t Is said tonight that
President Taft may see three members
of his Cabinet this week, although def
| mite engagements have not been made
as yet. Attorney General Wickershan,
and Secretary Nagel, of the Depart
ment of Commerce and Labor, are at
the latter's home In Marion, Mass.
Both of these Cabinet members are to
start for Alaska the latter part OF the
month, and they viii come here to bid
good by to the President.
Secretary of the Treasury MacVeagE
is expected at Burgess Point during
| the week.
President Taft attended services to-
day at the First Parish Unitarian
Church. Mrs. Taft. accompanied by
Miss Helen Taft, attended st. Peter.
Episcopal Church, Late this afternoon
1.-THE whole Taft family. with several tn-
vited guests. had tea and a sail on the
Sylph.
President and Mrs. TAFT dined to-
night with the w j. Boardmans and
| Miss Mabel Boardman, OF Washington.
| at their summer home, Manchester-by-
| the-Sea
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