New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-27
TAFT AND CABINET MEET
Supreme Court Appointments
First Topic Considered.
PARTY At THE WHITE HOUSE
President and Advisers DISCUSS
Department Business-Littls
Attention TO Politics.
IRON The Trfbune bureaus


Washington. Sept. 26.-The Cabinet party
a the White House is in full swing tonight
Eight of the nine members of the Presi-
dents official family moved in to-day. They
held a formal session in the Cabinet room
o. the executive offices IN the forenoon. and
continued their discussion Of affairs of state
at luncheon which began at 1 80 p. m
and did not end until nearly T. In the
late afternoon the Cabinet officers returned
to their departments. but gathered again at
the White House for dinner and a long talk
on the south veranda in the evening. The
only absentee was Secretary Dickinson. who
is in the Far East
The Presidents forthcoming appointments
to the Supreme Court formed the chief topic
Of discussion to-day They were taken UP
as soon as the informal exchange of sum
m>r experiences was completed and after
the department heads had made brief re-
ports OF conditions in the various branches
Of the government service. The President
Is keeping his mind open regarding these
appointments. He has discussed and will
continue to discuss the qualifications of the
men who have been suggested for places
on the bench. but there Is little probability
that his selections will he made much before
the time for Congress to meet in December.
From the time 1t meets in October until the
Senate confirms a new appointment by the
President the Supreme Court will proceed
without chief justice. Nothing has hap
pened TO change the impression that Gov
ernor Hughes VIII be made chief Justice
but his appointment will not be announced
until the Senate is in session.
Among the subjects which will he Consid-
cred by the President and his advisers are
the following:
What part the members of the Cabinet
shall take in the Congress campaign by
making speeches.
The working out in detail of the plans for
promoting economy in the executive de-
partments.
The esta blishment of the postal savings
bank system
The work to be done by the new com
mission 10 prevent the watering of stocks
and securities by the railroads.
The charges that there are gross trregu-
larities in the administration of public af
fairs in Alaska, which has Just been visited
by Attorney General Vickersham and Sec
rotary NageI-
It was said by several members of the
Cabinet that politics would receive little or
no attention at this time. A great amount
of department work has accumulated in
the summer and consideration OF il will
keep the Presidents official family pretty
well occupied. The President likes to GO
into the details of the work Of the depart
ments. To-day, for instance, ne sent to the
War Department for full information re-
garding the wages paid and the hours OF
labor on the Panama Canal.
By breakfast time this morning the White
House party had not gathered in large
numbers. Those who breakfasted with the
President were Attorney General Wicker
sham, Secretary Meyer and Charles D.
Norton, secretary 70 the President. Mr.
Meyer reached Washington at 8 O'Clock
this morning from New York.
Mr.. Taft was IN good humor this morn
ing. He received q big delegation of news
paper correspondents, and regretted that
there was no news to give out. He had a
call from Representatives Stevens. OF Min
nesota, and Bouten, of Illinois, who were
and Representative Madden, OF
who was renOminated. To some
Of his callers the President said he would
go back to Beverly for two weeks after
his speech in New York next Saturday
night Washington looked pretty good TO
him. but he thought he needed another +
fortnight Of Massachusetts north shore air /
and outdoor exercise.