Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-07-01
TAFT AND Roosevelt
EMBRACE EACH OTHER.
Extreme Cordially Characterized
Meeting of President and His
Predecessor,

predecessor,
Beverly, Mass, July 1.-For a full
minute yesterday afternoon President
Taft and Colonel Roosevelt stood on
the broad veranda of the Evans cot
tage with hands upon each others
shoulders, while delight shone in ev-
cry line of their faces.
Mr.. President" it was Roosevelt
who spoke, and there was earnest
warmth in his. salutation.
Theodore"
They patted each other affection
ately on the shoulder. They laughed
iE way that left not a single linger-
ing doubt as to the exuberance of
their feelings. They seemed utterly
oblivious of the fact that there were
others present.
1T used to be Mr.. President and
Will didn't it?' the colonel cried in
his old familiar, high pitched voice,
but now it's Mr.. President and
Theodore
The two friends meeting after six
teen months separation with all the
warmth which used to characterize
their association in Washington
slapped each other again on arms and
shoulders.
And so it went throughout the af-
ternoon When Colonel Roosevelt was
President and Mr.. Taft was secretary
of war, the meetings of the two men
in the executive offices at Washing
ton always were characterized by the
same cordiality as that of today.
White House attaches who witnessed
the greetings said it was just like the
old days. There was a rapid fire of
conversation. The meeting was ev-
erything that the friends Of President
Taft have claimed that it would be
and the persistent prophesies of those
who have insisted all along that cool
ness had developed between the two
men proved false.
Colonel Roosevelt still was in the
spirit of the renewed association with
the President, when, after two hours
and twenty minutes spent with Mr..
Taft and members of mis- family, he
started back to Nahant to spend a
second night with Senator Lodge.
AS he was leaving the shaded
grounds of the Presidents cottage.
the colonel stopped to speak with sew
eral old newspaper friends from Wash
ington.'
''I had most pleasant time with
the President he exclaimed. "There
is nothing particular to say, is there
Cabot?" turning to Senator Lodge.
mo, l think not" put in the Sen
ator.
1--WE had a most delightful time
that is all there is to it," the colone
said.
President Taft was sitting in the
| library going over the mail with AS
sistant Secretary Forster when he
heard the "honk, honk'': of the Lodge
automobile out in front He dropped
Everything and hurried to the porch
Colonel Roosevelt was out of the ma
chine in moment and as the two
men met their arms unconsciousll
went toward each other :,and theil
hands rested upon each Others shoul
ders. s..a &st.;...s-:
It was some time before: the EN-
brace was interrupted Then Presi
|dent Taft warmly greeted Senate
Lodge. Secretary Norton joined th'
|party and Assistant Secretary Forste
also was included in the circle. Sool
the President and former Presiden
drew apart while the. others looked ol
their tete-a-tete with smiling interest
What of politics entered into TIN
conversation, what words of remir
liscence, what exchange of experience
during the last sixteen months, n
one on the veranda other than the tw
friends themselves knew
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