The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-30
President Cancels Nearly All
Engagements for Proposed
Autumn Trip.
WILL SEND CRANE OUT
TO FEEL PUBLIC PULSE
Will Rely Upon Junior Massa-
chusetts Senator for KnowI-
edge of Conditions.

BEVERLY, Mass, July Ex-senator
Winthrop Murray Crane of Massachu-
setts, who occupies in the senate a posi-
tion similar to that of the Republican
whip" In the house. was summoned 10
Beverly today by President Taft. and had
long talk with the chief magistrate
Senator Crane was asked by the presi-
dent to make trip through the west I'm
the near future, going far as Seattle
He will inquire into political conditions.
The president is said 10 desire this infor-
nation first hand. He has the utmost
confidence In Senator Cranes political
sagacity.
Quick and Effective.
The senator is noted for the quiet
manner In which he accomplishes the
most difficult tasks. In the last session
OF congress Mr.. Taft relied absolutely
upon the junior senator from Massachu-
setts and often made him the means of
communicating the administration
views to the upper branch of congress.
In selecting an emissary to the west, the
president naturally turned TO Senator
Crane. The senator already has made a
Few quiet trips of observation. and dis
cussed what he had learned with the
president today.
The senator's visit was surrounded
with the greatest secrecy. Not until the
senator was seen was II admitted at the
executive Offices that he had been any
where in the vicinity OF the presidents
cottage. 1t was denied that Mr. Cranes
visit TO the president had anything to do
with the Ballinger -Pinchot controversy
1t is stated with authority that the presi-
dent never has considered and never will
consider asking Secretary Ballinger TO re-
tire from the cabinet.
Cancels Engagements.
Another significant move made by tho
president today and Of almost equal i'm
portance with the proposed mission OF
Senator Crane. was the announcement
that Mr.. Taft has Cancelled all OF the en-
gagements, tentative and otherwise, that
he had made In different parts of the
country for this fall. Important affairs
OF the administration. II WAS said. would
Keep the president busily engaged at
Beverly and Washington until November.
In November. 1t was announced, the
president will make a three weeks trip
TO the Isthmus OF Panama 10 observe the
progress OF the work on the big canal.
Whether the cancellation of the numer-
GUS engagements for the fall means d re-
versal OF the presidents travel policy or
not could not be learned. Political con-
sideration may have had a great deal
to do with the presidents decision, It
would be difficult for the president To
travel through the doubtful states In
September and October without being
drawn into the campaign or at least hav-
ing his speeches construed into political
utterances. In a speech at Rockland.
Nc, the other day, Mr.. Taft said he did
not believe president OF the United
States had a right TO talk politics.
Possible Exceptions.
In the list OF wholesale cancellations
today there were three onnis-
sons The president will so to Province
town, Mass, on August ), TO review the
battleship fleet and TO speak at
the dedication OF the pilgrims monument.
He has left open the question OF whether
or not he VIII speak at the National Con-
congress. which meets In St.
Paul, September st. and at the unveiling
of the Reed monument at Portland. Me.
on August II. The chances are that the
president will go TO st. Paul.
Whether Mr.. Taft will leave for Pana-
ma before or after election day. Novem-
Der s. has not been decided The chances
Ire that he Will leave Immediately after.
He probably will sail from Norfolk on one
II the armored cruisers or battleships of
he Atlantic fleet.
Among the engagements officially can
,eled today was the Transmississipp,
San Antonio, Tex, Novem-
yer 22-25.