The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-07-11


new angle was given to the visit of
William Loeb, Jr., TO Beverly today.
1t is reported that his talk with
President Taft this afternoon was
on the general political situation and
included the Payne-Aldrich tariff.
He undoubtedly has had the insur-
gent view we'll drilled into him since
Roosevelt's return from Africa, by
such senators as Beveridge, Bris-
tow, La Toilette and others who
have been to Sycamore Hill.
Loeb Was Sent For.
Recent incidents at Oyster Bay,
Mr.. Loeb declared tonight, had moth
ing to do with his visit. In fact, he
said that Mr.. Roosevelt probably
knew nothing of his coming to Bev-
erly. 1t developed later that Mr..
Loeb was sent for by Secretary Nor
ton, with the knowledge of Presi-
dent Taft.
Il came to talk over the general
political situation with the presi-
dent" said Mr.. Loeb when asked
for an explanation as to his visit.
LAS a representative of the colo
nel?" he was asked.
mo, 1 came as the old friend and
loyal supporter of President Taft"
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During all of Mr.. Taft's term
Collector Loeb has been frequent
caller at the White House, and his
presence there, coupled with the gen.
eral manifestation of friendship be-
tween him and the president has
done much to contradict the stories
of strained relations between Mr..
Taft and Colonel Roosevelt. During
his candidacy for the republican
nomination, Mr.. Taft had no more
ardent advocate than Mr.. Loeb.
Mr.. Loeb was asked by one of his
interviewers if there was a POSSIBLE
ity that his visit had something to
do with bridging "a chasm between
Beverly and Oyster Bay
There is not any chasm," he re-
piled with emphasis. There never
has been a break of any sort and
relations could not be more pleas
ant. Mr.. Roosevelt told me he had
a perfectly bully time when he
visited the president.
"The president and Colonel Roose,
welt are acting as Independent Amer
leans, each along his own lines, but
to the same end"
Saws Taft Needs No Endorsement.
Asked if he thought Col. Roose-
Welt would come out with an indorse-
ment of the Taft administration, Mr.
Loeb took the position that the presi-
dents administration needed no in
dorsement from Colonel Roosevelt
or any one else. AS already stated
a number of times in Beverly, the
president feels that he helped his
party make a record during the re-
cent session of congress- record
upon which it can well afford to
stand in the coming campaign. The
question of individual Endorsement
has not suggested itself to Mr.. Taft
in any way.
Roosevelt for Fair Play.
Mr.. Loeb left the impression that
Colonel Roosevelt might not go as
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. This fact
is said to explain his consent to Sen
ator Beveridge's request for speech
in the senator's campaign for cleo
ton in Indiana.
Colonel Roosevelt already had
promised to speak for Senator Lodge
here in Massachusetts. 1t was put
up to him by friends of Senator Bev-
eridge. 1t is stated here that this
would indicate that he favored the
so-called conservative" wing of the
party and would leave a lot of his
old friends out in the cold.
Beveridge and Roosevelt.
Oddly enough, Mr.. Loeb's visit tc
Beverly is coincident with the ar.
rival here of an interesting story in
connection with Colonel ROosevelt's
consent to make a single speech In
Indiana in behalf of Senator Bever.
idge.
The story goes that Senator Bever
idge and Mr.. Loeb met by chance or
a train. 1t had been announced thai
Colonel Roosevelt would speak fol
Senator Lodge in Massachusetts
Senator Beveridge was concerned a
this. He declared that it would bt
taken as an Endorsement by Colone
Roosevelt of 1.-The reactionaries," FOL
he declared people always spoke