The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-06-06
BY JONATHAN WINFIELD.

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Washington, uJne 6.-The fact that
Senator Root laughed at joke even
| if the yarn was of his own spinning, is
| the real point Of a story being related
at the White House and which Presi-
dent Taft admits to be a genuine oe-
currence
| 1t was during the days when Pres
| ident's Rooseyelt's term was drawing
to close and President Taft, then
secretary of war was being coached for
| the presidential race. Senator Root
then secretary of state was one of the
chief managers of the Taft boom. But
| the secretary of state and the secretary
of war had to visit the White House to
| consult the president. They walked
over In those days supplies for the
White House Offices were brought
| through the front door. The ice man
had preceded the secretaries and there
| were innumerable chunks of ice lay.
| ing around on the pavement to testi.
| fy to his visit.
Fairbanks has been here before
us. Take warning. | see his tracks -
! was what Secretary Root said to Taft.
! OF course Secretary Taft laughed hear
! tily for the then vice president was a
rival candidate for the presidential
nomination. Secretary Root laughed
| too, but not so heartily That's a
! real joke" said the relator of the Incl.
| dent. President Taft nodded his head
Catholic to Cabinet.
There is every indication that Pres
ident Taft may name a Catholic to a
| cabinet vacancy if the right man pre-
sents himself, and a vacancy to suit
| inaugurated the practice Of naming
Catholics to office, left two Catholics
| in official life. Minister Maurice Egan
| to Denmark, and Commissioner of La
Dor Charles P. Neill His first appoint
ment was Robert J. Wynne, first as.
sistant postmaster general, then post
master general, and finally consul-gen
eral to London.
| President Roosevelt also had a
| Catholic in his cabinet, Charles J.. 30
naparte of Maryland, who was first
secretary of the navy and then attor
ney general.
President Taft appointed Richard
Kerens of Missouri, who is Catholic
and the republican leader Of Missouri
ambassador to Austria. He offered the
Russian ambassadorship to Edward
Morrell of Philadelphia, whose wife, es-
| pecially, is well known in the Catholic
/ 60 obo Ennnro1 Nor.
rell, however, declined.
A queer story has come to the war
department from the Camarines, in
| the Philippine islands. 1t tells how
| two men, life long friends, and SO in
innate that they traded wives. broke
their friendship on the political rocks
Both wished to be 'presidente." One
was successful. Out of revenge the
defeated Filipino charged before the
court of first instance that his rival
was violating the law in that he was
| living with the compliments wife. The
arrest of the victorious politician fol
lowed. Being under arrest he toe
wanted revenge. He made similar
| charges against his accuser. Both
| men were speedily tried, convicted and
sentenced to three years in prison
Their wives who had agreed to the
change of husbands were sentenced te
| one years imprisonment.
| The sheriff in conducting his charges
to the prison. handcuffed the two men
together to their great sorrow. Thei,
lamentations were SO pathetic that two
Cinnamon. convicted of importing
opium and sentenced to the peniten.