Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-08-02
KEEPS "HANOS OFF" ON
NEW YORK SITUATION
vicc-president Sherman and William
L. Ward Are Callers at Beverly
and Talk State Politics over With
the Chief Executive-Possible Can
didates for Governorship Discussed.
CBy Associated Press

dent Taft followed up today the recent
cancellation of his engagements by
announcing that his speeches in the
future will re few and far between.
He firmly told a committee OF citizens
from Providence, r. l.. that he could
not reconsider the cancellation OF his
eBga gament to speak before the Al
lantic Deeper Waterways Association
in that city in September. He ex-
pressed regret. but said that import
ant matters of public business would
claim his attention from now until
the converting of congress.
The President did not give defnite
answer today to Governor Eberhsrdt,
of Minnesota, and a delegation of nj
teen representative men of ST. Paul,
who came to urge him to accept the
invitation to speak before the national
conservation congress In that city,
September ). Mr.. Taft Is inclined 10
sccep; the invitation. The President
is anxious that his position on con-
servation shall be fully understood
He contemplates devoting large pro-
portion of his coming message TO con-
gress, to this subject. II he goes 10
st. Paul he will simply write the con-
servation feature of his message in
advance and deliver it in an address
before the conservation congress.
The Presidents only definite SPEAK
ing engagements. as matter now susnd,
is at Provincetown. on Friday, when
the Pilgrims monument is unveiled.
New York Situation.
New York stale politics brought
Vice-president Sherman and William
l.. Ward. Republican national commit
teeman, for that state, TO Beverly iate
today and were in conference with the
President for an hour or more. The
visit had to do almost wholly win
the situation in New York Generate
notifies also was discussed and the
President found his visitors quite op-
timistic. he said, over the outlook
Candidates for the New York COVER
norship were talked over with the
President.
Among these mentioned were Clark
williams, of Albany. State scperih-
tendent of banking. and Henry L.
Stimson. former United states district
attorney end now in charge of sugar
trust prosecutions. The President Is
said to have confirmed his New YORK
callers the position he took on the
Ohio state fight, that of keeping
hands on"
The President said that he was IN
terested of course, in the choice o.
a good man 20 he'd the state ticket,
but he would leave the selection 10
the state convention.
As to the influence of Colonel Theo-
dore Roosevelt in New York politics.
there Is every reason to believe that
the state leaders fully recognize its
potency.
Want One to Suit All.
This phase of the situation entered
into today-s conference al Burgess
Point and President Taft was told that
!; is the hope Of the New York Repue-
Iicans that a candidate my be select
ed upon when all factions can unite
and who will command the approval
and support Of the President. Cover
nor Hughes and Colonel Roosevelt.
The rice-president and Mr.. Ward
told the Presidcn; that there had been
no equalization Of sentiment in IA
vor q any one man a. yet The state
convention is net TO be held Until The
latter part Of September and the lead
ers feel there Is plenty Of time to work
ont the sitastion-
William EOcb. Jr-. collector cf nc
nor. Of New York. apparently has r.
moved himself from consideration for
the zovernorship by the announce
urcnt that he does not care for the
nomination. His name was no; dis
cussed today.
President TAFT has received a num-
her Of letters ~ ia'e urging the sp-
poinfment of Associate Justice iiar-
Ian a. chief justice Of The United
sfa<es supreme Court Other letters
have been coming recommending VI
rious lawyers and judges for The tao
vacancies on the Supreme Cour'