The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-02
CANCELS MANY
ENGAGEMENTS
Politely but Firmly Announces
That He Will Be a Busy Man
Till Opening Of Congress,
and Speeches Will
Be Few and Far
Between.

Taft followed up to-day the recent
cancellation Of his Western and soutn-
ern engagements by announcing that
his speeches of the future will be few
and far between. He politely. but
hrmly told committee OF citizens
not reconsider the cancellation OF his
engagement TO speak before the At
lantic Deeper Waterway Association
In that city n September. Mr.. Taft
expressed regret, but said that i'm
portant matters OF public business
would claim mis- attention from now
luntil the converting of Congress.
| The President did not give definite
answer to-day 10 Governor Eberhardt,
lof Minnesota, and delegation of ff-
teen representative men or st. Paul.
who came TO urge him to accept the
invitation to speak before the National
Conservation Congress in that city
September 4. Mr.. TAFT is inclined to
accept this invitation. The President
Is anxious that his position on conser-
vation snail be fully understood. he
contemp!ates devoting a large proper
| ton OF his coming message To Congress
| to this subject. IL he goes 10 st. Paul
he will simply write the conservation
feature OF his message in advance, and
deliver it in an address before the
| CONSERVATION Congress.
/ But One Engagement.
| The Presidents only definite speak
ling engagement, IS matters now stand.
It's at Proytncetown, on Friday, when
the Pilgrims monument is unveiled.
I New york State politics brought
| vice President Sherman and william
IL Ward, Republican national commit
teeman for that state. to Beverly late
to-day, and they were IN conference
with the President for an hour OF
more. The visit had TO do almost who'll
lly with the situation in New York
/ General politics also wss-s7di iseassedi
| ana the president found his visitors
quite optimistic, he said. over the out
| look.
| Candidates for the New York gov
ernorsh hip were talked over with the
President. Among those mentioned
were Clark Williams, of Albany, state
superiutendent OF Banking. and Henry
I L. stinson. former United states dis
trict attorney and now in charge OF
sugar trust prosecutions The Presi-
dent is said to nave confirmed TO ms
New york callers the position he took
in the ONO state fight that OF keep
ing hands on" The President SAID
that he was interested, OF course, IN
the choice OF a good man to head the
state ticket, but ne would leave 'ne
selection to the State convention.
AS to the influence OF Coionel iheo-
dore Roosevelt in New York politics.
there is every reason to believe tnat
fhe state leaders fully recognize its
potency.
Hope for Unity.
This nhase Of the situation entered
into to-day.s conference at Burgess
point, and President Taft was tolo
that it is the hope of the New YORK
Republicans that a candidate may DC
selected upon whom all factions can
unite and who will command the ap-
proyal and support OF the PresloeAt'
Governor Hughes and Colonel Roose-
Welt.
The yice-President and Mr. Ward
told the President that there mas peen
no cystallizatlon of sentiment IN laVo'
of any one man as yet. Ihe sta'e
convention is not TO be held pntl! 'no
latter part of September. and the lead
ers feel there Is plenty OF time to work
out the situation. William Loeb, Jr.
collector of the port of New York, ap'
parently has removed himself from
consideration for the governorshlp py
the announcement that he does not
care for the nomination. His name was
not discussed to-day.
President Taft has received num-
ber OF letters Of late urging the ap'
pointment of Associate Justice Harlah
as Chief Justice of the united States
Supreme Court. Other letters nave
been coming in recommending various
LAWYERS and Judges for the two va
cancies on the Supreme Court bench.
All Of these communications are being
indexed and filed away for reference
when the President takes up the mat
ter OF appointments.