New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-11
TAFT AND ROOT CONFER
Supreme Court Appointments
Discussed, 1t Is Said.
NEW YORK ALSO CONSIDERED
The Senator Declares Republi-
cans in This State Have
Fighting Chance"

The Senator declares Repubh-
cans in This State Have
Fighting Chance.
Bevarlv Mass. Oct. IO.-A five hours
conference between President Taft and
Senator Elhu Root, Of New York, caused
mucb sDeculation in Beverly to-day. Sen
a.or Root arrived shortly before noon and
dena-.ad again for New York at o'clock.
He xvouId not discuss his visit 70 the Presi-
dent in anv way. AS to New York State.
he would 90 no further than to say that
the RsnubIicans have a fighting chance
Senator Root served as permanent chair
man of the Saratoga convention, succeed
ing Theodore Roosevelt, who acted as tenn
porarv chairman Regarding that conven-
ton Mr. Root said that it did the logical
thing" The Senator was not communi-
cative and declined TO go into details
II was reported that President Taft had
summoned Senator Root to the summer
capital to talk over prospective Supreme
Court amendments among other things.
This report led 20 a revival of the rumor
that Senator Root might himself become
a member Of that high tribunal. The Sen
ator declared after his conference with the
deeply interested in the Supreme Court. but
he would not say that his talk with the
President had had any relation to himself.
The REPORTS regarding Senator Root have
gone so far as TO indicate that the chief
iusticeship might be rendered him, al
though Il has been believed for several
months that the President had only Charles
2 Hughes who took his place on the
bench to-day. in mind for that honor In
none of his talks recently has the Presi-
dent indicated a change of mind on this
subject. Certainly Senator Root did moth
ing to-day TO encourage the idea that he
is being considered for the Supreme Court
bench He is sixty-five years old, and II
was reported in Washington following the
appofntment and confirmation of Justice
Lurton last winter that the President had
entered into a tacit agreement with the
Judiciary Committee Of the Senate that he
would not appoint any more justices to the
Supreme bench who were more than sixty
years old.
No Announcement Till Congress Meets.
II also is cited here that, Justice Hughes
having been appointed from New YORK
President Taft probably would not go TO
that state for another judge at this time.
bound by any geographical or other obh-
cations in making selections OF the men
whom he regards as most eminently fitted
for the Supreme Court It is his ambition
that his administration will stand out for
the character of his judicial appointments.
He is canvassing the situation thoroughly.
has an open mind, is listening to all proper
suggestions and will not make any an
nouncement of his selections until Con-
yress meets in December.
Besides the Supreme Court appointments
and the political situation in New York
State. Senator Root and the President had
other things to talk about The Senator has
recently returned from The Hague, where
no acted as chief counsel for the United
States in the fisheries dispute with New
foundland He is also one of the admins
tration representatives, and consequently
one of the majority on the Ballinger-Pln-
ohot investigating committee. The majority
Of this committee has not yet reported, al
though the four Democratic members ana
Representative Madison, OF Kansas, the Re
publican insurgent, have submitted state
rnents condemning the Secretary CT the In
terror.
Senator Root declared to-day that he did
not know Just when the majority report
would be forthcoming. Senator Flint, OF
California, still is in Europe, and there can
he no meeting of the majority until he re-
turns. In sailing last June Senator Flint let
II be known that he would not allow the
BaiIinser- Pinchot controversy to interfere
with his summer vacation. The other MEM
hers Of the committee do not know when
he will be back.
II was said tonight that Senator Root
and President Taft also discussed to-day
the part which Theodore Roosevelt Is 10
ulay in the campaigns of this year and in
1872 Both were members Of the Roosevelt
cabinet Senator Root is generally regarded
as q stanCh supporter of the adu1nlstra-
ton President Taft has relied much on
him In getting his measures through Con-
gress When Senator Root went abroad last
summer and met Mr.. Roosevelt in London
f. was reported that he undoubtedly would
counteract many of the reports about the
Taft administration which had been carried
TO the former President by Clifford Pinchot
and others. Senator Root voted for and de-
Tended the Payne-Aldrich tariff law.
The Senator expressed the opinion that
tn. old method OF revising the tariff will
never be resorted to again. The revisions
Of the future. in his opinion, Will be sched-
ule by Schedule, as FTeSIuelIl AtAAt cNF0-
Gated
A published report that President Taft ts
going to Panama to block an alleged
scheme Of capitalists to obtain a monopoly
OF the coal supply on the isthrnus when the
canal is opened was officially denied here
to-day. II was said that the President had
no information in regard TO any such
scheme, and that II he went to Panama 1t
would Re IN connection with actual con-
struction problems 1t Is believed here now
that the President will make the trip in
Novemb Der.
Mr.. Taft's lame left foot kept him OF the
golf links again this morning.
NORTH RIVER BANK ELECTION.