New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-11-04
MET" SCANDAL REVVED THE PRESIDENT WILL VQTE'
Going to Cincinnati in Time to
Register Monday.
ARRIVES AT HOT SPRINGS
Soon to Begin Work on Message,
Which Will Discuss Trusts and
Other Important Topics.

Hot Springs, Va, Nov. 3-Presdent
Taft will get vote at the Cincinnati and
Hamilton County elections. after all. For
two weeks there has been doubt as TO
whether he would have an opportunity to
cast a ballot In his home city next Tues
day.
The President sent his regstrat ton papers
to Cincinnati too late. and the election
board decided that he could not vote I'M
less he appeared in person before next
Monday night and swore that he was
qualified voter Mr. Taft had intended to
leave Hot Springs MONDAY night, arriving
in Cincinnati early Election Day, but to-
day he changed his plans and will leave
here Sunday night, make the necessary
affidavit before the election board Mon
day. and be prepared on Tuesday to
register his preference, not as the titular
head Of the Republican party, but as a
citizen Of Ohio
Mr.. Taft arrived at Hot Springs early
to-day. Mrs. Taft and Miss Helen Taft
who arrived here five days ago. met him
at the station and he had breakfast with
them for the first time in ten weeks.
With the arrival in Hot Springs, prob
Taft will have data which he expects to
use in his third annual message to Con-
gress Mr. Hiles left the President at
Washington last night intending to obtain
information from the departments for in
cooperation in the message, which friends
of Mr.. Taft believe will be the most i'm
portant he has had TO write Work on 1t
may he begun In Cincinnati on Monday,
but the final draft will. of course, be made
/ I'm Washington after Mr.. Taft returns on
! November u.
Topics in the Message.
According 10 persons close 10 the Pres'-
dent. some OF the more important ques-
tions 10 which he will call the attention
of Congress arc the tariff, the trusts. sec
ond class postage rates, stock watering
and overcapitaIization, conservation, cur
rency reform and navy reorganization.
The peace treaties. for which the Presi-
dent has often spoken on the trip West,
will not be referred to I'm the message, II
was id to-day, since they are now be-
fore the Senate special message TO
that body alone is believed TO be in pros
pect later
The Presidents Views on tariff revision
| have been explained frequently. lie mas
promised revision Of the wool and cotton
schedules. so far as he can bring it about,
! if the Tariff Board 50 recommends after its
| investigation Of the wool and cotton indus
tries The boards report will be placed In
| the Presidents hands soon.
| II is understood that tho message viii
discuss the trust question at length. II Is
| said that the President will again offer 10
Congress the federal Incorporation bill
drawn up by Attorney General Wickersham
/ and introduced in Congress two years ago,
but untouched and practically not referred
| TO since that time.
The report of the commission investigat-
! ing second class postage rates, Of which
| Justice Hughes is chairman. and that OF
! the railroad securities commission. investi-
eating stock watering and overcapitaiza-
ton. Of which President Hadley of Yale is
chairman. will he at the Presidents dis
posal within few days. and it is prac-
ticaIy certain that he will pass over to
Congress such recommendations rs these
| commissions may make.