The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-28
MAC VEAGH is LIKELY TO
LEAVE CABINET SOON
Taft Listens to Republicans
Who Object to Democrat
Having Portfolio.
BY RALPH M. WHITESIDE.
cased Wire to The Tribune.

degree as mas that or Governor woodrow
i Wilson OF New Jersey.
Every speech is studied the reports
OF all the meetings are scanned care
fully and nothing the Jersey man says
from all angles.
A year ago Governor Wilson was not
known to politicians. some OF the high
brows knew OF him as president OF
Princeton university, but the most far
sighted practical politician would have
laughed to have heard the name of Wood
| row Wilson mentioned in connection With
! tho presidency of the United States.
When he was elected governor OF New
Jersey even. ii did not cause much of
| ripple. II Democratic year any
| way, and several Democratic governors
| We're elected
When, however, he defied the powerful
| Smith machine and heat IL 10 a pulp,
| politicians began to take notice and then
when he took hold OF not over friend
| ~ legislature and put through the pro-
Sramme he had promised when canCii-
date. it became a certainty that he was
! 81 force which must be recognized in all
| providential calculations.
It's Il long time before the nominating
conventions are held but tho impression
| is strong here in Washington that the
man who beats Wilson will be the Demo-
cratic nominee. Things may change, OF
course, but that's the way il looks now
MacVeagh May Go, Too.
The statement that Secret tarY of War
Dickinson resigned freely because of the
demand of private business is accepted
WIN l'S'INf, dS IUe ulplDllldlS say; IN
wcll-iuformed circles.
There is no doubt that Mr. Dickinson
made considerable financial sacrifice to
much better off in private life so far as
income goes than as head of the war
department. There is. however wisdom
in the belief that there were other causes
which had much TO do with his retire
ment In the first place. there have been
grave differences Of opinion between the
president and the retired war secretary
TO the Me NlrJO situation
Then. too Mr.. Dickinson is orc OF two
Democrats IN the cabinet-thc other is
party men began to grow restve over
the disposition OF the president 10 over
look party lines in making high appoint
mcnts.
Mr.. Taft is seeking denomination. and
these objections on the part OF Republi-
cans who believe there are Republicans |
good enough for any office have become
that Mr.. MacVeagh will find his business |
demands his private attention before
long.
Congressman are beginning to talk
about adjournment. Republicans In both
branches have been limiting that Il recess
during the hot months would not inter-
Iere with legislation AT all, while many |
Democrats in the house are beginning to /
believe they will be through with all they |
care to enact of their legislative pro-
gramme within another month
High temperature served 10 stimulate |
IN the minds of the representatives more |
interest 5,c in summer resort matters than
IN tariff questions, For several days
they have been considering the DossIbii- |
" of getting through for the summer by
the first Of July,
Hoke Smiths Secret.
While Holle Smith, governor elect OF
declined 10 tell the subject OF his CON
ference with President Taft recently,
others have been more willing to eX
plain the governors confossedly mys-
terlous mission. Governor Smith did not
care to admit that, although n Democrat
he mad a personal interest in a certain
publican president. SO il came TO pass
that Governor Curry and others of New
Mexico here on statehood made ono good
guess, and the right one on the Hoke
Smith call at the White house. They
knew that Judge Pope now a territorial
judge in the territory, has been for years
guess of Governor Curry and others was
that Judge Pope was lndorscd by Gov
ernor Smith for the federal judgeship
10 be created when New Mexico is a
state. The governor of Georgia explained
To President Taft a personal interest IN
the appointment of Judge Pope.
IL was explained that years ago Gov
ernor Smith and n few other citizens of
Georgia heard n lad deliver a remark
able high school graduation speech. They
were so attracted By the promise OF the
looked him up next day and offered TO
put him through college. He was poor
Dtll PROUD, ana WOu!u not accept the Of
fer unless his admirers would permit him
TO pay back the money advanced for
his education. They did rot care for n
return but had 10 accept his stipulation.
only Few years afterward the lad, q
graduate OF college and the law, came 80
Governor Smith with the full amount
that had been advanced him and with
compound interest He simply insisted
on payment OF the debt. and went on
making a name for himself i'm the law
His health broke under the strain. and
g ttsl,a rat-
was made territorial Judge Now comes
his probable appointment TO the federal
bench for life. and the president has the
greater regard for the young man since
hearing the Hoke Smith story. and after
learning from New Mexico people the
story OF his record as Judge Pope since
territory.
Out in Iowa. when Albert ]. cummins
FIRST ran FOR governor, they use to charge
him with being blooming aristocratl
who never drank anything but cham
pagne, and hated awfully to speak to an
:. ordinary man, Cummins proved that
II wasn't so, and won.
But the ancient charge is likely to be
revived. 1t has been discovered that the
curtains at each window of Senator Cum
minss office suite cost $500
Great, heavy velvet draperies tied with
massive sillten cords. lined with the dain-
tiest raw silk. are testimonials to the
some body.
No other Offices in the senate building
have ANYTHING approaching in elegance
these splendid hangings. They may or
may. not get their owner into political
trouble. But he really is not responsible
for them.
The hangings were inherited with the
office suite. The Offices used to belong
to Senator Hale OF Maine. He was chair
man OF appropriations and entitled 10
Whatever he liked. He had it, too.
When Senator Hale moved out as a
senator his suite, went To Cummlns
While II was n pretty gorgeous place
'or an ordinary senator II wasn't much
but storage room for the elegant Mr.
Hale. He did not use ii regularly. hay
ng an office at the Capitol building.