Evening star., 1911-05-30
REJECTS ALL OFFERS
President Cannot Consider
Tenders of Summer Home.
REPLIES TO MINNEsOTANS
Congress May Be Asked to Purchase
Wayzata Site-Coming
Chicago Trip.
REPLIES TO MINNESOTANS

President Taft will not accept any OF
the numerous summer homes offered him
by the various states.
In a letter sent today to Gov A. O.
Eberhart of Minnesota the President de-
clines with thanks the site at Wayzata.
on Lake Minnetonka, which was placed
at his disposal by Minnesotans. Mr..
Taft states that he greatly appreciates
the offer, but deems the matter OF erect
ing home one for congressional action
and one in which he can take no part.
His letter was called forth by MES
sage from the governor urging him to
build a summer capital on the site do
mated by the village OF Wayzata. ]. A.
Preuss, secretary of the republican state
central committee. had also written to
the chief executive requesting him to
accept the tract of land on the lake
shores.
Congressional Action Probable.
Since the President has made his
position on the matter clear. it is prob
able that Representative Nye. who
made the offer, will introduce bill in
Congress providing an appropriation to
build q summer home for Presidents at
Wayzata-
The letter to Gov. Eberhart may also
serve as a check on the numerous In
vitations which have poured into the
White House. bidding Mr.. Taft and his
family to spend the summer vacation
elsewhere than at Beverly. Mass.
To date Mr.. Taft has been invited to
more than fifteen places in different
sections Of the United States, where,
according to those who extended the
Invitations, ideal conditions prevail. In
most cases Mr.. Taft was requested to
build his own home.
To Open Chicago Exposition.
While the President is in Chicago next
Saturday he will open the exposition to
be held in conjunction with the conven-
ton OF the National Association Of Piano
Dealers. He has just notified E. II
Droop Of this city and L. II. Clement OF
Toledo Ohio. president Of the association
that he will be unable to attend their
banquet, which Is to be held June 9, but
that he would push an electric button,
formally opening the display.
The President goes to Chicago to be the
guest of the Western Economic Society,
and Saturday night will make an address
on reciprocity at Orchestra Hall. 1t is
significant that two other notable
speeches have been made by the President
In that auditorium. The first was In Sep
TEMPER, lb0b, curing the campaign, Wnen
he made his position clear on the labor
question. Later he devoted an address to
an explanation Of his stand on injunc.
tion proceedings.
Tho address Saturday IL awaited with
interest by all sections OF the country.
inasmuch as the President is understood
to be a little impatient at the delay in
the Senate on his reciprocity program.
Hamilton Club Invitation.
While in Chicago he will receive q dele
cation from the Hamilton Club. who win
ask him to visit that city again in August
to lay the corner stone Of its new club.
house.
The presidential party returns to this
city Sunday morning. Tuesday afternoon
he will go to Baltimore to participate in
the celebration held in honor Of Cardinal
Gibbons. who will observe his fftieth an
niversary as priest and his twenty fifth
anniversary as cardinal
Mr.. Taft did not go to his offices in the
west wing OF the White House today. and
he received no callers.