New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-29
THE WA SHINGTON

! the practice whenever precinct gave e'i
dence of containing Republican majority
to add II to Mr.. Bartholdt's district on th'
principle that that district would go Re
publican. anyway and the reduction In th'
adjacent districts would insure their re
naming Democratic Senator Burton vii
press an amendment to the reapportion
ment bill which will provide for non
partisan commission to be charged with tns
responsibility Of adjusting all districts a.
equally as possible In the matter OF popu'
lation. or course. II Is more than probable
that the reapportionmert bill will not come
up for consideration I'm the Senate at this
session. but whenever IT does an effort VIII
be made to amend il. If II IL amended II
will go to conference. where II VIII prob
ably fail unless the Democrats give way
AS passed by the House In the last session
this bill left ii to the people OF each state
to decide how their redistrictins should be
accomplished.
PRESIDENT GLEEFUL.-President Taft
led his secretary Charles ID. Hilles such a
strenuous pace in New York on the visit
which ended last night that the secretary
to the President was 'all in" to-day. At
least. that Is what the President believes.
and he has found no end OF enjoyment In
the belief. IT constituted such a striking
testimonial to his own powers OF endurance
that a younger and presumably filter
man like Hiles should have been rendered
hors de combat by his attempt to go the
Presidential that he mo Executive
laughed whenever he thought about II to-
day and as Secretary Hiles was not at
the executive offices there was no occasion
for Mr.. Taft to believe otherwise. Those
who are especially loyal to Mr. Hilles tell
another story. however. They declare that
when the secretary reached the offices early
this morning and found the accumulation
Of work on his desk he decided that he
would never catch up unless he resorted
to heroic measures and that, accordingly
he bundled II all into his brougham, and
sending for two stenographers, retired to
his house TO answer the mail. These same
loyalists, moreover. predicted to-day that
before tomorrow morning II would be the
stenographers who accompanied the secre-
tary 10 his home who would he "all in
was not at his desk to-day, wherefore the
President was gleeful.
SORROWS OF A SECRETARY-A
one who thinks that taking dictation. keep
ing condolences, Tending off importunate
strangers and exercising unfailing dlscre-
ton are the sole duties OF private secre-
q ,,.,,I,. 90 All, D,.ap
secretary TO the Secretary of the Interior.
for more light on this complex subject. And
II Mr. Brown receives them standing. and
does not invite them to take a seat. II will
not be because OF extreme fcrmality, but
solely because of the complex duties OF a
secretary. When President Roosevelt was
in the White House he secured a magnifi-
cent horse, Roswell by name. an animal
that never wearied. and which could. when
ever asked. sail into the air and carry the
two hundred-odd pounds OF Presidential
avordupois over p six-foot hurdle as lightly
as d bird VIII IN Colonel Roosevelt went TO
Africa he offered Roswell for sale. and Sec
rotary Ballinger bought him. Secretary
Ballinger was almost born In the saddle,
had ridden the Western ranges and jumped
az much at home on horseback as MI
Roosevelt Now, when Secretary Ballinger
resigned and went TO his Far Western home
he left Roswell in charge Of Ashmun n
Brown. who had been his secretary. in
stiucting him to sell the horse as soon as
he could find buyer but In the near
time 10 see that he was properly exercised
And here is the pathetic part II the story
Roswell is as ft as ever Brown has COM
paretively little time TO exercise him, anu
moreover he weighs about 10 pounds. Kos
well is n well hammered beast and he has
tender mouth, but what good does that DO
Wien one hand is busy grasping the pom
mel and the other IL pulling leather be-
bird? Roswell loves to jump hurdles or
which there are many around Washington.
Brown does not: but, then, he is SO ight
that Roswell frequently forgets his pres
ence and, as has been said Brown is likely
70 be too busy to convey his likes and dis
likes by means of the bride. II Is prop
sblv \ safe assertion that had Ashmun y.
Brown known beforehand that loyalty 10
his chief would ultimately require MIN 10
give Roswell his daily exercise he would
hive resigned before no accepted his post.
Rut then he didn't, fortunately Tor Judge
palIingcr and for Roswell; but that is why
p-o,vn snends so much time on his knees
,,,.o,.,,,e, no may soon find purchaser lot
Roswell and so little time IN Stuhs Po''
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