New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-17
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
trrom The Tribune Bureau J

Washington. Aug. 16.-The President re-
turned from ocean Grove, n. j., early TINS
morning. and Immediately called specta'
cabinet meeting. She Secretary OF state.
the Attorney General. the Secretary u
Agriculture and the Secretary OF |oi''i"o
and Labor were the only members present
Mr. Taft submitted rough draE' Oh US
veto of the wool bill, which VIII De reauy
for transmission to Congress to~mo'Fo"
President Taft spent the afternoon IN n''
study putting the final touches on the iie'
sage. n, =.
every veto OF the President VIII "
sustained in the Senate" said Senator rem
rose who discussed the tarin measures
with the President this morning. IheS
will be sustained by good margins
That op,nion was expressed by KEEP
resentat,ve Dwight, who told the President
that after a careful canvass or the HOUSE,
ne felt confident his statehood Veto "o"i
be sustained by a safe margin ana hi'
wool veto by ar even larger vote
senator Penrose predicted that Congress
would adjourn with the legislative day OIL
Saturday even II that were continued
through Sunday.
oThe November election in Kentucky IL
going to surprise some people SAID rep
rescntative Langley, who will have charse
~ tho Republican campaign for Governor
,b,s wear I'VE are going to elect our
candidate for Governor and make nne
sbow,ng all around" The President was
urged by Representative langley to accept
an invitation to deliver an address at 'no
celebration Of the ST. Johns Day heae"e'
Of Louisville. next June.
Representative Bartholdt. VINO VIII scr
from New York for Germany on SATURDAY
IN present TO the German emperor 'eP
lea of the Won Steuben monument III
Washington, called to say goodpy 10 INC
President to-day. Mr.. Bartholdt IS carry
ing a personal letter 10 the Kaiser from
Mr.. Taft.
Tba President was much srathed to re-
ce,ve q telegram from East Las Vegas ~
NJ CONTEMPLATING him on his veto OF tne
statehood bill.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry f. Miller, Of Canade'
comnIeted 5000 miles OF their loOp mile
trim bv bicycle through the United states
,,.ho, thew reached the White House to-
DIV Secretary Hilles gave them letter
IN show that they had called at the Whlte
House They left Toronto without
nennv. but Will win a large wager on the
comnletlon of the long journey.
Senior Don joaquin Mendez' the new
Minister from Guatemala, presented his
credentials TO the President this afternoon.
The reception took place in the Blue Room
The President received two hundred dele
eates 70 the National Union convention IN
the East Room this afternoon. They were
introduced by Representative McDerrnott.
President Taft pinned rose on the dress
NJ Flwell Mathers a two-year-old friend or
Representative Austin to-day, and wrote
his autograph in the little chaps aIoun''
onposite that Of Admiral Togo.
Representative Madison presented SILK
hammer inscribed with the words, kansas
semi-Centennial. 1912. Hutchinson 10 MI
Taft this morning.
The President received invitations to-day
10 visit Tacoma and Seattle; OSHKOSH
Wis: Pontiac, Mich; Aberdeen D ~
Houston. Tex, and San Francisco.
Among the White House callers were
Assistant Secretary Winthrop; Senator'S
Guegenheim. Brown, Hepburn and Gamble;
ex-senator Carter; Representatives Ill.,
Weeks. Foss. Davidson, Switzer, Rouse
Tb,stIewood, Hanna, Roberts. Warourton'
Jacoway. Rodenberg and Loud. and Dele
gate Andrews.