Evening star., 1911-08-19
EXCHANGE OF VIEWS
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
Congratulations to President, Who
Thanks Friends for Loyalty.
DWIGHT GETS THE GLAD HAND
Disposed, However, to Share Honors
With Secretary Hilles-Legis-
lators Make Final Call Be-
fore Adjournment.


of veto cartridges having been fired and
his ammunition being low, he spent to-
day with his trusty lieutenants in sur
veying the slaughter of the enemy, in re-
ceiving congratulations and extending
thanks, and in bidding statesmen and
politicians goodbye.
Sure of adjournment within. "a few days,
scores of statesmen of both parties are
preparing to leave the city within twen-
ty-four hours, and when adjournment
is finally taken there will not be hand
full here to sing the swan song, accord
ing to those saying farewell to the Chief
Executive today.
Republican statesmen generally con-
graduated the President on his veto mes
sages, on the stiff and successful fight
of the party in the House in sustaining
the vetoes. and on the general outlook
for the future, and the President took
occasion to extend his thanks for the
loyalty of his party and his friends II
was a sort of farewell in which optimism
and starch prevailed to a greater degree
than at any time since the Taft admins
tration came into power.
Shares the Honors.
Representative John Dwight, repub-
lican whip Of the House, who rallied the
hackers of the President when the at
tempt was made to override the executive
veto, was among those who got the glad
hand, but Mr.. Dwight refused to appro-
priate> all the glory of that fight and told
the President tnat Secretary Hilles was
the man who ought to get the credit.
"Hilles," Dwight told the President. 'is
Just the man for the place. He is always
on the job, with his eyes wide open and
alert to sha games of the opposition
There is nothing likely to be put over on
the President while Hilles is secretary"
It was Mr.. Hilles, according to Dwight
and other callers, who played gu ct but
prominent part in heading off the
schemes of the democrats to override the
President.
Mr.. Taft was naturally pleased that
things had turned out so we'll with his
veto messages in the House. He saw
that the democrats had not been able to
draw all the insurgent republicans along
with them, and that as the election time
next year draws nearer the insurgents
are standing closer to the party organizd-
ton. He was told by leaders that the
signs were better than any they had
seen In long time.
Invited to Visit the States.
Catching the President in a particularly
good frame of mind, senator's and repre-
sentatives who want him to visit their
states this fall We're enabled to extend
invitations. Senator Curtis, with Repre-
sentatives Anthony and Campbell of Kan
sas, were early after the President to give
more than two days to their bailiwick
when he is on the western trip in Sep
tember and October. But he couldn't
promise them SO much time. Senator
Jones and Representative Humphrey of
Washington hit hard for several days In
their state, and Senator Smoot used his
diplomatic arts to have Utah cities in
cluded in the itinerary.
The President did promise Representa-
tives Driscoll and Dwight that he would
go to the state fair at Syracuse. The
date is open, but will probably be about
the 18th of September
Secretary NageI also succeeded in get
ing from the President a promise that
he will stop at the state fair at Sedalia,
Mo-, and mingle with the farmers and
citizens there.
The President promised Senator Brande-
gee and Representative Ti.son that he
will attend a banquet of the New Haven
winter when he goes to a meeting of the
Yale corporation.
One invitation from the south appealed
to the President. 1t was from the Gulf
port. Miss, Golf Club. which has nine
holes for devotees of the game. BE our
guest, not as President" the invitation
concludes. but as warrior of the nib
lick and midron."
In signing the campaign publicity bill.
which he did this morning, the President
cut short the big campaign fund which ii
was declared the republicans would have
next year from the manufacturers and
others who are supposed to be grateful
for certain veto messages The bill pro-
vides for the publication of all campaign
contributions fifteen days before election
and as many days afterward.
Honoring the Enlisted Men.
President Taft showed today that he
considers no honors too great in mem
ory of the men who went down with the
Maine in Havana harbor. CHANGING over
a morning paper today. the President
saw a dispatch from Havana stating tina,
the bones of many enlisted men of the
Names crew, recovered from the bat
tleship, were to be sent back to this
country on a collier. The Presiden
recalled that the bones of Engineer Off
Ger Merrill of the Maine. recovered some
| time ago. had been brought to the United
States on the battleship North Carolina
| on WHICH ocCIctdiy VI w dT re
| turned from the Panama Canal Zone
| The President at once issued instruction.
that the bones of enlisted men shoulC
hereafter be carried to this country on {
battleship, also. He took the position
| that the enlisted men who died on tn
| Maine were entitled to just as muc.
/ honor as were the officers
Attorney General Wickersham ha
| named Wilbur Hawk, a business man O
| Atchison, Kan, recommended by Repre-
sentative Anthony, as deputy warden O.