Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-26
President Arrives in Capital
Tomorrow Morning.
REMAINS UNTIL ELECTION
Will View Last Week Of Campaign
From White House.
HOPEFUL OF THE RESULT
Should He Be Defeated He Will
Practice Law-Elevation to Su.
preme Court Suggested.

President Tafts return to Washington
tomorrow morning at $40 O'clock will
again put Washington on the political
map Since the last of August the Presi-
dent has been away from the city except
for one day or two at a time. and there
has also been a great scarcity of cabinet
officers and pol .tical chieftains generally.
Mr.. Taft will witness the closing week
of the greatest presidential campaign in
history from the executive offices of the
White House. He will be in close touch
with Chairman Hilles, who is recting
the fight for the republicans, and will
have some conferences with leaders from
different parts of the country.
1t Is not improbable that the President
will close the last week with some of the
most important statements he has made.
While he has done practically no CALI
paigninS, in the sense of going through
the country making stump speeches, he
has done some clever work through state
ments and letters to public men. In this
way he has reached the pubic with his
views and that has been all that he has
wanted.
Hopeful of Outcome.
There is authority for the statement
that while the President privately is hope
predictions as to what will happen. If
he Is defeated in November he will go to
his home in cincinnati and resume the
practice of law. Mr.. Taft, it is pointed
out by those close to him, is too much of
man To fall back upon the dignity Of
the office he has held and retire from
active work among his fellow citizens.
lie will be just the same kindly, human
man lie was in tine White House, 1t is
predict and will shirk no work that
may bring an honorable income for him.
self and his family.
te,alls him he will continue to take
a deep int, est in many of the policies
he has outlined and advocated. nota oily
that of unlimited arbitration of 81 eat
international questions. Should the
Political tates send him to private life.
he will lend his powerful influence to
this cause and others for the better
ment of mankind generally.
Might Succeed White.
One suggestion of interest is that if
Wilson is elected President he may
name Mr.. Taft as Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court OF the United States in
the event of the retirement of Chief
Justice White.
1t is presumed that Mr.. Wilson would
fill all vacancies on that court with
democrats up to the poir- of giving his
party majority. should he. have oppor-
tunity, but the temptation to make Mr..
Taft Chief Justice wOulud be a big one. II
is history that Mr.. Taft never cared
to be President. but his keenest am
bit:on was to be Chief Justice of the
most distinguished court in the world.
II the future should bring the possi-
bility of his appointment to the head
of that court 1t would he the only case
on record Of an ex-President sitting
upon the court after going out Of Office.
1t is not believed that any of the many
offers Mr.. Taft will receive. If he leaves
the White House in March, will appeal
to him in the Sigh est, unless they are
connected with his profession as a law
yer or with the Supreme Court AS a
lawyer he would have pNactice un-
equaled in importance in he country
and bringing him. if he cared to as
sumo SO much work, princely remunera-
ton.