Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-11-13
PRESIDENT IS
Still Cheerful
M. Taft and His Cabinet Dis
cuss Messages Without
Signs Of Gloom
Members will Stick and
There will be No Resig0a,
lions TIL March 4

WASHINGTON, NOV. 13.-Meeting
nearly a full representation Of his cab
met for the first time in several
months, President Taft laid before his
official family many important mat
tiers for advice and settlement. That
there was at least no gloom in the eX-
ecutive offices was apparent by fire.
quent hearty laughter, the sounds OF
which fioated into the corridors of the
executive offices. Secretaries Knox
and Meyer were the only a%bsentees,
neither being in the city.
The presidents regular message to
congress and an additional message
he will write in transmitting the esti-
mates for the next fiscal year, togeth-
er with several important appoint
ments, were talked of at the session.
Many rumors, in circulation before
the election, of, the probable retire
ment of several cabinet officers are
expected to be rivived, but there is a
we'll founded belief that all of Mr..
=, Tafts cabinet will remain with him
until the close of his term. Postmas-
ter General Hitchcock has had many
flattering offers to go into private
business, and a number Of these Of
fers are open to him at any time, but
it is not believed he will quit the
post office department until March 4.
1t will be to his advantage to leave
earlier, reports say, but he feels his
duty is with the president and will re-
main in his present position.
To Resume Law Practice.
Attorney General Wickersham an
nounced several months ago that,
whatever the result Of the election,
he would retire March 4 to resume
his law practice in New York. Secre-
tary Wilson has often been the ub-
ject of resignation gossip, but he, too,
expects to go to the end of the adj
ninistration, when he will have serv-
ed sixteen years in the cabinets OF
republican presidents, breaking all
known cabinet records. Albert Gal
latin of Pennsylvania, who was secre-
tary of the treasury from 1901 to 1914,
had the longest previous record, thir-
teen years.
Gov. Hadley of Missouri left Wash
lLlSlOu, dltCl " COllCl VIM vi dl io"ip
with President Taft. Mr.. Hadley de-
clared that the subject. of the vice
presidential nomination on the repub-
lican ticket was not considered dur.
ing the interview, and promptly evad-
ed all questions as to whether ne
would or would not accept the empty
honor if offered to him, merely going
to the extreme limit of direct utter
ance by saying:
Il am strongly of the opinion that
whatever honor and distinction go
with the national committees action
as to the vice presidential matter
had best be given to someone else.'
Opposition to HadIey.
President Taft did not express him
self to callers on the subject OF the
nomination, but there is known to be
influential opposition to Hadley's Sc
lection from militant republicans, who
fear that the Missouri governor is too
lukewarm in his republicanism and
who declare that the nomination is
equivalent to selecting a lieutenant to
President Taft for the fight the party
must make in the future. Mr.. Had
ley, it is pointed out, has said little
to indicate whether he is to remain
loyal to his party, at least, loyal to
the point of being willing to lead in
the fight which the president proposes
to continue in behalw of the party
from now on. Mr.. Hadley, it is re.
membered by fighting republicans who
will have influence with the national
committee, was a mighty long time in
making up. his mind whether he was a
republican or a bull moose adherent,
coming out for the president a few
weeks before ELECTION.
TIL talk of a vic %prsidntial nominee
is now turning toward some man from
the states that gave their electoral
votes to the president. Senator Dill.
lingham of Vermont, which went for
Taft, was a White House caller. There
were many other callers, including
Associate Justice Pitney Of the SUI
preme court and Fred Carpenter, who
goes to Siam as the minister of the
United States. Mr.. Carpenter was pri.
vate secretary to President Taft dur
ing the first year of this administra.
ton.
Messgks Of Good Cheer.
Republicans in all directions are
sending messages of good cheer to the
president. Loyal republicans in Kan
sas City have organized a republican
club to perpetuate republican prlnci.
es and ideas along lines recently sug.
gested by the president.
w. H. Miller, secretary of the Ohio
republican committee, was in Wash.
ington and at the White House. He
had come here to consult with the
president and Carmi Thompson, the
presidents secretary, as to strength
ening the republican organization in
Ohio for future work.
"1'he party in Ohio is in splendid
shape for the battles to come" said
Mr.. Thompson. Its members are by
no means cast down over the defeat
Of the president. On the contrary,
they see much to hope for in the years
to come. Mr.. Taft ran SO far ahead
of Roosevelt in Ohio as to give The
republicans all the election machin-
cry in that state belonging to the mi
nority party. This means that from
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