Evening star., 1912-04-11
DARK Horse TALK.
Taft Leaders Expect Cry
From Roosevelt Men.
DISCUSS JUSTICE HUGHES
President Speaks at New York Ban
quets This Evening.
GAG, ORDER Is AMENDED
Lincoln Memorial Commission May
Select a Design at Meeting
Next Week.

President Taft left Washington at IL 80
O'Clock this afternoon for New York.
wehre he is to fill two engagements to-
night. The first is to attend the annual
dinner Of the Yale class of rs, the Presi-
dents own class, at the University Club.
The second is the Union League banquet
The President will probably speak at both
places. but his political thoughts will be
expressed at the Union League gathering.
The President and his party will leave
New York at 1890 o'clock tonight for the
return trip to Washington, reaching here
early tomorrow morning.
The President did not see visitors to-
day, spending his time in going over his
correspondence and attending to routine
work from the departments.
Political grist was plentiful in the
White House correspondence during the
day, coming from all parts of the coun-
try. One writer calls attention TO the
fact that Illinois gave Taft only three
votes in the national convention four
years ago; that there were cast against
him. 6S votes from New York; 80 from
Indiana, and 81 from Pennsylvania, but
that in spite of all these big states be-
ing against him he was nominated on
the first ballot receiving 1O2 votes. IL
linois is the only one of these big states
now against the President. Pennsylvania
is expected to give him fully two-thirds
of the delegates in Saturdays elections.
Expect Ozark Horse" Cry.
The Taft leaders today are expecting
the Roosevelt hurrah to pass away in
few days and that there will be brought
forward. mainly from the Roosevelt fol-
lowers. a cry for a dark horse for the
republican nomination. The country
x,-;Il Il. toll hot Tot OF IN,
for the party and that a new man, prob
ably Associate Justice Hughes, is the
only salvation for the party Beat
Taft will again be the slogan OF the
Roosevelt people, who will continue their
loud claims that Roosevelt can win in
November. but that through frauds and
the politicians he may not get the NOM
ination.
The President has stated that he will
stay in the race to the end, unless death
removes him, and he means to do SO in
spite of the cries that will go up from the
Roosevelt people and weakened fol-
lowers of his own for dark horse. The
President is just confident today Of
winning the nomination by big plurality
as he was before the Illinois primaries
President Taft has abolished what has
long been known as the gag" order. pre-
venting government CLERKS carrying their
grievances to Congress This order has
been in effect since January 81. 1902.
when 1t was promulgated by President
Roosevelt. President Taft simply con-
tinued the order when he came in Office,
but, as stated, has now modified its pro-
visions. The original Roosevelt order,
effective up to this time. prevented all
officers and employees of the government
in or out of Washington, individually or
through associations, from soliciting in
creases of salaries in Congress or its
committees to attempt to influence
legislation of this kind, the penalty being
aaaI fhSa
sxse New Order Issued. ~.
The order. as amended by President
Taft, and which is to take the place of
all previous executive orders, now reads:
1t is hereby ordered that petitions or
other communications regarding public
business addressed to the Congress or
either house or any committee or men,
ber thereof by officers or employees in the
civil service of the United States shall be
transmitted through the heads Of their
respective departments or offices. who
shall forward them without delay with
such comment as they may deem requi-
site in the public interest. Oficers and
employees are strictly prohibited. either di-
rectly or indirectly, from attempting to
secure legislation or to influence pending
legislation, except in the manner above
prescribed
The Lincoln memorial commission,
which met at the White House late yes
terday afternoon. listened to Daniel H.
Burnham. the Chicago architect, presi-
dent of the fine arts commission, discuss
the designs now before the commission
for a memorial. these designs having
been prepared by Henry Bacon and John
Russell Pope. The commission. without
agreeing upon either of the plans, decided
to give further consideration before act
ing. At a meeting early next week a
selection may be made.