The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-03
taft WILL MAKE
/. SPEECH OF CHEER
President Will Hang Out Lamp
of Hope for Republ-
cans.

Washington. January - maj plans
for President Taft's participation IN
the big Republican "reors anization
dinner At the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
in New York, Saturday night, were
made to-day The President will de-
liver a notable speech in the presence
OF the most prominent Republicans IN
the country. lie will not undertake
To make prophecies as + just what is
going to happen politically but he VII.
hold out to- faithful Republicans the
belief that the party has bright fu-
ture.
Ex-Representative Van Olcott. Of
New York, said to-day at the White
House that the committee in charge
Of the dinner had been compelled 10
return hundreds OF checks from, Re
pubncans wh) wished 10 be present
but could not be accommodated because
dining-room space was lacking. Every
one Of the 1872 seats in the dining
room OF the hotel VIII be taken and
the galleries VIII be filed with enthu-
siastic Republicans willing 10 look on.
The President viii leave Washington
for New York at midnight tomorrow
night, after the diplomatic reception at
the White House. saturday morning
ne Will attend the funeral of Whitelaw
Reid, the late American ambassador 70
Great Britain. and at night VIII be
the principal figure at the Republican
dinner. He viii return 10 Washington
at midnight Saturday night.
PeeIIe'. Successor Named.
Chief Justice Stanton J. Peelle, Of
the Court Of Claims, to-day handed his
resignation to President Taft, having
reached the retirement limit. and de-
string TO leave the bench. The Presi-
dent promptly sent TO the Senate the
nomination of Judge FentOn W. Booth,
Of that court. TO be chief justice, and
the nomination of Henry W. Boutell.
Of Illinois. 10 succeed Judge Booth.
MI Boutell ss now the minister of the
United States to Switzerland, and was
for many years in Congress from an
Illinois district Judge Booth is also
from Illinois.
If the Democrats OF the Senate pur-
sue the course outlined for them as TO
nominations. they Will refuse TO con-
nrm either of these nominations. and
leave the position Of chief justice to
be hlled by a Democrat. That is I'M
derstood 70 be their progrs'4l.
Presidents Car stuck in Mud.
President Taft's big automobile. with
the President and his brother. Henry
l.. i
came stuck in the mud in Potomac
Park Yesterday afternoon, and Robin
son. the chauffeur. had a hard time eN-
Treating the machine The President
and his brother got out and started TO
walk back TO the White House through
Potomac Park. Robinson managed to
get a team and pull The machine out.
overtakinC his passengers after few
blocks Th, President started for the
Army War College through the new
road in Potomac Park east of the rall-
road bridge II was in this new road
that the machine got into trouble.
Representative Rothermel. of the
Reading. Pa. district. is being doomed
strenuously for a Cabinet Office, and
many good things are being said OF
him He was a caller at the White
House to-day. paying his respects 10
the President. on being asked about
the insistence Of his friends and con-
stituents that he ought TO be the new
Secretary of Commerce and Labor Mr.
Rothernel replied:
u have done nothing about this
talk Of nv possible connection with
the Wilson Cabinet do not know
that / would want To give up my place
in Congress for the Cabinet If were
offered a place Nv constituents were
good TO me in November last giving
me 600 majority over five other can
didates. and that makes me feel good
RothermeI is the man who looked 50
much like former Nice-President Sher-
man that the two men were always
having various experiences. Whenever
Rothermel was in hotel dining rooms