Evening star., 1898-11-07
Will Leave Washington for Canton
at 7.20 P. M.
TO Be POSTED WHILE ON HIS RETURN
Interested in the Result in Half a
Dozen States.
MIR. BABCOCK'S PREDICTION

President Mckinley will leave Washing
| ton at 100 o'clock today for Canton, Ohio,
TO cast his vote for republican nominees
| for office. He will travel in a special car.
| He will be accompanied by Mrs. Mckinley.
| Assistant Secretary Cortelyou and Gen.
Russell Hastings, who is a guest at the
White House The latter will return with
the party. The White House steward and
maid will be with the train.
The train will arrive az Canton at IL
O'Clock tomorrow morning. The President
will cast his vote and leave Canton al .
O'Clock Tuesday afternoon, reaching Wash
ington at 40 Wednesday morning That
the President may be fairly posted. ar
| rangements will be made TO send him the
more important bulletins up to IL o'clock at
night. These bulletins will be sent to small
towns on the route and picked up by the
train.
Interested in the Results.
The President is Interested in the result
in half dozen states, New York partlc-
uiarly. The result there. the Presideat
feels, will be ccnsidesed as national in it's
significance Since SENATOR Platrs assur-
ance the President believes that the repub-
licans will tril mph in New York
The mix-Ip in Pennsylvania is inter. sting
to the President. He will watch returns
from there. OF course, his attention Will be
closely fixed or his ho'ue state. His one
vote may RE- eiect Represe utative Taylor Of
the Canto district, who is greatly lmirel
by the President. The young representative
is being had rs she'd by the democrats, and
may pull through by "A few votes.
The President is hopeful that there will
be no serious trouble in North Carolina on
election day. He will not undertake to in
teflere In that state unless Gov. Russell is
powerless to Put stop to rioting If that
should be the outcome of tomorrows cleo
tion.
Chairman BabcOck's Prediction
Representative Babcock, chairman of the
republican congressional committee. spent
some time with the President this morning.
Mr.. Babcock told the President that he
feels absolutely confident that the republi-
cans will control the next House by a safe
majority. The situation has been getting
better every day for the last three. weeks
said Mr.. Babcock- In that time we have
Strengthened out the knots in many close
districts"
Must Take the Philippines
Senator Proctor who returned from Eu-
rope a weak ago, was at the White House
today in conference with President McKin-
ley. The senator on leaving the President
reiterated views heretofora expressed on
the subject of the Philippines. There is
no way out of it but to take the islands,"
said the senator 1T is for us to determine
how much We will pay the SpaEiards L
take it for granted that We will nav them
Whatever they have expended in public and
permanent improvements"
The senator said that he had not given
much Study to the subject of politics. as
ne had been away from this country Re
garding report circulated some time ago
that the venerable Senator Morrill, intends
10 retire from the Senate soon Senator
Proctor said that it was erroneous SEN
ator Morrill, Will serve out his term
Other Callers
Z. T. Huntington was a visitor at the
White House and remained with the Pres
ldent some time He said that he had
simply paid his respects
FRED Pabst jr., son of the Milwaukee
mlllonalre, was also a visitor