The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-05

He cannot prevent rs getting tire news
4 sew lays afEerwar3 tha governor %as
qnc,al % the extent &c q co2aEnrs -
morning newspaper. A. the pink tea
that afternoon the correspondent q AJAX
newspaper thanked his stars 1lsat the p1h-
&c : net admitted - The executive cham
E=er when the ne wSpapsr man interview re
governor. Gov. Roosevelt did not say
usuch he simply shut HIS teeth, looked
over his glasses and with extended fore
finger e.nqAassgfng his words. minated
hat ssnch q thing mus rot happen again.
This vas Col. Roosevelt the Ro1ga Rt3sr.
Il has aot happened since- TIE ccrre-
sponaen: who criticised the governors
order . re slrst Instance said atfSEwart;
Il guess ne means what ne says Wed
better keep tr2u1 using quotes
After Ire correspondents 1sa<a the cham
ber the o.Aer visitors enter with tAeiF a. y
Dc5ntrsent cards The military secretary
locks a. TIE clock and then ~ his appoint
,1len1 book Nj So-aGa-So.' as casls.
Some me steps forward, bagsds MS card 10
me secretary AMI Is Introduced BY MIN 20
the governor. The governor draws the
caller 10 one side AMI spon Is deep IN con-
verSatioa with him. Former governors
waTe went 70 sit ID their char in front Of
5.1e big desk and have tier visitors in
chairs beside them. No, 50 GOV. Rose
welt He talks 20 his callers wherever he
finds than. Sometimes ne VII lean against
the desk. with arms fosG d. ara tak shers.
Sometimes ne stands win enc foot on a
window 81. and. leaning his arm on the
raised knee, conyerses there. Generally.
however. he takes the caller 70 one % the
large sotas and. seating himself by his side.
goes over things in a confidential tone.
Opinions Of Various Folk.
He Is so delightfully."- informal" said
woman visitor. and she expressed 1t ex-
acily.
When the time Of one visitor expires
Col. Tre&dwsl, ushers up another.
Excuse me for interrupung You. gov
ernor," he says. bat here is Mr. -.
TAo has an appointment with you now"
And SO it runs. smoothly and precisely.
till O'clock. when the governor retres
TO his private office. where he usually has
lunch served 10 him.
From l 10 3 o'clock he answers cnrre.
spondence again. and from 3 10 ne re-
ceives assemhymen and senators Ia
carte. Al AS comes the newspaper mems
pink tea, as aforesaid and after that the
governor Is through with his Official days
work and gees 70 the executive mansion
No correspondents are received on busi-
ness, nor, N fact, is politics discussed at
al al the governors home. Everything
has its time and place and the executive
mansion is home, in the fullest sense OF
the word, for the governor. What the en-
P-oyes In the capitol building think Of the
governor was tittingly expressed by an Old
eolored porter, who has been here since
Gov. Tii9en's time. lie leaned on his
broomstick and watched The governor hur-
~ down the corridor and enter his office
with a rush, slamming the door hehind
Inn.
Amt he n cuss for worhin" said the
Old man. as he picked UP his pail aud
sauntered Slowly down the hall. Then a
sleam Of white stretched across his old
black face as he smiled and added: Guess
there'n be some others havin to work
nov. too