The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-09
GOV. ROOSEVELT SUMMONED
Nv WASHINGTON IN RESPONSE TO 4
TELEGRAM FROM THE PRESIDENT.


Long Conference Mt the white uou,o re.
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"hr WIN spain 10 have the Preference.
WAsuISGToS Julv S-Gov RoossveIt mr..
rived IN Washington tbis.af,.rnoor nj o,c,ocl
and viii, be tb. ou,.t ,f pr..idr, N,Ki,,o, 40
the White Uouse until .ouorrou ar NonJ,v
He came in r.sponse 10 n tel.oranbic sum.
mons from, tbe prssids,t md wos mat ~ IN.
Pennsylvania station Inv Acting SECRETARY Cor.
telyou He ,yas driven Immediately IN tbe
White House Ue taIked wifi Mr. MCKINLEY
in tho Cabinet room.r,r n ounrter NJ nm hour
and then left tbe house Will. tne President
and Mrs MCKINLEY went for n driv.
The puruo.. of tha prssi1ep, in summo,ipg
the Goyernor M Mr. Rooeev.lt bip,sof s,id
waste have n talk with him regarding tbs or.
g,ri1otion ., ,ho t.r - r,in,,,a -, ,,,,,,,n
teers about IN hs roorritod IN n,rt,ou,o,lv
with refer.nc. 70 tho ,nroint,n.nt n, nrin.,n,l
oflcera for the ,eyi,n.rt. Af,or dipn.r RI.
might III. prssidant ,nI Gov no,..yaIt had a
lon,, corferepco In ro,,rI 20 ~. oo,,in, an,
pointments u hain, ,h. Ali. :, NJ Mol;in-
Law 70 carry ont ronsis..n,I, ~. ,nrounc.d
policv Of tbe .d,pinis,r,tion m .nnoint tb...
oCY1cers soIeIv nm their ,nar,ts .te, his nrs,
interviev with tho pr.aidant this afternoon
Col RooeeveIt s,;d.
Now that the President h,s ,.ted INV nd
yice in reunr,l 10 th,se onnointments havana
hesitation in .xnrossinr 70 hIr, nv onin,on
tba, tbe off,cers Tor rho now royimonto ., vol.
unt.ers sbnuId he ohossn o,ri,,lv fror, tho ,Ist
Of tbose who s.rvel In m. So,ni.b. American
war md az far os oo,sihls from tho.s who
serv.d v,th ,n.oI,I d,.,ino,,on ana 80, e,.t
~ , , 49, anu yin -, ~
10 Iasc uemohstrated thelr capacity for taking
care OF and commanding their tr,)ops ia
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able 1t won d seem particularly wise. in the in.
them to commissions in the new volunteers;
humber Of my old comrades in arms in tho
Rough Riders, rs1mant for tbev ds.ervs
places and some OF them want them. But l
have no iavorites except az they may deserve
consideration on account Of their service. dur
The President was asked to-day to appoint
teer.. to colonelcy in the new volunteers. and
il was understood that this officer 10 among
tbo.s wbo will h. favorable ro,,n,ra,daa h,
t G"' p VINO viii DO 'aVora'S recommended o'
As soon as Gov. Roosevelt saw tn. President
It was made clear TO him that Mr. Mckinley
wished to consider candidates for commissions
on the merit basis only and that he had sent
for the Governor frst t,cau,. he believed I his
and, secondly. because he is victorian volun
''er officer himself. who will be governed by
no . m9tv. OF politics In discussing tho candi'
"E Wi.h 'T Io.. u..p or.,, ,,nr candidate.
~, 49, haan mant hu
nora and members Of Conpr.s. and rho nun.
Der Of these Observation-Disclosures f Is not limited
oy the:nHImbe5 o. lonFT;e,ssmenwho have called
ss n has eaused e to be
plainly. however that the same rules which
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but that veterans OF the recent war viii have
H. pF = so. sTsiy ns's6s. shSa;
course n. an admission That The nnnontmcnts
last yoar We're not wise ones. but sm DIV as m
in mnting nnd issuinp ne nav com mIssinno
Il tb o1 SN sEnb GOV h
that he 81 has been summaned 10 Washinrton 10
Arsr offered to him. wort,
aenynsr Vas ,s The 1sOSS W. s cHs q
S e me tho paco q Secretary q Var. and. in
retsries, Of Var IA could not gI,e up the Gov
I'm the Course Of runHine conversation about
matters o. prGe1t Fp M thG GoYer9or
s"m % sY4g fha the casS was an
exceedingly utGTnHne sno, and that
with a heavy hand" This was in con.
3eSioG 1no With rq Rn0s.I in cSnI0t9n TO-
n hna n ths nont ~ re
= the Sayy Shich TSmor lie cGaracterzsI as
Watnrr;n 70 ont aIn,rsion and tba
nnnsionists. Gov Roosevelt SALT. N WV ii"
tanG every hsSAn th %%rthy the name