Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-25
Administration Awaits Reply Of Pow
ers to Conference Proposition.
Mr.. BYNUM WITHOUT 4 SALARY
Senator ChandIer's Opponent Says
New England is for Expansion.
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The President talked with two Of his
cabinet officers this morning and saw a
few other callers. Secretary Hitchcock
was engaged in department affairs with
the President some time and Secretary
Gage was in conference with him for a
while.
A long conference was held at the White
House yesterday afternoon, Secretary Root
and Acting Secretary Adee participating.
The purpose was the preparation of notes
to the powers suggesting international
conference or an exchange of notes out
lining the purposes of the different gov
ernments in China. This program was
given in The Star yesterday. If the powers
do not accept the idea of a conference
then exchange of notes will be sug-
gested as a good method.
That there was nothing startling In the
Chinese situation was apparent in the ab-
sence of conferences at the Executive
Mansion.
Mr.. Bynum's Peculiar Position.
Ex-Representative Bynum, the gold DEM
ocratic leader of a few years ago, was one
caller at the White House. He says he is
not talking on politics much this year. He
is member of the commission that 10
codifying the criminal laws of the country.
having been appointed just after the close
OF Congress to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of eX-Representative Culberson
of Texas. Mr. Bynum is in a peculiar DO
sition. He is a man without salary and
with chance that he may never get one.
Disbursing officers decline TO pay his SAL
ary until Congress confirms his nomination.
AS Congress may not do this at all, Mr..
Bynum does not know what may happen.
The controller holds that In case where q
vacancy existed prior to the adjournment
of the Senate, and could have been filled
before that body finished it's business q
disbursing officer would be taking risks In
paying a salary until the officeholder was
duly confirmed, The Senate would not con-
firm Mr.. Bynum as member Of the board
of general appraisers in New York, and
there is talk that his appointment will be
fought this time. In the present case, how
one with the President For that reason
there is not the same probability Of a fight.
New England for Expansion.
Representative Sulloway of New Hamp-
shire was at the White House few min
utes. He is fighting Senator Chandler hard
for seat in the Senate and expresses con-
fidence in his chances of winning. OF the
general political outlook he said:
"The republicans are having no trouble
in New, Hampshire or other New England
states. The talk Of Imperialism does not
frighten anybody. Our people have been
for expansion ever since they first landed
on New England soil. You remember that
some one said that the pilgrim fathers first
feI on their knees and then on the aborig1-
mes. Ever since then we have been ex-
panding, and we must continue to do 30.
The people of the country are not afraid
Of an army no larger in proportion to pop
ulation than when Washington was Presi-'
dent We are proud that our troops are
in Pekin. If we had not taken the Philip
pines we couldn't have put troops In China
in time to have made any showing or to
have aided in the rescue Of our people.
Not Going to Chicago.
Owing to the continued pressure of public
business of immediate Importance the Pres.
ident has been obliged to finally withdraw
his acceptance of the invitation to attend
the thirty-fourth national encampment OF
the Grand Army of the Republic and the
several other invitations incident to the oc-
casion Secretary Corteyou today advised
Executive Director Harper. Commander-in-
Chief Shaw of the Grand Army of the Re-
public and others of this decision, and OF
the keen disappointment felt by the Presi-
dent that he will be unable TO be present
during the encampment
MIR. Mudd Sure of Victory.
Representative Mudd of Maryland called
at the White House few minutes. Speak
ing of politics in Maryland, Mr. Mudd said:
1.-THE republicans will carry Maryland
and elect five of the six members of the
House The republican majority may not
be as large as it was four years ago, but
there will be at least 10000 majority for
Mckinley. We are going to make a stin
fight