Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-13
Members of the Cabinet Asked to
Retain Their Positions.
MS S,hGEOF THEPRESIDENFD.SCU,S-D
Conference With Director Mer-
ram on Reapportionment.
A CALL BY MIR. ADDICkS

otIer four years. He did so in speech
thoroughly characte ristic of the man, and
the scene is described one Of the most
Interesting in any administration of the
country. The President stated that every
member of the cabinet was entitled to share
fully in whatever credit was derived by .he
administration from the presidential cleo
ton of last Tuesday.
He said that each and every member OF
the cabinet co-operated fully with him in
the ariuous work of the past four years,
and that the most kindly feelings had eN-
listed in the administrators family cree.
He referred to the existing harmony and
to the .ack of any ili-feellng in any dlrec-
ton. He then declared, as he had done
before, that he would dread to enter upon
another term of four years un4ess he could
have around him large number at least
of his present cabinet.
tie desired TO repeat that statement now.
and to invite every MEMBER of the cabinet
to remain with him for another four years.
The speech touched all those present.
Secretary Hay was one of the first to make
response to the remarks of the President.
He said that he was sure that every men,
ber highly appreciated the sentiments Of
the President. and would not leave 50 har
monluus A cabinet except for the most
cogent reasons.
Secretaries Gage and Hitchcock and Will
son and Attorney General Griggs spoke in
similar terms No member of the cabinet,
however, gave any intimation in his re-
marks of what he might do in the matter
of accepting the Presidents invstation
The Presidents action forestalls the for
nal res. .snatICn Of all the members of his
ca met and viii render that course un-
necessary, except to those who fully intend
to retire from ihe cabinet. Attorney Cen
eral Grisgs IS one of these, and he, at least,
Will make one vacancy to be filled after the
4th of March
The action will also put stop to cabinet
slate making throughout the country.
lne Cabinet Meeting.
The forthcoming message of the Presi-
dent was aked over longer at the cabinet
meeting tOday than any other subject. The
President received from several OF his cabi-
net officers facts and figures that he VIII
use in his message. These, 1t Is under
stood. include some figures on the opera
tons of the war revenue act.
The Pres dent and Secretary Gage have
come to the conc. us.on mat the war reve
nue. act can be amended in a way t. mndIy
reduce the revenue. The p Ident Will
recommend a reduction OF about $l5,uuUuJ,
in The present LEONE of the law. He Will
not attempt to SPECIFY what provisions OF
the act should be changed. The amount
cons dered wise TOR reduction is about the
lgure heretofore gwen in TIE Star, and Is
the same as ino.c Gated by Mr.. Payne in MS
opinion of W hat should be done. Secretary
Cages re port wiz cDnta n many figures re-
latIng to the operations of the act, and sug
ges.iens as to what Congress can do III the
matter.
There was some talk of the Nicara guam
canal. The President will make this one
OF the subjec.s in his coming messaG =.
Congress has before it the propo ed alb o.
gaion Of the cay On-Bu wer tr y and
| the Iiay-Pauncefote treaty, by which Eng
land agrees to the construction of the canal
| provided it is made neutral These Two
measures will have to be considered when
| the Senate Ia up the que StiOn of he
canal. it will do, by agi cement, early
! in the session.
The Demands on China.
While Secretary Hay stated that this
government has not received the demands
| said to have been agreed upon by the for
| eign ministers as the basis of a preliminary
| treaty with China, there is strong feeling
| in cabinet circ.es that the demands al eg d
| to have been agreed upon are subs ant ally
| correct These include the execution of
eteven higA Chinese officials and princes,
the abolition of the tSung Ii yamcn, ihe
raZng of the Taiu and Other forts, indem-
| nifty and diploma .ic intercours wi h he
emperor direct. While this COVE nment
! Will agree to the demand ter the puni h.
| ment If the eleven guilty princes. l. is rec
| ogniZed that the Chinese government may
| have trouble in doing this inasmuch as
| the princes and officials have intuen and
| large following.
| Mr. Addicks Coming to the Senate.
| J. Edward Addcks. the successful re-
| publican leader Of Delaware, was at the
| White House today with State Senator J.
| Frank Alice, chairman Of the republican
state committee and Col. w. B. Barnard.
| After many Years of factiunal political war
| fare in Delaware, Mr.. Addicks has triumph
| ed over his enemies inside and outside the
| party. The Delaware leg islature is repub-
Ii an by good majority. and so few of the
| members belong to the opposing republican
| ia ton that MIR. Addicks is already looking
| forward with abstraction to a seat in the
Senate. He admitted today that he has
| enough friends n the legislature to insure
his election. There will be another vacancy
to fill in the Senate and the indications now
| do not pU.nt to the election of Mr.. H. A
Du runt any of his faction. Mr.. Ad-
dil ks and his friends are said to control the
situation thoroughly. If this is so Mr.. Ad-
| GlcL $ viii have his associate in the Sen
ate nan Of his own faction.
Although the Audicks faction has tri
UNI he'd. the members are still somewhat
| bit;,. over tn fact that they for ST
long ignored by the administration. Iney
| assert that Mr. Du Pont has controllc tie
ls ue- al patronage in the stale and thai
| throughout the campaign the federal Office
haite e.s re against them. AT present Il
| is said that MIR. Addcks is not disposed tc
| shg,S much quarter to those who have
! foUgAt him long and SO fercely
| Whc her his success will result in the dis
nteS. alton of the Du Pont faction remains
| to lie sea.
The congregational ReappOrtiOnment n t.
Ex-Governor Merriam. director of the
| census. returned from Minnesota Sunday
and called on the President today TO feici
tate him on the result of the election Mr.
| Merriam called the Presidents attention
to the fact that the figures on the tota
| population of the United States will be i'm
! mediatey at the disposal of Congress wher
it meets for any action it may desire t.
take in the direction of reapportionmen
b.h. The reapportonment following thu
| count of the twelfth census must, under tn.
terms Of existing law. become operative II
| 1903. the first election under the apportion
ment being in November, 1902. Congress:
must notify the respective states. and they
must rearrange their congressional 1fstr ct!
| in time for the November election In 19D.
There Is much difference Of opinion as II