Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-09-04
A Short Meeting Of the Cabinet
Held.
DISCUSSION OF POLITICAL MATTERS
The President at Work on His
Letter Of Acceptance.
GIVEN MONEY ISSUE

Attorney General Griggs has returned to
Washington md was at the cabinet session
today. The meeting was a short one.
There was not thing new in the Chinese
problem. and consequently no time was lost
in going over that field. The European
tions are still waiting to fix their positions
as to China. They have before them the
Russian and American views Of what
should be done. and II may be week OF
more before all of them will have decided
what they are going to do. This govern
ment has nothing new to propose.
Presidents Letter of Acceptance.
The President and cabinet talked for more
than an hour on politics. The President is
rapidly completing his letter of acceptance,
and this and other political matters were
discussed. 1t is understood the President
will give great deal of space In the letter
to DISCUSSING the money features Of the
campaign. He will urge that no chance
should be created to tamper again with
the financial laws of the country.
The letter Of acceptance Will be ready for
publication before great while. The Pres
ident is working on it at night, after the
arduous duties Of the day are suspended, IL
not over, and lays it aside until the next
night.
Satisfied With Gage Interview.
The letter of Mr.. Carl Schurz In reply to
the recent interview Of Secretary Gage in
The Star was referred to. The administra-
ton is said to be highly satisfied with the
good effects Of Mr.. Cages interview. 1t
has, 1t is said brought thousands of waver-
ing republicans back into line. 1t is pointed
out that Mr.. SchurZ saw this and is trying
to stem the turning tide Secretary Gage
will probably answer Mr.. Schurz's letter.
The Presidents Departure.
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President will not go to Canton until he
attends the marriage of his niece at Somer-
set, Pa, Wednesday. September Il. The
President will probably go from here on the
11th to Somerset. 1t is likely that he Will
go on to Canton after the wedding instead
of returning here, but his program in this
respect will depend on the state Of public
business at that time.
Invited to a Virginia Barbecue..as--
The President had a unique visitor today.
He was William Haislup, a gray-haired
white Virginian with eighty years to his
credit. The President enjoyed the visit OF
the old man immensely. and Is giving con-
sderation to an invitation Mr.. Haislup
verbally extended him to attend barbecue
at Spottsylvania Court House in October.
For be 1t known, first. that Mr.. Haislup Is
what is spoken of in the south as "barbe-
cuer'' of the first water. To be able to
high distinction and to be loved by all.
i've bin cooking barbecues since L WIS
a boy" said Mr.. Haislup, who came to
Washington yesterday from Fredericks-
burg, Va, especially to ask the President
to go down and enjoy the greatest food
man ever had. -Four years ago they paid
me fer cooking an an making squirrel
soup at barbecue fer that man Bryant,
but I've come to like Mr.. Mckinley and
I'm going to vote fer him. I've bin dim
mycrat fer fifty sixty years, but never
saw sich a change in my life. All up
through SpottsyIvania ther people is chang
ing and Mckinley will be our next Presi-
dent sure 1 think Spottsylvania will go
republican this time
did you never tend barbecue? Well,
we cook a whole OK over a coal fire. kill
some sheep an shoats an cook them ther
same way, an make squirrel soup. Oh.
yes, squirrel soup is mighty fine. Ther
last big barbecue we had one hundred
squirrels cut up in ther pot of soup. We
put onions, pertaters an lots of good
things in ther soup. We takes some or
ther meat from ther OK an makes hash
1 Jest knows that If ther President comes
down to Spottsylvany to our barbecue he'll
eat ther finest grub he ever had in his life.
I'm ther onlyest man in my county that
can roast a whole OK, an when tner Presi-
dent comes down I'm going to have ther
fattest OK in ther state of Virginny."