Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-06
Only Two of Them New in the
City.
TELEGRAPHERS At TEE WHITE HOUSE
Large Number of Clerks Gone
Home to Vote.
LITTLE WORK BEING DONE

Four or five telegraph operators will be
on duty at the White House tonight to ham
die whatever Geographic business may ar
rive as the result of the election today
There will be no visitors at the Executive
Mansion, unless some of the personal
friends OF the President or cabinet officer
call to look over the bulletins that Will be
received. These bulletins will not differ
from those that will be sent out all over
the country by the various news organiza-
lions. The only cabinet members in the
city are Secretaries Gage and Hay. 1t Is
not likely that either of these will go to the
White House. Secretary Gage will be at
the Treasury Department with Assistant
Secretary Vanderlip and Others and will
get the returns there.
Col. Montgomery has charge of the tele-
graphic arrangements at the White House
he has twenty-five telegraph wires and If
teen cable wires at his command. None Of
the regular election bulletins will go from
here to Canton, as full arrangements have
been made there for the President to hear
the results of the days balloting If any
personal messages should be sent here from
any part OF the country directed to the
President they will be transmitted to Cam
ton over the special wires running between
that city and the Executive Mansion In
many instances the results of the elections
are known early, with the result that the
White House is flooded with congratulatory
telegrams. Sometimes these kilograms be-
GIN to roll In as early as 0 or 10 o'clock.
rresldent Mckinley, 1t is said. has more
personal friends than any man who has sat
IN the White House in years They send
MIN messages OF personal or congratula-
tory nature when they see fit, and it gives
MIN pleasure to hear from them
The President will leave Canton tomorrow
10 return to Washington and is expected
70 get back here on Thursday morning
mere Is the greatest confidence at the
M %hct
me Rouse mat ne will have been once
more a successful presidential candidate
py that time. There are some democrats ON
the White House force, but all of them are
admirers Of the President and personally
he will win.
Exodus of Clerks.
The absence OF so many people from the
treasury Department today gave the build
Ing the air Of almost a holiday. Leaves of
absence were granted in the treasury prop
er to 800 voters. This does not include the
higher officials, who do not make formal
application for leave. The number will
probably reach 425. In the bureau of en-
craving and printing total of between $50
ana 4oo Leaves were granted, making to-
la Ia 1or the treasury Department of some
thing like 500 people. There are about 1000
clerks in the treasury building proper near
~ half OF the number being women. 1t will
thus be seen that almost half of the men
III tiiS treasury are now away from the civ.
Business Slack.
The Post Office Department presented a
very quiet appearance today. Not only
were $50 Of the employees away to vote but
the business of the department which has
been very slack for several weeks reached
low water mark today. Postmasters and
others all over the country who have cor
respondence with the department have sue
cumbed to large extent to the attractions
of the elections and have sent in only neces-
sary letters and reports. that the cor
respondence received during the last week
is probably not over a third of its usual
volume.
The large number of people away from
most all of the departments gave them a
holiday appearance. The government print
ing office, with about 5000 employees, in.
Guiding women, had leaves of absence
granted to about 1900 people. AS in all
the government departments leaves Of abb
sence were granted to all who made re-
quests for them. If those making such re-
quests had portion Of their annual leave
coming to them the time was taken from it.
If not pay for the time lost will be de-
Quoted from the wages of the men going
home to vote.
In the pension office nearly 600 leaves of
absence have been granted. In the In
terror Department proper the patent office,
general land Office and Indian office in all
about 225 leaves have been granted.
At Political Headquarters.
There were put few people lingering
about the political headquarters in this city
today. Those who had votes had left town
to cast them, while many others who
lacked the right of franchise because of
their residence in the District were away
in Maryland making the most of their help
lessness politically by watching proceed
fngs about the polls.
There Were very few people about the
eastern headquarters of the republican con-
gressional committee at the Normandie
Representative Loudenslager was at his
home in New Jersey and will return here
this evening to be present when the re-
turns begin to come in. Men were at work
putting up a screen in front of the Nor
mandie on which returns will be shown
this evening.
At the democratic congressional commit
tee headquarters at the Metropolitan Rep
resentatfve Richardson, the chairman, re-
ceived the few visitors who called Ar
had been made to receive the
returns at the Metropolitan tonight though
admission to the committees quarters will
be by card.