Evening star., 1901-10-25
President Roosevelt's First Fully At
tended Cabinet Meeting.
DISCUSSING DEPARTMENTAL AFFAIRS
The Louisville CoIlectorship Matter
Again Comes Up.
! NUMBER OF CALLERS

been reported in the last few weeks as In
all kinds of health, varying from mildly ill
to total collapse, walked into the cabinet
room apparently in the best of health, and
before he left discussed different matters in
his department with the President and cab
met. Later he lunched with the President.
Secretary Long was another guest at lunch
with the President, and with him was Mr..
Schlemitz.
1t is stated that the session of two hours
was taken up in discussing figures and facts
that the President wants to put in his mes
sage. The President is working slowly OF
the message, seeking information from the
departments. The part of the message SO
far prepared is conservative and business
like. Some subjects he will barely touch
upon, making no recommendation. 1t is
believed, for instance, that he will make
suggestions as to financial legislation.
1t is not thought the President will go out
of the city again until time to go to New
York to vote in November. The President,
like the late President Mckinley, believes
in every citizen exercising his suffrage
when possible, and if nothing occurs to
prevent will go to his home to vote in No
vember.
The Louisville CollectOrship.
Theodore Stern, president of the board Of
ccuncilmen of Louisville, was at the White
House today after the cabinet met. He
will probably see the President before he
returns to his home. The understanding is
that Mr.. Stern is casting an eye around
in the direction Of the Louisville collector
ship of internal revenue, aboutwhich there
has been so much talk for long time.
There would probably have been a decision
as to the collectorShip coed while before
President McKinley's assassination but for
the desire of republican party leaders to
hold the settlement until after the Novem-
ber elections. upon which hinges the cleo
tion of a United States senator to sue
ceed Senator Deboe. The incumbent, c. E.
Sapp, undoubtedly wields much influence
in Louisville, and to turn him down would
have cost republican support in November.
To have reappointed Mr. Sapp would have
made an influential class Of republicans
lukewarm. That was the situation three
months ago and Is the situation now. Presf-
dent Roosevelt has not taken the matter
up and has followed the lead OF President
Mckinley in passing over the solution Of
the veXed question until a later period. In
the meantime the Kentucky republicans are
lining up for one or another candidate and
are getting things in good shape for the
proverbial dark horse to come along and
run away with the prize. .
The Court of Land Claims.
Senator Pritchard, Representative Moody
and ex-Representative Harry Skinner of
North Carolina saw the President today
and asked him to appoint S. B. Adams of
Greensboro a Judge of the court Of land
claims to fill the vacancy caused by the re-
cent death of Judge Thomas c. Fuller. The
President said that he would take the name
of Mr.. Adams under consideration, but that
as Judge Fuller was a democrat he would
probably select a democrat for the vacancy.
Judge Fuller was from North Carolina, and
the North Carolinians hoped to be able to
name his successor.
A Call From yirginians.
Col. ]. Hampton Hoge. republican candi-
date for governor Of Virginia, called at the
White House to present s. Brown Allen,
marshal Of Virginia.; Judge w. B. Wood,
Capt. ]. H. Wood of Bristol, Va, and Col.
]. w. Browning of Poeahontas, Va. Colo
mel Hoge is satisfied with the political out
look in Virginia. He is attacking the dem
ocrats on the administration of the state
government, and finds that his course is
meeting popular approval. Colonel Hoge
says that the democrats are trying to do
him harm by appealing to race prejudice
In using the Booker Washington dinner
incident at the White House, but this is
expected to react.
1--WE are going to carry Virginia next
month"; said Col Hoge. II believe I will
carry seven out of ten of the white coun-
ties In the state, and the democrats will
have to depend upon the black countless"
Gen. Thomas Rosser Of Virginia shook
hands with the President before the cab
met met Gen. Rosser Is stumping Vir-
ginia for the republican ticket 1--WE are
going to carry Albemarle county for the
republican ticket" said Gen. Rosser. "This
will be the first time the county has voted
that way, but Albemarle is sure for new
regime in Virginia.
among the Days Callers.
William Writ Howe, United States attor-
ney for the southern district of Louisiana,
called on the President this morning.
Isaac w. Stevens of Colorado saw the
President. Senator Blackburn Of Kentucky
had most pleasant talk with the Presi-
dent, and the latter told the Kentucky SEN
ator that he should be glad to have an ex-
preston of the senator's opinions on any
matter interesting Kentucky at any time.
Representative Livingston presented sew
eral Georgians to the President, among
them DE-. p. G. Eve of Augusta. DR.. Eve
wants to be a. hentenanti lin the army.
Representative Otey OF Virginia paid his
respects.
The inventor Of new gun which is to be
submitted to the army was shown to the
President today by one OF IT'S inventors.
The President gave q short time to the in
spection. The ordnance board will have to
pass upon the new gun.
The Herses Sent Back.
The three carriage horses recently bought
in New York for President and Mrs. Roose-
velt have not been accepted. and have been
returned because they were unsatisfactory.
Three other horses will be bought.
Local AppSintnaent.
General John M. Wilson, retired, has been
appointed by President Roosevelt as a trus-
tee of the reform school for girls of the
District of Columbia for term of three
years.
New Board of InvestfgatiOn.
A board of army officers. composed of Col.
Thomas Fl. Barry of the adjutant generals
department. Maj. William S. Patten of the
quartermasters department and Maj. john
Tweedale of the records and pension offico
has been appointed to Investigate and re-
port upon general plan for the simpliica-
tion and Improvement of the business meth
DDS of the War Department.
Quaiinea for ProsAption.
The following named naval officers have
been reported qualified for pr0motion to the
next higher grade:
Lieut.: r. J. Werlich. Lieuts dunior grade)