The Washington times., 1901-09-19
THE PRESIDENTS RETURN
Expected to Take Up His Duties
in Washington TOmOrrO W.
White House BEING Prepared for His
Occupancy-Loeb to BE HIS Secrc-
tary COrtelyOu's Future - Mny
Write MIR. McKinlcy's Biography.

Occupancy-Loeb to BE His Secrc-
tnry -COrtelyOu's Future - Mny
Write MIR. McKinlcy's Biography.
President Roosevelt will return to
| Washington tomorrow and will at once
| take up the work and duties OF the office
which were thrust upon him by the ter
ribe tragedy at Buffalo. He will prob
ably go first to the home of his brother
| in-law. Commander Cowles. but he will
be at the White House in the afternoon.
and will Immediately take up his resi-
dence there.
1t is also probable that there will be a
brief Cabinet meeting tomorrow after
noon. but 1t will be more for the purpose
of talking over general matters than for
the transaction of any specific business.
The President is. of course. well informed
as to public affairs, but it will be neces-
sary for him to enquire into the status
of certain matters of state which were in
terrupted by the death of his predecessor,
and to acquaint himself with certain
pending questions.
Mrs. Roosevelt left yesterday for Oyster
Bay. President 'Roosevelts home. where
she will remain until next Wednesday,
when she will come to Washington and
take her position at the Executive Man
sion as the first lady of the land. Several
of the children Will come with her, but the
others will remain a time longer at Oys-
ter Bay and will come to Washington
later in the fall.
1t was Mrs Roosevelt's intention prior
to the death of President Mckinley to
come to Washington about the 1st of Oc-
tober in order that the children might be
placed in school here at that time. A res
idence had been secured and ii was Mr..
Roosevelt's intention to join her here i'm
rnediately after the fall election in New
York. He had intended remaining in the
State to assist in the campaign and not
come to Washington until two or three
weeks before the opening Of Congress. or
course all of the plans were upset by his
succession to the Presidency.
Mr. Loeb, who has been secretary to
Mr.. Roosevelt since he was Governor OF
New York, was at the White House
throughout the entire day yesterday. He
was engaged in going over an immense
amount of mail which has already come
to Washington addressed to the new Pres
ident, and familiarizng himself with af-
fairs at the White House. He made the
acquaintance of all the employees and saw
the few callers who came to make in
quiries.
Mr.. Loeb Is young man of very dig
nified appearance. polished manners and
pleasing address, and at once won the
friendship of those who met him. He
gained his position with the new President
by reason of his abilities rather than
through political influence.
He was stenographer at the State
House at Albany when Mr.. Roosevelt be-
came Governor and the new Executive
selected him as his private secretary from
among large number of men. Mr.. Loeb
has wide acquaintance among the pub
lie men of New York. and Is very close
to President Roosevelt in all his affairs.
His experience has well fitted him for the
important position he is to occupy under
the new Administration.
No one is yet in a position to state
what will be the future of George B. Cor
teiyou, the secretary to the late Presi-
dent whose relations with NJ Mckinley
were closer than those of any other man.
His devotion to the late President at all
times and especially during the recent
trying ordeal, and the remarkable char
acteristics and abilities which he has dis
played in that terrible calamity. have won
for him the praise of the entire nation,
and his friends predict that President
1fOOSeVet Will. IL MT COrteiyOu Is Will
ing. make suitable provision for him.
Had President Mckinley lived through
out his term, and any changes been made
in his Cabinet, 1t is said that Mr.. Cor
telyou would have become one of the
Presidents official family. The statement
has also been made that President Nc
kinley intended to place him in another
position which would have been more en-
during than Cabinet portfolio
Some OF Mr.. Cortelyou's friends have
made the suggestion that he should write
the life of the late President, as he is
probably better qualified to undertake
such work than anyone else. The great
labor, care, and responsibility which have
devolved upon him during the past tTo
weeks have, however, given Mr.. Cortelyou
no opportunity to think of his own well
fare, and no one is in a position TO say
be.
The personal belongings of the late
President and Mrs. Mckinley now in the
White House, will be packed up next
week and shipped to Canton. The fur
nishings are nearly all Government prop
erty and Will. of course, fall to the use
of the new Executive and his family, but
there are many ornaments, pictures, and
bric-a-brac which are the personal prop
erty of Mrs Mckinley.
In the attic of the White House are stored
innumerable articles. Many of the pres
ents which were bestowed upon the late
President and Mrs Mckinley are at Can
ton. The couple were the recipients of
many rich gifts during the recent trip to
the Pacific Coast and the great bulk OF
these were left at Canton when the Presi-
Dental train passed through there upon
the return trip. Others are now at the
White House. Mr.. Cortelyou will prob
ably supervise the sending of them to
1. 1t