New-York tribune., 1901-09-24
CALLERS ON PRESIDENT
MANY SENATOR'S AND REPRESENTA-. A.
TIyES AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
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Washington. Sept. 23-President Roosevelt,
was kept busy with callers to-day from earIv
morning until late this evening Members OF
both branches of Congress-. and representing
an parties in about equal proportion. streamed
through the White House Among them were
Senators Penrose Pritchard MfIIard Cockrsu
McComas and McCumner and Representatives
Babcock. of Wisconsin: Bingham of Pennsvr-
vania; Lester. of Georgia; Long IF Kansas.
Martin of South Dakota: kehoe of Kentucky.
Prince, Of Illinois and Gibson. Of Tennessee
Many of them were accompanied ny constftu
ents who otherwise could not get into the whlta
House during the thirty days the Presidents
home is to be closed tc the public as a mark
of respect to the dead President
Other callers were Secretary Long Postn,s.
ter-Geheral Smith. Justice McKenna ex-secrs
tary John W. Foster ex-senator Carter. er
Representative Handy, of Delaware; Mr. Nar
ram, Census Director: II. C. Evans Pension
Commissioner, and the Interstate Commerce
Commissioners, Knapp and Yeomans
All OF the guests said that they called merely
to pay their respects, but il was noticeable tina.
the Senators ard Representatives who were a..
con1panied by constituents insisted upon hold
ing whispered conversation With the Presasn,
after they presented their constituents At12N
o'clock the President denied himself to all cali.
ers for nearly two hours while he enioved h,z
first luncheon in the White House To-nieb, AZ
dinner the President han three or four gue.,s
and SAYS he viii thus continue to entertain
friends until the arrival on Wednesday Or
Thursday of Mrs. Roosevelt and the children.
The personal effects of Mrs. Mckinley and
the dead President have been packed under
the supervision of Secretary Cortelyou and tn
morrow will be shipped to Canton. No aItera
tions in the private part of the White House
will be made until Mrs. Roosevelt joins her hus-
band there and personally directs the work
About O'clock the President took horseback
ride alone out toward the northwest suburbs
He rode a cavalry horse selected at Fort Myer
by Lieutenant-Coonel Whitney. of General
Miless staff, who has been selected by the Prss-
dent as his temporary military aid. So soon as
the Roosevelt stables at Oyster Bay can be
drawn upon the President will have the cavalry
horse sent back TO Fort Myer.
To several of his visitors today President
Roosevelt stated that prior to the departure OF
Governor General Wood for Havana last night
ne specifically instructed him to inform the
Cubans that there would he not the slightest
change of the Mckinley Cuban policy, and that
it was his earnest desire for the Cubans to have
their own government at the earliest practicable
date.
Furthermore General Wood was told 10 i'm
press upon the minds of the Cubans that there
is not the least disposition in administration
circles to interfere in any way In their forth
coming general election. and that anybody they
elect as their first President will be entirely
ceptable at Washington. provided. Of course. the
CubanS do not commit the fatuOus and highly
improbable folly Of choosing man who would
strive to involve them in trouble with the United
States. The President also informed General
Wood that he heartily favored the proposition
for a reciprocity treaty with Cuba along the
lines OF that suggested by Senator Platt OF
Connecticut. a plan which had the warm sup
port of President Mckinley