The Washington times., 1901-10-26
OPPOSED TO Any CHANGE.
President Objects 20 Alterations at
the White House.

| The plans and drawings of the Commits
| sion for the Improvement of the Park
| System we're inspected by President
| Roosevelt and Mr. Root. the Secretary OF
| War. Yesterday afternoon at the White
| House. The President manifests in the
| contemplated beautifying of the city the
same enthusiastic interest he does in all
| matters in any way touching his Admin
| istration.
| G. Il. Mckim of New York. and d. II.
| Burnham. Of Chicago, members of the
| Commission. called at the White House
| shortly after 5 o'clock yesterday after
\ noon. They brought with them a large
roll of plans. Secretary Root, who had
| lunched with the President, was anxious
| to look over the plans. He has been n
! warm friend of the Commission, and is
! especially interested on account of the
fact that the Engineer Corps will be con-
| cerned largely in preparing the plans for
| the improvements.
| The President asked a number Of ques-
| tions and appeared to be thoroughly in
| accord with the ideas of the Commission.
| The Park Commission is more than anx-
/ ious that the White House be enlarged, or
| that sop1e provision be made for more
| commodious official dwelling for the
| President. Col. Theodore Bingham. Su-
| perintendent of Public Buildings and
| Grounds, is of the same opinion. The eX-
| pressed desire of President Mckinley that
| the White House should not be changed
| on his account seems to have found an
| echo in the views of President and Mrs.
| r Roosevelt. Colonel Bingham also
present when the plans of the Commits
| sion were discussed.
All the members of the Cabinet attended
the meeting yesterday morning for the
| first time since they were asked by Mr..
Roosevelt to retain their respective posi-
tions at the meeting held at the residence
of Commander Cowles in this city Con-
tr1ry to general expectation. the disposi-
ton of troops in the Philippines was not
discussed by the Cabinet Secretary Root.
however. remained after the adjournment
of the session for a conference with the
President on this subject. Secretary Root
was also a guest at luncheon. In fact,
he made an unusually long stay at the
White House. arriving at IL o'clock, the
hour of the Cabinet meeting. and remain
ing until the departure of the Park Com
mission, shortly after o'clock.
Departmental routine business consum-
ed the greater part of the discussions
of the session. The President talked over
certain topics on which he will touch
at some length in his message. He asked
Secretary Hay for information regarding
reciprocity treaties.
1t is President Rooseyelt's intention not
to devote much space in his message to
the discussion of the currency question.
or to any changes in the existing financial
policy. He is said to believe that the
country is doing well enough under the
system now in practice.
Scarcely a week passes but some
one visits the President to endorse one or
another of the candidates for the Louis
VILE Ky, collectorship of internal reve-
nue.. The position is at present held by
c. T. Sapp, for whose removal there ap-
pears to be a general den and. Theodore
Stern, president Of the board of council
men. or Igouisriiie. Is the last ur the
pirants to make a Washington appear
ance. Mr.. Stern called at the White
Horse yesterday. Before the death of
President Mckinley, he filed application
for the position and he will renew it with
President Roosevelt
Mr.. Stern has the support of large
part of the Louisville business public.
and especially of the Gerrran-American
and negro clements in that city. 1t is
hardly likely, however, that there will be
any decision in this important case made
before Congress, convenes. A settlement
of the contest at this time would doubt
less weaken the chances Of the Republic
can party at the polls in November. Other
candidates for the position are Samuel H
Stone, George A. Craft, and G. d. Todd.
President Roosevelt yesterday told Sem
ator Blackburn, Of Kentucky, who called
to pay his respects. that he wished promi-
nent members of the Democratic party to
feel always free to come to him with rec
ommendation of good men for office or
with any objection they had to occupants
of Federal positions.
Col J. Hampton Hoge, Republican can
dtdate for Governor of Virginia, and a.
number of prominent Republicans from
the Old Dominion called upon the Presi-
dent Yesterday. Colonel Hoge is confident
that the Republican party will be victori-
Gus at the polls on election day. The
other members of the party were: Judge
Wood, Of Bristol; S. Brown Allen, United
States Marshal for the Western District
of Virginia: Capt. J. II. Wood, of Bris- |
toI. and Col. w. w. Browning, of Poca- |
hontas.
Bishop Alexander Walters. d. D., |
President of the Afro-Amerlcan Council, |
called on President Roosevelt yester- |
day The Afro-American Council has in |
augurated a movement to test the con- |
stitutionaIity of the negro disfranchisa- |
ment laws in certain States of the South. I
Proceedings have been brought in the |
cor.rts of Louisiana. One of the cases !
involves a charge of conspiracy to dis |
franchise the negro and the other man |
damds proceedings to purge the registra- |
ton books of the names of all illiterate |
persons, white as well az black.
A favorable decision in the second ease, |
some Republicans Think will result in the |
removal from the books of the names of |
so many white persons that the dominant
party would oe greatly weakened. The
Council is also endeavor-
ing to obtain a reduction of Congressional
in the States where dis
laws. grandfather
or property provisions are in
force.
d. w. Mulvane. Republican National
from Kansas. called at
the White House this morning. The polit-
ical ealdron in the Grasshopper State, he
said, was comparatively cool since the re-
cent appoinrment OF a United States dis
trict attorney.
Brig Gen. John NJ Wilson. retired was
y asterday appointed by the President to be
a trustee of the Reform School for Girls
Of the District of Columbia for a term of
three years. General Wilson has for
l6lg time been Interested in various char
table enterprises in Washington, and es-
pecially in the Reform School for Girls.
A representative of an ordnance firm,
which is negotiating with the War De
partment for the adoption of a new army
rife, called on the President yesterday |
With one Of the rifles submitted. President |
critically examined the wea-