Evening star., 1901-09-27
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
Four Members Present at Today's
Cabinet Meeting.
BEGINNING TO PREPARE REPORTS
Southern Politicians Talk With
the President.
SOME OF TODAY'S CALLERS

| Four members of the ecabinet-Secretaries
| Wilson and Hitchcock, Postmaster General
Smith and Attorney General Knox-met
| with the President at the cabinet session
| today. There was presentation Of depart
! mental matters for the Information of the
| President, but not much business was at
tended to. Attorney General Knox remain
| ed with the President after the meeting to
| go over some affairs in his department.
| The President has requested an opinion
| from Mr.. Knox as to the legality of act
] of the Hawaiian legislature providing for
| a judge in that territory.
| The cabinet members are beginning to
prepare their annual reports to the Presi-
dent. According to custom they will have
! the reports ready as early as possible, that
| the President may be able to fully discuss
| departmental questions In his annual mes
sage to Congress Mr.. Roosevelt has not
| begun the preparation of his message and
will probably take no steps in that direction
| for two or three weeks or month. He
writes rapidly and easily and can begin his
message a month from now and complete
| it by December l.
For Reciprocity and More Ships.
F. B. Thurber, president of the United
| States Export Association, had short
| talk this morning with President Roosevelt
regarding reciprocity and more ships. Mr..
Thurber urged the President to make these
! subjects the important ones in his message
| to Congress. Mr.. Thurber said that reci-
procity was the happy medium between the
extreme of high protection and free trade.
Reciprocity, he told the President, would
be reformation of the tariff by its
! friends With reciprocity must go more
ships to do the business Of the country.
Mr.. fhurber declared that the reciprocity
Senate because the interests of few peo-
pie had been set against the interests of
the many. One industry has objected be-
cause it might be hurt. If this was al
lowed to continue, Mr.. Thurber declared,
tidal wave of free trade sentiment would
soon sweep over the country.
Will Appoint the Best Men.
Representative Griggs of Georgia and
Robert j. Lowry, president of the Lowry
National Bank of Atlanta, were among the
Presidents visitors today. The Georgia
people consider President Roosevelt as
partly belonging to them because his moth
er was Georgia woman.
In talking over several matters Presf-
dent Roosevelt told Representative Griggs
that throughout the country, the south in
cluded, he would appoint the best men to
be found to Office. The President added
that whenever a democratic congressman
had anything to say for or against man
he would be heard and his opinion given
due weight
Gov and Mrs Jennings of Florida, ac-
companied by Col. G. c. Post and o, L.
Green, called at the White House during
the cabinet meeting and will be received
by the President this afternoon
The Lynchburg Post ONCE.
Capt. P. H. Mccall of Virginia, who
would probably have been appointed post
master at Lynchburg If President McKin-
ley had lived. was with President Roose-
velt for while this morning. The Lynch
burg postmaster is a democrat who has
influence, but the republicans believe they
should have the office. Park Agnew and
others indorsed Deputy Collector McLaugh-
lin two years ago while Capt. Mccall was
serving in the army in the Philippines and
before the latter thought that he would
want political Office in his old state again.
For past party services, however, President
Mckinley was inclined to give the office to
Capt. Mccall when change was made.
There Is no likelihood that anything will be
done about the post office for while, not
withstanding the republicans would like
one of their faith appointed before the No
vernber election.
Mr.. Aulick Palmer, the marshal of the
District, paid his respects to the President.
Among the other callers were: Mr.. Rich
ards, assistant commissioner of the general ]
land Office, Rear Admiral Franklin. Lieu
tenant Commander Sharp of the navy and
Representative Martin Of South Dakota.
New Carpet for the East Room.
A beautiful new Brussels carpet is being
put down on the east room. 1t is of an old
gold color, to conform to the furniture and
finishings of the room, and has figures
resembling wreaths. This is the first new
carpet for the room in five years. Mrs,
Cleveland selected the last carpet for the
room In the beginning of the winter of
1896. 1t did duty every season until this
one. The east room is by far the largest
room In the White House. and over 500
are required.
Kermit Roosevelt, the twelve-year-oId
son of President and Mrs. Roosevelt, went
to school this morning, and little Miss
Ethel will soon begin her studies Kermit
and Ethel amused themselves yesterday by
riding their new bicycles, and Ethel rode
her machine through the grounds this
morning.
Major Richard Sylvester Yesterday sent
to the White House some fine Potomac bass
for the President, and the fish were served
at dinner yesterday, the President enjoy
ing them immensely. Major Sylvester has
made several visits to the White House to
look after the police arrangements there.
but no changes have been made from the
tion of President Mckinley.
York, Pa, Post once.
It is understood that the long-standing
fight over the York, Pa, post office will
soon be settled, and the indications are
that Representative Lewis candidate, Abb
raham Loucks will receive the commission
The democratic postmaster has held his
once more than year over his term be-
cause of the fight over the office. The can
didate for the anti-Quay people is A. L.
Strayer.
Presidential POstmasters Appointed,
President Roosevelt has appointed the
following postmasters.
ArkanSaS--CS9nodap Ioro
Connecticut Edward H.
Doming.
Georgia-Thomson, Lulu NJ Pearce.
Hawafi-Lihue, William T. Lucas.
Hlinois-Cairo, Sidney B. Miller. ana
Manteno. James w. Breen.
administration, Arthur L. Sharpe;
NJ. w. Pershing.
Iowa-Prairie City, Jacob Mummert
Lake City, Blair F. Scott
Minnesota-Hastings e. e. Tuttle
Mississippi William G. Cole
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