New-York tribune., 1902-04-06
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.

Washington Anri1 : (SpeciaD.-There were only
a few special callers at the White House to-day
who Conferred with the President on matters which
are tentative and the day in the Executive ONCE
was consumed for the most part In completing ar
rangements preparatory to the PRESIDENTS de-
parture for the Charleston Exposition at $50 CLOCK
on Monday afternoon The President and his
party will leave Washington in special train over
the Southern Railway. under the supervision OF
Colonel S L. Brown. which is scheduled to arrive
at Charleston early on Tuesday morning. ON
reaching Charleston the party will go on an eN-
in the harbor. and in the evening the MEM
hers will attend a dinner TO be given at the
Charleston Hotel On the following day luncheon
will be given in honor of the PRESIDENT III 'he
Womans Building. the exposition grounds
which will be followed by a series OF entertain
ments designed to make the visit of the party en-
joyable The itinerary of the trip was prepared
under the direction of Secretary Cortelyou VINO
accompanies the President President Roosevelt
has already written speech be delivered at the
dinner the night of his arrival He Will Visit the
Summerville tea farm The party Will return to
this city next Friday evening Among those III
cluded in the list of guests are members or the
Cabinet with their families DR.. John F. wise D.
K Oracle Assistant Secretary and Mrs. Loeo ana
others.
Accompanied by Enoch q Hogate OF DahFiiie
Ind. Senator Fairbanks called at the Whlte HOUSE
this forenoon to talk with the President Win re-
spect to the appointment of judge for the Feoerai
District Court Of Indiana This office is now held
by Judge John V Baker the father Of Francis l.
Baker recently nominated for the Circuit Court
which has Jurisdiction over Indiana This appoint
ment was made on the recommendation OF oeha'Ot
Beveridge It is now expected that John v BAKER
will soon retire thereby creating a vacancy the
appointment to which Mr. Hogate desires to secure
Mr. Hogate is a lawyer with a long estaohshe"
practice and a candidate for Governor. ~ -,
Indiana the last Republican State cohNeii'i
held in Indianapolis rs .. TIM
White House to-day to introduce Davia ~ rdast n5a
win postmaster at New Orleans. and Iosepn lhees s
superintendent of the postofiee in tnat ey, fPsr
ator Burrows introduced c. knbalI, OF olltiiIoj
Mich; Representative Alexander, OF Bunalo. caea a
with friends and among the other visitors werss
Delegate Wilcox, of Hawaii; Senator GIBSON r} ~
Montana. REPRESENTATIVES Jett and Craf OF nm
nois: Representative McRae, of Arkansas, ana sen
Proctor +ta
Representative Butler of PENNSYLVANIA. saw tns
President to-day in regard to the prom0tlon oi
Colonel Matt Hooten TO be brigadier general Ioio %
peI IIooten will soon retire under the compulsory
age limit and his friends wish him TO be lncreaseu
in rank as reward for his honora ole service II, ~
the army He distinguished himself IN the ClIIl
War when he was A major in the lst Pennsy!Na L
Reserves At the battle of Gettysburg ne was Sc
Senators Ouay and Penrose. OF Pennsylvania, had
a conference with the President about some fehn-
sylvania affairs. r,A.o,.,. sreete at
luncheon this afternoon were Mr. ana MIS-. te"'
of Indiana, and Miss New