Evening star., 1902-02-27
At THE WHITE HOUSE
Telegram of Col. Tillman Has
Been Received.
ITS PROBABLE EFFECT
PRESIDENT NOT TO VISIT THE
CHARLESTON EXPOSITION.
Visitors Received Before Going to the
Capitol-Conference With
Mr.. Hopkins.
ITS PROBABLE EFFECT

President Roosevelt will probably not go
to the Charleston exposition at ALL This
conclusion, which has been practically de-
termined upon, is the direct outcome of the
Tillman-McLaurin episode in the Senate;
of the withdrawal Of the invitation to
Se1rat or Tillman to attend the Prince Henry
dinner at the White House, and of the lat
est phase of the whole affair, the request
that President Roosevelt withdraw his ac-
ceptance of an invitation to present a
sword to Major Micah Jenkins of the
Rough Riders on the occasion Of his visit
to Charleston. The President has received
the telegram of Lieut. Gov. James H. Till
man Of South Carolina requesting a with
drawal of the acceptance of the invitation.
1t is stated that the President will not
send an answer of any kind to the tele-
gram Of Col. Tillman, who is nephew or
Senator Tillman, and who was lieutenant
colonel Of the 1st South Carolina Regiment
in the SpanshAmerican war. The tele-
gram will. therefore, be ignored.
The President does not believe that all
the people of South Carolina approve the
action of Colonel Tillman. In fact he has
been informed by kilograms and letters that
they do not but he realizes that the entire
matter has aroused bitter feeling In South
Carolina. For this reason he would not care
to visit Charleston. He is not unaware that
he would be most Hospitality received in
that city, yet he would not care to visit
South Carolina unless all the people were
personally desirous Of having him do so.
The injection of politics and personalities
into his trip would be unpleasant. While
assurances will undoubtedly come that the
affair will have no bearing on the reception
of the President in Charleston the latter
can see and feel otherwise. Reports re-
ceived by him are that the people of the
state are badly split up over the Tillman-
McLaurin affair, and that feeling runs ex-
ceedingly high. The information is that
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part in the campaign this summer for
successor to Senator McLaurin.
The President was to have been in
Charleston on Lincoln's birthday, February
u, but was prevented from going by the
illness Of his son, Theodore Roosevelt. jr.
Instead of being in Charleston on that
date he was in Groton. Mass, at the bed
side of his son. He telegraphed from there
to Charleston that he hoped to visit the
exposition some time soon. He had in
tended to go to Charleston in March, and
again had under consideration plans for
the trip.
Goes to the Capitol.
President Roosevelt did not see many WIS.,
itors today, and left for the Capitol about
II 80 to attend the memorial exercises to
President Mckinley. He left the White
House, accompanied by Col. Bingham. AS
sistant Secretary Loeb and Capt. Gilmore.
Secretary CortelyOu was not at his desk
during the morning, but it Is understood
that he has recovered sufficiently to re-
turn to his duties this afternoon or to-
morrow
A number of senator's and representatives
who had friends to introduce were
ceived by the President during the morn
ing. Senator Burton presented d. H. John
Ston, governor of the ChickaSaw Indians:
Senator Beverdge had a friend, and there
were a number of others who desired to in
troduce friends and constituents.
Charles Emory Smith, former Postmaster
n hn
Conference With Mr.. Hopkins.
Representative Hopkins of Illinois had
conference of some time with the Presi-
cent Mr.. Hopkins said that he was in
favor of a reduction of duties on Cuban
sugar of 80 per cent. He thought this
would be sufficient, and he proposed to do
all he could do to secure that cut in the
tariff rates.
Mr. Hopkins. who is chairman Of the
census committee Of the House. believes
that the conference report on the census
bill will be passed by both houses of Con-
gress tomorrow, ard that the bill will be-
come law on Saturday by the signature OF
the President. 1t is not believed that the
President contemplates vetoing the bill
Collector at Erie, Pa.
Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania present
ed to the President q recommendation that
g. B. Brown be renominated collector of
customs at EFlc, Fd, anu the ITeSlucuI
dered that the nomination of Mr.. Brown
ba made out.
A number Of West Virginia people called
on the President to pay their respects.
They are in Washington to try to get Con-
gress to build a monument at Point Pleas
ant, w Va, one Of the historic battle
grounds.
Conference Over Hawaii.
The President has not yet had an audi
ence with Mr.. Carter Of Hawaii, who has
come to this country to talk with the chief
executive about political affairs in the ter
ritory. 1t is understood that Mr.. Carter
will visit the President some time next
week.
Two of the German correspondents who
are in this country with Prince Henry paid
their respects to the President this morning.
They were Hugo Zoller of the Cologne Ga
zette and Louis Vierick Of the Berliner
Tageblatt. They assured the President that
the warm hearted reception of the Germans
in this country had made deep impression
and would ever be remembered
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