Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-31
At THE WHITE HOUSE
The President Inspects Pro-
gress Of Repairs.
GREETS THE WORKMEN
SHOWS KEEN INTEREST IN THE
POLITICAL CAMPAIGN.
Will Go Down to Manassas to See the
Bull Run Battlefelds-Then Will
Leave for Oyster Bay.
GREETS THE WORKMEN

| President Roosevelt had a refreshing
| nights rest last night in his old bed chamber
| In the White House He was served with
| breakfast. and afterward went over the
| building looking after some of the work
| that is being done, showing more interest in
| domestic affairs than usual. He occupied a
good deal Of his time that way. and did
| not walk over to the temporary White
| House to begin the days business until
| about 1870 o'clock. He found few visitors
awaiting him. and during the day saw
| fewer people than ordinarily.
| The President held an informal reception
for the 1870 woriSingmen who have been at
| work in the White House all summer and
made them little talk, saying he appre-
! ciated their efforts to expedite the work.
| The President stood on the front porch and
slrook hands with the workingmen
Up to the last day or two stray congress-
| men have dropped into Washington and
| called on the President. The stragglers,
however, are now rounding UP IN their own
| states and not many Of them will see WASH
| ington for the next week or ten days.
The President Keeps Posted
The President has in the last few weeks
| talked with republicans from nearly all
! the states, and has heard from all the
| states through Chairman Babcock of the
| congressional committee and by means Of
| letters The general opinion conveyed to
| the President is that the republicans will
| carry the House by a safe majority. This
| is highly gratifying to the President.
He believes that his party has much inn
portant work ahea1 of 1t for the. next few
years. and this he feels, would be Inter-
fered with and retarded for >years should a
| democratic House be elected. The divisions
that would follow democratic House and
republican Senate would mean absolutely
| nothing done on the trust. the tariff or aEy
| thing. While the republicans might be
| benefited by having the responsibility trans
| ferred partly to democratic shoulders, the
President has told friends that he has no
desire to have his party placed in the posi-
| tion of avoiding a responsibility which 1t
does not object to bearing and meeting.
Under the circumstances the President
feels an intense interest in the outcome.
AS to New York he Is naturally keenly
alive to the situation. Conditions there ap-
peal to him forcibly, because it is his own
state and he is thoroughly acquainted with
the men involved. Governor Odell is a
friend of the President and has the sincere
best wishes Of the latter in the contest soon
to be decided
The Presidents Interest.
This afternoon the President Indirectly
sent a word of encouragement to the re-
publican workers and voters, and indicated
his desire to see a general republican
triumph. In answer to inquiries this after
noon regarding the pending campaign Sec
retary Cortelyod said
1.-The President is watching with the
keenest interest and the most earnest de-
sire for republican success the various con-
gressional canvasses and the state can
vases in states like New York and Penn
sylvania, where governors are to be
elected"
Going to Bull Run Battlefelds.
A special train, consisting of baggage
car and a private car, will leave Washing
top NJ oil he horn
railway for Manassas, Va. On board will
be President Roosevelt, Secretary Root,
Secretary Cortelyou, Surgeon General p M.
Rixey of the navy and stenographer. The
train will get to Manassas in several hours,
will be sidetracked and the President will
spend the night there. He will spend to-
morrow and Sunday near Manassas, and
Monday morning will leave there for Oyster
Bay, passing through Washington without
going to the White House.
With the President and his party tonight
will go a number of fine shotguns, as it is
well understood that the President Will
probably try some shooting at partridges
tomorrow if the game is found to be plenti-
full The Presidents trip is to give him
an outing and to allow him to thoroughly
study the battlefield of Bull Run. DR..
RiXey is a good shot, and is familiar with
the country to which the party is going.
He will act as pilot in showing the Pres-
dent some game. 1t Is thought probable
that tomorrow Will be spent in shooting
birds and sunday In rldlng over the Dattle-
field and neighboring places of historic in
terest.
The trip to Oyster Bay will be for the
purpose of voting on Tuesday. Five people
from the White House will vote the repub-
lican ticket at or near Oyster Bay Tues
day They will be the President, Secre-
tary Cortelyou, Assistant Secretary Loeb,
Henry Pinckney, the White House steward,
and Franklin Hall, a messenger. Mr.. Cor
telyou votes at Hampstead, l.. l., and the
others at Oyster Bay.
The President will leave Oyster Bay
Tuesday night, stopping at Philadelphia on
Wednesday to attend the Masonic celebra-
ton of the initiation of George Washing
ton as a Mason The President will reach
Washington next Wednesday night.
Baron Allioth Caller.
Baron Corlo Alliotti second secretary OF
the Italian embassy, called on the President
and was with him some time. Baron AL
liotti is going to return to Rome. He Is
great admirer of the President, and they
chatted together a good while. The Presi-
dent presented his caller with an autograph
photo of himself.
No Charges Filed.
So far as can be learned, no charges have
been filed at the White House against Mr..
Elliott United States marshal of West Vir-
ginia, and Mr.. Davis, collector Of internal
revenue of the same state. 1t had been
stated that democrats in West Virginia had
filed charges of pernicious political activity
against both officials, and intended to press
them Nothing is known officially OF any
such charges, and 1t is said to be unlikely
that charges have been tiled.