The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-18
WHITE HOUSE CHANGES
MORE ROOM Is TO Pc MADE FOR
THE PRESIDENTS FAMILY.
Temporary Building for Office Pur-
poses May Be COnstructed-Jack-
sons Democratic stable.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, May 17.-President Jack
son kept his horses in the White House.
His stable was in the basement OF the wing
now covered by the conservatory This
was considered as most useful and con-
venient for the chief executive and a sign
of workaday democracy. When it was pro-
posed to remove the stables from the White
House there were some mutterings in COM
plant that the White House was TO be
made a grand palace and that the plan
of it's builders was to be disregarded. The
horses were removed and the stable was
made a sort of laundry. This seemed a
fair compromise and the Democracy was
content. Now it is proposed to renovate
and reconstruct the interior of the White
House to make more room. This is made
almost necessary by the size of the Presi-
dents family. 1t is proposed to utilize
much of the waste space in the White
House and give more living room. The
announcement of this intention was made
some weeks ago, and now the clippings
from newspapers at the White House show
that there is a popular disposition to think
that there is to be another remove from
true democracy and that the White House
is to be made strictly a residence for the
President and that the public is to be eX-
cluded.
AS fact the changes contemplate max
ing more room for the public as we'll as
more room for the President and his fam
lily. Those who bear in mind the situation
of the White House can readily understand
the simple changes which are to be made.
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is to be utilized as storerooms. laundry and
other domestic conveniences. Now on Mon
days visitors to the White House can see
the regular weekday washing going on.
1t is esteemed that this work can be car
ried on in more suitable place, away from
the view of the public. without sacrificing
the democracy Of the establishment. Back
of the greenhouses, with one end on the
street facing the state, war and navy build
ing, and the other end near the west side
of the White House, is to be constructed
a long, low office building. II cannot be
seen from the front and will hardly be con-
SpicuouS from the rear. 1t is intended to
be no architectural part of the main his
torlcal structure ana 10 De temporary
relief until an executive Office building of
permanent kind may be provided. 1t Will
be connected with the main reception hall
of the White House with some sort of
passage way.
In this building the clerical force of the
White House will be installed and the Pres
ident will have his Office. The Cabinet room
may be here, probably should be, although
there may be some objection to this. The
removal of the business offices of the Pres
ident from the upper floor will more than
double the space TO be utilized by the fam
lily of the President for a living room. There
will be a Encouragement of the public par
lors and drawing rooms but the space will
be increased instead of decreased. The
restoration will be along the lines of the
original builders and there is no intention
to bring about innovations.
The White House is of stone with the in
terror painted white The interior has
been so changed from time 10 time that the
arrangement of the rooms is entirely diff
ferent from that contemplated in the orig
inal scheme. In making these changes the
work has been so badly done that in many
instances the partitions have been built over
carpets and vestiges OF the old carpets re-
main. 1t is impossible TO have a proper
kind of housekeeping. The building is in
a deDlorable state from a sanitary stand
point and many parts is not very pleasing
In one of the waiting rooms the paper on
the wall is of a cheap, 1O-cents-a-bolt va
riety. and very dingy with age. II is
cracked and torn