Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-21
At THE WHITE HOUSE
The President Going to In
dianapolis.
VETERANS CONVENTION
ONE BRANCH OF SPANISH WAR
SOLDIERS TO MEET THERE.
Hopes to Unite the Two Organizations
Maryland People Make
a Call.
VETERANS CONVENTION

The President this morning promised
Senator Fairbanks Representative Dick,
Col. +. ]. Dimmick. Adjutant General TIL
Ter and Capt. Ambrose Higgins of the Span
ish-American War Vetreans, TO go TO In
dianapolis to attend the annual convcn-
tion of the Spanish veterans.
Back of the acceptance OF the invitation
is the earnest desire of the President and
other veterans of the Spanish-American
war to bring about an amalgamatioa Of
the two organizations Of veterans, and this
is going to be attempted by influential men,
the President and Representative Dick
being among the number The President
long ago accepted an invitation to go to
Detroit to attend the annual convention Of
the Spanish War Veterans. which viii meet
in that city September %. The rival or
ganization will meet in indianapolis about
the same date. and the problem confront
ing the reorganizers is how the President
can attend both conventions and nil in
dates he has made for other northwestern
cities, both before and after his going to
Detroit on the 22d. The President rs due
in Detroit on that day, and will have to go
to indianapolis before or after that date.
1t is hoped that by a simultaneous gather
ing of two organizations a successful ef-
fort may be made to bring about an ANAL
gamation under some name that will be ac-
ceptable to the members of both
FlSlI from Mdry lanQ feOple.
Senator McComas, Representative Pearre
and Representative Wachter OF Maryland
called on the President today and talked
with him about the growing complications
arising cut of the selection of a subtreas-
urer at Baltimore. Representative Mudd
has received a letter from the White House
saying that Senator McComas objects to
Mr.. Mudd's selection of James b. Belt,
clerk of the court of Prince Gearge's county.
Mr.. Mudd. acting under a promise made
to him by the President he says, will name
other men in his district and let Senator
McComas pass upon them. Thus is the
patronage fight growing more bitter. what
the position Of Senator McComas is was not
explained by him today. He and the two
Maryland -representatiyes We're with the
President long time.
Presidents New England Trip.
Senator Proctor talked to the President
about the latter's visit to New England In
August. The President is going TO be In
Wiers and Concord, n. H., on August Is.
and will go through Vermont later. He
will probably visit Secretary Hay at his
summer home at Lake Sunapee, N. H.,
while in that state, and is also going to
Corbin's Park, n. ii.
Senators Clapp and Nelson presented z.
H Osmun, United States consul at Stutt-
gart, Germany and Representative Kahn
presented DR.. 7. B. w. Leland, coroner OF
San Francisco.
Representative Curtis of Kansas arranged
for the President to next week receive a
delegation of G. A. r. officials from Kan
sas, who want TO invite him to attend a
grand reunion in that state in May, 1904.
President Took Long Walk.
President Roosevelt and Gen. Leonard
Wood took a long walk yesterday. They
went to the wharves of the Alexandria
ferry boat and went over to the Virginia
city, walking rapidly through the streets.
the President apparently setting the pace.
They walked from Alexandria back to
Washington, going out of the main road
that they might prolong the stroll Gen.
Wood is still guest of the President at the
White House.