Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-31
At THE WHITE HOUSE
A Political Conference With
: the President.
PLAN FOR CAMPAIGN
WILL ALLOW THE DEMOCRATS tt
SET THE PACE.
No Likelihood of Financial Legisla-
ton This session-A Cuban Flag
Presented to MI. Roosevelt.

The republican congressional committee
will not formulate issues for the congress
sional campaign this year until the demo-
Gratis have launched their plans for the
fight they will make. This has been de-
cided upor by President Roosevelt and
Representatives Babcock and Overstreet Of
| the republican congressional committee.
Messrs. Babcock and OVerstreet were in
conference with the President some time
this morning and they have talked with
him before about some of the features of
the approaching contest for political su-
premacy in the lower house of Congress
The more thoroughly the situation has
been studied the more confident the con-
clusion of the republican leaders that the
wisest plan for the party will be to allow
the pace to be set by the democrats. This
decision does not betoken lack of aggress-
iveness from Chairman Babcock and the
republican nominees throughout the coun-
try, but it does mean that the republicans
are sa tisfled to stand on their record and
meet the attacks of their opponents. While
the opinion generally prevails that there
isn't sufficient vulnerable material in the
republican record for a satisfactory on
slaught by the democrats it is plain to the
republican leaders that alleged mistakes IN
policy and legislation of the dominant party
must form the only apparent issues for the
democrats to fight upon.
II the democrats find other issues the re-
publicans will be ready to meet them.
The Trust Question.
The putting forward of the trust aues-
ton by the democrats will not be objection
able to the republicans, who are, it is
pointed out, able to direct attention to the
work of President Roosevelt in ordering
proceedings against the great railroad mer-
ger and the colossal beef trust. The atti-
of he Drnc
commended, but the republicans will noI
go to the extent of belaboring and con-
demning all business and commercial com
plnatlons The position will be taken that
the President and the administration can he
depended upon to act against any unlawful
combination or aggregation to the full ex-
tent of the law. The Presidents attitude
toward the trusts is one of the strongest
cards in the repertoire of the republicap
congressional committee
for several months there has been con-
able pressure to force features of the
money question upon the democrats this
IAN put 1t Is regarded as settled that the
FoWlcr financial bill and other important
nnanclal measures will not go through the
House or Congress at this session The
Io"ler Dill contains provisions that would
drive the last rivet into the solid gold
standard structure erected by the repuh-
l1can party and leave the building complete
In every respect. Gold standard democrats
all over the country would not be likely to
Gesert their republican allies until this rivet
had been securely pla ced in position it was
argued by Representatives Fowler Hill and
others of the House committee on banking
ana currency. The congested conditjon ~
business in the Senate has from the first
precluded the idea that the Fowler bill
could get through that body at this session
put the suggestion was made that should
the House pass the measure the partv
would be committed to it and that the dem
ocrats would fly at the whole thing like
pun does at red rag, thereby pitching
1he campaign this fall on financial issues
Some such an idea still prevails and If
may partially become successful shouId
tne House caucus conclude to father the
Dlli. although not permitting 1t to have the
legislative sanction Of one-half of Com
gress at this session.
Advice Of Leaders.
The older and more experienced repub-
l1can leaders. however, advise against
adopting the Fowler bill, even In confer
ence, at this time Their view is that the
BILL contains many provisions liable to mis-
statement and misconception and that some
Of them are possibly such as to invite the
wrath OF enough voters to make trouble in
close districts
The bill is to be again considered in
conference on the 9th of June when there
will be threshing out of the various Views,
with an effort to reach a decision 1t Is
practically a foregone conclusion that the
conference will not declare for the bin with
the intention of placing 1t on it's passage in
the House 1t is even doubtful If the con-
ference will agree upon the bill simply as
matter of political policy
Presented With Cuban Flag.
The first Cuban flag to float alongside of
the first American flag planted in Cuban
SOIL was presented to President Roosevelt
today by Gen. S. NJ Whiteside, who was
colonel of the 10th Infantry and military
of Co toe
provinces after Gen. Wood went to Havana
When the marine forces first landed at the
mouth OF Guantanamo bay during the
Spanish war the 4th Guantanamo Regi-
ment reported to Col. Huntington for as
signment. A temporary fort was built, and
upon 1t were placed the United States flag
and the flag Of the Cubans. The latter is
the flag that now belongs to the President
1t was given to Gen. Whitesfde upon his
departure for this country, with a request
that it be handed the President. With the
flag, which is a large one OF regimentaI
size, was the following letter:
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, May 20, 1902.
Hon. Theodore Roosevelt, President of the
Republic of the United States.
Sir: The veterans of Santiago de Cuba,
representing the Cuban army of the east
respectfully send to you a Cuban nag, to-
gether with the following certificate of au-
thenticity:
Freedom and chief Of the Guantanamo Reg
iment No f.
II hereby certify that the flag under
siderat1on. sent to the President Of the
United States as a testimony of extreme
gratitude, Is the same which fioated at
Playa del Este, Guantanamo, on June r.
1898 together with the American flag of the
marine infantry Of Lieut.. Col Huntington
at Playa del Este.
ENRIQUE THOMAS, Colonel
"And we respectfully send it to you by
the upright General Samuel Whiteside, so
dear to all Cubans
MANUEL MENA HECHAVARRIA
Lieutenant on the General Staff"
Colonel Pedro Hechavarria Panches Lieu
tenant Colonel F1orencia ,Simamcal Lieu
tenant Cclenl Victor NJ. Garcia Raoul
Wanted by the Hamilton Club.
Sidney c. Eastman of the Hamilton Club
OF Chicago was presented to the President
by Representative James r. Mann to en-
able Mr.. Eastman to extend to the Presi-
dent an invitation from the famous Ham
ilfnn Cinh of Chica To Ian