Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-06-16
White House Conferences Are
Regularly Held
PRIEST. C0NSULTS LEADERS.
Congressman OF Roth Political Par.
tles Exchange Views with the
Chief Executive.
Special Correspondence

Special Correspondence.
Washington, June 9,--The White
House conference has become regu.
lar feature Of the political life of Wash
lngton, 1t IL at the White House where
many government policies are discussed
and settled. The White House confer
ence is growth OF the Mckinley adj
ministratlon. The late president took
this method Of ascertaning the views
Of senator's and representatives and OF
inpressing his own Views upon them,
II has been pursued during the term of
President Roosevelt, who Is often In
consultation with the leaders OF his
party In both houses, and the confer
ence is quite regular thing. Some
times II Is held in the daytime before
and after cabinet meetings or when a
number Of senators and representatives
happen TO be at the executive end OF
Pennsylvania avenue TO discuss other
matters with the president But the
real conferences, the ones that are held
for the purpose of getting together on
any particular subject, are held In the
evening, Then senators and represent
atiyes drop In anywhere between and
10 o'clock. or II 1t is special invita-
ton, at some fixed hour, and remain
until late In the evening, and there Is
discussion upon some pending topic,
and II possible conclusion Is reached.
CLOSER TO THE EXECUTIVE.
These conferences brought the mem.
bers Of Congress closer to the executive
in the Mckinley administration and
have resulted In giving members Of
Congress a nearer view Of the Ideas
which President Roosevelt entertalns.
Senators and representatives advised
with both Presidents Cleveland and
Harrison, but there never was any
thing like the general conferences in
Guiding a large number Of members Of
both houses, which has occurred dur
Ing the past five or six years. In the
days Of these former presidents one or
two senators or representatives would
call upon the president and generally
they would inform their fellow repre-
sentatives Of his views If they wanted
his views impressed on any considera-
Cleveland would write a personal let
ter to some member OF Congress in or
der TO get his views before Congress
and before the people. Neither Presl-
dent Harrison nor President Cleveland
had the fellowship qualities OF either
Mckinley or Roosevelt and a White
House gathering on business affairs
was not such an enjoyable occasion us
II Is nowadays II Is not often that
any real decision Is reached, becau,e
the conference IL not composed OF
sufficient number OF men to voice the
entire sentiment OF Congress, but they
often 90 a long way toward settling
any question OF public policy
WHEN CONFERENCES FAIL.
II Is we'll known fact that a confer
ence often fails because questions for
which they are convened are lost sight
OF In q discussion Of some other topics
That may come up. Sometimes these
other topics are books and literature.
foreign affairs. the latest events In ath-
letics and sports or almost any other
topic that happens to get the right OF
way and interests the president. Then.
again, when II Ia found that the sub
1ect does not become llumlned by the
discussion the conference develops into
a story telling match, and many are
the good tales that are told by these
statesmen, who take occasion 20 relax
from their heavy responsibilities and
enjoy an hour or two Of the good
things of life.
A FEARLESS SENATOR.
Senator Beyeridge Of Indiana fears
nothing. Generally senators who have
not been long members OF the body
hesitate TO engage In debate with old
ana experienced senators and men who
are known 10 be ever ready IN coll
loquy Such is not the case with SEN
ator Beveridge There is no senator no
matter what his reputation may be I'm
the way Of knowledge and capacity
with whom the Indiana senator will
not welcome a running fire OF questions
and answers. He Is as ready with SEN
ator lIoar, with Tillman. with Bacon
or any other OF the senator's who have
won their places In the senate as he
Is With the young men OF the senate
VINO have had even less experience
than himself
COMMENTS BY IKE HILL.
Col Ike HIN is an assistant sergeant
alarms Of the house Of representatives.
lie has held that place for great many
years. lie Is one OF the employees So.
lected by the Democrats, and he STAYS
whether his party Is In power or not.
In fact he IS a very useful man about
the house. Part Of his duty is to see
that the Democratic representatives
are on hand when they are wanted for /
party purposes. lie sometimes has /
great difficulty in this u tell YOU" /
said the colonel, There Is not only a 4
member but a number Of members in |
the house who cannot get their votes |
recorded. no matter what happens. We /
may get them In here at the beginning 4
of roll call and have three or four
men watch them, trying TO get them To
stay here all the time. but they miss
the first roll call and are sure 10 miss
the second. They 60 out or forget
about the roll call and do not listen Ia
their names. In fact. believe they
would not know what was meant II
they heard their names called ard were
staring at the clerk at the time" !