The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-25
He Is Now Consulting Republican
Leaders Concerning One or Two
Features of the Document.
MANY CALLERS YESTERDAY
SENATOR FAIRBANKS AND MIR. LAM
DIS AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
Messrs. Allison, Lodge, Quay, Cannon
and Henderson Also Conferred
with the President.

WASHINGTON, Nov. A.-President Rose
welt will put the finishing touches to his
annual message to Congress tomorrow.
The document is practically completed now.
but it is the Presidents desire finally to
consult leaders in both branches of Con-
gress as to one or two features of the mes
sage before he commits it to the hands
of the printer.
This was a day of conferences at the
executive Office. The President arrived in
his office early and soon was besieged by
callers. With several senators and repre-
sentatives he had engagements and he de-
clined to see all others. During the hours
until luncheon time the President had brief
conferences with Senators Allison. of Iowa;
Lodge, of Massachusetts,; Foster, of Wash
ington; Quay. of Pennsylvania; Fairbanks.
of Indiana; Stewart, of Nevada; McComas,
OF Maryland: Elkins, of West Virginia, and
Gibson, of Montana, and with Speaker
Henderson and Representatives Cannon. of
Illinois; Babcock, of Wisconsin; Boutell,
of Illinois, and Lands, of Indiana. Few
of the Presidents callers discussed mat
tiers of policy. With the views of all, the
President is reasonably familiar. With
Senator Quay and with Speaker Hender
son the President was in conference for
half an hour more The former did not
hesitate to express to the President his
opposition to any tariff revision either at
the approaching short session of Congress,
or in the next Congress. He expects TO
press in the Senate this winter the terri
toria1 statehood bills and is very optimistic
as the result. BY agreement the statehood
bills will be made the unfinished business
of the Senate soon after the session be-
gins.
The President conferred with Speaker
Henderson about the status of legislation
In the House during the short session. but
the speaker declined TO enter into any de-
tails of the conference. Mr.. Cannon had
only a brief interview with the President,
during which they discussed no public
The following statement was given out
at the White House this afternoon:
ION his return to Washington the Presi-
dent found that some misrepresentation ex-
listed as to the reappointment of the United
States attorney for Delaware and author
lied the following statement regarding 1T:
States attorney of Delaware by President
Mckinley. President Roosevelt knew him
personally. In the opinion of the President
he has rendered excellent service for the
public good i'm more than one direction,
and he has been stanch supporter of
the President when he ran for Governor
and afterward he was reported by the
Department of Justice as a fit and COM
petent district attorney and the President
had entire confidence in his ability and
integrity. He accepted the nomination for
Congress. Other district attorneys and
marShals had accepted such nominations
without being requested to resign, but in
view of the fact of the national fight in
Delaware the President thought that Mr..
Byrne should resign, which he according
ly did. When the election was over the
President reappointed him without having
given him the slightest previous indica-
ton that such was his intention. He
would have been reappointed without re-
gard TO the circumstances under which he
ran the faction with which he was
a.ied."
The President has appointed Albert r.
Moerwartz, of Arizona, to be consul at
Nogales, Mex. vice James r. Darrell, Of
Kentucky.