The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-09-06

as the>7yhiJe House Is not to be ready
for occupancy until the very last Of
November OF the first Of December. the
President would be Obliged TO come
lack alone OF make arrangements TO
house his family elsewhere if he re
turned before his official residence is
ready. and he objects to both OF these
plans.
Extended Trips Planned.
President Roosevelt will probably
make a number of extended trips be
tween now and next summer During
the Christmas holidays he win 90
South again Immediately after the
session of Congress closes ne viii 90
on 8 short huat to Colorado. and il
april OF May he win 90 on a five or
six weeks trip TO the Pacific Coast and
the Northwest.
Before the President leaves for his
next trip, on the 18th Of the present
month Secretary Corteiyou viii have
printed list of Instructions to local
committees In addition TO sending
copies Of this list to the various gen
tiemeu il charge OF affairs at the DIFF
ferent stops on the trip, he viii make
the instructions public
Don't Talk Long"-Cortelyou
The management Of the local com
mitteemen has been one of the greatest
trials Of Secretary CorteIyou's life.
''As our time will be limited at your
town, the Secretary always writes or
says 10 the master of ceremonies, you
will Of course not make any extended
remarks when introducing the PTesi-
dent"
"Oh. certainly not, agrees the man
who expects to shine as the impresario
OF the Presidential show.
Then when the crowd gathers around
the grand stand and the President ap-
pears. ready 10 make his short ad-
dress. the master OF ceremonies turns
himself loose for a fifteen or twenty
minute speech filed with glowing stat
istics of the towns growth and the Re
publican maJOrities the voters have
rolled in
An aggravated case Of this sort hap
pened at The Wiers. n H, On the New
England trip. The veteran who was run
ming things first made a ten-minute
speech on his own hook; then ne intro
dueed the mayor who made one; then
the master of ceremonies made another
State; then the veteran talked again
An Aggravated Case.
When he was apparently run down
the President rose TO make his speech
But he had feekoned without the vet
eran. with a grand wave Of the hand
the master OF affairs sent the Chief
Magistrate back to his seat and ordered
the band to play. The band played and
the veteran had another thought, which
he put into words. When the President
finally started on his speech it was
time for him to start from The Wiers
toward the next stopping place.
The present trip TO the South makes
Secretary CorteIyous forty-ninth Presi-
Dental tier.
Working for Reciprocity.
According 10 an Official who is close
in touch with the executive branch OF
the Government. President Roosevelt s
principal reason for making the New
England, Southern. and NcrthwesteT-
tours is 20 aid the cause Of Cuban reel
procity. The President, he asserts,
hopes to get IN closer touch with the
people and the members Of Congress,
and IS enough Of an opJimist TO believe
that ne viii so far attain this end that
when Congress meets he VIII have a
majority instead Of a minority in favor
Of Cuban relief,
''The New England trip has had its
beneficial effect along this line" the Of
fetal said today This has been gained
more by personal exchange OF views
than BY anything he has said on the
platform. During The tour he has had
confidential talks with d great many
members Of Congress and several Sen
aters who differed with him on the Gu
ban relief question. and he believes that
he has succeeded IN changing their Opia-
ions. 1t does a whole lot Of good to
talk to a man il his own town or in his
IN house -