Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-27
At THE WHITE HOUSE
The President Enjoying Him
self Today.
DELAWARE PATRONAGE
WILL BE WITHHELD UNTIL SENA-
TORS ARE ELECTED.
Committee as to Bureaus to Make the
Department of Commemorative
House Ready for Functions.

The White House executive offices were
deserted today and everything was so quiet
around the Presidents official quarters that
one of the White House cats was tempted
to spend the day watching holes and crew
ices in different rooms. Although the build.
ing is new, mice have made their appear
ance, and the cat on duty today has caught
several of the botnersome little rodents at
various times. The cat spent most of the
day in the press room, watching for possible
arrivals through a small hole in that room.
President Roosevelt did not go to his office
during the morning hours, and instead went
with Mrs. Roosevelt and a party of friends
and relatives for long ride outside of the
city The party left the White House in
carriages before II o'clock, and the under
standing was that their horses were in wait
ing in the suburbs, from which they would
depart on a long horseback Journey not to
return until the luncheon hour in the after
noon. The party consisted Of President and
Mrs Roosevelt, Gen. Leonard Wood, Elliott
Roosevelt, Douglas Robinson, the Presi-
dents brother-in-law, and Robert H. M.
Ferguson, who served with the President in
the Rough Riders
Another party for a horseback ride left
the White House just before 1890 O. clock.
This consisted Of Civil Service Commits
sioner John r. Proctor, Master Archie
Roosevelt and Miss Ethel Roosevelt. Mas
ter Archie rode his calico Shetland pony
and wore big Sombrero, that gave him the
appearance of a miniature cowboy in full
harness. The little pony is fine one and
Archie is rider of splendid attainments.
A Department Committee.
The President has requested the heads
of departments to designate one man from
each department to form q committee to
confer with a subcommittee of the inter-
state and foreign commerce committee of
the House as to the best bureaus to be
incorporated under the proposed new de-
partment, which the President desires to
see established as soon as possible. Rep
resentatiVe Hepburn chairman of the COM
merce committee, is going to work on the
Dill for the new apartment just as soon
as Congress meets. The aim of Mr. Hep
burn is to place such bureaus under The
department as by right Of official relation
snip belong there, and to see that those
that do not belong there remain in their
present departments The departmental
committee will be questioned by the SUBJ
committee as to the functions and duties
or certain bureaus that are in contempla-
tion for transfer to the Department of Com
merce.
The Delaware Mix-Up.
President Roosevelt's official statement
that his reappontment Of Michael Byrne
as United States attorney of Delaware was
a personal one with him entirely and had
nothing to do with recognizing the Addicks
factlon IN that state, has put the Delaware
factions to guessing again. The reappont-
ment of Mr.. Byrne who had been the Ad-
dicks candidate for Congress in Delaware
was construed everywhere as a recognition
OF the union republicans, and provoked
severe criticism. The official statement
leaves the question of patronage just where
hnf NJ
his old position, which he resigned several
months ago to make the race for Congress.
ine administration must devise some plan
OF distributing the patronage that will do
away with the idea Of favoring one or the
other or the factions. For year or more
the administration recognized Representa-
tive Ball as the dispenser Of Delaware
piums solely because he was the only con-
gresslonal representative Of any kind from
Delaware. Mr.. Ball was defeated in the
november elections, and democrat will
take his place. Governor HUM of Della
ware recently had interviews with the
resident and Postmaster General Payne
about the patronage, and the belief pre-
vailed that he would be allowed to make
the recommendations. His connection with
the gas magnate, Addicks would, how
that faction.
The probability is strong that the ad-
ministratton will withhold Delaware ap-
polntments until the legislature Of that
s'"ec ihScts III JANUARY ana QeClQeS What
IT Will do about the two senatorships. If
the democrats and anti-Addicks republicans
unite and divide the two senatorships one
TO each party, there would be a republican
senator from the state, who would naturally
Claim tne patronage, regardless OF the fact
that ne had been electedly largely by demo-
cratic votes. 1t is not believed that the two
republican factions have the slightest
pectation OF getting together and electing
two senators of republican faith. The COM
blnat1on most looked for Is between the
democrats and ant-Addieks republicans
and division of the senatorships.
To Be Ready for Receptions.
Superintendent French, the representative
OF Norcross Bros, contractors for the re-
1uVenation of the White House, says that
the work Is getting along so well that there
Will be no interfereTice with the program
of social functionAsthIs winter. The entire
work on the White House Will be practically
complete by JanukyysT and 20 little will
remain at that tsne sas not to disarrange
worhmen were bpsT On sttne interfor OF the
Whlte House today afidEa still larger num-
Der worked on the east 1ferrace. The large
room under this teFTacesis TO be used as
and will also be the en&rance,ef guests to
the receptions and dinners. Work has been
rushed on 1t for some time
Some exterior and interior painting may
iA"'S ~ pc uouc GtIer JauudTy 4, OuI Within
another month the contractors expect to
nave all work about closed up.
Has Not Been Turned Down.
There is excellent aut hority tnday for the
statement that President Roosevelt has not
informed DR.. w. D. erim that he will not
appoint him as collector of customs at
Charleston because of charges flied against
the leading applicant for the position. The
allegation has been made that DR.. Crum
went to the Minneapolis convention in
structed by his state convention to vote for
Blaine for President and that on arriving
there he voted for Harrisons denomination,
thereby placing himself In the attitude of
treachery.
It Is stated today that the charges against
Dr. Crunf, have been made by Charleston
democrats. and that they allege that he was
elected Blaine delegate and changed to
Harrison as a result OF deal by which he
was later made postmaster.
Dr. Crum and his friends are today pro-
curing facts to disprove. this charge and
say that there wilI$be no trouble in doing
SO. 50 They say he was elected delegate-at-
large and was instrncted by the convention
TO vote Tor Harrison. He did vote for Har-