New-York tribune., 1902-08-19
raI,KOF COMING CAMPAIGN
prPrBLICAN CONGRESS COMMITTEE
GUESTS or THE PRESIDENT
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o,-s+er Bay. y. Y. Aug. 1S.-There was an
,-0nortant conference at Sycamore Hill tonight
t;cb had to DO with politiea! questions FER
.-,,. 70 the forthcoming carnaiSn. Repre-
.s+i,-A abcock member of the House Ways
- Means Committee. and chairman Of the Re
,,blican Campaign Committee. Representative
ty,u chairman Of the House Committee on
Nal Affairs and chairman OF she executive
oo-,r5ittee OF the Campaign committee. and Rep
.sa,-stive Overstreet. secretary of the cam
,,aign committee. were the Presidents guests for
ever two hours this evening. These en- have
.bsree Of the Congress campaign
--bev announced that undoubtedly Senator
snooner would be elected to succeed himself as
senator from Wisconsin. Their stl7csaent was
,,sse in a recent survey of the situation in
wisconsin. and the fuIflment Of their TIedic-
-;o7 will be a source of gratifr2-ion 70 lsadinS
panubIicars Among other subjects which they
discussed with the President was tariff revision.
hut they were able 10 speak + no n"w points,
.,s merely said that The question was being
considered.
In the early afternoon the President received
. selesation Of New Workers. consisting Of G
". Bird. a polo player Of Meadow Brook: Walter
Page. Editor OF The Worlds Work. Mark
birmingham, Of New-York. and Ralph " Gif-
ford. These men had brief interview with the
President. but made no statement afterward.
Mr.. PAGE is interested in extending negro educa-
-ion in the South. and presumably he discussed
ouestions pertaining to this question Apart
from the individual missions Of these visitors
they presented a mining claim against Mexico
Edward J. sullivan, a New-York mercha Mt,
called a. Sycamore to-day Nr. sullivan is a
Catholic lecturer and writer and was invited 10
visit the President for some special purpose On
leaving Sycamore Hill he had this 70 say about
the negotiations at the Vatican:
r. conversation with President Roosevelt I
.oI6 MIN that the feeling of discomfort over this
subject was wholly the part Of soreheadeG
nolticiars who were trying 10 make a pollllcaI
issue against the Republicans All that we cou.a
exnect was that the benefits OF American lnstl-
+rrions would be extended 10 the Fllplno clu-
zens ] assured the President that the sooner
they became AuerlCaniZed the better IL Moul0
- FOR tha Church. As q result OF Pope Leo'S
iefrer there should be perfect oUietuce IN the
Church In no country are Catholics better pro
Terte6 than II America, and what j. good enough
for them here should be good eloUsn IN lile
PHILIPPINES. It is my opinion as a Cathohc anu
a Republican that there should be stronS pro
test against the Church being drawn into me
rrire Of politics. We who know President hoose-
velt realize that he has always shown tnat no
man should be questioned as 10 his rellsl1AS pg-
liefs and that they have no place IN Americas
F-eni- p Travis Of Nev-York ard oyster Bay.
and Major J. n Crane, Of the United states
cavalry were al luncheon .,,, tz
Newspaper reports that W Z. Trlboie had
saved his life by killing q bear according 10 IN
structions obtained by President RooSeEelt sN- *
cited much comment here io-CaE- tTeslutl,t
Roosevelt, Is we'll known, IS IaIll.lal "-Ltl ,
hunting big game All the members oL lLie
Boone and Crockett Club. OF which the eresl-
DEM IS an enthusiastic member. W!I receive
with pleasure the news that the Presidents IN
srrr,crious were the means OF saving a man
e H. Borrhardt called al Oyster Bay to-day
70 invite the President 10 attend an anniversary
celebration at the Beth-IsTaei hosPlla-' on ING
lower East Side in New-Nork