Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-01
Senator Fairbanks Eliminated
From Presidential Race.
MR.. HEMENWAY TALKS
INDIANA SENATOR NOT A VICE
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE.
President Favors Congressional Inves-
Slow on Appropriations.

Senator Fairbanks is not a candidate for
the vice presidency on the republican ticket
next year. and will not be. This was an
| nounced by Representative Hemenway of
Indiana. a close friend of Senator Fair
| banks. this morning. Mr.. Hemenway is in
town to arrange for placing his children in
school, and called on the President for a
| talk.
| What about the story that Senator Fair
| banks has been asked to accept second
| place on the republican ticket next year,
| Mr.. Hemenway was asked.
| Il haven't seen the story he said.
| We'll, it was to the effect that Repro
| sentative Crumbacker had been delegated
by the President to arrange with Senator
| Fairbanks to take second place"
| Il haven't the slightest idea there is any
| truth in the story. Senator Fairbanks is not
| candidate for the vice presidential nom-
| ination. Oh, yes, he might think it neces-
sary to accept the nomination if made but
| he is in no sense candidate and does not
want the place. The republicans of Indiana
are for him for anything he wants, and
would heartily support him. as they have
the greatest confidence in him, but they
| are sure he does not want to be Vice Pres
ident. The Indiana republicans for the
| nomination OF Roosevelt and some good
man from our state some other state,
! and they believe the ticket will be elected,
too. Indiana can be depended to con-
| tribute its electoral vote to the ticket"
Eliminates Fairbanks From Presidency
| The statement of Mr.. Hemenway is re-
| garded as an important one, in view of the
| fact that II eliminates Senator Fairbanks
| from the presidential nomination next year
| Senator Fairbanks has been considered as
| an available candidate for the republican
| presidential nomination for years. and he
| could have the backing OF his state for the
| of Mr
| way that Roosevelt will be nominated indi-
! Gates that the Fairbanks organization has
| concluded that there is not the slightest
| show for the nomination for him. and that
| Senator Fairbanks is not any longer to be
| placed in the position of candidate. With
| Senator Hanna giving up the field in Ohio
! Senator Fairbanks in Indiana, and all the
| other faVorite sons elsewhere, there IS
/ nothing on the political horizon now to
| show that President Roosevelt will have
| the slightest opposition to his nomination
| next year.
- Will Be an Investigation.
| Representative Hen1enway IS in favor ot
| a congressional investigation of the Post
| Office Department scandals and has so In
| formed the President. The President Is
| also said to favor an investigation, feeling
| that If the investigate winding UP
| in the department has not been thorough
enough Congress will go deep as IS
! necessary to get the facts If the inves;i-
/
| ough the Congressional investiga ton need
| rot be extensive. 1t is regarded as certain
| that the President will agree with other
| republicans that there should be an iuves-i-
| cation of all departments of the govern
ment in which charges of corruption have
| toen made. Furthermore the President
| will probably insist such investiga-
| ton.
| No Heavy Expenditures.
Although it is mighty we'll understood that
i the republicans will go slowly at the coming
sessions of Congress in the matter OF appro-
sions of Congress in the matter of appro-
priations, so that extravaganza may not be-
charged to them in the next presidential
| campaign, the probability is that the Presi-
| dent, when he goes 10 talk over the condi-
| ton of the Treasury Department with Sec
| retary Shaw preparatory to writing his an
nual message, will find 1t wise to urge care
| in appropriations grounds other than
| political. The receipts of the government
| are dropping behind last year at this time.
and there is fear that the end OF the fiscal
| year will show pretty large falling OF
1 in the total receipts, if each month makes
! a showing similar to the last three The
| total receipts of the government for Sep
! tember were Sf4, ,969, SIS, while for the same
month last year the total was S4e,5So ISL. J.
| falling off in round figures of close TO SS,-
| 100000 The total expenditures We're $3S,-
$50, ,OCO against S37, 900 one year ago.
Customs receipts snade a rather poor
showing in September. and for the hrst time
internal revenue receipts fell off from past
years: The receipts from customs We're
$25, ,635, ,O74, while for September. 1902, they
were SD, ,225, III, showing a distinct loss.
There was likewise a loss over last year in
the months of July and August, but the
falling off in those months attributed,
| not to decreasing importations. but to de-
crease in dutiable importations. Internal
revenue receipts in September were S10.201.-
229 against $40, 7S9, 7GS year ago. For
the three months of the present fiscal
year the total receipts have been 81 43 434,-
G12, and the expenditures $131 1.9i2 733. For
the three months Of the last fiscal year the
total receipts were $146. .491, ,SS5, and the to- d.
tai expenditures s137 7,4S7,17s. There is a
decrease of more than $30oo0o0 in receipts
and a small increase in expenditures. .
Should other months of the fiscal year
make no better showing than September
the loss in receipts at the end of the year
might make the surplus for the year not
near as large as had been expected and pre-
dicted.
A Messenger to King Menelik.
President Roosevelt today shook hands
with the young consul of the United
States who is going on an important err
rand to Abyssinia where he is to see King
Menelik the ruler of an immense tribe
and a powerful and rich country. The un-
dertaking is a dangerous one. but Consul
Skinner, of MarSeille. is satisfied to under
take it. Mr.. Skinner was presented tothe
President this morning by Assistant Secre-
try Loomis. of the State Department
Mr.. Skinner will leave for Marseille On the
there in November to greet King Menel1k
The Abyssinian king is to be told that
this country wants to become Well ac-
ouainted with his country and his people.
He will furthermore be invited to visit
the ST. Louis exposition and make an ex-
hibit there. When Consul Skinner has be-
come acquainted with King Menelik he will
make some visits through the country to
gather information as to trade and other
conditions. and will report to this country :,
all that he sees that can forward the trade
relations. Of the United States with Abys-
sinia. The President is much interested in
the visit of Consul Skinner. and spoke en-
couragingly to him. Mr.. Skinner bears
with him message of profound con-
sideration from the President to the Abys-
sinian monarch. and 1t is expected that he
will deliver 1t in such way as to be ap-
preciated by the comparatively unknown
king.
A North Carolina Post Office.
A pretty little woman, In Widows weeds,