Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-24
At THE WHITE HOUSE
Conference of New York Re-
publican Leaders Tonight.
GUESTS AT LUNCHEON
MOURNING BY PRESIDENT FOR
DEATH OF HIS UNCLE.
Nothing Of Importance Reported From
Cabinet Meeting-Big Turkey Ar
rives From Rhode Island.
GUESTS AT LUNCHEON

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leaders will be held at the White House
| tonight The President has invited GOV.
| Odell to talk over New York political az
| fairs with him and spend the night at the
| White House. At dinner tonight the guests
, will be Gov. Odell, Senator Platt ana COL
| George w. Dunn, republican state CHAIR
man. With these prominent members OF ms
I party the President will discuss the pohtl-
| cal situation in New York and endeavor 10
| learn just why there is so much talk OIL
that state being doubtful. He has been
| puzzled over the apparent admission py
many republicans, in New York and else
| where that the state may be ranked as
fighting ground for the democrats next
| year. and as really more hopeful for tne
| latter party than the republicans. he mas
| declared that he sees no reason why his
| home state should be considered more NOR,
| doubtful than any other state with repuoh-
can leanings, and he proposes; II poss'o'e'
| to get at the bottom of this DOUBT.
| He has no fear that he may lose the dele-
| CATION of the state to the next national con,
| Yention Senator Platt having commltted
himself to the President. Governor Odeli
| pledged himself months ago in speech at
Charleston, 8. c., and most OF the otner
| leaders have done likewise. Ihere may ne
| opposition to the nomination OF the Presl-
dent in New York among republicans VINO
| have at some time other failed to get
| from him what they wanted, but New YORK
! politicians do not believe this opposltlon
| can be whipped into material shape Ihe
opposition looks to Senator Hanna as does
| the same sentiment elsewhere in the coun-
| try, and would welcome any break between
| him and the President that would permit
| the former to oppose the nomination or the
present occupant of the White House.
| The President, therefore, does not so
| much fear reported opposition in his own
state as he does the general reports that
he may not be able to carry the state II he
&C. ta1 TtY,nn oh n
tonight will be to arrange with the leaders
| to stamp out the internal opposition. This
| is largely. for outside effect, but his chief
| aim is to inaugurate plans that will give
| the republicans of the state more courage
| in the face OF the democratic claims AS
| long as factional differences in the party
give color to the somewhat despondent at
titude of the New York republicans there
| will naturally be no Improvement in the
| prospects. Another aim of the President IN
talking with Odell, Platt and Dunn is to
| try and settle the friction that has appar-
| entity existed between Platt and the new
| aspirant for party control In New York.
The governor and the senator have been
| drifting apart in their management OF
affairs in the state for so long that con-
| tinuance of this would jeopardize republl-
| can prospects next year. The differences
| between Senator Platt and Gov. Odell were
| increased by Senator Hanna's action In
| appointing George H. Sheldon Of New ork
| republican national committeeman in oppo-
| sition to the wishes of the governor. New
| York republicans of strict partisan hue
| speak Of the differences as mere lack of
| cooperation. 1t Is true that Gov. Odell
| has been making state appointments with
| out consulting with Senator Platt, and that
| the old boss as he is called, has not been
| consulting Gov. Odell about various APP
| pointments. Thus must the President bring
! together the two elements and get his party
| in line to face the democratic war shouts
! and campaign music next year. lie real
| iZes, too. that the democrats are hopeful
| u-fj Ia ha raDuhiiplpc need SDirit and
| it is predicted that there will be change
| in prospects with the President keeping
close eye on the movement and tone of the
republican army.
Presidents Thanksgiving Turkey.
The annual Thanksgiving contribution of
| Horace Vose of Westerly, r. l., to the
White House dinner table arrived this
Restaurant Employers Union, and NJ r.
turkey dressed for the oven, and Steward
Pinckney put 1t away in the refrigerators
until Thursday, when it will be the center
piece of the Presidents table. For twenty
| five years Mr.. Vose has contributed to the
White House the finest turkey to be had in
Rhode Island Each year he selects the
best specimen on his turkey farm and fat
tens it for the President. 1t Is fed on food
| that no other turkey knows the taste of.
and when 1t is ready for killing is supposed
| to possess a unique f1aVOr that IS the de-
| light of the epcure.
| The President will not go to Philadelphia
| to witness the West Point-Annapolis foot
ball game on Saturday. He is so busy now
| that he does not feel that he can afford
| to leave Washington for even a few hours.
| He may not work as hard on Thanksgiving
day as on other days but Will see num-
| her of people and probably do some work
on his message to Congress, which is near
ing completion.
At Luncheon With the President.
At luncheon with the President this after
! noon were five representatives of labor or
| ganizatlons of Butte, Mon; Wayn, Mac
| Veagh, former Attorney General: Repre-
sentative Dixon of Montana, Secretary
| Cortelyou and Carroll D. Wright. The
| luncheon was a purely social function. as
| already stated in The Star. and there was
| no discussion of labor problems. The pres
| ence of Mr.. MacVeagh gave the luncheon
! a different aspect from the signiican
| that has been attached to it at different
| times. Mr. MacVeagh represented the
| Pennsylvania coal operators throughout
| the contentious before the coal strike COM
mission. The guests of the luncheon re-
mained until about 3 O'clock. The labor
| men present were Edward Long, president
| Of the Butte Miners Union; p. A. Doyle,
pre- sident of the Trades and Labor Assem-
| bly,; Malcolm Gillis of the Stationary Engi-
| neerS Union; J. w. Gilbert of the Working
mems Union F. w. Cronin of the Hotel and
| Restaurant Employees Union and NJ X.
! Dempsey and William Robinson of the
| Miners Union.
| Among the Presidents callers today were
| Senator Mllard of Nebraska and District
| Attorney Summers of that state. They did
/ not discuss the prosecution of Senator Die
| trich. Senator Milard will later talk with
the President about the case of District
| Attorney Summers, whose dismissal from
office has been urged for months by differ
| ent people in Nebraska.
| Representative Sulzer Of New York pre-
! sented Lieut.. Col. William Lewis Pitcher
Iof the 2ath Infantry. Col. Pitcher is in
charges of forces of the United States in
Canada.
| Indian Politics at the Bottom.
| Benjamin II. Colbert United States mar
shal of the southern district of Indian ter
ritory. was at the White House today. He
| came east with some prisoners. Charges
| affecting Colbert's administration of his Of
fee have been pending in the Department