Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-26
PRESIDENT STATES POSITION
Says Hs Has Not Asked Any Man for His
Support,
he DID NOT RAISE THE ISSUE IN OHIO
Those who Favor His AdministratiOI
and Nomination viii Endorse
Them, as Those who Did Not
VIII ORer Opposition.

WALLA WALLA, wash, May S.-secrc
tary to the President Loeb this Afternoon
gave out the following statement:
In speaking of the sudden political de
velopments in Ohio the president this after
noon said:
II have not asked any man for his sup
port. have had nothing whatever to dc
ment. Sooner or later Il was bound to arise
and inasmuch II has now arisen, o
course those who favor my administration
ana my nomination will endorse them ant
those who do not will oppose them"
The president also said he was deeply
touched by the action o. President Nc
Kinley's home county. ~ Ich Canton II
situated, in instructip y heartily in hi.
favor. Nothing CO. SN ave pleased him
more" ~
The president Jess before 5000 people
from southes = Washington from th'
steps of tb itman Memorial building
this after was voted by men accom-
panyinG president one of the fines
he ht Ade since crossing the Rocky
mountaN & He used fine rhetoric and wal
more enthused than in most of his west
ern speeches.
There were about II 900 people here from
outside points to see the president Th'
president was introduced by Mayor Hunt
On the platform were Senators Anken!
and Foster.
The president was particularly wei
pleased with the presence of Whitman col
lege students who sat in front of tn
speakers platform. The students gave tn
Harvard yell and the president asked TO
its repetition.
Tonight President Roosevelt was enter
tanned by Senator Ankeny at his home
me-
present.
lace, Ida.
Journey During the Day.
PACo, Wash, May S.-The president
| train glided down the charming Yakima
valley today. His first speech was at CT
Elum, in the Cascade mountains. On
thousand coal miners had come down from
Rosslyn At North Yakima the presiden
spoke on irrigation to an enthusiastic audi
ence of 1900 people. He dwelt on the i'm
portance of irrigation and of the approva
| OF the act OF the last session of congress-
A feature of the crowd here was the pres
ence of hundreds Of Indians from the va
kima reservation.
At Ellensburg the president spoke ffteel
minutes on good citizenship to 5000 peo
| pie. First of all he said:
Let me greet those whom know other
will not grudge my specially greeting me
OF the grand army and the representative
| of those who did even more than the me
OF the civil war, the women. Fer Will
the men went to battle to the women fe
the harder task OF seeing husbene-er loysl
father or brother going to the war. sh
herself having to stay behind with tn
load of doubt, anxiety and uncertainty an
often had the dificulty of making bot
ends meet in the household while the brea
| winner was away"
The president asked that Captain Stein
man Of the First regiment be presented
him at the close of the speech. Will
speaking he referred to Steinman's com
pany' having been the heaviest suffere
among the volunteers in the Philippin
campaign. While steinman was being In
troduced the president grasped his han
and said warmly: .
Captain, know all about you and you
company; your company was a cracks
Jack and I am mighty glad to meet yo
and to know you"