Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-17
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
Wyoming is Solid for the
President.
SENATOR CLARK TALKS
SAYS PEOPLE HAVE CONFIDENCE
IN THE ADMINISTRATION.
Effort to Change the Harbor Line of
New York City - Today's
Cabinet Meeting.
SENATOR CLARK TALKS


Nearly every republican of prominence
in Wyoming has repudiated the accuracy
of the statements in the recent interview
of Gov. Richards of that state criticising
the position of President Roosevelt in the
matter of forest reserves, and threatening
an opposition delegations from the state
to the next republican national convention.
Both the Wyoming senators have given the
President assurance that the republicans
Of the state are Overwhelmingly for him
for the republican nomination for Presi-
dent. Representative Mondell has done
likewise, and now COMES the republican
national committeeman with reputation
of the views Of Gov. Richards. Senator
Clark called on the President today and
read him some extracts from a letter he
had received from George E. Pexton, the
republican national committeeman of the
state. In one place in the letter Mr..
Pexton says:
"It would be just as easy to bottle a
March blizzard on the Laramie plains as
to prevent sending Roosevelt delegation
from this state to our next national con-
vention.''
Commenting on the letter from Mr.. Pex-
ton Senator Clark told Star representa-
tive something -SI tue stuation III Wyo-
ming. He said: :
"The extract from theaietref Of Mr.. Pex-
ton sums up the exact situation as It Is
in Wyoming as well as itFcould be done
In an interview of column in length. PeO-
pie of the state have the most implicit
confidence, not only insPresident Roosevelt
personally, but in thea wisdom of his ad-
ministration. They beiievezthat he knows
them and has a personal interest in the
welfare Of the state This has been shown
In many ways and on many different occa-
sions. The general policy of forest reser-
walton meets their unqualified approval.
It is not too much to say that the people
Of Wyoming and of the arid region gen.
orally feel more than the people of any
other section of the country the absolute
preservation Of the forests There have
been matters of detail in the local ad-
ministration and supervision of some of
these reserves that have called out from
time to time criticism tn individual cases,
but these have only Been matters of detail,
and whenever attention has been called
to them the remedy has been applied as
speedily as possiDleys No, there Is nothing
that the President HAS done in the way
of the administration of any of the af-
fairs connected with the west that has
taken from him the wonderful esteem and
popularity in which he. has always been
held In that section OF the country. AS
George Pexton says, there would be lust
zard on the Laramie plains as to prevent
the sending Of a Roosevelt delegation to
the next national convention from Wyo-
ming"
New York's Harbor Line.
McDougall Hawkes., dock commissioner
Of New York, saw the President and dis
cussed with him the desire of the city off,
cials of New York to change the lines In
the harbor Of New York, to accommodate
certain improvements that are earnestly
wanted. Mr.. Hawkes. says that the largest
piece of waterfront Improvement ever un-
dertaken is that known as the Chelsea
Improvement" extending from 23d street
to 10th street. on the North river, now un-
der way. 1t Is contemplated to build some
immense new slips for large transatlantic
steamers. These slips are to be 800 feet
wide and 1,OOO feet long. 1t will be neces-
sary, SO as to secure the depth that is
wanted, to shift the harbor lines out into
the river, which is only 2, 700 feet across at
this point. The sanction OF the government
must be obtained to an extension of the
harbor lines, and 1t is. doubtful whether
this sanction can be had. Mr.. Hawkes.
called on the President to talk with him
about the matter. and took away from the
White House note to Secretary Root say
Ing that If 1t was possible to accommodate
Mayor Low and Mr.. Hawkes. to please do
50. The objection Of engineers Of the War
OCPdA lueHI IS tnat II exk0- -SllpS were eX-
tended as far as 1000 feet the channel of
the river would be seriously interfered
Wfth Some of the big new transatlantic
steamers are entirely too large for slips
less than LOCO feet long.
The Presidents Church.
Rev. John NJ. Schick, pastor Of Grace
Reformed Church, 10Th and O streets, the
church attended by the President, saw the
President this morning. The dedication Of
the new church Is to take place some time
In June, and Mr. Schick hopes the President
Will be back in Washington from his west
ern "Trip In time to take part In the dedi-
cation ceremonies The date for the cere-
monies cannot now be fxed but It will be
some time In the first part Of June. Mr.
Scnlck, In response to some questions said
that his church belongs to the Reformed
Church OF the United States. This Is the
German Reformed Church. President Roose
veit Is q member of the Dutch Reformed
Church, the official title Of which Is the
Reformed Church ofs America. One has
dropped the word German and the other
the word Dutch. There II practically no
dnnerence between the twos churches" said
MI Schick. Their forms of worship, cat
echism and other books ara the same
The Coal Strike Report.
Carroll D. Wright Of the coal strike COM
mission was at thegsWhfte House for a
short time today in aconference with Sec
retary Cortelyou Mr.. Wright said that
the finishing touches aare being placed on
the report Of the commission to be SUBJ
mitted to the President and that the docu-
ment will be handed to the President within
q few days.
The uabinsk Nesting.
Only four members attended the cabinet
meeting today-Secretaries Hay, Shaw,
Moody. Postmaster General Payne and
Attorney General Knox being out Of the
city. The meeting lasted less than an hour
and it was stated at it's conclusion that
little business Of Importance was dis
cussed. Secretary Root remained with the
President for a considerable time after the
meeting, discussing with him some de-
partmentai matters ana the details Of the
Presidents approaching western trip. on
which he Will accompany the President
Good Shooting onst the Massachusetts.
The battle ship Massachusetts. at Pensa-
cola. in firing with subcalfber guns at a