The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-07-31

KANSAS CITY. Mo-, July 11.-Wil-
liam Allen White says in his newspa-
per, the Gazette. of Emporia, Kan,
today that Senator Burton has aroused
President Roosevelt's anger by using
a personal letter to advertise a st.
Louis private exhibition scheme. The
Gazette says:
II "a few weeks ago d. w. Mulvane
went to Washington to press claims
OF Charles BIoodsmith as a candidate
to succeed Judge Hook. He told the
President that as Senator Long AMI
Mr.. Leland and Gov. Bailey had been
recognized in the appointment of Judge
Hook to the circuit judgeship. It was
Hlvane and that wing of the party
{houId be recognized in the appoint
|ient OF Hooks successor.
"Osherwfse Mulvane represented. ii
would be apparent to the people Of
Kansas that the President favored the
Leland faction as against the Burton
|faction. MuIvane did not get on well
lin his interview with the Presi lent He
got little encouragement and wired
Burton, who sent him back
This spring Burton called a. the
White House and told the President !
that he CBurton) was Interested in a ]
high class Christian exhibit at St Louis
Ito be an exact reproduction of the city
|of Jerusalem. He represented TO the
President that the scheme would eh-
|abIe many religious people to see Jeru-
|salem who could not affor1 the trip
ard that IT would give thousands a
|stimuIus to Bible study who might
otherwise not have IL.
The President was enthusiastic about
.the matter and gave Burton a letter
10 some friends. speaking highly OF the
tea as a moral agent. Thereon Burton
box the letter. which was personal
bad private one. put it in the centre of
big advertisement of the stock of the
jerusalem scheme and sent it to mag
szine. making the President, by the
tsiing of the advertisement, advise
EA to buy stock in Burton's scheme.
The magazine to which it was sent is
thoroughly reputable one, and, see
bg an alleged letter from the President
kcominR a stock scheme. before print u
~ the advertisement wrote to the
resident to learn IL il was genuine.
He got that letter the day Mulvane l.
pas to call the second time to urge :"
he Smith appointment as the Burton VI
'zndidate.
Roosevelt was in fuIl-blooded rage ''
Fls language was cracking the paint
z the White House and the cool NS
|uung Mulvane ran into something IN
Fat seemed like a cross between cy- "
Fbne and a volcano. He was told for 81
p last time the President was done i'e
fsh Burton; that Burton had betrayed
|A confidence and had attempted to ="
F axe the President boom stock which ~
L knew nothing about. More than -e
fat he demanded the letter which NE
'rton obtained and Mulvane did not
4 to the Smith maNer at all
Aulvane wired the facts to Burton
r the letter back and the President
!nmoned Senator Long to a confer
Pc II comes to the Gazette from oe'
Il highest possible authority outside
Il White House that the President
i ;ols HE ,-,an,s ,ha. from, now on pai
krton -, - .-.,.,,,-e.,, ,,o,,,icaIIv for
Democratic Senator. so far as pat pa
age = concerned, and that the Pres ne
II kfquested Mr.. Long to get - 'ah
~ OF the Kansas Congressman as "Oi
aeie united on a candidate TO sue 1O'
N uoo1- a,a the annointment lool
W h. rad. Today the Kansas thr,
sation met at Topeka to caucus on