Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-06-30

stand n good show next year of electing
a good man.
! Mr.. Thompson is an ardent supporter
of President Roosevelt for the nominal
ton. There will be no opposition in
| Alabama that will amount to anything
to the nomination of Mr.. Roosevelt to
succeed himself" said Mr. Thompson,
| land there is a strong feeling that no
democrat who can be selected will stand
any show against the President next
| year."
| President benjamin Ide Wheeler of
the University of California, who has
| been the guest of the President at the
White House for 4 couple of days, left
Friday afternoon for Poughkeepsie, N.
Y, to attend the university boat races.
Il go every year to see my old college
row." said DR.. Wheeler. Il was man.
ager of Cornells acquatic affairs for a
number of years, and, ever since, have
taken the most abiding interest in her
| doings. l believe Cornell will win this
year, not because my sympathies run
that way, but because man for man l
! think she has the best crew."
Dr. Wheeler brought some interesting
items of news to the President from the
golden state. Among these was the fact
that the mayor of Monterey, who ac-
companied the President on his seven
teen-mile ride avout Del Monte, has
suffered a severe loss of political pres
tige on account of that little excursion.
He is dead, politically" said DR..
Wheeler. when he planned that
horseback ride he invited nearly all the
prominent young men Of the vicinity to
, 20 along. The President put a veto to
hat idea by requesting that he be al
owed to ride alone, or at any rate with
| )nly very small party. So when the
'rowd of equestrians came up smiling
o escort the Chief Executive, they We're
urned off. The disappointed riders
blamed the mayor for their chilly re-
.eption, and the result is that that offic-
| al is now out of the running.
1T will probably be gratifying to
he members of the Presidents party
o know that the Yosemite park COM
nissioners finally shot off their fire.
works. They bought a whole lot of
hem, you know, to celebrate the incom-
| ing of the President, but We're not al
| lowed to fire them off. The President
bought that fireworks in the Yosemite
were just little bit incongruous. Just
before l left California the commission
ars got up a celebration Of some sort on
l heir own hook and shot off the sky
| 'ockets, Roman candles and pin wheels.
They said the display was magnificent
md all believed that the President made
| great mistake in not witnessing them
| when he was out there"
On the morning OF the Fourth OF July,
President Roosevelt will send from his
Sycamore Hill home at oyster Bay
! message formally opening the Pacific
,able to the Philippine Islands The
message to be transmitted will be one
If greeting and congratulation to Gov
.rnor Taft. The transmission Of the
messages will mark the completion of
one of the greatest ocean cable projects
| ever undertaken and one of immense
Importance to the United States. 1t
was at the Presidents suggestion that
the exchange of greetings should occur
| on Independence day, if possible, to
complete the cable connection in time,
| rs both the day and the act are of par
| ocular significance to the American
people.