Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-08
At THE WHITE HOUSE
East Entrance t Be Alone
Used BY Pubic.
sP0ONER's | OPPOSITION
WISCONSIN SENATOR SPENT SOME
TIME WITH PRESIDENT.
st. Louis Post Office Discussed by Rep
resentative Bartholdt-Two Good
Virginia Offices.


It has been decided that the north door
| Of the White House, $50 many years the en-
| trance for official, personal, social and
! sight seeing visitors to the Executive Man
| sion, will never again be used generally as
| an entrance for all Kinds of people In the
| future 1t will be a private entrance. as
| much so as the door of any private house in
| the city. The entrance hereafter will be
| through the east terrace, near the treasury
| building. This will be true to receptions
and all classes of visitors to the White
House except close personal friends. 1t is
proposed to open the east room of the
White House to visitors at an early date
and for the throngss who will be admitted
daily, as was the case before the beginning
| of work on the White House. the entrance
will be through the east terrace, into the
| ba sement of the building and then up the
broad, new steps tt the east room. BY
] this method the daily throngs Of sight
seeing visitors from all over the country
can pass in and out of the White House
without in the least causing Inconvenience
to members of the family or intruding upon
The grounds in front of the White House
will probably not be open to visitors pass
Ing through or looking around, although
this has not been decided upon.
"A 1OICc VI SlN pOuCcIu8n mas DeeN detailed
to take charge of the entrance to the east
terrace. Two of these will be on duty ev-
cry eight hours. They will be assisted by
the force of ushers, to which Congress Is
expected to make several additions. The
policemen and the ushers will handle the
visitors passing in and ont of the White
House. The additions to the White House
have caused large increase in the police
and usher force. Achief usher and four
ushers, aided by six police officers, were
amply sufficient to take care of all the vts-
tors during all portions OF the day and
night at the White House before the altera-
tions were made. Inzaddition there were a
| few police officers on duty through the
and policemen is now stationed at the pri-
vate door, while six policemen act as ush-
ers. doorkeepers and watchmen at the
Presidents offices and another six have been
detailed for the same duty at the new pub
lie entrance to the White House. This
makes twelve additional policemen neces-
sary In the building. besides several extra
men who are stationed at the gates and
elsewhere. h
For Parker for President.
Representative Pugsley OF New York pre-
sented Joseph A. ,Goulder, democrat, who
will represent ,the new eighteenth district
Of New York in the next Congress. Mr.
Pugsley's present district was divided into
two districts by the New York legislature.
Mr.. Pugsley was defeated for reelection by
a republican, while Mr.. Goulden defeated
his republican opponent
I'VE are for Judge Parker for the demo-
cratic nominatio for President next year..
said Mr. Goulden, land next to him our
choice is ex-Secretary oiney 1 don't think
there is the least question Of the ability Of
Judge Parker to carry New York in the
next presidential election. Everybody ad-
mits that he could have been elected gov
ernor last year if he had been nomina ted.
President Roosevelt is nODllar hrt
his personality was involved as much in
the election last year as it will be in the
election next year. The fact that he will
himself be before the people next year
will not add any more strength to the re-
publican forces in New York than they
possessed in N0rembef last. So there
doesn't seem to be any yNuestion that Judge
Parker can carry New York in November
of next year. He, can and will unite more
democrats in New York and elsewhere than
any other democrat in the country, and the
feeling throughout the country is growing
immensely in his favor
Opposition to spooner.
Senator Spooner of Wisconsin spent some
time with the President today. Despite as
surances that come from Wisconsin that
Senator Spooner has enough pledges to in
sure his reelection by the incoming legis-
lature of his state, the fact that candidates
allied with Governor Eafollette are max
ing their appearance in the field indca tes
| that there will be opposition to Senator
Spooner. 1t is likewise pointed out that
Governor Lafolette would probably not be
| so foolish, polit: :cally, as to begin contest
against Senator Spooner unless he felt con-
hdent that he could turn the situation as
he desires. 1t is fact well known that
Senator Spooner has sufficient written
pledges to insure his return to the Senate.
but the Lafoiette followers declare that
| there is nothing binding in these pledges in
the face of the fact that Senator Soooner
would not himself. make pledges as to sup
porting the platform upon which Governor
Lafollette was elected chief executive. In
other words, that when the pledges were
made they were given with an idea that
Senator Spooner would be in friendly ac-
cord with the state administration and its
promises to the people. The doctrine Of
some of the Lafollette followers is that
| are perfectly justified in refusing to comply
with their pledges SO long as Senator
Spooner refrains from assuring the admin
tstration of his cooperation with 1t on state
ject was discussed by the Wisconsin sena-
| tor when he was with fhe President.
The St. Louds Rsst Office.
Representative Barthoi0t of ST. Louis dis
cussed several Missouri post Office matters
with the Presidents today. The ST. Louis
postmastership may not have been one of
| them, but 1. is mighty interesting ques-
| tion in st. Louis. ak thiSS time. The fight
against the renomsAatiossa of F. w. Baum
| hoff is pending before the Post Office De-
partment. not having reached the Presi-
dent. 1t will soon be before him. however
and promises to Furnish a difficult case for
sorhtion. Charges we're some time ago
fsGz with the Post 0dice Department
against Baumhoff. whose four-year-term
will expire in Fe6Euarx. eBaumhoff has
| filed his reply to the charges within the last
few days and is making vigorous fight to
| retain his position. Some OF his friends
have come on here in connection with the
| fight and are alleging all kinds of political
deals and misunderstanding, Rev. w. w.
Boyd, ST. Louis minister, is one of the
Baumhoff adherents in Washington. He
alleges that the attempt to remove Baum
| hoff is a conspiracy OF Richard Kerens, the
| longtime leader OF Missouri republicans
who some months ago ratheE dropped out
of immediate prominence: by the President
| failing to give him the recoenition in Mis-
sour nominations that he eshad been accord
ed under Presidest McKinley, BY degrees