Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-04
At THE WHITE HOUSE
President Pleased With Cen
eral Election Results.
MR.. CANNON A CALLER
HIS COMMENT ON McCLELLAN'S
VICTORY IN NEW YORK.
More Gossip as to Justice Of District
Supreme Court-Chinese Fair
Commissioner Presented.

Commissioner Presented.
President Roosevelt is greatly pleased
with the general results of Tuesday eiec-
tons He is of course, disappointed at the
outcome In Greater New York and Mary
land, although pleased that even In these
places the results apparently show an I'M
provement over what happened four years
ago In Maryland and in New York hve
years ago.
Members of the administration pointed
to the fact that Wherever a straight party
test had been made the result had been
better than it last year, and better
than it was four years ago on the eve CT
the last presidential election The result
in Ohio was particularly gratifying to the
President and to his republican callers dur
Ing the day. a number of senators ana
representatives paid their respects and con-
graduated the President on the outcome
and the outlook.
The President has received the following
kilograms:
COLUMBUS. Ohio, November 3, 1903
Hon. Theodore Roosevelt. Washington, d. c.:
Returns at midnight indicate a plurality
for Colonel Herrick for governor of 12J,OoO.
and Senator Hanna 113 out of total of 143
votes in the Legislature, majority on joint
ballot OF. eighty-seven..
CHARLES DICK, Chairman.
PHILADELPHIA. November A. 1903.
Hon. Theodore Roosevelt, Washington, D. c.:
State treasurer and rest of ticket elected
by over 900 majority This is the largest
majority ever given in the state in an off
year. BOlES PENROSE. Chairman.
BOSTON, Mass. November 3, 1908.
The President. White House,
Bates is reelected by about the same ma
jority as last year-37 600. For an off year
and under. existing conditions this is very
substantial victory. Massachusetts, stands
by you. H C. LODGE.
The President sent number of congrat-
ulatory kilograms to republican managers
and leaders during the day. One of these
went to Senator Hanna. The President has
been greatly pleased with the victory IN
Ohio and frankly believes Senator Hanna
deserves much of the credit for the out
come.
Senator Long Senator Hansbrough of
Kansas and other callers during the day
congratulated the President.
Republican House Caucus.
Representative Cannon of Illinois. chair
man of the republican caucus committee
and candidate for Speaker of the House of
Representatives, predicts that the caucus
OF the majority will be held in the hall of
the House Saturday evening at 8 o'clock.
Mr.. Cannon said he was practically the
defunct chairman. and that according to
precedent, Representative Loudenslager of
New Jersey, secretary of the caucus com
mittee. will Issue the call. This may not
be issued until Saturday morning The
caucus of the minority will undoubtedly be
held also on Saturday evening in the minor
ity room at the Capitol
Mr.. Cannon was caller at the White
House today" he explained, merely to at
tend to few matters of routine business
with the Presidents secretary
LAS to the elections he remarked, Il
think | very well satisfied. OF course.
New York and Maryland were somewhat
Disappointing. But in Maryland the expla-
what divided condition of the republican
party in that state.
las to New York. well. New York has
gone democratic before several times. Two
years ago she had a lapse and elected a
reform mayor. She cannot have lapses
every election. and l take 1t that she did
not have one yesterday. But with all re-
spect to my friend George Mcclellan and
/ like George personally, I predict that he
Will not be as popular Two years from now
as he Is today. l cannot see that the New
York election can have any bearing on ma
tiCnal politics 1t was a contest on local
issues entirely"
Mr. Cannon said he had not been able to
make progress toward the formation Of
House committees. and predicted that he
would be unable to do 80 until 1.-THE boys
get here. IL
Local Judge to Be Appointed.
Within a few days the President will
riounce the appointment of q justice of the
Supreme Court of the District of Column
bia to fill the vacancy made by the re-
tirement last spring of Justice Hagner
Attorney General Knox was at the White
House this morning. and the appointment
of a local justice is thought to have been
one of the things he discussed with the
President.
There is strong reason for believing that
the appointee will be ex-Judge Thew
Wright of Cincinnati, one of the ablest men
of the Ohio bar. He has been pressed by
Senator Foraker, and the President has
desired to name him. The delay in the
appointment up to this time has been
caused by the opposition to Mr.. Wright s.
selection on the part of Senator Hanna
and George B. Cox. the Cincinnati republi-
can boss. The President did not want it
TO appear that he was doing something
Objectionable to Senator Hanna while a,
campaign was in progress That would
have been the Interpretation of the APP
pointment by many people had Mr.. Wright
been selected in the heat of the campaign.
This was the situation some time ago 1t
may have changed since then, owing tn
Investigations by Attorney General Knox.
but IL is still believed that Mr.. Wright is
to be appointed. If the opposition of SEN
ator Hanna and George Cox should be too
strong to permit his appointment the posi-
ton will go to some other western man.
Recommended for Judgeship.
Representatives Murdoch and Campbell
of Kansas. two of the bright young men
who will represent that state in the COM
ing Congress. called on the President today
and recommended the nomination of Asso-
cate Justice Pollock of the supreme court
of Kansas as United States district judge
10 succeed Judge Hook, who will be nomi
mated in a short time for United States
circuit judge to succeed Judge Caldwell, re-
tired. The Kansas senators and repreSen-
tatives will try to get together on one man
for the judgeshp, but It is likely that they
will be unable to do so.
Chinese Fair Commissioner.
Sir Chentung Liang-Cheng. the Chinese
minister. this afternoon presented to the
President the Chinese commissioner to the
ST. Louis exposition, Wong Kai Kah. one
OF the distinguished Cinnamon of the great
eastern kingdom. Wong Kai Kah has come
here to begin the arrangement of the Chi
nese exhibit at st. Louis.
Charge Against Federal Judge.
Philadelphia lawyer. named James w.