Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-01
FROM WASHINGTON.
rCo-resnondence of the Alexandria Gazette.
Washington. ID. c., Oct. !.

Senator Stewart, of Nevada, called at
the White House this morning to discuss
the labor question with the President
~ told him that if he wins the fight he
now has on his hands that he will be
immortal" said Senator Stewart elf
g 600 900 men are able to control go
600 600 people, the death OF the Amerl-
can republic will follow. The Presi-
dent has begun fight for new Decla-
ration of Independence and the crisis we
are approaching is the greatest that has
con fronted the country since the republic
was formed. If the President backs
down from the stand he has taken, we
will have a battle to the death between
the forces of union labor and the mil
lions Of people in the country who de-
mand the right to labor and live as they
please. If the President stands firm IN
his position he will be reelected, if ne
backs down he will be beaten"
The Comptroller of the Currency has
Amounted National Bank Examiner John
B. Cunningham receiver Of the Bolivar
National Bank, of Bolivar, Pa, on re-
ceipt of telegram from the president OF
the bank, E. r. Hammond, that it is in
solvent and he has closed its doors. The
resources and Liabilities of the bank, as
shown by the last report were Sl36, 80
85 The Comptroller of the Currency
has also appointed National Bank Exami-
ner Frank /. Fish, receiver of the Pack
ard National Bank, of Greenfield, Mass,
which closed its doors yesterday. The
resources and liabilities of the bank, as
shown by the last report were $780,
47732.
Indiana admits that Senator Fairbanks
is no longer in the running for the
Presidency. Mr.. Hemenway of that
State called this morning to see the
President, and as he left the White
House told the correspondents that there
was "no one else in sight but Roosevelt. "
"Of course" said Mr.. Hemenway,
'there is nothing in the gift Of the State
of Indiana that Senator Fairbanks could
ask for that he could not have. But
unless there isamOst remarkable change,
Senator Fairbanks will not appear as
candidate before the convention. Prcsl-
dent Roosevelt is the only man in sight.
As for Senator Fairbanks appearing
as a candidate for the Vice Presidency
there is nothing in that rumor. Senator
Fairbanks is not a candidate for the vice
Presidency. OF course, if the conven-
ton should offer him the place on the
ticket he might possibly feel compelled
to accept. but with so many excellent
men in the party striving for the nomi-
nation, it is altogether unlikely that his
name will be offered.
President Roosevelt has an interesting
postoffice controversy to decide at Lin
colnton, n. c. 1t is a battle between
politician and a handsome widow
whose husband was a personal friend
and comrade in arms Of the President.
The fair combatant, Mrs. Margaret
Ship. called at the White House this
morning under the wing Of Ex-senator,
now Judge, Pritchard. Judge Pritchard
assured the correspondents that he was
taking no hand in the matter but called
with Mrs. Shipp merely to introduce her
to the President. The President heard
Mrs. Ships argument and told her that
he would give the matter his most care
ful consideration, Mrs. Ships hus-
band, Lieutenant VIM. f. Ship, was
killed at San Juan Hill. On the night
before the battle he shared his dinner
with Col. Roosevelt and in the morning
of the engagement the future President
'iyided his breakfast with the Lieutenant.
The incumbent of the Lincolnton post
.nastership, A. L. Barley, wants the
lob again and is backed by the republic
can organization of the county.
Senior Pulido, secretary Of the Nene-
zuelan legation here. called at the State
Department this morning to make ar
rangements for the presentation to the
President of Senior Hernandez (Ek
Mocho), the new minister to the United
States from Venezuela. Although no
definite date was fixed today, it is ex-
pected that the ceremony will take place
at the White House one day next week.
The republican factions in Delaware
are more badly split up than ever. The
matter Of patronage is the bone Of con-
tention and the two Senators held a con-
ference with the president today. After
listening to their argumentth the president
is understood to have ''read the riot act
to the Delaware statesmen, telling them
that they were doing all in their power
to wreck the party in the State by their
eternal fussing and that useless they
speedily changed their states and be-
came harmonious be would take all the
patronage out of their hands and make