Evening star., 1904-03-18
At THE WHITE HOUSE
John L. Webster of Nebraska
a Caller Today.
AN AV0WED CANDIDATE
HAS QUITE A BOOM FOR THE VICE
PRESIDENCY.
United States Attorney Summers WiY
Not Be Removed at Once-A Lion
for the President.


be the next running mate of President
Roosevelt, spent a short time with the
President this morning. having been pre-
sented by Senator Millard of Nebraska.
The chat between the two men was cordial
and interesting Mr.. Webster is an avowed
candidate for the nomination, and his rame
VIII be presented by the Nebraska dele
gates. who will be instructed for him. All
those so far elected from that state have
been instructed for Mr. Webster and sew
eral Iowa and South Dakota distrscts have
Joined in helping out the pooTl of the
Nebraska man.
Mr.. Webster is one of the great lawyers
of the west, indisputably the equal Of any
of the legal intellects of that section.
President Mckinley considered him for n
cabinet position several times and would
have appointed him but for the fact that it
was politically wiser then to recognize the
claims of other states-those that had sup
ported the republican ticket and contrib
uted in every way to its election. Later in
the aGmlnistra ton of Mr.. Mckinley he
offered several prominent positions to Mr..
Webster. who declined because OF his law
practice.
Senator Fairbanks and Mr. Webster are
the two republicans in the country who
are most prominently mentioned for second
place. Senator Fairbanks is what may be
called receptive candidate. He will make
to allow his name to be used if the nominal
ton has to come to him after a fight He
will accept the nomination if he is believed
to be the right for the place and is
nominated with unanimity. Mr.. Webster
is openly a candidate, and is seeking sup
port from all directions. While he is recog-
,nized as an able man and fit for the honor,
the belief generally prevails among repub-
licans that the candidate for second place
will be nominated from Indiana or Illinois,
the two states in the west where the demo-
Gratis will make hot fight for votes Me-
braSka is virtually conceded to the repubi.
cans, and the nomination of a man from
that state will not make electoral votes for
the republicans. They want a nominee in
one of the middle western states, where
they will have to make a fight for their
ticket.
Speaker Cannon is talked of from Illinois,
but it is known that he does not want the
nomination and will avoid any use of hts
| name that might lead to efforts for him.
The Case Of Mr. Summers.
While at the White House this morning
Senator Millard talked to the President
about the case of Williamson s. Summers.
United States attorney of Nebraska, whose
removal from office has been promised by
the President to Editor Rosewater of Oma-
ha and Senator DIETRICH Senator Millard
put the matter to the President in such a
way that no change will be made in the
office for some time, at least. and Summers
will remain where he is for month or so.
or until Senator Millard is fully agreed
that he ought to be succeeded by some one
else Senator Millard has not yet reached
the point of assent to this proposition
There is no question that Summers Will
eventually fail of appointment, put the
President will not care to hasten his re-
moval until Senator Millard Is wllli1g,
Senator Culom, Senator l>ean, Seldtor
Foraker and other republican leaders Who
conferred with the Pres dent today an pre-
dict an adjournment of Congress not Iater
4 tl,x,tf Il ny TAM
Senator Allison of the steering committee
of the Senate told the President today that
everything would be pushed toward that
end.
The President to Get Lion.
Corporal J. A. Rossel of the Marine Corps
was presented to the President by Senator
Ball of Delaware. Corporal Rossei mas
been designated for examination as second
lieutenant in the Marine Corps. He has
lust returned from Abyssinia. where he
went with Consul Skinner as member or
the escort that accompanied the United
States consul to see K ng Menelik. Cor
poral Rossel said the trip was mighty IN
teresting in every way
The fine Abyssnian lion that King
Menelik sent to President Roosevelt by
Consul Skinner arrived in New York yes
terday on the steamship Lowther Castle.
With the lion, a splendid specimen OF his
class a hyena, which was sent by the
king to the national zoo, IN this city bOlu
the animals will arrive in Washington In
day or two, probably tomorrow. The lion
VIII be taken to the White House, that the
President and the members of his family
may see the present that King Menelik
has been so thoughtful to send them.
Soon afterward it will be sent to the zoo,
and President Roosevelt will have the
State Department write long letter or
thanks to the Abyssnian monarch for the
present. The hyena got loose on board the
Lowther Castle and created great excite
ment There were other wild animals
aboard the vessel, but they were not from
Menelik The only other things from tho
king were two fine elephants tusks, and
these the Pres.d dent viii preserve at the
White House.
Planted It Six Years Ago.
Six years ago this morning President
Mckinley planted a small oak tree in the
White House grounds just north of the
present executive offices. The tree has
grown each year and is now of good size.
Edward Norris the fireman at the White
House held the tree while the President
shoveled some of the earth around the
roots Workmen finished the planting.
The planting occurred at a quarter past
O. clock on the morning of March Is, 1873
President Roosevelt few weeks ago
planted tree near the entrance to the
east terrace of the White House, and there
are trees throughout the grounds planted
by various Presidents.