Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-18
At THE WHITE HOUSE
Representative Dwight on
New York Politics.
REPUBLICAN PROSPECTS
SENTIMENT CHANGING IN FAVOR
OF THE PRESIDENT.
Secretary Taft to Make Political
Speeches in Vermont and Maine
Some Of Today's Callers.

Representative Dwight of New York said
at the White House today that Elihu Root
was the only man talked of in New York
for the republican nomination for governor.
But would he accept the nomination!
Hasn't he stated that he could not accept?'
Il have not seen or heard anything from
Mr. Root indicating that he would not ac-
cept the nomination If made by the repuo-
licans of the state All 1 have seen from
him is that he was not a candidate and did
not care to be considered as a cand date.
Anywhere you go in New York you will
find the republicans insisting upon Mr..
Roots nomination, and declaring that they
will not have any one else. That Is un-
doubtedly the universal sentiment"
What are the republican prospects thls
fall in New York;?
LAS good as we want at this time. Senti-
ment is changing in favor of PRESIDENT
Roosevelt faster than ever saw to presl-
Dental candidate, and cannot see why the
democrats consider that they have a chance
in the state. They lack harmony ana o. or
ting together. 1t is true that the democrats
in New York have no organization worth
speaking Of and, stated, the little they
have Is divided by internal oiHerences aAu
personal disputes"
John s. Wise of New York. formerly of
Virginia, agrees with Representative
Dwight Mr.. Wise says that Rooseveit
will carry the Stdtc Ds d bdic HidJoiisS
will sweep the country. Mr.. Wise was at
the White House today. talked with the
President as to the outlook and assured
him that the republicans in the state feel
more confident than in many months.
Another Cabinet Officer to Speak
Secretary Taft said at the White House
today that he will shortly leave for New
England to make some political speeches.
He will talk in Montpelier VT. August
v,1a II, a
last of August. Secretary Taft is the sec
ond cabinet officer to go Into the two New
England states to hold elections next
month. Secretary Wilson Is the other one
and these two big guns will be supple
mented by many other prominent repubil-
cans, including Speaker Cannon. The re-
publicans are stirring up the vote of the
party in both those states, as the managers
do not care for a small majority to give
an impression of republican lukewarmness
or loss of votes The Vermont election will
Maine election the following week The
democrats have also decided to put some
speakers In the two states, but they can
not send as many as the republicans and
will not attempt to do, SO.
Secretary Taft and Secretary Hay were
both at the White House today. President
Roosevelt is completing his letter of ac-
ceptance of the republican nomination and
he is comforting with his cabinet advisers
as to the letter and its construction. He
talked with the cabinet officers about it at
the last CaDlnet meetlng-
The President has gone over with his
advisers and confidants all the subjects
he is to take up In the letter of acceptance,
but the document remains to be composed
in perfect shape. This will be done at Oys-
ter Bay and 1t will be published about the
second week in September.
President Going to Oyster Bay.
Secretary Loeb has completed the ar
rangements for the departure of the Presi-
emf Rav
companied by Mr.. Loeb and several of the
White House stenographers. will leave
Washington Saturday morning for Oyster
Bay, travelling in a special car attached to
a regular train on the Pennsylvania road
They will arrive in Oyster Bay Saturday
afternoon. The President desires to stay
in Oyster Bay until the Goth Of September
and upon his return to the White House
will not go away again until next summer,
unless 1t is to make few trips out of the
city after the November election. The
Presidents stay at Oyster Bay this time is
to be without any more intrusion than pos
sible upon his privacy. He will not re-
ceive many visitors.
One of the Presidents visitors today was
Charlemagne Tower, the United States
ambassador to Russia Mr. Tower is to
remain in this country for several months.
probably until after the election.
F. B. Thurber of New York, who Is con-
nected with business mems league in
the present election, had conference
with the President. we are doing some
work., he said, and 1t was necessary
that the President should be advised of
what it is Mr.. Thurber was for many
years a large wholesale grocer in New
York.
The President shook hands with two
prominent japanese. They were Jihei
Nishimura, president of the chamber of
commerce of Kyoto Japan, and chairman
of the commission to the st. Louis expo
sition, and his secretary, Zenkichi Inouye.
They were presented to the President by
Mr., Takahira, the Japanese minister to |
this country, who said that he did not |
have any other business at the White !
House
Charles Emory Smith, former Postmas- |
ter General in the cabinet of President |
Roosevelt, called at the White House and |
the President talked with him for fifteen |
minutes. Mr.. Smith will be one Of the |
principal speakers in the republican cam |
paign.