Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-06
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
Proposed Naval Training
School on Great Lakes.
SITE BOARD APPOINTED
MR.. LOOMS ON CONDITIONS IN
THE MIDDLE WEST.
Mr.. Macfarland Talks on the Recent
Arbitration Conference-Distin-
guished Foreigners Received.

President Roosevelt and Secretary Moody
today agreed upon the board that is to
select the site of the proposed naval train
ing school on the great lakes Immense
interest is felt In the board. owing to the
many sites that have been offered and the
bitter controversy heretofore raised over
the site recommended by board of naval
officers. This board, at the head OF which
was Admiral Taylor, recommended that the
site be fixed at Lake Bluff, not far from
Chicago. Owing to the fight that followed,
Congress authorized the appointment of a
board composed of one naval officer and
two civilians living in states not interested
In the selection. The board appointed by
| the President today consists of:
Capt William H. Reeder, u s. N
Henry M. Waite of Lexington, Ky.
William M. Bradley of Portland Me.
Capt. Reeder has been in command OF
the Harvard and is soon to take command
of the Kearsarge.
Mr.. Waite is a relative of the former
chief justice of the Supreme Court of the
United States, and Mr.. Bradley is a we'll
known lawyer of Portland.
The board will get together before long
and begin to give consideration to the va
rious sites that are proposed. After these
nave been fully gone over the board will
make recommendation to the President.
mr.. LOOMS Rosy View.
Francis b. Loomis, assistant secretary Of
, state. has returned from trip to the mid
die west, during which he used his news
paper training to make some observations
as to politics. These observations are ex-
ceedingly favorable to the President and
the republicans. Mr.. Loomis called on the
PRESIDENT TO tell him what he had learned
and on going away talked to a Star re-
porter as to the outlook
Republicans all over Illinois tell me that
the erect of the recent gubernatorial nomf-
nation fight there will not be Injurious 10
the chances of the party. They say that
instead of harm following the fight good
VIII result In the activity and energy that
VIII be Impaired to the republican workers
In Indiana and Ohio there was never a
better outlook for the republican ticket
PRESIDENT Roosevelts popularity grows ali
.hsousn .hsU. q .ne middle west each day. and
oemecrats carrying any of those states.
mere Is only one place that looks bad
TOT .ne republicans. That Is i'm Wisconsin.
pat II Is stated that this will be amtca bIv
arranged SO far as the national ticset !.
concerned. In West Virginia there is s,iIi
some bitterness, but the informa ton / get
from the best sources is that this is weer
Ing away, and that there is a mucb ba,1ar
UNDERSTANDING among the West Virginia
repupacans than in long time
was In New York some time ago and I
Iouhd great change of feeling toward the
PRESIDENT on Wall street and in. the down
town districts. Men who had heretofore
opposed him now favored his election ann
toid , me that 1t would be useless for the
democrats 10 put up a candidate. was
agreeably surprised at the complete change
In feeling in Wall street"
MT Loomis said that the situation bad
peen steadily growing better for the repub-
hcans in all parts of the country Wherevar
there has been factional fighting the b tier
ness is passing away and the republic ans or
al iactlons Will be together by November
RI
fairs and none as to the national candi-
dates.
Milton d Purdy. assistant attorney gen.
enaL Introduced to the President Judge
Charles B. Elliott, presiding Judge OF the
Hennepin county, Mimi, district court
Secretary Wilson of the Department or
Agriculture is about to leave Washington
on tour of inspection of the experiment
stations and agricultural colleges OF the
northwest. He called on the President for
a short talk. Mr.. Wilson said that his de-
partment Is cooperating with the agr,cui-
tural colleges and state agricultural fls-i-
tutons. He thought that visit now wo,id
give him pretty good idea of the pyos-
poets OF crops this year.
Prominent Foreigners Received.
Baron Sternburg, the German amhassa-
dor, presented to the President this after
noon Commodore Schroeder and three cap
tains of the Germany navy. These German
naval officials are stationed aboard German
ships at Newport News.
Later In the afternoon the President re.
ceived the French ambassador to the st.
Louis exposition. He was presented by M
Jusserand, the French ambassador
The National Roosevelt League.
Representative BarthoIdt of Missouri had
a long talk with the President this morning
about the work that will be done in the
coming campaign by the National Roose-
of WI ha Il.
official. On leaving the White House MIR.
Barthodt said:
THE National Roosevelt League is sojn~
to be great moral force in this campaign
Its members will support the President not
because he will be the republican nominee.
but because of the splendid record he has
made in bravey and candidly meeting all
important questions which confronted his
administration, In standing for honesty and
integrity in the public service and relent-
lessly prosecuting the evildoers, and last
but not least in protecting the interests
of the masses of the people against all
violations of the law attempted or COM
mitted by either the powerful the Iowly.
A party man will support the nominee OF
the party because he is the nominee, but
there is in nearly every northern state a.
strong independent vote, and to this vote
the National Roosevelt League appeals on
the ground that the election of President
Roosevelt will be the safest and best possi-
BILE guarantee to the country for a contin-
Oh SOOQ anu cream government IN
conformity with wise and time honored pol
icies. The work of state organizations has
begun in nearly all the states north of
Mason and Dixons line, that after the
national convention the members of the
league are everywhere ready for the neces-
sary campaign propaganda. All good citi-
zens are invited to become members. The
organization has met with enthusiastic
reception, and will become most effective
affair in the coming campaign
international Arbitration Conference.
Mr.. HI. b. F. Macfarland called on the
President today and talked to him about
the work of the tenth annual meeting OF
the Mohonk international arbitration con-
ference at Mohonk lake. on Mohonk
mountain, near the Catskills. Ths Presi-
dent was greatly interested In talking
of the conference. Mr.. Mcfarland sasd d.: