New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-31
MANY SEE THE PRESIDENT
Il DAY OF CONFERENCES.
But None on the Beef St1ke-Good
Reports of Political Situation.
IRON THE TRIBUNE BUREAU

IRON THE TRIBUNE BUREAU1
Washington July 90-This day of con-
ferences at the White House. In the morning
Attorney General Moody, Secretary Morton and
Secretary Metcalf called and We're with the
President for more than half hour. Senators
Cullom and Hopkins. of Illinois. called in the
forenoon, and soon after they had departed
Speaker Cannon and Representative Overstreet.
secretary of the Republican Congress COM
mittee came in. Carroll d. Wright, Commits
siorer OF Labor. was in the Presidents office
part of the time while Messrs Moody, Morton
and Metcalf We're there. In the afternoon Post
master General Payne dropped in for talk;
Secretary Morton called and remained with the
Chief Magistrate for quarter Of hour. and
Speaker Cannon and Representative Overstreet,
who had not completed their business with the
President earlier in the day, came again and
finished their consultation. Senator Foraker
was another of the callers, making one trip to
the White House in the morning and another in
the afternoon. Between the visits of these
the President had time to shake hands with
number of unofficial callers and delegations from
the National Grange and the Presbyterian Board
OF Missions
In spite OF the rumor that was persisteutly cit
culated. the beef strike and its bearing on the
coming election was not the chief subject dis
cussed by the President and his advisers. 1t
may be said with authority that the strike was
not discussed in any Of these consultations. In
connection with II, however. a significant tele-
gram sent to Il Washington official by a friend
in Chicago was shown TO the President, The
strike is settling ITSELF the message read.
More than 30 per cent Of the men have gone
back to work. and many more following
suit"
If the author Of that message knows what
he is writing about" said Cabinet official
there is no reason why the President should
look on the strike a serious factor in the Till
nois equation. Long before the campaign really
begins the strike will be 4 thing of the past and
other subjects will be agitatirg the people of
the State"
Senator Hopkins said. after his talk with the
President, that he believed Illinois would go
Republican by 100000 majority"
NO CAUSE FOR ALARM. SAYS CANNON
Speaker Cannon said in the morning that he
regarded Illinois as safely Republican Then
he added The other fellows can have the State
until November. then. by crackey, We'll take 1T
Discussing the situation in Indiana and the
report that Governor Durbin had predicted that
the State would be the principal battle-ground
Of the campaign because Thomas Taggart had
been selected 20 head the Democratic commit
tee he said: "Oh. Tom Taggart is all right. but
he isn't the whole thing IN Indiana or anywhere
else. We just much. And any time that
the other fellows think they are half dozen and
aren't six they're dodgastedly mistaken"
In the ef,eFnnon SPEAKER CaanQn sotd tnst ths
beef strike was OF such little consequence that
It wasn't even mentioned" in the talk ne and
AR Overstreet had had with the President
Don't YOU make any mistake about il and
go 10 work and predict all kinds OF trouble
in Chicago over this little matter he CON
tinued. Chicago is a great big city Carter
ETayT he Nav Of hat p
city. has got a police force. The State
OF Illinois has got militia. Both the police
force and the militia can be increased in
time Of need and emergency The men at the
head of affairs out there. whether Republicans
Democrats. are honest men and know their
duty. Laws made providing for Just such
emergencies as are threatened long before you
were born and long before born. Those
honest men out IN the State OF Illinois will act
under the law whenever emergencies make II
necessary for them so TO act. and the country
at large has no reason to feel apprehereivs over
the result There Will now and then he crises
There will he acts OF injustice committed
Now and then q strong man will be found
who will oppress weak man, a weak man
will be found who win sneak up behind
strong and hamstring him. Neither is
right. We have laws TO punish such acts; laws
that should prevent them. but do not. because
of the frailty Of human nature the blindness
OF human passion. But are goirG ahead all
right in the main, and will come out all right
in the end I have no fear Of the contrary com
ing to pass As to that beef strike out there.
I do not even know what II is about. 7 have
been too busy hustling around for bread and
butter for the children 10 look into il. 7 don't
believe II is going to cut any ice In the Illinois
result. ] feel Just as sure as / am standing
here that viii carry the State by a ire
u1pUdpUe hg iOTitN. don't deal
ana predictions like Hopkins. I never did All
do know is that going 70 get that and
we're going to- do II by big a margin as
possible l always let the other side do the
blowing"
Representative OVerstreet said he had 10 ap-
prehensions for the result in Indiana Every
thing is very satisfactory out there he said.
and the predictions OF the Democrats 90 not
make il look any different"