Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-15
At THE WHITE HOUSE
Secretaries Shaw and Hay
Call Today.
THE FORMER IN DEM AND
WILL DO THE BULK OF STUMP
SPEAKING FOR CABINET.
Major Llewellyn Thinks There is Not
Much Chance for Statehood Bills
Next Session.

President Roosevelt had few visitors to-
day and will not see many people from now
until the time he leaves Washington for
his home at Oyster Bay, although he Will
confer with those having important bls-
ness of any kind. He has satisfied the
demand of the politicians for opportunity
to talk with him. and there will probably
not be many republican leaders in the city
during the remainder of the week
Secretary Shaw was the first visitor with
the President today. He renamed with
him half an hour more. Secretary Shaw
is scheduled to do the bulk of the stump
speaking for the cabinet this year, and it
is probable that he will make an early
start. He has been asked to open the cam
paign in California. but he has reached no
decision as to when he will go. The vari
Gus requests that have reached him to
make speeches he has referred to Chairman
Cortelyou of the republican national COM
mittee. who will make up the itinerary of
each speaker according to his own juds-
ment.
Mr. Cortelyou has not yet made an as
signment of cabinet officers or others. Sec
retary Shaw said that he had some business
calling him to the Pacific coast and that he
may go there before the time arrives for
displaying oratory and huge blocks of fact
and logic. Secretary Shaw is counted the
one. of the ablest in the country.
Secretary Hay was another visitor, but
he was with the President scarcely more
than a minute. Shortly after his departure
Kogora Takahira, the Japanese minister.
called at the White House. He said that he
did not confer with the President, but call
ed on Secretary Loeb on a personal matter.
The japanese minister showed no elation
over recent Japanese victories at sea, and
cieverly concealed emotions or sentiments
of any kind.
No Statehood for Territories.
Major W. H. II. Llewellyn, United States
attorney for New Mexico, and a comrade
Of President Roosevelt in the Rough Rid
ers, called to pay his respects He was one
of the majors of the Rough Riders when
the President was lieutenant colonel and
colonel and they have known each other
we'll and pleasantly ever since.
"Sa far as l can find In the west" said
Major Llewellyn, there Is unanimity OF
opinion that the President will sweep the
country" Major Lleweliyn said that state
hood for Arizona and New Mexico appears
to be dream, so far as he can see. The
coming session of Congress-. he said, lis
a short one, and there will be little time for
consideration of statehood questions. Be-
sides this there is strong opposition among
the democrats to putting Arizona and New
Mexico into one state, and several raDub-
lican senators are opposed to this plan,
which was worked out at the last session
of Congress by the House and passed by
that body. SO there is not much prospect
of bill being passed at the next session.
There is strong opposition to single state
hood for both these territories. and inn
portant influences will operate to prevent
the passage of the measure pending in the
Senate. There Is no doubt that AriA ona Is
solidly opposed to being consolidated with
New Mexico in the matter of statehood,
and there is much opposition to this method
in New Mexico
Mr.. Mudd Has a Conference.
Representative Sydney Mudd of Mary
land talked with the President about some
Maryland post Office appointments, but an
understanding was reached that the ap-
pontments are not to be made until after
the election.
Il think We have a good chance to carry
Maryland" said Representative Mudd, but
that was as strong as he cared to make
his utterance. Mr.. Mudd is having a hard
fight in his own district The district is
republican. but the democrats are resort
ing to number of methods to confuse the
republican voters in the hopes of defeating
Mr.. Mudd. They have put democrat
named Mudd on the electoral ticket, and
another Mudd Is running as an independ-
ent candidate for Congress. The scheme
y to confuse ignorant voters so that Req