Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-07
AT THE White HOUSE
No Change in the Presidents
Routine.
REASSURING MESSAGES
VERBAL AND TELEGRAPHIC
GIVEN DURING THE DAY.
Secretary Morton's Apropos Story
Representative Dalzell's Opinions
Going to Oyster Bay Tonight.


Equanimity and confidence marked the
day before the election at the White House
There was no change in the regular routine
of the President. He reached his Office
about the usual time and received callers
until the hour for his luncheon. Reassur-
Ing messages. verbal and Geographic, were
given the President and Secretary Loeb
during the day. Both these officials could
not ascertain anything that denoted the
slightest change in sentiment. All the in
formation tended in the same direction, and
that was an overwhelming electoral and
popular majority for the republicans:
The days visitors included Secretary
Morton, Representative Dalzell, B. H. War
ner and Gen. George H. Harries. Secretary
Morton has received many congratulations
on his Maryland speech Saturday night,
and none of them were more warm than
from the President himself. Referring to
the rejoinder of Judge Parker to the decla-
ration of President Roosevelt Saturday,
Secretary Morton said: 1.-The effort of the
democratic nominee was lamentable fall
down." The whole thing reminded him of
an old. old story. he said, a story that near
ly every man had heard. but it was so apro-
pos. city man went to a country dance
and looked the girls over.
ugly old beast over there?' he asked of one
of the countrymen, pointing to a particular
woman.
That's my wife," was the quick and
somewhat sharp reply.
"Oh. don't mean her. I am talking of
that skinny, craZy-looking woman over
there"
She's my sister"
You don't seem to know the one I
mean." quickly put in the city man, land
so l won't point out any more to you
President Has No Comment.
Mr.. Morton's comment upon the Parker
rejoinder was about the only one repre-
senting an official view. The President him.
self had the speech of Judge I1arker hand
ed to him Saturday night. He remained
awake, thinking 1t might be necessary to
say something in return, but when he had
gone over the speech he went to bed. say
ing that 1t did not need answer. He will
ton, his remarks Saturday having been suf-
ficient, he believes, to last the opposition
for some time, or at least until after the
election.
Roosevelt, Miss Alice Roosevelt and little
Quentin Roosevelt, attended the morning
services at Grace Reformed Church yester-
day The church was well filled and DIR.
Schick. the pastor. talked from the text
The Lord Himself shall descend from
heaven with shout. with the voice of the
archangel. and with the trump of God"
l Thess., iv:16 There was no reference to
politics during the sermon.
MI. Dalzell's Opinions.
II was passing through the city and called
on the President to pay my respects" said
the Pennsylvania leader. Il told him Penn
sylvania would give over 3OOO 900 plurality,
and we will go every bit of that 1 think
we will gain one or two members of the
Of n
get from all over the country is favorable
to the republican ticket and 1 cannot see
any reason to think the democrats have a
chance at this time
B. II. Warner said he called to tell the
President that the national ticket was GER
tain of election In West Virginia. Il have
been UP in that state" said Mr. Warner,
land found the people intensely Interested
At Morgantown, Saturday, the people were
so aroused that not one-fifth of them could
get into the court house. There is much
gard for him. There is not question as
to his carrying the state. I believe Day
ton will come back to Congress-
Going to Oyster Bay Tonight.
President Roosevelt and Secretary Loeb
will vote at Oyster Bay tomorrow. They
will leave here about midnight tonight for
their home, and the President will vote to-
morrow morning about 10 o'clock. He will
at once return to Washington. and will re-
ceive the returns of the election at the
White House tomorrow night. Colonel
Montgomery, chief of the Geographic staff
has completed all arrangements for re-
ceiving the returns speedily. Both tele-
graphic and telephone bulletins will be re-
ceived at the White House. and will be
turned over to the President as fast as
they arrive. An additional long-distance
telephone has been put in to communicate
quickly with all points. and especially to
permit quick transmission of the returns
from New York.
Secretary Hay Makes Prediction.
Secretary Hay went away from the White
House this afternoon with a smile on his
face. 1t was hard to tell whetr"" t. -''rs
of the diplomatic or political variety, but,
judging from what he said afterward. it
was probably political. "All l know, he
said when he was asked whether he had
any news to make public. is that Roose-
welt will have 3l4 electors in the electoral
college" The remark was brief but en-
phatic.
Arthur Voegeding and Wilhelm Sebastian,
two representatives in this country of the
Russian government, called on the Presi-
dent today and shook hands with him. 1t
is understood that their business in the
United States Is the purchase of supplies
for Russia during her conflict with Japan.
Mr. Andrew X. AleXaki called the
President today and handed him an address
from the Greek Benevolent Association,
with the wishes for a great victory
Zadkiel Of the Almanac.