Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-18
PLEDGES OF SUPPORT
Roosevelt Receives Letters
From Leading Democrats.
AN UNFOUNDED STORY
PARKER TALKS WITH LEADERS
OVER GUARDIANSHIP.
German Favors Young Man for Chair
man-West Virginia Democrats
Severe Criticisms.

A dispatch from Oyster Bay. N. Y. says:
President and Mrs. Roosevelt created
mild sensation by riding through the viii
lage Saturday. 1t was their first appear
ance in town, except on Sundays, since
they arrived for their summer vacation
The President was astride Wyoming and
Mrs Roosevelt rode her favorite saddler
Yganka.
Elfhu Root, eX-Secretary of War, is ex-
pected at Sycamore Hill within the next
two or three days. He has no definite ap-
pointment, but has promised to run down
from New York as soon as he can spare
the time The President would not have
been surprised had he arrived Saturday night
to make visit over Sunday. There is no man
in the country whose judgment is priced
more highly by the President than that OF
Mr.. Root, and it is quite probable that he
wishes to consult him about some para
graphs in the speech he is preparing.
In the last few days Mr.. Roosevelt has
received number of letters from demo-
Gratis In various parts of the country. who
are big men in their party and who pledge
him their support. When the proper time
comes these letters may be made public
The writers, for the most part, inform him
that they have decided to forsake their old
allegiance as much for what he is and what
he has done. as for the disgust they feel
over the idiosyncracieS Of the party they
are leaving. In Secretary Loebs office
hangs pretty little evidence of this recruit
gaining. 1t is a badge bearing the photos
of Roosevelt and Fairbanks and under the
face of the candidates Is the legend:
Roosevelt epublican-Democratic-
Commercial Travellers Club, 1894.
Yesterday was particularly quiet day even
for a Sunday at Sycamore Hill. The Presi-
dent received no visitors, although he and
Mrs. Roosevelt entertained two or three
house guests, including President Nicholas
Murray Butler of Columbia University. AS
usual. the President and the members of
his family attended the morning services
at Christ Episcopal Church.
Theodore Roosevelt, jr.. the Presidents
eldest son. resumed yesterday the teaching
Of class in Christ Church Sunday school.
At the conclusion Of his school work this
year at GrOtOn, Mass. when he returned to
Oyster Bay, he undertook Of his own voli-
ton this work in the Sunday school Young
RoOsevelts class Is composed OF ten boys,
averaging about nine years of age. They
are all sons of residents of the village.
No Hostility to Roosevelt.
A dispatch from New York last night
says: The report printed last week that
the candidacy of Theodore Roosevelt for
President on the republican ticket had
caused a revolt in the Union League Club .
appears. investigation. to be evolved
from distorted facts. The Union League
Club, while nOminally a republican organi-
cation. does not make fealty to the republic
can party an essential condition for MEM
berShp. There are many democrats men,
bers of the club. 1t was said that William
Rockefeller had declined to serve on the
campaign committee appointed by the club
to work for the republican ticket. Mr.
Rockefeller has never been active in poll
tics. and while regarded as republican,
has never be. considered an organization
republican worker. He is a man of large
business interests and doubtless has not
time for the exacting duties that will de-
VOlve this COMMITTEES. Amos F. Emo Is
cited as another who declined to serve. Mr..
Emo has never been active in politics, and
has always been regarded as an independ-
ent democrat.
Cornelius N Bliss president of the Union
League Club. ard also treasurer of the
publican national committee. when asked
about the report of opposition to President
Roosevelt said:
There Is no such thing as opposition to
MIR. Roosevelt In the Union League Club.
There may be a few among the two thou
sand members. as we would naturally ex-
pect: but that's all. There's nothing else
to say
Funds for the Campaign.
A dispatch from New York last night
says: Governor-Chairman Odell went back
TO NeWburg yesterday. Since he arrived
here at the beginning of the week he has
given most Of his time to conferences with
Mr.. CortelyOu. Cornelius n. Bliss and
others who are concerned In the collection
or FUNDS for the carrying on of the national
campaign. Neither the governor chairman
nor Mr. Cortelyou could be induced
to say yesterday If the promises they had
received were as satisfactory as they an
ticipated but 1t is understood that the as
surances of subscriptions from Wall street
do not show that there will be such con-
trbutOns to the national fund as were
made by the moneyed interests Of this
city to the two Mckinley campaigns.
KERN CONFERS WITH PARKER.