New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-24
SENATOR'S At OYSTER BAY
President Confers acith Lodge and
.4Idrich-W oodJuf Coming.
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oyster BAY Long Island. Aug 23-Presi1ent
.oossveIt held an important conference this
.sfsrnoon with Senator Aldrch. of Rhode Island
ID Senator Lodge. OF Massachusetts The
-nes-ion Of reciprocity with Canada. it is,,nder-
mod WAS eanvassed in "A thorough manner. and
,tser issues OF especial importance 10 New
england came up for discussion. The Presi
ssnt's letter Of acceptance was read. paragraph
NJ paragraph. and both Of the visitors agreed
mat i was forceful and convincing document
I. few minor changes viii he made by the Presi
cent upon suggestions received from the SEN
s.0rs.
senator Lodge reached Oyster Bay yesterday
a Il 80 o n and remained over night at SAGA
rore H-I- he left town POI 2. m today in
,rasr 10 catch train for Boston. Senator Al
grchs visit was short. He came on his Yacht
t-gra across the Sound. dropping anchor off rbe
7 West Roosevelt dock AT II a m and weigh
irg anchor again about two hours and a half
lausr
''Hew-England viii roll UP 3 big majority for
ne President, said Senator Lodge inst before
he left Oyster Bay for New-Yors. Not singIa
state there IS in the doubtful column The BE-
pubican majority No not be quite as large IN
certain districts as It was in 1900 but it will he
Of sufficient size 10 show the triumph Of the
administration. Since Parker made his sneeob
president ROOSa-
welt has been stronger than eyer. All talk shout
Massachusetts, or any other New-England State
being in danger IS the veriest kind Of bosh
Some persons affect TO believe that the President
VIII lose large number OF votes through tho
return Of the gold Democrats 10 their former
allegiance 7 believe that the number OF votes
thus lost VII be Offset by other Democrats vo+
ing the Republican ticket"
Joke on The Secret Service detectives was
made public today through the visit Of two
vaudeville actors who are summering at Svos-
set four miles from oyster Bay. on Jul,- o. the
actors SHIPPED box TO President Roosevelt
from STosset They say II contained a goose
Others assert that the goose MAS a broom. But
the contents OF the box are Of little Importance.
The deputy sheriff OF Syossec observed the box
as II was brought into the station. and furnpinr
st the conclusion that il contained an Internal
machine wired q caution 10 Secretary Loeb II
language about as follows:
Lock out Tor mysterious box shipned from,
syosssJ Boy who brought II very nervous and
excited May be Internal machine.
Secretary Loeb Of course. could not ignore a
warning coming from such authority. so he in
structed The Secret Service detectives 10 be on
the lookout As soon as the box came they
seized Il somewhat gingerIy. II nav be ra
marked, and took it 10 a point on the shore Of
the bay far from any human habitation. Plac-
ing giant fire cracker upon the lid of the box
the detectives lighted the fuse and ran for their
lives. The cracker exploded. but failed To set
on the dynamite within as they has expected II
would AIIer giving the box all the time in the
gorld 10 lei &c, and finding that il refused 10
rise 70 the occasion. the detectives carried II 70
The waters edge and soaked il for quarter Of
a. hour. Then they opened il and discovered
that II vas neither z charge Of dynamite nor an
internal co1t-lvauce- The detectives said to-day
that they found nothing hut q small broom with
card reading, We hope you will sweep the
country" The actors who came into town to-
day 70 learn what had become OF their present
claim that they sent q goose.
IL that goose didn't reach the President
somebody had IL for dinner" exclaimed one of
So -
Ex-LieUtenant Governor Woodruff and Chair
MAJ Cortelyou Of the national committee will
rlst Sycamore Hill tomorrow. II is said that
AoocruU IS coming, not TO discuss his boom for
Governor, IS has been announced but 10 talk
VIII The President about the Assistant Score
Is-yshIp OF Agriculture. recently made vacant
oy the death OF Colonel J. H Brigham Before
MAKING The appointment the President desires
70 learn little more about the qUalifcat tons of
me man he has n mind. The President knows
Thai Mr.. Woodruff IL well acquainted with the
pro5s L-2 appOintee. Chairman CorteIyous visit
VII &c made, OF course. for the sole purpose Of
Ny. CoTtslyou will come in the afternoon and
remain until Thursday
Other visitors az Sycamore Hill to-day were
IN. and Mrs. Alexander Lambert. Of New-York.
ana Lucler 2 Swift OF Indianapoli d Civil
service of1lclal II Indiana. Dr.. and Mrs Lam
oerI are house guests and VIII remain at Saga
more Hi for day or two.