Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-21

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tion at Oyster Bay and would prefer to
mer, he cannot do so. After three weeks
here he will go back to oyster Bay for
probably three weeks of rest.
Will Hear About the Outlook
The interruption to the Presidents sum-
mer vacation is due entirely to the neces-
sity that he shall lend himself to the poll
ticians for a short while. Since his nomi-
nation he has had few conferences with
the republican leaders of the country. OyS-
ter Bay is too small to accommodate the
anxious visitors. and so the President must
come here and sit in his office for three
| weeks while he hears from the leaders Of
the various states just what they think Of
the outlook and just what they believe
ought to be done to "cinch' the situation
q little more securely than it appears now;
for be it known there are no republicans
anywhere who have any public fears as to
the outcome. With them it is simply
question of how big they can make the ma
jority in the electoral college.
A three weeks consideration OF the wishes
of the republican politicians and leaders
| Is therefore, what the return of the Presl-
dent in midsummer means. He VIII ascer-
! tain definitely and formally on the 9th
| that he was nominated at Chicago, but he
will not know until he gets here just now
many there are who really brought about
/ the nomination-how they suppressed the
Hanna movement at one time, the Fair
banks movement at another, and sat down
! on the opposition every time 1t was so
bol6 to show its head The people Will
be left out entirely and the leaders Will
tell the President all about 1t and all about
themselves. And he will listen. too, ard
say nice things. He is a good listener and
an apprecia tive President He will thank
many people for what they have done for
him and not begrudge the good things he
| is saying, because he really knows that
he has thousands of warm personal friends,
HAT ix t,.,,n hat ha MO In n
| them worked diligently to bring about his
nOmina ton.
In addition to the man who did it all,
will be the man who knows just what ought
to be done. The President will not have
the heart to turn the gigantic wisdom of
these men over to Chairman Cortelyou.
He may divide with Mr.. Cortelyou If he
feels that the national chairman ought to
know.
There will be those, too, who will re-
gard this opportune time to secure a
promise for an appointment, and they will
adroitly bring the question around to the
recognition which their friends deserve
whenever the President fit to take up
| the matter. In fact, the time of the Presi-
dent will be passed in listening to the poll
tlcians That is what he is coming here
for and he will not vince at the prospects
Overhauling the White House.
Some of the usual summer overhauling
at the White House is in progress, but 1T
does not amount to great deal. None of
1t is necessary for the personal comfort OF
the President or members of his family at
this time. Most of 1t is being done in an
ticipation of the coming of winter. The
President will probably be here during the
three weeks of his stay without the men,
bers of his family. Mrs. Roosevelt will
stay with the children at Oyster Bay. and
the family will not get back to Washington
until after the middle of September.
The hotels are expecting a good many
visitors in town when the President gets
back here. Those persons who have failed
To get access to the President at Oyster
Bay will come here. There are extremely
limited accommodations in the little Long
Island village for visitors. Squads and
organizations of men. even small parties
are out of the question because of the lack
Of hotel and boarding house arrangements.
The Presidents home Is more than mile
from the station. and hacks and other
vehicles are almost scarce food ana
lodging, while the rates appal even the
counting officers of the government when
adjusting the accounts of the secret service
and other officials on duty in the little
village
President Roosevelt and Judge Parker
are both favored in the location of their
homes so far as the avoidance of political
organiza tons is concerned. Oyster Bay,
however Is a big town compared with
Esopus. Judge Parker will be confronted
later with the problem of receiving political
bodies and not knowing how to handle than
With Such limited accOmmOda