Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-16
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
Porto Ricans Call on the
President.
CLAYTON'S SUCCESSOR
WHO WILL BE AMBASSADOR TO
WHO WILL BE AMBASSADOR TO
MEXICO,
No Decision Made as Yet-Gov. Yates,
Who Was Thought of, Not
Now Desirable.

| five prominent citizens of Porto Rico. They
were Robert II. Todd mayor of San Juan;
| DIR. Jose Gomez BriosO member Of the
executive council of the island; Manuel F.
| Rosay, speaker of the house of delegates;
| DR.. Jose c. Barbosa, member of the eX-
| ecutive council, and Dr. Santiago We've.
| Messrs. Todd and Brioso are delegates
! from Porto Rico to the national republican
| convention, and they are now on their way
| TO Chicago. DIR. We've Is an alternate 1he
| Porto Ricans talked for some time with
| the President about affairs in the island
| and the installation of the new governor,
| which is to take place July 4. They sub
| mitted some views to what ought to be
| done
| At luncheon with the President today
| were DR. Benjamin Ide Wheeler of the
| University of California, Judge Edward j.
! Gurvan of Hartford. Conn, and Frank u
/ Travers of New York. Judge Garvan pre-
dicted that Connecticut would give plu-
rality of 10000 for Roosevelt. Judge Car
| van also talked about the election or
| senator to succeed Senator Hawley MI
| Trayers declared that he had no reason
to change his prediction made some .iihs nis
| ago to the President, that Roosevelt "ouio
| carry New York by 6OOOO to 1O,OOo ma
| jority. c,-.
| The early retirement Of Gen. Powell Gay
| ton ambassador of this country to Mexico,
will make a vacancy in one of the most
| desirable posts in the foreign service OF
| the government. The President has reach-
| ed no decision. 1t Is stated, as to VINO WILL
| be appointed and will do nothing TOWARD
| selecting d man until Gen. Clayton is reaoy
| to retire. Some time back a story was
| foated that the post would be onered 10
Gov Yates Of Illinois. the condition oeihs
| that he should retire from the guberna-
| torial fight which was then in full plast,
| and permit the nomination of some other
| man The story was denied at the time
| and is even more unlikely OF fulhllmeht
| now than 1t several weeks ago, wien
| the Illinois convention was in session ana
| everything possible was being done to eno
| the factional troubles. 1t is quite unlikely
| that if the President wanted 10 appo.n' p
| Gov Yates ambassador in place or zen.
| CLAYTON he could do so because OF the op-
| position that would meet this actlon from
| Senators Cullom and Hopkins, and II Is uh-
| likely also that Gov. Yates would want 10
| go away from Illinois. 1t is well known
! that the combination composed of fates'
! Deneen, Hamlin and Sherman, the strong
| est the state has had IN years, mas reacheu
! an agreement that Senator Cullom snail
/ not return to the Senate If they can pre-
vent. and the same agreement applies TO
! Senator Hopkins. These two men are 10
| be punished for their opposition to Yates
! and to the combine which was successful.
! The fight is to be bitter one, and an
| Illinois member of the House, who recently
! visited the President, declared that Sen
| ator Cullom would not be able 10 come
| hack TO the Senate. Governor Yates him
! self is to be the candidate of the comblna-
| ton for the Senate against Senator Cuilom,
and if he cannot win. some other man Ia
vCrable to the combination Will be put for-
| ward. Governor Yates has practically be-
| gun his canvass, and with the presuge Oh
| political leadership and generalship that
l 30 af
| state convention in naming the candidate
| for governor, he is prepared for a fast
! fight Both Senators Cullcm and Hopkins
know what the situation Is, and. cohse-
| or emily they would not be disposed to rush
| irto the arms of Governor Yates and aid in
| having him sent to Mexico unless they
| thought it would result In his elimination
| from Illinois politics.
| Sneaker Cannon is impressed about in
| the same way as to Governor Yates He
was one of the combination that sought to
| defeat Yates and to nominate man VINO
! did not have any of the backing of Yates
| In his struggle to help this he made enc
| mics among the men in the winning CON-
! biration and 1t is declared that his own
! pOliticai scalp may be attacked II ne per-
sists in fighting these men. Speaker can
non realizes this himself, and when he SAID
! that he had ruined his chances for the wee
PIE sidency by participating IN ii ,nt ii.i,'olo rs
| convention and handing down decisions W
i an excited convention. he knew the 1eehhs
| that had been created against him IN some
! quarters. D.. .,,o
! coed General Clayton will be made with
| care by the President. who recognizes that
| the immense interests OF Americans III
| Mexico should be looked after by a most
| ccmnetent man. one who will keep in view
i not only the friendly relations OF the TWO
| countries, but the protection OF Americans
and American interests at all times;
| An ayowed candidate for the Mexican
| embassy is Stanford Newell, minister OF
this country 10 The Hague. The Minnesota
| senators are seeking to have him promoted
and they are urging the President 10 give
| the place to him. ,,
| Senator Foster of Washington introduced
! n Young man who was appointed as ca
| det at West Point some time ago, pu. wiz ho
| failed in an examination. BY reason OF me
! cot that the young man is too old TO De
an1,otnted again. an effort is making &c, 10
| have him reinstated senator ros'er VIII
shortly leave for Washington
Mr. Knox's Retirement.
| Attorney General Knox's retirement from
the cabinet will probably not be officially
| announced for a day or two Mr. hhoA
| will send his acceptance OF the senator
ship from Pennsylvania to the governor or
the state before he has severed his con-
| nection with the administration OF Presi-
| dent Roosevelt, So far as known the
| President has not picked any man to
| succeed Secretary Moody, who will be-
| come Attorney General within a few days.
| A story has been printed that the president
| offered the position of Secretary OF the
| Navy TO Representative Dayton OF West
| Virginia, but this is known not to be true.
| French Presidents Sympathy.
The President this morning received
! cable message from Emile Loubet, presi-
| dent of France, as follows:
| Profoundly moved by the awful catastro-
! phe of the General Slocum l have it at
heart to address to your excellency my sin
| cere condolences and to send to the families
of the victims the expression of my SORROW
| full sympathy"
| President Roosevelt replied to President
| Loubet fol,0ws:
! president of the French republic Paris
| 1 profoundly appreciate the friendship and
sympathy which prompted your excellency's
| telegram of coincidence, and l beg you to
| accept, in behalf of the afflicted families
and the people of the United States. my
! sincere thanks.