Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-16
At THE White HOUSE
No Visitors Before the Cabi-
net Meeting.
PRESIDENTS LETTERS
SENDING ANSWERS TO HIS NU.
MERoUs CORRESPONDENTS.
Review of the condiao ii the New
England States-All - laxuuSsan
Gratis Not, Retu ng.

President Roosevelt did not have sin
gle visitor to confer with before the cabi-
net met at IL O clock this morning. There
were a few people to shake the hands of
the chief executive, but they did not want
to talk with him. The President spent the
time with Secretary Loeb debating letters.
Notwithstanding the republican national
committee is regarded as the proper insti-
tuition to which to communicate tnforma-
tion relating to the campaign, the Presi-
dent receives many personal letters from
friends in different parts of the country
making suggestions and giving advice, and
he writes answers to the correspondents.
Some of them are more or less formal but
many are of that cordial nature that en-
dears the President TO his personal friends.
There has never been a President with
larger staff of ardent, admring friends,
men at all times ready to serve him and
help push his political fortunes.
These admire the President for his
frankness and his genuine hearty friend
ship and they do not hesitate to write him
long personal letters on any and all sub
jects that come to their minds. The Presi-
dent appreciates the spirit that animates
these men and answers them in the same
friendly, informal spirit. Besides this cor
reSpondence the President is gathering the
material for his letter Of acceptance and
working upon that documents between his
busy hours. Add to these things his official
correspondence, the routine that is neces
sary to his Office. and 1t will be seen that
the President has nttle idle time.
The Presidents friends I'm all parts Of the
country and frequently they are not poll
ticians at all, write to him in the most san
guine way as to the POLITICAL outlook, 1t Is
stated. His correspondents and callers all
assure him in confidential manner that
his election Is foregone unless some incl
dent now unexpected enters the campaign.
There was never greater confidence in
campaign, and the President naturally
shares the rosy views that are submitted to
him. He can not help doing so as he knows
and trusts the opinions OF his friends and
will continue to depend upon them for the
real facts as to the canvass as well as upon
the great, well balanced machinery Of the
republican party, directed by Secretary
COrtelyou. @ss>s-f
The cabinet officers at the cabinet meet
ing TO-DAY We're Secretary Hay, Secretary
and Postmaster General ESyne. Mr.. VIII
son, Tho will in a few dayG go TO Vermont
TO make some speeches. M the campaign
manned until about i :30 o'clock, evidently
discussing political matterx
Gold Democrats Have rot Returned.
r. L. OBrien. the WAshington corre-
spondent of the Boston Tfanscrfpt has re-
, turned from a trip q MaAsachusetts and
study to political condfsiQns He was at
the White Heuse today. and in, speaking
of the situation as he sees 1t said
The theory.that the apending campaign
is repetition 9f 1892 and that all the
voters who leftsthe democratic party In
1885 and 1900 0tfwili go back to 1t this year,
does not md support in the section OF the
country have recently yisited. TO start
with, thousands. of dezndcrafs left the
party IN 1898 and 1894. before the SILVER
issue appeared. --.--~----se,.A - Sz--<-e,
Or course, the greater Fart revoited at
the radicalism Of the Bryan platform but
or the thousands who voted Tor cleveland
IN 1S92 who have since been voting Inc
republican ticket, 1t is fair estimate that
not more than half will support Parker
this time. | was quite as much surprised
by the number of men coming within TINS
head who said to me that Roosevelt was
good enough for them or that the repubii-
can party was competentNto take care ci
the affairs of the government as by any
| thing that l noticed.
"One of the leading New York news
papers has recently printed q list OF re-
publican converts to Parker. cannot
speak concerning its accuracy for Indiana
ana wisconsin, hut so far as MasSachu-
setts Is concerned 1t is absolutely iangn
able The chief republican convert 10 Par
ker named for Massachusetts Is Wfnslow
warren OF Deadham. He held the lead
ing federal ohice-the collectOrship OF the
| port OF boston-undef the last denocralic
administration. He ia an excellent gen