The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-13
FAIRBANKS AT OYSTER BAY.
GOES OVER CAMPAIGN IN DETAIL
WITH PRESIDENT.

Hot Fight which Is, to BE Put UP In
the Middle West isoussed-Received
Returns From Maine TOgether-Mr.
Roosevelt and Family Go Out Rowing.
OYSTER BAY, Sept. Ex-senator Charles
w. Fairbanks Is spending the night with
President Roosevelt at Sycamore Hill.
With Mr., Roosevelt he received the returns
from the Maine election up to an early hour
this morning, and between messages dis
cussed with the President the campaign
situation In detail.
Senator Fairbanks had not seen the Presi-
dent since he visited him here early In July
Since that time he has been hustling hard
on campaign tours, having spent good
deal OF his time in New England and ether
Eastern States. Owing to his superior
opportunities to get in touch with the drift OF
things, he has better practical knowledge
OF the situation as it exists In most OF the
doubtful sections than any visitor with the
possible exception Of Chairman Cortelyou,
who has called at Sycamore Hill.
Mr.. Fairbanks came to Oyster Bay pre-
pared to give the President the benefit
map out with him carefully plans for the
further conduct Of the campaign. These
plans concern chiefly the part which Mr..
Fairbanks is to take in the fight from now
until election day. They concern also.
opened up by the Republican managers
In the Middle West in the near future and
for which Chairman Cortelyou il now in
Chicago planning the preliminaries. Sena-
tor Fairbanks will, of course, take a very
prominent, II not the most prominent, part
In ha ar, 10 in rIi md ho IL
ing States, but he will also, 1t was said here
tonight, probably be sent on West, even
to the Pacific Coast.
Mr.. Fairbanks arrived here on the e:43
o'clock train. The Presidents carriage
was waiting for him at the station. and he
was driven Immediately, to Sycamore Hill.
Before leaving the station he talked for a
few minutes with the newspaper men,
He refused to say anything about the de-
tails OF the campaign or to predict results
He did say, however, that he had found
the campaign work most agreeable and
that he was enjoying immensely new cam
paign experiences every day. His visit
to the President, he said. was Of personal
rather than public interest. He had not
seen Mr.. Roosevelt, he said, in good many
until after election.
1t was little after o'clock when the
Senator arrived at the Presidents house.
Mr.. Roosevelt was on the veranda and
RTeeteN MIN warmly.
After dinner the President and the Sena-
tor retired Immediately to the library and
took up the business OF the conference. 1t
was quite late before anything like ac-
curate returns began to come in. The
messages were received at the executive
Offices over a special wire direct to Port
land, Me, the regular White House opera
tor receiving them, Secretary Loeb took
charge OF them personally and transmitted
them over the telephone to Sagam ore
Hill.
The Senator will leave here early to-
morrow morning for Saratoga. where he
will attend the Republican State conven-
ton, delivering a speech before 1t on
Wednesday. Later in the week be will
speak in Elmira, in Wilmington and Dover,
Del. in Baltimore and perhaps other places.
He will leave for the West on the 2lst Of
this month.
Mr.. Fairbanks wasthe only official visitor
at Sycamore Hill to-day. After despatch
ing bis routine business with Secretary
Loeb the President. accompanied by Mrs.
Roosevelt and DR.. Alexander Lambert
and all the Roosevelt children. went on a
boating excursion. The party went in
ing the oars in one and DIR. Lambert and
Theodore, Jr., in the other two. The Presi-
dent. leading the way, covered almost
six miles before the excursionists landed
on a spot on the Sound shore where they
sat down TO lunch. 1t was after o'clock
when the President returned to Sycamore
Hill and began to prepare for the coming
of his distinguished guest.
Miss Alice Roosevelt left here to-day
to visit friends in New York. She will
be gone only few days.