Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-18
Is Senator Spooner Sorep

Newspaper men and others at the White
House who have for months been aware of
the cordial relations that existed so long
between President Roosevelt and Senator
Spooner of Wisconsin have been immensely
surprised at the statement made by him in
New York yesterday to the situation in
Wisconsin:
1.-THE conditions are mixed, and it is not
certain that the electoral ticket will be car
ried for the republicans Much depends
upon non-interference."
Senator Spooner, throughout the entire
session of Congress last winter, was re-
peatedly called into conference with the
Presidents and became one of the four or
five mens whose advice as to republican
policies was frequently accepted by the
President. The expression which he has
made in New York is thought to be due to
the action of the republican national COM
mittee in recognizing the La Toilette state
committee in Wisconsin after the verdict
Of the SUPP enc court of that state. The ma
tionaI committee turned over to the La Fol-
lette state committee the direction of re-
publican speakers, and assented to that
committee as being representative of the
regular organization of the state. Senator
Spooner and the men who have acted with
him in opposition to La Toilette are said to
have felt this keenly, in view of their for
mer close relations to prominent republic
cans, and the remarks of the Wisconsin
senator are interpreted somewhat as
threat to the national committee.
The suppoSition is that Senator Spooner Is
so vitality interested in the local fight in
Wisconsin as to consider it of greater i'm
portance to himself and his friends than
the national ticket. and. while he has long
ago announced that his faction will support
President Roosevelt, he desires to convey a
strong suggestion to the national committee
that there must not be too much embracing
and lovemaking' between the La Toilette
people and the national committee. The
fight in Wisconsin is SO bitter that anything
would be sacrificed by either side to defeat
the other. ~
Senator Spooner has so long been regarded
as man of caution and extreme conserva-
tism that it isa surprise that he would
make remarkIlikeothat attributed to him
even If he feltiit He may not have sue
ceeded in impressihg Chairman Cortelyou
with his views, however, and may have
made the remark In the hope that 1t would
reach the right spot.
A Foreign Knight Templar Received.
Frank H. Thomas, grand captain general
of the Grand Encampment of the knights
Templar. presented to the President today
Rev. e. c. Wright, past great preiate of
the great priory of England and Wales
Mr.. Wright was member of the party of
Earl Euston, grand master of the great
priory of England and Wales. who came to
this country as the representative of the
knights Tempiar or England during the
epcampment at San Francisco. Mr. Wright
is on his way to st. Louis. and will leave
this country in November
young woman, who was accompanied
by her husband. tainted on the cement
walk near the private north entrance OF
the White House early this morning. She
was removed to one of the dressing rooms
in the basement of the White House where
she soon recovered. Fatigue from extensive
travelling and the loss of sleep had pros
trated her for the tine. After resting