Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-01
At THE WHITE HOUSE
Representative Hepburn Talks
With the President.
INDIANA Is ALL RIGHT
HE HAS MADE MANY SPEECHES
IN THE STATE.
Proposed Trip to Panama Canal Strip
Distinguished Foreigners Re
ceived Today.
INDIANA Is ALL RIGHT

That is. he admitted that number. One
was politics, on which Colonel Hepburn
is most interesting and fair at all times;
the other was a contemplated trip to the
Panama canal strip by the House commit
tee on interstate and foreign commerce.
Mr.. Hepburn said that he had received
acceptances from sixteen members of the
committee of the invitation sent by him to
make the trip to Panama Representative
Lowering was the only member of the COM
mittee who had not accepted Mr.. Hep
burn communicated with Senator Hopkins
OF the Senate committee on interoceanic
canals and asked him to find out how many
members of the committee would like to
make the trip, but SO far there is no fndi-
cation that the Senate will be represented
on the journey
Mr.. Hepburn feels that a trim To the
fahama region, in view of the proba bility
OF canal legislation this inter-, wou d be
valuable TO members of comm tees tn +
VIII PASS upon them, and tEat is why he
wants to go. AT the same time MI Hem
burn thinks that the members of TIE ex
petition should bear their own expens IS.
except as to a ship, and this is likely to
have discourag .ng effect
Il have talked with the President about
giving us ship for the trip and he will
have one placed at our disposal" sad Mr..
Hepburn. AS to tie stocking of it, feel
tldt each man ought to put up for his own
expenses
But that wouldn't be fair VIXEN you are
going on business that VIII benefit the gov
eminent. and. besides. whoever heard of a
congressional junket that anybody but the
government paid expenseS?' was the Sug-
sestion made to the Iowa veteran.
We'll, this IS an age of novelt -es and an
era of REFORM" sa d tie Iowan land my
individual views favor payment of indiv- d.
uaI expenses, as there would be criticism
otherwise. But for heavens sake don't cir
culate this view around until we have had
opportunity to complete the party and the
trip.
Mr.. Hepburn said his idea would be to
leave this country between the Sth and
the 18th of November and spend about
four or five days going over the canal ter
ritory. This would be easy in view of
the fact that the railroad would be at
the disposal of the committee and thor
ough inspection of the ground could be
made in a short time. There would be
only twentySiX miles of country to so
over where excavations have taken
place.
Commenting upon the recent assertion
that way had been found by Chief En-
gineer Wallace and his assistants to change
the flow of the ChagreS river and thereby
enable the construction of a sea level canal,
Mr.. Hepburn was somewhat doubtful 1t
might be possible, but his study of the
situation did not make him readily take to
the hope that this could be done.
Politics as He Sees It.
Mr.. Hepburn has been making speeches
in Indiana. He knows something about the
state, and he is sangune as to, the result.
There is not doubt in my mind as %
Indiana" said Mr.. Hepburn. Il have just
come from there, having made five speeches
at different points. OF course, the meet
irgs were attended largely by republicans
did not see any apathy. There was no
excitement. but the people l met thorough
ly understood things, and the feeling
among them was exceedingly hopeful |
was careful in many inquiries that would
tend to show the drift of things. 1 asked
many republicans 20 tell me if they knew
any republicans who would not support the
ticket. l did net find a single republican
who intends to. vote the democratic ticket
Then l asked If any democrats were known
who were going to vote for Roosevelt, and
L was told of a number. I talked with a
lew who felt that way. l consider this
straw showing the direction of the political
wind The democrats are not united, while
the republicans are. 1 am going to make
some speeches in Michigan and Wisconsin
and my time will be fairly well employed
until election day."
How about your district" Mr. Hepburn
was asked
'Tn tell you how it is in my district. In
1896 L made seventy-sx speeches in nv
district and my majority was less than 200
Two years later l made half as many
speeches and carried the district by a much
larger majority. In 1902 l again cut the
number of my speeches, and my majority
was greatly increased. Two years ago 7
made only eleven speeches, and carried the
district by $751; Consequently have been
admonished. My majority increases at an
inverse ratio to the volume of my oratory -,
Pacific Coast ALI One Way.
Harvey w. Scott, the veteran editor of
the Portland Oregonian, was in conference
with the President today and gave most
hopeful encouragement "Two-thirds of the
total vote in Washington and Oregon will
be cast for Roosevelt" said Mr. Scott.
and the majority in California will be
5000 Idaho will give 10000 majority for
roosevelt. The democrats there were de-
void of issues, like they are everywhere
ana they began to agitate the Mormon
question.
They have attacked the Mormon church
vigorously, with the result that they are
losing many votes. They may gain a few
put they will certainly lose as MANY as they
gam In Utah it is about the same. 4
few republicans there who have been ,,n.-
BILE to control everything have Joined the
democrats. but the votes that will be gained
Will be offset by losses. AS to Colorado I
DO not know. The situation there is SO
badly mixed no one can tell what the ONT
come will be. In Montana the Situation is
also somewhat cloudy, but the feeling is
widespread that both these states will give
tieiF support 10 the national republican
ticket
Belgian Minister of Industry.
Gustav Francotte the minister of indus
try and labor of Belgium, was presented to
the President this afternoon by Baron Mon
cheur the Belgian minister. The President
received the Belgian statesmen in a most
cordial way. Baron Moncheur will give a
dinner tonight to Mr.. Francotte The Bel
gian minister has been to the ST. Louis ex-
position.
Sir Howard Vincent of Great Britain was
received by the President today and they
chatted for a short time. Sir Howard came
to the United States with the 1nterparla-
mentary Congress.
a committee representing the National
Association of Agricultural Colleges and
Experiment Stations, headed by Dr. H. c.
White, president of the Georgia State Col
lege, called the President today and
discussed questions concerning technical
education
Wonderful Electrical Development.
President Roosevelt had an interesting
talk today with Theo. Feilden. editor OF
the Electrical Magazine of London. Eng
land. Mr.. Feilden came to America as one
of the delegates to the international cleo
tr;cal conference recently held at ST. Louis
and, incidentally, has visited all the prin
eipal industrial eentsrs Of the country