Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-06-30
From Washington.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.
Washington, ID. c., June 30.

Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
Washington, ID. c., June 30.
Lou" Payn, the bitterest enemy 70
the President in all the camps of the
New York republicans, called by APP
pointment at the White House this morn
ing and had long conference with Mr.
Roosevelt. Last night Mr.. Payn gave
ont an interview distinctly hostile to the
President. Today, after his interview,
he spoke i'll softer tones-but still did
not indulge in any very ardent praise OF
his old enemy. ~ came here like any
other republican, for the good of the
party, said Mr.. Payn. whether | was
called or not matters little. can say
that we had very pleasant interview,
very satisfactory interview | might add.
have no doubts about the general result
this fall. If Cleveland is nominated at
St. Louis he will be easier to beat than
Parker, for he will not have the support
of his party as whole. Beyond that |
do not care to talk" Two minutes after
Mr.. Payn reached the White House,
Secretary Cortelyou who aftea today will
devote his entire energies to the chair
manship of the republican national COM
mittee, dropped in and was shown at
once to the Presidents Office. Mr. Payn
said afterwards that Mr.. Cortelyou was
not present during his entire interview
with the Executive. During the time
the President, Secretary Cortelyou and
Mr.. Payn were hidden from view, a loud
explosion occurred in the attic of the Of
fee building. "a bomb some one cried,
and clerks, stenographers, messengers
and policemen swarmed up the stairway
to seize the supposed miscreant The
defamation WIS., Immediately followed by
terrifying Kissing noise and soon a
penetrating odor filled the hallway and
the anteroom. 1t developed that one Of
the colored messengers who was not
coached on the mechanism of the apara-
tus had unwittingly turned one of the
fire extinguishers up side down and as
this maneuver is the sign for the contri-
vance to busy itself in quenching flames,
the uOlSe anu UuOIo udu iOilOWOus ~
was only little hot air after ALL" re-
marked Col. Montgomery, chief of the
telegraph staff after the excitement was
over.
The President today committed to ex-
pire tomorrow the FIVE year sentence of
Samuel Flower, jr., convicted in March,
1902, of embezzling funds of the Hiber-
MIA National Bank of New Orleans Of
which he was paying teller. This action
had been recommended by the Governor
aud Chief Justice of Louisiana, the judge
and jury by whom Flower was tried and
many prominent citizens of New Orleans.
Rear Admiral Cooper under today's
date cables the Navy Department from
Shanghai, China, that he has transferred
the command of the Asiatic squadron to
Rear Admiral Stirling and will sail for
home Immediately, taking passage on
the Empress of China.
Politicians here cannot agree as to the
winner at the st. Louis democratic con-
vention next week. There has been
considerable betting that Mr.. Cleveland
will be the nominee while Judge Parker's
nomination on the second or third ballot
is the prediction made by many. Others
say that after the balloting has proceeded
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Grey will get the nomination.