New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-14
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
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rFRou THE TRIBUNE BUREAU.l
vasb,nvton Dec 13.-Presldent Roosevelt ~
cevsd an invitation this afternoon 10 attend inc
annual dinner of the National Civic Federation.
which T., ~ be held at the Park Avenue HOTEL
New-York on Thursday evening President sam
ueI Compers OF the American Federation OF LAool'
who has been acting president OF the Civic Federa
ton since the death of Senator Hanna called al
+ha wait Itouse to extend the invitation. Owing
10 the press of public business President Roosevelt
was obliged to decline
Among the callers at the White House to-day
were senators Fulton of oregon, and warren Oh
Wyoming who to pay their respects rep
rssentative Graft, OF Illinois, who asked 20 rec
orcrnend a constituent for the place on the New
Mexican bench made vacant by the dismissal OF
Judge Benjamin F. Baker, and Governor Brodie
OF Arizona who talked with the President ABOUT
the Statehood BILL
that Congress will let Arizona and New-Mexico
alone this session From all can learn. Oklahoma
and the Indian Territory will be brought into the
sisterhood Of States before March A.
President Roosevelt received visit to-day from
George D. Reynolds OF st. Louis. who Is mere
10 push his contest against James j. Butler the
Democratic Representative from the lZth Missouri
District
This is the third session of the Congress to when
7 believe I was rghtfully elected" said Mr. Rey-
ro1ds .apd although the time Is growing short.
have not vet given up hope of securing my seat
If am seated even the closing day OF the ses-
sion it would be a moral victory for the Repuol!-
cans of Missouri as we'll gratifying triumph
for myself personally
Ranresentativo, Lacey of Iowa who called this
morning to talk with the President about mis- Dill
transferring the forest TO the AgricuIt-
uraI Department promised to bring to the WHITE
House on his next visit. two interesting pictures
from the Yellowstone
zone is a view of herd OF buffalo out theFe'
said Mr. Lacy land the other is picture Of a
herd of 100 or 800 elk that taken at Gardner
lust outside the gate of the park. The buffalo OUT
there are increasing the herd now numbering
/ about forty When put them in there were
only eighteen or nineteen The President spent SIX
teen days in the Yellowstone a year ago last
spring and is greatly in all that relates
to the wild animals that make it their home
President Roosevelts guard Of honor in the in
augiral parade will be a company of forty picked
men from his old regiment of Rough Riders, the
First United States Volunteer Cavalry. This was
decided upon at conference between the President
and Colonel A o. Brode. Governor of Arizona,
and Major w. H. II. Llewelyn, formerly OF the
Rough Riders Colonel Brodie will select the best
men In the regiment for the guard of honor They
will be handsomely mounted and well equipped.
The President desired Colonel Brodie to inform
the members of the Rough Riders that he would
attend the annual reunion of the regiment TO be
held at San Antonio. the latter part or next
March After the reunion the President probably
will go hunting trip with Major Llewellyn.