Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-08
At THE WHITE HOUSE
Three Representatives Called
Today.
SPEAKER CANNON FIRST
HE IS GOING TO MAKE SPEECHES
IN VERMONT.
Mr. Burton to Arrange for Inter-Par-
iamentary Union Reception
Mr.. Dayton Talks.

President Roosevelt had brief calls today
from three prominent members of the
House, Speaker Cannon, Representative
Burton of Ohio and Representative Dayton
Of West Virginia. Speaker Cannon and
Representative Dayton met outside the
executive offices and had a long talk with
each other. They sat down on the grass
under one of the trees near the steps lead
ing In the direction of the War Department
and were engaged in earnest conversation
when the Secretary of War came upon
them and Joined in the conversation. AS
Secretary Taft did not feel inclined TO take
a seat on the grass the others stood up.
Speaker Cannon. after a few minutes with
the President. said that he had paid his
respects and that was all. The Speaker is
about to depart for Burlington, VT. to
m9ke some speeches In the state campaign
there.
This campaign promises to be most In
teresting one and the leaders of both par
ties will watch the outcome with interest.
The election will be held the first Tuesday
in September, and the republican majority
will determine the views of many men as
to the general result in the November fol-
lowing. Secretary Wilson has accepted IN
vitations to speak in Vermont. The demo-
Gratis going to make an active fight to
cut down the republican majority.
Representative Burton called the
President to arrange for the reception by
the chief executive of the members of the
Inter parliamentary Union. The date for
this reception of prominent legislators OF
Europe has been fixed for September 2fth.
The members of the union are to be shown
all over the United States and Will hold
their congress at st. Louis. Every country
in Europe except Russia, Spain, Greece.
Bulgaria, and Servia is represented In the
membership of the union
Il just dropped in for few minutes
with the President said Representative
Dayton, Ito tell him that West Virginia
will give him 5000 majority and do It
with ease. There is no republican disaf-
fection in my state so far as the national
ticket is concerned and that may as well
be understood. The nomination of Mr..
Davis for second place on the democratic
national ticket will not add 100 votes to the
ticket. People who are skeptical about
what will do have nothing to do but
wait for November and see the results.
put 25,O00 as our ma jorty on the national
ticket"
International Entanglements.
President Roosevelt and Secretary Hay
spent considerable time in conference with
each other this morning. doubt going
over some of the questions that have arisen
IN the international field in the last few
Gays. Secretary Hay has under considera-
ton the reported rioting In Bogota, with
demonstrations against this country and an
attack the American consul general,
Alban G. Snyder, together with the attack
by Costa Rican troops upon three American
citizens Besides these incidents, which
may may not develop into something
serious. the State Department and the
President still engaged in consideration
of the Turkish situation.
Presidents Callers.
Alexander NicholI, engineer in the state
capitol al ST. Paul. Mimi. and James Nc
Geary, engineer in the Federal building In
that city. called on the President today to
pay their respects and spoke to him about
the sentiment among the members of the
Stationary Engineers which adjourned at
Richmond at the failure to receive the con-
vention in a BODY at the White House Of
fees. The President explained that many
requests for the reception of large bodies
of people were constantly received at the
White House and that IL impossible to
grant all these for great many reasons
Therefore requests of this kind were uni
formly turned down. The President told
the engineers that he was a member OF the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and
that ii gave him pleasure to shake the
hands of callers individually, and espe-
cially If they were members of organiza-
tions akin to the to which he be-
longed.
John w. Yerkes commissioner of internal
revenue, presented to the President Judge
Durelle of the Kentucky supreme court and
Young r. Allison, editor of the Louisville
Herald. They discussed the political situ-
alton In Kentucky Mr. Yerkes said that
1t was too early to make a statement as to
kentucky. He knew that the republicans
would enter the presidential contest with
spirit and vim and would not be without
hope
Commissioner Macfarland presented Mr.
Edward c. Carter and Mr. Ralph Herbert
Bollard, both graduates of Harvard.
One of the Presidents callers today was
H. z. Cheatham. former recorder of deeds
of the District and one of the most infiu-
entiai coiored men in the country Not
withstandng the President did not reap
point Cheatham, the North Carolina col
ored man will stump the country for the
republican ticket, and his usefulness is re-
garded valuable.