Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-23
At THE WHITE HOUSE
The Presidents Summer Va
cation at an End.
HELD CABINET MEETING
FRENCH REPRESENTATIVE TO ST.
LOUIS EXPOSITION RECEIVED.
Discusses Recent Election in Vermont
With Senator Proctor-District
Commissioners Call.
HELD CABINET MEETING

President Roosevelt resumed work at the
White House at $50 o'clock this morning,
his summer vacation having ended yester-
day. During the day he received a number
of persons, held several conferences, and
had brief meeting with his cabinet ad-
visers who are in the city. Senator Knox
of Pennsylvania was the first caller, and
spent half hour with the President. Mr..
Knox is to deliver an important speech
October before the Business Mems
League of Philadelphia. He may make a
few other speeches during the campaign.
The four members of the cabinet who are
in Washington-Secretar Wilson, Hitch
cock and Morton and Postmaster General
Payne-Spent short time in brief cabi-
net meeting, all of them, except Mr.. Payne,
leaving in less than an hour. Mr.. Payne
discussed some political matters with the
President and took up some post offices for
which postmaster appointments were neces-
sary without delay. The cabinet session
was not productive of business there be-
ing little in the departments requiring as
cussion or consideration by the President.
There was a review of the political outlook
which was entirely pleasing all around.
Some of the Days Callers.
District Commissioners West and Biddle
and Gen. Robert Shaw. Oliver, assistant
secretary of war. were among the callers
who paid their respects and welcomed the
President back to the city.
At 2:3O o'clock this afternoon the Presi-
dent received Alfred Picard the commits
sioner general of France to the St Louis
exposition NJ Picard was presented by
NJ. Jusserand. the French ambassador. A
friendly chat followed the introduction.
Harry E. Andrew, city editor of the Los
Angeles Times. was a caller. He is in
Washington in charge of a large excursion
party sent out by the Times. They have
been to st. Louis Chicago. Buffalo, Mag
ara Falls and elsewhere. and after going
to New York will return to the Pacific
coast.
Postmasters Appointed.
At the close of the cabinet meeting to-
day. Postmaster General Payne announced
that the following appointments of post
masters had been decided upon:
Michigan-East Jordan. r. A. Kenyon
South Dakota-Canton, T. 7. Smith. Mas
sachusetts-East Bridgewater ]. c. Shee-
han. Texas-Sourlake. T. j. Stevens. Min
nesota-Virginia, ]. R. James. Missouri
Warrenton, I. W. Morsey; Marceline, ]. d.
Bush. Iowa-Adel, A. c. Hotchkiss. Ohio
-Sebring, H. M. Larkins. Pennsylvania
Freedom, A. H. Rider.
Young Voters With the President.
senator fTOCtOT OI NeImOHl, Ills Cdll-
paign work in Vermont being finished will
| take a vacation in Corbin's Park, New
Hampshire hunting wild game. He called
on the President this morning to say that
| he had arranged for the trip. The Presi-
| dent expressed regret that he would not be
| there, and said that no republican deserved
| a vacation more than Senator Proctor,
| whose success in the Vermont election he
praised in the highest terms. 1t was in
Corbin'S Park, about two years ago, that
| President Roosevelt killed a vicious wild
| boar.
Commenting on the increased republican n
| majority in Vermont, Senator Proctor said
| that it was due to several causes. One of
| them was an efficient organization and an
| other was active work by local committees
| at every polling precinct. Another was the
fact that the young voters who cast their
| first ballot were with the republicans.
| I'VE got more than our share of the
young voters this time" said Senator Proc
| tor. This was especially true of the young
| Irishmen, whose traditions have been op-
| posed to the republicans. We elected sew
| eral young Irishmen to the legislature this
year. There is something about the Presi-
l dent that is pleasing to the young men of
! the country, and my belief is that large
majority of the young men will be with
] the President this year.
Senator Proctor is confident as to the
general result in November, and thinks the
| republican triumph will be greater than in
| any previous election.
| The Presidents Return.
| President Roosevelt got back to Washing
| ton at 8:52 o'clock last night. He was ac-
| companied from Oyster Bay by Mrs Roose-
| velt, Archie, Quentin and Ethel Roosevelt.
| Secretary and Mrs. Loeb, Assistant Secre-
| tary Barnes, Executive Clerk Netherlands,
Stenographers Latta, McGrew and Hinman
| and two other White House employees who
have been at work in the temporary execu-
| tives offices at Oyster Bay.
| The train was thirty seven minutes be-
| hind schedule time. due to an accident to
| the engine at the mouth of the tunnel on
| the Pennsylvania road this side of Balti-
| more. The tire of the rear drive wheel
on the left side of the engine broke and
| curied or and one end of 1t turned upward
| and jammed through the boiler, causing an
| almost immediate shutting OF of the steam
| This deadened the engine and it was neces-
sary for Engineer Joe Weatherby to pro-
| vide for new engine. The train was pro-
ceedfng at slow rate when the accident
| occurred and there was not even jar to
! the special train, which consisted of four
| cars, two of them used for returning the
Presidential horses and carriages
| Senator Knox of Pennsylvania Joined the
train at Philadelphia, and Mr.. and Mrs
| Clifford Richardson of New York friends
| of the President and his family were also
guests of the President on the journey.
The President Welcomed.
| At the Pennsylvania depot there was a
large and enthusiastic gathering to welcome
the President on his Homecoming. Fifty
policemen, commanded by Lieut.. Moore,
handled the crowd, which gave the Pres
ident warm greeting upon his appearance
| He acknowledged the friendly reception OF
the crowd by bowling and raising lbs hat
and repeated this when cheer after cheer
greeted his entrance into his carriage, In
| which he was driven Immediately to the
| White House. At the station to meet the
| President were number of army officers,
including Col. Bromwell and Maj. McCaw-
ley. Miss Hagner, the private secretary OF
Mrs. Roosevelt, met the latter. Marshal
Palmer of the District was also present
At the end of the train shed were fifty
members of the LIST United States Infantry,
en- route to Fort Porter, Buffalo. The SOL
diers were returning from Manassas. The
boys doffed their hats and gave the Pres
ident three ringing cheers. He raised his
hat and smiled his pleasure at the greeting
The President shook hands with Engineer
tWeatherby, Fireman Henry and other mem
bers of the train crew, and gave them as.
surance that the accident to the train was
in his opinion something for which no per-