Evening star., 1904-04-14
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
Roosevelt Boys Have Mumps
at Groton.
MAYOR COLLINS CALLS
HEAD OF BosToN's MUNICIPAL
GOVERNMENT.
Knights of Columbus Received in the
East Room-Senator Burton's
Case Stated.
MAYOR COLLINS CALLS

the Post Office Department was held at the
White House today. Those who consulted
with the President were Senators Aldrich,
Spooner and Penrose, chairman of the Sem
ate committee on post offices and post ro ads.
No three men in the Senate stand closer to
the President and have his confidence more
fully and unreservedly. They were not in a
position to discuss the results of their con-
ference when they left the White Hous.
Roosevelt Boys Have Mumps.
Mrs. Roosevelt returned to Washington
at 10 o'clock this morning from Groton.
Mass, where she went to see her sick SONS,
Theodore Roosevelt. jr., and Kermit. The
two boys have mumps. and Mrs. Roosevelt
brought them back to Washington with
her. They will remain until they conva-
lesce, when they will return to Groton. The
Groton school which the two boys have at
tended so long has had an outbreak of
the disease, and nearly all the boys are
suffering In the same way. The Illness of
the Presidents sons is not believed to be
anything more than that usual under the
circumstances, and in both cases will run
Its course A carriage of the President S
stables met Mrs Roosevelt and the two
boys at the depot and took them at once 10
the White House.
Boston's Mayor Calls.
Mayor Patrick Collins of Boston. ex-
Mayor Sullivan of Hartford and Represen-
tatives Sullivan and Keliher of Massachu-
setts paid a call of respects on the President.
Mayor Collins has been at Hot Springs for
several weeks under treatment for rheu-
matism, and naively remarked that he had
been having so much rheumatism boiled out
of him that he had not had time to have
democratic ideas of the coming campaign
injected into him. Representative Keliher
said that the delegation from Massachu-
SettS to St. Louis would stand almost a
unit for Olney as the democratic nominee.
Mr.. Hearst will not have over four votes
from the state he said, land he may not
have that many"
Senator Bard and ex-Representative Nc
Lachlin of California called to see the
President to ask him to help them get
through a bill directing the Secretary of
the Treasury to select site for the pro-
posed new public building at Los Angeles.
A bill to that effect has passed the Senate
and been reported to the House, where it is
held up. The House leaders are afraid to
permit 1t to be passed, because they think
1t will open the way to measures somewhat
similar Speaker Cannon may decide that
the case is special one. The bill does not
carry an appropriation, which was made a
long time ago.
New York's Vote for Roosevelt
Representative Littauer has returned to
vention. which so heartily indorsed the
President. Mr.. Littauer, who has often
been referred to as an opponent of the
President in New York under certain pos
sible conditions, declared that the electoral
vote of the state would be cast for Roose-
welt without question. 1T will be an easy
matter to carry the state for the Presi-
dent" he said with emphasis.
The President had a large number of
col ha xxyifh aral
hundred people, many of whom were intro
duced by senators and representatives.
This afternoon about o'clock the Presi-
dent shook hands with about 1000 Knights
of Columbus and their ladies. the reception
taking place In the east room. The execu-
tive officers Of the council were introduced
to the President by name.
Think We Ought to Be Better Posted.
Members of the Senate and House COM
mittees on naval affairs have called the
attention of the President to the fact that
this country is absolutely ignorant as to
the details of the naval warfare in progress
around Port Arthur. 1t Is declared that a
blunder is committed in not having numer-
Gus representa- tives of the navy or govern
ment abroad who will secure every scrap
of information possible as to how certain
ships have been destroyed, as the details
might have the greatest influence upon the
building Of the navy in the future. 1t has
been pointed out that not single thing can
take place in this country In the matter of
naval architecture or science that repre-
sentatives of Japan do not appear on the
scene or soon afterward and inquire as to
the most minute details. 1t is probable that
the mat er will be taken up by the P. e iSent
and officials of the Navy Department.
Senator Burton's Case.
Whatever the outcome of Senator Bur-
toms legal efforts to secure new trial, it
is reasonably certain that he will not be a
candidate to succeed himself. He has bee>s
most popular man in his state in past
years, but the accuse tion against him, even
IL shown legally to be untrue. will prevent
his returning to the Senate 1t is probable
that he win resign his position before the
expiration of his term, March 4, 1907, II IN
the meantime the Senate does not take his
case up and expel him. 1t is stated on good
authority that Senator Burton is preparing
to carry his case to the United States court
of appeals He thinks that this win be
some time in September. He does not in
tend to again appear in the Senate, at
least not until he has been vindicated in
the courts. He will go to his home in Abb
lene and await the outcome there. He will
not communicate with any of the depart
ments or attempt in any way to exercise
his official privileges, and to all intents and
purposes will retire from public life.
the strongest man mentioned to succeed
Senator Burton. was at the White House
today, talking with the President about a
consulship In San Domingo for a negro
constituent. Mr.. Curtis was the leading
competitor of Senator Long for the senator
ship short time ago. but his defeat then
did not lessen his ambition to come to the
Senate. Governor Bailey, the present chief
executive of Kansas. is hostile to Repre-
sentative Curtis, and should there be a
vacancy in the senatorship before the legis-
lature meets next January would appoint
some one else to the place. some one. too
who would be Mr.. Curtis strongest COM
petitor for the honor. On the other hand
the incoming legislature and governor are
counted upon by Mr.. Curtis friends as
friendly to him. Mr. Hoch, who will be the
republican nominee for governor, is likely
to appoint Curtis, 1t is said in case there
should be a vacancy after the legislature
meets next January 1t is not thought that
the United States Senate will take up the
case of Senator Burton at this session. and
will let II go until the next session, and
probably until the highest courts have