Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-29
At THE WHITE HOUSE
Senator Scott Has q Poll OF
West Virginia.
REPUBLICAN, BY 10000
CHAIRMAN coRTELYoU NOT TO
SPEAK IN NEW YORK.
No Reason Why He Should Depart
From His Policy Of Silence
Today's Callers.
REPUBLICAN BY 10000

Senator Scott of West Virginia pulled .
poll of the state on the President tnls
morning. The West Virginia senator re-
fused to give the figures OF the p0ii' oa'
he told the newspaper men that inc SsAse
was sure for the republican national ticket
by 10000 to 25.OOO. That's dead sure
thing" he declared, land this will be DEM
onstrated on election day. Yes. I'm on my
way to West Virginia to spend next week
there. / thought I would drop IN on the
President and tell him a few things. MY
visit 10 my state Is not because anA
needed there, but because there Is nothlhs
else to do at national headquarters. the
fight is won. and l have time on my nahos
to get around among my friends.
Roosevelt Is sure of 800 votes in the
electoral college and the proba bility Is that
it will be 81. The six votes that l do not
positively include are those of Nevada ana
Montana There is some doubt as to those
states, with leanings in both to the repub-
lican ticket.
And the vice chairman of the republican
national committee did not talk any more
as to election figures. He did have some
thing to say when he was asked If there
would be any material effect on the situa-
ton as "a result of the speeches Judge Far
ker Is making. Wont these speeches line
the democrats up and give them ginger!
he was asked
'"These speeches will do US a great deal
of good he answered. They will have
the splendid effect of arOusing the republic
can vote something 1t has been difficult to
do up to this time because of the sanguine
feeling of voters everywhere that the sue
cess of the republican ticket was assured.
regardless of a turning out of the repub-
lican voters.
Cortelyou Will Not Speak.
The statement was broadcasted over the
country in the morning newspapers that
Chairman Cortelyou will make a, speech in
Durland's Riding Academy, New York.
next Friday night, this being the first and
only one of the campaign. The statement
said that this would be the answer of the
President and Mr.. Cortelyou to the dem
ocratic charge that the republicans are
coercng the corporations into large con-
tributionS for campaign contributions. SO
far as the story applies to the President 1t
is without foundation, land at the White
House today it was said that the Pres
ident knew nothing of the proposed speech
of Mr.. Cortelyou. Furthermore, it was
strongly doubted If any such speech was
contemplated by Mr. Cortelyou or if there
was anything that could arise that would
induce him to depart from his program of
silence
The President is understood to feel that
sufficient answer was given to the charge
of Judge Parker of corporation influence
over the republicans in the reply made by
Senator Knox. The / resident believes that
the country will not for a moment take
seriously the charge that corporations are
being sweated of large contributions, and
he does not care to dignity it too much by
official denial.
Mr.. Cortelyou is said to feel that the at
lacks upon him are unwarrapted and
would like opportunity to reply for his per-
sonal satisfaction, but he does not think
that it would be politically wise at this
time. Ff.-
Mr.. COrtelyou has returned to New York
N nf ya1t yioi,,
templated.
Some of the Callers.
Abraham Aronson, Michael P Alexander
and Leo E. Alexander of San Francisco
were among the callers who shook hands
with the President. California will give
$4,000 republican majority said Mr. Aron-
son, land Kahn will be elected to the
House over Livernash, who is already
beaten Mr.. Kahn was a member of the
House for several terms until defeated by
LivernaSh two years ago, and is well known
in this city. He was again nominated by
the republicans.
Abbot Gasquet of London, head of the
Benedictine Order of Great Britain, was re-
ceived by the President this morning. He
was presented by Rev. George A. Dough-
erty of the Catholic University. Abbot Gas
quet will deliver an address Tuesday night
at the university.
Representative Wachter Of Maryland ac-
companied by an official of the Maryland
republican state committee, made a brief
call TO tell the President that the outlook in
Maryland grows much better for the re-
publcans with every days developments.
At 30 O'Clock this afternoon the Presi-
dent received the members of the British
Iron and Steel Institute. The party Is a
large one and the reception took place in
the east room.