Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-09
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
The President Receives Con-
gratulations.
EMINENT VISITORS
A DELEGATION OF WASHINGTON
CITIZENS ALSO CALLS.
Commissioner Macfarland's Felicitous
Address-Expression by Cable
and Telegraph.

The President beamed happily upon
scores of friends who called upon him to-
day to unite in the flood of cpngratula-
tions he has been receiving; he glanced
over a portion of some thousands of tele-
grams that reached the White House, and
did not have much opportunity to take
up official business. With the ending to-
day of a dignified elation of himself and
friends as to the outcome, he will get
down to work upon many pressing ques-
tions. chiefly of appointments, that have
been left undisposed of during the heat
of the campaign. Within less than a
month he must send to Congress mes
sage containing recommendations upon
various important matters. Some of this
work has already been done, but the
Presidents vigorous mind will find many
observations growing out of the election
that he will desire to place before Con-
gress. Consequently he will not have
much time for receiving visitors between
now and the assembling of Congress.
The first batch of callers to shake hands
with the President upon reaching his Of
flee this morning was Secretary Taft, who
is just back from his campaign tour;
Postmaster General Wynne, Senator Proc
tor of Vermont, Secretary Morton of the
Navy Department, Commissioner Garfield
of the bureau of corporations, Gen. John
c. Black of the civil service commission,
Judges Anderson and Wright of the Dis
trict Supreme Court, Assistant Secretary
Taylor of the Treasury Department, l.. A.
Pradt, assistant attorney general, Clinord
Pinchot of the Department of Agriculture
Gen. Chaffee, lieutenant general of the
army; Gen. Gillespie, chief of engineers
of the army; Corporal Tanner, register
of wills of the District; Prof. Willis Moore,
chief of the weather bureau; Edward A.
Moseley, secretary of the Interstate COM
merce commission: Pastor Schick of the
Dutch Reformed Church, the Presidents
church, and w. s. Shallenberger, assist
ant postmaster general.
rd-Breaking Weather.
Prof Moore told the President that yes
terday was a record breaker in point of
weather. There was hardly cloud in the
sky and not drop of rain during the en-
tire day, something unheard of before" he
said. I'm fact, the day was one of the fair
est in the history of the weather bureau.
and beyond doubt the clearest election day
the United States ever had"
You promised everybody a square deal. y
Mr.. Pradt of the Department of Justice told
the President when he shook hands with
him, but I am afraid there will be some
suspicious that the democrats got all that
they were entitled to in the election yester-
day." The President smiled at the remark
All day long he listened to bright and APP
propriate remarks from friends who grasp
ed his hands.
No Third Term is Pleasing.
The Presidents visitors during the day
were emphatic in commencing him for his
announcement last night that he would not
accept another nomination for the presi-
dency. He was pleased to receive these ex-
pressions He was told that his announce
ment had come just in time to endear him
more than ever to the American people
One prominent newspaper of the country
had cast some doubts upon the sincerity of
the announcement this morning, and the
President remarked that he was never more
sincere in his life; that he would not for
anything lessen the confidence of the peo-
pie in him.
The President feels that his announcement
will save frequent misinterpretation of his
actions during the next four years. There
can not now be suspicion that whatever he
does has the motive behind II OF seeking
another term.
AS to his sincerity in the announcement,
the President pointed to the fact that he
had said he would not accept another
nomination, thereby allowing himself no
loophole to change his mind. He felt sat-
isfied that the American people did not be-
lieve in a third term, and he sympathized
with their views on this subject.
Fluctuations of District People.
The feature of the day at the White
House was the call of a representative
body of District citizens, who desired to
felicitate the President upon his election.
There were between forty and fifty of
them, and their visit was unique in that
each held in his hand an American Beauty
rose of a beautiful red color. Several of
them also had large bouquets of roses.
The roses were presented to the President
or laid upon the table near where he Stood
forming a mass Of about the handsomest
flowers he ever received.
sThe rose is emblematic of Roosevelt"
was the remark of b. H. Warner, who had
been instrumental in arranging for the
spontaneous visit of local people. Mr. War
ner said that the coat of arms of the Roose-
welt family contains three roses.
Commissioner Mcfarland, Commissioner
West and Commissioner Biddle headed the
delegation, and Commissioner Macfarland
made brief address, referring to the fact
that the delegation was non-partsan in
every respect, representing both democrats
and republicans, evidence of the fact being
found in the presence of James L. Norris
the democratic national committeeman of
the District and the democratic war horse
of the District. Mr.. Norris thereupon en-
phasized the non-partisan character of the
gathering by saying that the democrat
had made the best fight they could, but
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