Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-04
At THE WHITE HOUSE
Political Talk at the Cabinet
Meeting.
TO VOTE AT OYSTER BAY
PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY
LOEB TO LEAVE MONDAY NIGHT.
Gossip as to Chief Justice Fuller's Re-
tirement and His Probable
Successor.
70 VOTE AT OYSTER BAY

! Two cabinet officers Joined the President
at III O'Clock today, the hour for the regular
semi-weekly cabinet meeting They were
the juniors of the cabinet circle Secretary
Morton and Postmaster General Wynne
| They found much that was not DEPART
| mental or official to talk about Quite nat
| urai- Mr.. Wynne Is an old political student
and general, and the President was pleased
| 10 OBTAIN his views to some of the
| events that are so rapidly crowtiing upon
| each other toward the close of the cam
paign. Secretary Morton is an amateur at
the political lines, but he is about the
| most deeply interested man in the country
In the outcome. He is an ardent friend of
! the President and is so sure of his election
| that he does not have the least doubt
Nearly every day he drops over to the
White House for a few minutes chat with
the President, who is such an old and ex-
perienced hand at the political game as to
De absolutely composed under all circum-
stances.
| The talk today was over the democratic
attempt to arouse suspicious as to repub-
| lican honesty in its dealings with cor
porations and trusts. Many of the best
friends the President has are urging him to
| denounce the democratic attacks and TO
deny them in toto. can readily do.
but he continues to maintain a dignified
| silence. and il he should make statement
II Will be because the opposition has gone
TO unparalleled extent In his denunciation
and accusat ton.
Secretary Morton will make speech to-
morrow night at Highlandtown, Md, and
| 1t Will be his first political speech. He will
probably deal straight from the shoulder
with the democratic Misrepresentation and
his friends predict that his first appear
ance upon the stump will be forceful and
successful one.
During part of the morning Senator Knox
of Pennsylvania talked with the President
Wi
deliver a speech tomorrow night at Pitts
burg, and he is expected to hammer the
democratic contentious in most effective
English. This will be Mr.. Knoxs last
speech. Mr.. Knox spent some tine with
the President last night.
Assistant Secretary Loomis of the State
Department was one of the Presidents Wis
itors before the cabinet meeting. After
the cabinet conference Gov. Nahum j. Bach
elder of New Hampshire called upon the
President and spent some time with the
chief executive Governor Batchelder said
that the republican plurality In New Hamp.
shire will be the largest in the history Of
that state-not less than 1900.
To Vote at Osyter Bay.
The President as stated in The Star. will
leave here Monday night for Oyster Bay to
cast his vote for the republican nominees.
He will be accompanied by Secretary Loeb
and a number of White House employees
who vote at Oyster Bay and other points
close by. The train will reach the Presi-
dents home Tuesday morning about io
O'Clock. Immediately after casung MS
vote the President will start back to Wash
ington, reaching here about O'CLOCK ne
will receive the returns in his once. At
rangements for complete and up-to-date
figures have all been made, ana re fresl-
dent will know as quickly as any man IN
the country the results of the balloting.
Secretary Loeb at His Desk.
Secretary Loeb was at his desk today,
having recovered sufficiently from the cold
from which he suffered to take up his
usual work Mr.. Loeb has been one OF the
hardest worked men in the country in the
last six months. From the beginning OF
the campaign for the republican presidential
nomination to this time he has acted as the
personal representative OF the PRESIDENT IN
MANY conferences with politicians and in
mass of correspondence of great importance
to the political future of his chief. so
much success has been achieved in this ol-
rection as to gain for Mr.. Loeb the COM
mendation of the President and OF leading
men of the party. Few. If any, biunders
have been made and when the campaign Is
over the President when distributing his
thanks to those who have been principally
responsible for his victory, win not forget
his secretary.
Taking Out the Gold Fish.
The pretty pool at the east entrance of
the White House was emptied of its water
today. and the gold fish and water lilies
taken to warmer quarters for the winter.
Little Kermit Roosevelt was one OF the
chief witnesses of this interesting anair,
and there We're several hundred visiting
strangers and as many townspeople who
stopped at various times to watch the OPP
erations. This is the season OF the year
when the pools are dried and left without
water for the winter All through the sum-
mer beautiful gold fish of many varieties
he at,ffn ode nf a
pool and among the water lilies that grace
fully rode the water. The water was al
lowed to empty to within about foot or
the bottom ard then men, wearing rubber
boots went in and took the fish out with
nets. Between tour and five hundred were
removed In this way, being taken to the
fish commission. At the beginning OF the
summer comparatively small number were
placed in the pool. but they have null
tiplied fast. The lilies many of which came
from tropical regions. the most beautiful
agating gardens. where they will be warm
ly housed during the winter.
Chief Justice Fuller to Resignp
Chief Justice Fuller of the United States
Supreme Court will be seventy-two years
old next February, and will then be en-
titled to resign There is a revival of the
rumor that he will do so shortly after this.
He will be entitled to yearly salary of
$40. 500 off the bench. and II is stated that
since the death of his wife he is not in
clined to continue participation in the So
cial affairs of the capital. The gossip fixes
next March as the time for the resignation
and there is a revival of the talk that his
successor will be William II. Taft. Secre-
tary of War. There is little question that
Mr.. Taft will be offered the position in case
it is made vacant Mr.. Fuller was ap-
pointed as democrat. April 20, 1885. and
four times administered the oath of Office
to Observation-Disclosures. Cleveland and
Mckinley twice. No chief justice of the
Supreme Court has ever resigned from Of
flee, sitting until death.