Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-02
At THE WHITE HOUSE
Rate Legislation Discussed
With the President.
OUTLOOK IN NEW YORK
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EXPERIENCED OBSERVERS ADMIT
THEY ARE PUZZLED.
Chief Executive Will Resist All I'M
portunities to Appeal to the
Republicans.

Railroad rate legislation was discussed
by the President today with some of his
callers, who included Senators Cullom and
Dolliver. The two senators are known to
be friendly to the position Of the President
as to rate legislation and Senator Dolliver
has announced his intention of making
every effort to get through the Senate a
bill that will embody the views Of the
President and himself as to giving some
governmental body the power to fix a
maximum rate where an existing rate has
been declared unfair. Senator Dolliver
has given assurances that he will devote
his time in the coming session to this par
ticular measure.
Between now and the assembling Of Con-
gress the President will talk with many
of his callers on this subject. He wants
to see a measure passed that will be fair
to all interests and he will seek the COM
bined wisdom of the men of his party and
of other visitors so that he will know the
views entertained by all those capable OF
discussing the question.
The Presidents recommenda tions on this
question will be the feature of his mes
sage. He has not yet written his recon-
mendations, and will not do so until he has
had full and free conference with repub-
licans of all classes in Congress, even those
who are opposed to his views.
There are nine republican members OF
the interstate commerce committee, and of
this number Senators Dolliver and Cullom
are the only ones who are said to desire to
take the E,sch-Townsend bill as the basis
of bill TO be introduced in the Senate
OF the other members, Senator's Ell1ins,
Aldrich Kean ard Foraker are not favor
able to such measure as that passed by
the last House, and are not radically dis
posed Senator Clapp of Minnesota is re-
garded as being favorable to the views or
the administration, while the attitude or
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although he is thought to be with the ad-
minis ton
The five democratic members of the COM
mittee-Senators Tillman, McLaurn, Car
mack Foster and Newlands - are looked
upon as likely to support some measure
that will give full power in governmental
body to regulate alleged unfair rates.
New York Outlook Uncertain.
Charles G. Bennett, secretary of the SEN
ate. and former representative from Brook
lyn, NJ Y, where he still lives, called on
the President today.
'sIf any man tells you that the result OF
the mayoralty election in New York will
be so and so, he doesn't know what he is
talking about" declared Mr.. Bennett. ITS
the worst mixed-up affair I ever saw. l
never saw an election before in which
did not feel in my own mind that knew
how 1t was going, but | am all at sea TINS
stands as good chance as any other man.
There would be little question of his cleo
ton If the republicans would support him
for mayor, as they should do. If good
many go off to Mcclellan In the hope that
they will prevent the election of Hearst
the results may rot be as good as We
would like to see. IF they will turn to
WINS he will defeat both Hearst and Nc
Clellan."
Elmer Dover, secretary of the republi-
can national committee, who has his head
quarters in New York, talked to the Pres
ident, to whom he introduced friend. 1t
is all mixed, badly mixed said Mr.. Dover.
1.-The best judges of New York elections are
at sea and cannot give any estimate they
feel they can depend upon" Mr.. Dover is
going to Ohio to vote. He is positive that
Gov Herrick will be reelected by large
majority.
There are elections in nine states next
Tuesday" said Mr.. Dover "but there is no
national significance In a single election.
The issues are everywhere local."
President Will Not Interfere.
The President has been fmportuned te
say something that will rally the republi-
can strength to WINS, Following his inva
r,able rule. he has declined to do 50. Hs