Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-23
At THE WHITE HOUSE
Building Up the Republican
Party in the South.
JOHN s. WISE TALKS
GEN. RosSER MAY BE U. S. MAR
SHAL IN VIRGINIA.
Admiral Dewey Spent a Good While
With the President Discussing
Naval Matters.
JOHN s. WISE TALKS

John S. Wise who was at one time bit.
terly hated by many people of Virginia be-
| cause OF his personal and legal efforts in
| the United States courts to destroy the
! new constitution of Virginia dsfranchising
| illfterate negroes, is extremely hopeful that
! the south will become a republican strong
| hold in the course of few years.
| IF the President keeps on appoin inting
| negroes to positions in the north and ex-
| confederates in the south there will be
| something happening to the democratic
| party in the south before long" declared
| Mr.. Wise, at the White House. in talking
| about affairs in the south THE President
| Is the kind OF a man that southern people
| like, and but for the misunderstanding
| over the Booker Washington incident and
| the unfortunate affair at Indianola he
| would never have lost the kindly feeling
| OF anybody in the south. He will be a
| good friend to that section, and the people
| will support him heartily If they can do
| SO. No one can deny that there is a more
| friendly feeling for the President in the
| south than there has been for anv other
| republican President unless it was McKin-
| ley, and this feeling will be Immensely
| heipful to the republicans in future con-
tests. shall be happy and contented
| when l see a respectable, able republican
| party in the south, and have never been
| more confident than now that it is coming
MI wise, now an attorney in New York,
but preserving close touch with Virginia
! politics, is an ardent friend and admirer
| of the President, and his visits to tie
| White House are frequent. He has been
one OF the powers in Virginia appointments
1 so far, and the President consults him
freely
Wise May Run for Senate.
| President Roosevelt is giving all the en-
| with
enfng the republican party in Virginia.
There is stronger and more decent ele-
| ment of republicans in that state than in
any other strictly southern state, and IL
| they are willing to make a fight in real
| earnest and show that they are not out for
| the spoils he will help them still more. He
has had promises from the Virginia leaders
| that they will put up a good candidate for
| governor, and probably for senator. AS to
| the Senate, John s. Wise himself is now
being talked Of He is the ablest orator
| and speaker of that party in Virginia, and
| in whirlwind fight would be able to hold
| his own with democratic candidates and
! speakers. Although living in New York he
| is still regarded a Virginian, and would
| be eligible for the Senate, 1t is claimed. The
proposition at this time is to nominate
| Lunsford L. Lewis, United States district
attorney at Richmond, as the republican
candidate for governor against whoever the
| democrats nominate in their primary, to be
| held in September, In all probability. The
|
vent any fight against him as man. The
| objection that would be urged to him is that
| he is mild hammered and timid, and that
| if he was elected governor things woui1
stand still. Besides the governorship ana
senatorship ii is now proposed TO put up
good candidates in every congressional ois-
| trict next year, and to ask for support from
| the republican congressional committee
The republicans are counting on serious
| DIRECTIONS from the democratic ranks in
November by reason OF the contemplated
| injection of the whisky ques.ion INTO staas .S
| politics during the primary this year, ana
| the belief that If the right sort OF man Is
not nominated there will be either loss IN
| the whisky vote or in the promoislon vo.e:
depending upon which side may feel 1tseiL
offended This, of course, is based upon tne
supposition that such fight is nKeiy, Whlie
/ the democrats are satisned there VIII pe nv
serious fight in their ranks on this vi any
kindred question.
Rosser for United States Marshal.
| General Rosser, who was the youngest
! brigadier general in the confederate army,
| was recently appointed by the President
as postmaster at Charlottesville. The posi-
| ton was one that General Rosser did not
particularly like, but 1t was intimated that
a better one would be provided for MIN
later on 1t is understood that Generai
Rosser will be made marshai OF tne wesse,n 81
district of Virginia when the term OF ..
Brown Allen expires. This VIII De next
March, a year from now. Representative
Slemp, the head of the Virginia repuonc;ah, ,;,,,
orea nization is not especially In love with
This nrogram but If the President wants II
Mr. Slemp will consent
r r. Rose secretary of the chamber OF
commerce of Fayetteville, n. C., and Z. w.
IIusks of the same city. today invited the
President to visit Fayetteville on his soutn,
ern trip He said that he would be pieaseo
| to consider the invitation whenever ne
went south Fayetteville sent the President
an informal invitation number OF months
ago hut this time the invitation was for
NAL one.
Dewey With the President.
( Admiral Dewey, looking much improved
since his recent confinement to his home'
! spent a good while with the President VINO
talked with him about many things IN tne
| navy There is no subject that appeals 10
the President more thoroughly than the
| navy and its equipment His cordial reia.
tions with Admiral Dewey ana the Iact
that he is not so busy now, enabled MIN 70
| improve the opportunity of finding OUT any
| thing that is going on IN the haVai prduch
| of the government.
Senators Cullom. Platt, Long and Lodge
were among the few visitors with the Presi,
dent during the day. Senator CuIlom Will
| leave the city in day or two, and Senator
| Platt was bidding the President goodbye.
When Senator Cullom was asked, Whats
new in Santo Dominga?" he exclaimed;
| mot much that l know Of except that they
are stirring UP more trouble down there.
almost wish all those darned ISLANDS were
AT the bottom of the sea. They are just in
| ternational trouble makers, and CIVILIZATION
would be a good deal better off If they were
wiped off the map. If this country could go
dcwn and run things we would stop the .ne
| trouble making on the surface, but the rev.
| olutionary spirit would continue to boil
under the surface
The justices and judges of the Supreme
| Court and Court OF Appeals of the District.
accompanied by Aulick Palmer, United
States marshal, paid their annual call OF
respect on the President, and were cordially
received.
Deaf Mute School in China.
Mrs A. T. Mills, founder and manager Q!