Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-05
At THE WHITE HOUSE
Quite a Conference With Sena-
tor Penr0Se.
IN ACCORD WITH REGULARS
According to Pennsylvanlas senior
Member of Upper House.
RECEIVES FEW - VISITORS
IN ACCORD WITH REGULARS
RECEIVES FEW - V1SliohS
President Decides That Navy Yard
Employees May Leave Work Long
Enough to Vote.

OF, President Roosevelt in hearty SYM
pathy and accord with the regular repuoii-
can tickets in Pennsylvania
Yes. hearty accord"
That was the answer of Senator Penrose
10 the direct question whether the Presl-
dent stood with the regular republicans OF
the state or with the independents.
Before making the answer Senator Pen
rose had spent some time with the Presi-
dent having reached the executive omces
about 10 o'clock In the morning. He oio
not say what was the object of his VISIT
but there Is no doubt that he timed his
visit to the President so that the influence
of what he might say would extend
throughout the state before tomorrow
morning.
Senator Penrose added with emphasis
that both the machine tickets for state
officers and city officers in Philadelphia
would be elected by Substantial MAORI
ties" He did not, however. assume to name
majorities. Substantial was the nearest
he came to saying what the vote would be.
He admitted that the democrats would gain
some seats in Congress from his state this
year putting the number at several
There is little doubt that Senator Penrose
will make the best possible Of the
Presidents sympathy with the regular
ticket. and he probably gave orders at once
that the announcement of the Presidents
attitude should be scattered all over the
state ir the most effective manner possible
Two years ago the President refused to
permit any cabinet officer or prominent Of
fetal of the administration to speak for
the machine candidates in Philadelphia,
but Senator Penrose who was then the
person worst hurt by such action declined
to say word of criticism of the national
administration, and continued his visits
to the White House just the same as if
nothing had happened.
Two cabinet oficers-Attorney General
Moody and Secretary Shaw-have spoken
in Pennsylvania for the regular tickets.
so have Speaker Cannon and Senator
President The President has indirectly
been credited with being in sympathy
with the machine ticket by reason of his
cabinet officers talking for 1t. but Senator
Penroses statement today shows no doubt
rs to what the President feels.
Receives Few Visitors.
President Roosevelt was getting ready
TO be out of Washington, and put in most
of his time today disposing Of business.
He did not receive visitors-except three
or four persons who could not be put off.
Secretary Bonaparte was one of these. He
talked with the President about a num-
Der of departmental matters. One of these
employees in different places time to vote
tomorrow. 1t was decided to let them
leave their work long enough to deposit
their ballots
Another sitor was William Miller Col
Her. United States minister to Spain He
has come to this country on leave of alb
sence and will be here several months.
Mr.. Collier says that Spanish people are
beginning to feel more friendly senti-
ment toward this country.
Going Home to Vote.
President Roosevelt will leave Washing
ton tonight at 1870 o'clock for Oyster Bay
to cast his vote tomorrow morning Imme-
diately after depOsiting his ballot he will
start on his return to Washington, reaching
here about o'clock TUESDAY evening The
President will be accompanied to Oyster
Bay by Secretary Loeb and Secretary Cor
telyou. Mr.. Loeb votes in Oyster Bay and
Secretary Cortelyou in Hampstead. l.. L..
not FAR from Oyster Bay. Several of the
servants of the White House. who also vote
I'm Oyster Bay will go along on the private
car that will convey the President to Jer-
sey City. From there to Oyster Bay will be
made by boat.
Returns OF the election will be received at
the White House tomorrow night over the
White House wires. Several operators will
take the words and figures. which will be
transmitted to the President in his private
apartments. Most of the members of the
cabinet will be out of the city, and the
President will probably not have many
guests to keep up with the news.
The President will work hard Wednesday
and part of Thursday prior to leaving here
Thursday afternoon on his trip to Panama.
He Will board the Mayfiower in this city
and go down the Potomac to a point near
Wolf Trap light. where he will be trans
ferred to the Louisiana, which will take
him to the isthmus.
President Killed a Turkey.
President Roosevelt got back from his
Virginia outing shortly after o'clock last
night. He had spent several most pleasant
days in the woods and enjoyed himself
hugely. He brought back with him a big
wild turkey. killed Saturday afternoon. He
had tried to get shot at a turkey several
days, but did not see one until Saturday
afternoon.
Before leaving for Washington Sunday
THE President attended services at Christ
Episcopal Church, fashionable and an
cient church near his Virginia home. The
members of the church were all received
by the President after the services.
DIR. a. G. Haddon. distinguished
thsopologist and professor of Christ Col
lege, Cambridge, England was presented
al the White House today to President
Roosevelt by Assistant Secretary Adee to
whom the doctor had come with letters
OF Introduction. The President has always
been deeply interested in anthropology, in
deed. being the author OF one Or Two books
dealing with the subject OF racial deve-
opmeut in the western country, and he
spent very agreeable half hour in con-
versation with the noted British authority
on that subject.
Rev. Charles +. Aked OF Pembroke Chap
e. Liverpool, England, who is temporarily
hihng the pulpit of the Fifth Avenue Bap-
tist Church. New York city. paid his re-
spects to the President today. He was ac-
conpanied by Ambrose r. Clark of New
York city. Mr.. Aked said he wanted the
honor OF meeting the President of the
United States and the pleasure of an in
teTview with Mr.. Roosevelt.
Sand, Gravel and Borax.
According to a bulletin issued hy the