Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-10-18
From Washington.
lConespondence Of the Alexandria Gss'

ABOUT the w uttt aOusc ~ hFciy ioeS
the past week and the President has not
been seriously annoyed. Among those
| who have tried to show the President
that it is his duty to be stung is Mr..
Grosvenor, Representative from Ohio,
who told the President that this mas the
easiest job of figuring that he had ever
tackled. The President would simply
have 20 consent to denomination. Ii be
didn't, the grand old party would rope
and tie him and make him take II. The
President merely smiled. Then along
came Senator Elkins, Of West Virginia,
who remarked that the most significant
thing in current politics was the increas-
ing demand on the part Of the
people generally that the President stand
for another term. Again the President
smiled. Senator Beverage, of Indiana,
chimed in with bis eloquent voice.
Closely 10 touch with the sentiment OF
the middle West, he told the President
that there was no way out OF it. The
same familiar smile. CATER you, Mr.
President" is said to have been the gist
of Speaker Cannon's remarks, who hi'"-
self has been bothered by the bee. All
of which leads to but one conclusion
that there is on foot well-de6ned move
ment in the ranks OF the Presidents
party TO induce him to alter the decision
that he made at the death bed of his
predecessor. His callers all preach from
the one text Conditions have chang
3D." They argue that the President is
no longer bound by his former declara-
ton, any more than he is by the prece-
dent that no President should serve three
terms. They have raised the bugaboo
of Organism, Hearstism, socialism. gov
eminent ownership, financial panic,
and all the other frightiul things.
To none of his visitors has the President
given the slightest intimation that he is
prepared to change his mind. 1t is be-
lieved however, that the leaven is work.
ing, that if the President can be con-
WINGED that be is the only man who can
surely lead his party to victory in 1908,
be will give consent TO denomination.
Much may depend upon the outcome OF
the election in New York State. The
oft.repeated prediction that the next gov
ernor of New York will be one OF the
candidates for the presidency has been
given some thought at the White House.
II it is Hearst then look out for an early
statement that the President has yielded
to the popular clamor, and has finally
decided to cast aside his expected pref
erence for a return to private life for the
good of the party and the country. To
more than one of his friends the Presi.
dent has stated that he would regard the
election of Hearst IS governor OF New
York a public calamity second only to
his possible election as president OF the
United States. 1t is no secret that
Theodore Roosevelt has been itching to
lump into the New York campaign.
Were it not for the traditions that hedge
themselves about the presidential office,
he would like nothing better than to take
the stump in person against the New
York editor. Should the Presidents
political lieutensnts in that State bring
the word to him at the last moment that
Hughes is really in serious danger of de-
feat, it is altogether possible that be
would disregard precedents, dignity and
traditions and take the first train for New
York. The suggestion has been made
that be could with propriety embody
his views about Hearst in an open letter
to Hughes for the enlightenment OF men
behind the ballots aud he may do this.
The interest the President has taken in
the New York situation is manifest from
the assignments he has handed out to
his cabinet members. The three politi-
cal heavyweights, Root, Taft and Moody
are all to make speeches in the State.
CortelyOu is doing the gum shoe work.
If they cannot deliver the goods, then
the President may be expected to take
his pen in hand and indite few peril
uent observations unless he should de-
eide to deliver them by word of mouth.
The Supreme Court mandate in the
case of Ex-senator Joseph K. Burton, oil
Kansas, was today mailed by the De-
partment of Justice to the District At
torney for the Eastern District of Mis-.
souri,. If that court is in session, it is
likely that Burton will be called before
it early next week and given in charge
of the sheriff to serve his sentence OF six
months.
Secretary of War Taft announced this
afternoon that it was the intention to
asssigu Brig. Geo. Funston, who has
Just returned from Cuba, to command
the southwestern division of the army
with headquarters removed from Okla
homa City to St. Louis. The headquart'
ers of the northern division, now To-
Gated at s.. Louis will be removed to
Chicago, with Maj. Gen. A. W. Greedy
in command.
At the request of his government the
Chinese Minister. Sir Chentung LANG
Cbeng, has Withdrawn his resignation
which was offered as the death of his
mother. Usually under such circum-
stances Chinese officials are compelled TO
20 into complete retirement for period
of three years. In this case spe cial i'm
perisl decree has been issued auth orizing
Sir Chentung to remain at his post and
resume his duties after one hundred days
The sttackes of the legation will conduct
its businessHuring th, time. The Chinese
Minister will not go into society this
.wiuteF and be will be compelled to de-
cline all Invitations to visit other cities
in his public capacity. Mrs. Liang was
seventy years old and died at Canton,
China, after long illness.
UWe will not leave Cuba to the Gu