Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-29
VIII Not Predict Outcome.

care to express his views as to-the probable
outcome for publication, because it might
be regarded as an interference by the
chairman of the republican national COM
mittee with the local republican organiza-
ton. Neither would Mr.. Cortelyou discuss
stories that he had gone to New York to
aid Chairman Woodruff in collecting cam
paign contributions, which are said to be
badly needed
Mr. Cortelyou went to the White House
about 10 o'clock In the morning and 1t was
noon when he departed He had not been
| with the President great while before Sec
! rotary Root arrived, having, 1t is believed.
| been sent for by the President. Mr.. Root,
| as usual, did not have anything to tell as
| to the conference. He will leave Washing
| ton. Wednesday night for New York and
speak in that city Thursday night. This
| will be the only speech he will make during
| the campaign. 1t has been carefully pre-
pared and the wording will be as diplomatic
| as the Secretary OF State can make 1t to
| voice his support Of Hughes. The situation
in New York is said to be such a delicate
one that almost anything is liable to cause
| as much harm as good.
The labor vote in New York is worrying
the republican leaders more than they will
| admit They have been unable to turn that
| vote away from Hearst, Notwithstanding
all sorts of arguments. various tricks. etc.
| The labor vote In New York from one end
| Of the state to the other, Is standing by
I Hearst, In no campaign before have the
republicans had any difficulty in bringing
4 the bulk Of the labor vote around to their
| controlled caused the general belief that
4 Hearst would not be able ito: hold 1t until
| the day OF election. II the vote is to be
| taken away from him 1t Will have to be
done during this week, and the campaign
managers will probably devote their entire
| time to that work from now until election
day. According to the view of Mr.. Cortel-
you and many others. the republican man.
| ayers have everything they could desire in
/ the matter of the general vote. Conserva-
| tive republicans are with them. Conserva-
i tive democrats are with them, but the rad
fcals of both parties and the laboring men
stand by Hearst. Can they be: changed at
4 this late day?
| japanese Student Calls
| Asahi Kitagaki, the Japanese student who
| recently resigned from the Naval Academy
because he was deficient In his studies,
was cordially received by the President to-
day. He is not seeking reinstatement in the
| institution. Kitagaki is a personal friend
of the President and his family. being es-
pecially well known to the Roosevelt chill
dren, who like him very much.
John Barrett Caller.
John Barrett. minister to Colombia. called
on the President today. He Is in this coun-
try working on several treaties. Mr.. Bar
rett says he knows nothing about the re-
| port tnat ne Is 10 De placed at the neaQ OF
the bureau Of American republics in this
| city. His friends doubt the accuracy Of the
| report. They think that Mr.. Barrett ought
| to be given q better post than he now has,
| although Colombia is one of the most i'm
portant Of the Latin-American, countries
| New Chinese Judge.
| Lebbens Redman Wiley. the newly ap-
pointed judge of the United States court for
China. was one of the callers on President
Roosevelt today. Mr.. Whitley win leave San
Francisco on November 20 for China His
headquarters will be at Shanghai. while
sessions of the court will be held at Can
! ton. Hangkow. Tientsin and at other treaty
ports. He talked with the President briefly
about his forthcoming work, on which he
| expects to enter as soon as he reaches
| China.