Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-08
At THE WHITE HOUSE
President to Review the Fleet
Before Sailing West.
ON NEW YORK POLITICS
Efforts to Get the State Delegation
for Roosevelt.
COAL LAND INVESTIGATIONS
Letters to Attorney General and Sec
rotary of the Interior Have
No Let-Up on Them.

! view the great battleship squadron that Is
to sail for Pacific waters the 18th OF De-
cember. The review will take place IN
Hampton roads, the scene OF the most
memora BILE naval battle in American his
tory. There, surrounded by the fighting
monsters of the country, lie will inspire
the men who will start on the long cruise
to the Pacific. cheer them on parting for
so many months from those near and
dear. and urge them to meet the ordeals
they are sure to encounter with the
stoicism of the American sailor.
The details of the review have not been
made public and will not be agreed upon
for some time. It Is presumed. however,
that The President will leave Washington
the afternoon of the 18th. reaching Hamp-
ton roads early on the 18th. Whether
; he will talk to the officers and crews of
the fleet is not yet settled, but 1t is said
10 be probable that he will make an ad-
dress.
New York Politics.
The political situa ton in New York was
the subject of short conference at the
White House today. John A. Stewart,
president of the New York League of Re-
publican Clubs. and ]. r Reynolds, the
beef investigator for the President, talked
with the chief executive They would not
say anything hat would throw light upon
the details of the conference. but Mr..
| SteWart some time ago sent letters
throughout New York asking what public
sentiment WAS TO third term for the
| President. Most of the answers were ia
! vorable TO another term for the present
| White House occupant. Mr.. Stewart is
| now said to be sounding members of the
league cubs as to their choice for Pres
| ident.
| To all appearances the movement TO
capture the New York delegation for the
| Pres dent has already begun. Timothy
! Woodruff. republican state chairman OF
| New York has come out for the President
for another term. and practically an
| nounces his intention to work to secure
| the New York delegates. The addition of
| stu another organization in the shape of
the League of Republican Clubs gives
strong impetus TO the fight that will con-
| tlnue from now on
Inc President underst ands the situa-
| ton In New York perfectly, and it is
| said on excellent authority that he will
| oner no objection to the movement of his
| friends to capture the delega ton. II
| cannot be learned that his sanction is
| for the purpose of securing delegates
| for himself for another term but he will
| not object to the delegates being made
| up of personal and political friends ready
| to act as they deem best for the inter-
! ests Of their chief.
II Is now apparent that If Gov Hughes
wants the New York delegation for him
self he Will have to get busy. Up to this
time he has not permitted his friends
| to make a movement for the delegates
| from the state. His indecision is now to
! be taken advantage of by the Presi-
| dents friends who will begin their cam
! paign without delay.
No Let-Up in Investigations.
According to letter the President has
sent to Attorney General Bonaparte and
| Secretary Garfield, there will be no let-rp
| in coal land Investigations in Colorado as
a result of the shooting of Secret Service
| Agent Walker. On the other hand. the
| President desires that the energies of the
government be redoubled to discover and
| bring TO punishment the men guilty of
perpetrating the frauds. The President to-
! day made public the following letter he
| has addressed to his two cabinet officers:
| To the Attorney General and to the Sec
rotary of the Interior:
NV attention has been called to the
| dispatches in reference to the murder of
Secret Service Agent Walker while in the
! performance of his duty investigating GER
| tain coal land frauds in Colorado | trust
| every effort will be exerted by your de-
| partments TO prosecute vigorously every
! violation of the land laws which Walker
was investigating
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
Besides writing the letter the President
personally directed the two officials at to-
day cabinet meeting, to spare no expense
| in ferreting out the frauds and aiding in
| bringing to justice the murderers of
! Walker.
Rumpus Over Ten-Dollar Gold Piece
The White House has not yet received
any of the vigorous protests that are said
to be on their way here from Christian
orEaniza tons and ministers in different
parts of the country ove~ the new 80
rry1l
| God We Trust" Sine of the resolutions
and other protests suggest that the coins
that have so far been minted be retired
from circulation. This. it is learned, is
| impossible. In view of the fact that ST.
rn.pp of this money has already been
coined and is being put into circulation
BY the Treasury and its branches through
out the country. Anothe- 81 100000 of
the money is being minted as fast as
possible and Will soon go into circulation.
II might be possible for the President to
stop the circulation of the last 81 600, 900
by directing that 1t he placed in the
serve of the Treasury and gold certi-
ficates issued against it.
II Is doubtful II the President will give
any orders to the coin. The design
vas approved by him before the coin
was minted and he has been aware for
some time of the objections to ii in some
sources.
Protest Against New York Deposits.
Senator Hepburn of Idaho has forward
ed to the President written protest
against government deposits of money
with New York banks under present con-
[ ditions. The President requested that
the protest be in writing. This is what
Senator Hepburn says;
"On behalf of the people OF the west
ern states and especially those of the
northwestern states ! would urge that
no further deposits of money from the
Treasury of the United States be made
in New York banks except upon the con
dition that such banks shall Immediately
make available in money to the banks In
such western states the full amount OF
the reserves held by such New York
banks on account of such western banks
The tying up of many millions of dol
lars OF western money representing the
reserves Of the western banks held by
New York banks must inevitably result in
empowering the New York banks to de-
tcrmine the time and conditions OF free
resumption OF banking functions by the
western banks, whereas. If the reserves
Of the western banks could be converted
into available money at once the imam
cial situation of the west would be free
from domination on the part of the east
and the west would become valuable
ally of the east in the restoration of de-
sirable financial conditions rather than re-