Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-07
Expects Friends in Senate to
Stand by Him
TN THE BROWNSVILLE CASE
Many Inclined to Vote the Foraker
Resolution Down.
THINK
NIX IT ALL SETTLED
Feeling Of Some Of the President's
Visitors-Hopkins Having q -.
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Hard Fight.

President Roosevelt expects the friends
OF the administration in the Senate to stand
by his action in the Brownsville case. and
he has made that fact evident. Judging
from the privately expressed sentiments Of
several Of those to whom he talked today.
his wishes will be gratified
The President has made no suggestion as
to the best manner in which the senatorial
friends of the administration can best &C.
complish the defeat of the aims of the
measure pending in the Senate, but the in
clination of some OF those today was to
vote the Foraker resolution down and at
one fell swoop put an end to further agita-
ton of the affair.
senators Hemenway, Burkett. Hopkins
atorial visitors with whom the Browns
Vile incident was discussed, and the I'M
Outstanding is that the calls upon the
President were at the latter's request.
Ms the ps Of he callers to o.
admitting the object of their visits, but
the fact became known in unmistakable
manner that the four men had been con-
suited by the President and that he had
done most Of the talking at the individual
conferences that were held.
Senator Hemenway's Position.
and interesting position in this, as well as
several other matters of the greatest in
terest and importance to the country. The
Indiana senator is known to be the con-
fidential friend and right-hand man Of
Vice President Fairbanks IN the latter's
aspirations for the republican nomination
for the presidency. In that capacity he Is
recognized as a strong man for the fast
growing boom of the Vice President At
the same time Mr.. Hemenway enjoys close
and confidential relations at the White
House. The President entertains for him
feelings Of appreciation for stanch acts of
personal and political friendship in the
past, and thus the man who is the man
ager of the Fairbanks campaign for the
presidency is likewise unhesitatingly
called upon by the President when the lat
ter is under attack.
Another peculiar fact about Mr. Hemen-
way is that the negroes of his principal
city, Evansville. were the only ones in the
United States to indorse the Presidents
attitude on the Brownsville matter in mass
meeting. While the negro vote of Indiana
is not altogether In Evansville, Mr.. Hem
enway Is likely to feel that he need not
fear much damage from that vote in the
state II he should decide to support the
PRESIDENTS policy on Brownsville
A somewhat notable feature of this, as
well as number of other important mat
tiers to the President. is that none Of the
friends of Vice President Fairbanks have
arrayed themselves in opposition to the
President. while hostility has been shown
on number of occasions by friends of
other candidates. The talk that the White
House and Postmaster General Cortelyou
were averse to Mr.. Fairbanks has had
no effect on the course of the friends of
the latter in their attitude on many things.
= Hopkins Having Hard Fight.
Senator Hopkins has just returned from
Illinois a ia
he will come back to the Senate. Governor
ganization in the state. is admitted to have
tremendous power with the machine and
the people, and he is holding back about
putting his stamp on the Hopkins candidacy
for reelection. He is believed to want the
senatorship himself, and Hopkins won't be
easy until he knows what the purposes of
Dineen are His term expires two wears
from next March. and it is necessary that
his fences should be put In order as fast as
possible for the primary election next year.
Senator Hopkins is one Of the thick-and-
thin administration men in the Senate and
has not been known to go contrary to the
administration in any matter of conse-
quence In that body.
John Bannon, secretary of tho hoard of
trade of Brownsville, Tex, thanked the
President today for his action in the case
OF the 10Th Infantry Mr.. Bannon was
presented by Representative Garner
The people of Brownsville are CRATE
full to the President said Mr. Bannon,
and are unanimous in their belief that
he was right in what he did"
The Car Shortage.
Senator Hansbrough, when asked about
the car shortage situation in the northwest,
said that he was waiting for the recon-
mendations Of the interstate commerce
commission before proceeding with efforts
for legislation covering the question "One
trouble" said Mr.. Hansbrough, sis that
the railroads have not kept up with the
progress of the country. There is short
age of cars, of locomotives and tracks
The country has outgrown the equipment
Of the railroads and it seems to be physi-
cal fmpossibilfty for them to attend to the
business they ought to handle"
French Honor of franklin.
President Roosevelt submitted message
to Congress today concerning the Rold
medal presented to France by the United
States April %. 1906, in commemoration of
the 2OOth anniversary of the birth of Ben
jamin Franklin. The presentation was made
by Secretary Root to Mr.. Jusserand. the
French ambassador, at a celebration in
Philadelphia.
Accompanying the report is a letter from
M. Jusserand explaining the exact dispo-
sit1on made of the medal by France A
large case in the center of the Hall of Hon
or Of the Museum of Medals at Paris has
been given over to the Franklin medal
which is surrounded by Washington and
Lafayette medals and other emblems sug-