Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-09-27
From Washington.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette
Washington, Sept. 81.

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Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette
Washington, Sept. 81.
"If Roosevelt keeps out of the way,
Joe Cannon will be the next President"
asserted Senator Cullom, of Illinois to-
day after a visit to the White House.
"No one can deny that Joe Cannon IS
splsnd dly equipped for the place, that
he is q magnificent campaigner, and that
he is popular with the people in all sec
lions Of the country. He also has the
friendship ofall other fellows who are
after the job, and l believe that when
the showdown comes he will get the
vote-if Roosevelt keeps out OF the way.
When President Roosevelt comes back
from his forthcoming middle western and
southern trip, bis friends believe he will
b ave reached definite decision on the
third term question. By the time he
leaves Memphis on October Ali he will
know how strong the Taft sentiment
is 10 the States through which he has
Travelled and will be able TO make an
estimate of the war secretary's value as
a presidential candidate. If he fnds
the Taft, boom strong 1t is more than
likely that the President will continue
to throw ell his strength in the direction
of the Ohioan. If on the contrary, he
sees indications of the Taft boom col
lapsipg the President may be expected
a. &. avdtdonU
Things are 10 a great stew at the War
and Navy Department today as the re-.
suit Of charges in newspapers that there
is an organization of army and navy
officers to lobby for the salary increase
bill, designed to benefit men in the army,
navy, marine corps and revenue cutter
service.
Bishop Salt, rlee, of Washington, was
an early caller upon Secretary of the
Navy Meicslf today and it was rum
ore1 thst as the representative OF the
Bishop of London, Bishop Satterlee was
asking the Secretary to umpire the tennis
match tomorrow between the English
Episcopal dignitary and President Roose-
velt
William N. Wyand, eyed 20 year,,
was today indicted by the federal grand
jury for forgery. He is the son of the
president Of the Wyand Turbine Engiae
Com pauy, of Trenton, N. j. HepSssed
worthless papers on local patent at
torney and then attempted 10 purchase
en- automobile on worthless check.
No move has been made by the youpg
mans parents to help him out of the
troubles.
Answer was filed today in the Dis
trict Supreme Court on behalf of the
American Federation of Labor to the
suit brought by the Bucks Stove & Range
Co., of St. Louis, to eDjoin the publics-
ton of the boycott" list in the official
organ of the federation. The answer
denies most OF the allegations of the
complainant.
Roosevelt for third term is the chorus
being sung by visitors at the White
House. Senator Dixon of Montana said
today that the entire west is "waiting for
the President 10 raise his hand and
until he does make some definite an.
nouncement one way or the other, no
one else will be considered.
Trust matters and lsnd fraud cases
we're again discussed today by the Presi-
dent and Attorney General BOnaparte
Later the Attorney General conferred
separately at the Department of Justice
with Secretary Of the Interior Garfield
aud Secretary of the Navy Metcali.
Margaret Young, q years old, white. liv-
ing at S43 M street, southwest, was so severely
burned by the explosion of a coal oil lamp
this morning that she died soon after her ar.
rival at the Emergency Hospital. Her huS-
band was badly burned in an fort to rescue
her. Three children had nrrrOw escapes,
but were rescued uDiDjured.
President Roosevel says there wiz be no
changes in the Cabinet until the end of his