Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-06-07
is BACK
At White HOUSE.
MANY MATTERS DEMANDING HIS
ATTENTION BEFORE DEPART
uRE FOR OYSTER BAY.
WILL TALK TO EDITORS
AT Jamestown FAIR
Pennsylvania Convention Platform
May Be Brought to RooseveIt's At
tention-Return Trip to Washing
ton Without INCIDENT.

Washington, June 8. - President
Roosevelt reached Washington late
Saturday from his western trip, and
was driven Immediately to the White
House. Next week will be his last
week at the capital before going to
his summer home at Oyster Bay,
which will be his headquarters until
October 1. The coming week will be
devoted to clearing up a multitude of
details of administration preparatory
to leaving Washington.
In all probability the last cabinet
meeting will be held this week, as
the president is due to address the
National Editorial association at
Jamestown a week from Monday, and
the date of his final departure from
Washington is June IL, two days
later.
May Pass on State Platform.
Politically the most pressing matter
that may require the presidents atten-
ton is the Republican state convention
of Pennsylvania, which meets at Har-
risburg next Thursday, and at which
Senator Knox of Pennsylvania will, in
all probability, be Endorsed for the
presidency.
The president is particularly inter
ested in the platform which will be
adopted; and, following the custom of
recent years, established by Senator
Penrose, the Republican leader, the
president may be called upon to
wise it.
cheered by Pittsburg Crowd.
Pittsburg, Pa, June 3-The train
bearing President Roosevelt and party
back to Washington passed through
Pittsburg at eight a. m. Saturday. On
account of the early hour only small
crowd was at the Baltimore & Ohio
station when the train arrived. The
president appeared almost as soon as
the train came to standstill and
was heartily cheered. Descending
from the car, he walked the entire
length of the station platform, stop
ping to chat for few minutes with
the engineer and the train crew.
1t was said that nothing unusual
had occurred on the trip from Lansing,
Mich, to Pittsburg. During the brief
stay here detail of police and de-
tectiyes under Inspector BARLEY was
on hand to guard the train.
At McKeesport, Is miles east of
this city, about $50 people were wait
ing when the train arrived at $3.50
o'clock. There was stop of three
minutes there. President Roosevelt
came out on the car platform unac-
companied and spoke briefly. The
crowd pushed forward, and the presi.
dent shook hands with more than a
score before the train pulled out.
Somebody's Else Turn Next Time"
At lockwood, through which the
president passed at 11:1O o'clock, Mr..
Roosevelt shook hands with hun
dred or more people.
Hope you will be candidate
again" shouted one man, to which the
president replied quickly: ooh, no!
Somebody's else turn next time"
Roosevelt May Head Harvard.
Lansing, Mich, June 3.-Harvard
men here are discussing the signifi.
canoe of remark which President
Roosevelt made to them Friday dur
ing conversation regarding their
alma mater.
In one year and eleven months ]
| expect to be an active member OF. the
Harvard organization, said the presi
dent. In view of the rumors frequent
~ circulated that he would succeed
president Eliot of Harvard when he
left the White House, his words have
particular significance at this time