Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-06-09

for the seating OF MS party huu NO VIZ
persoually escd r, them to the convention
hall, at the opening Of the great meet
ing. He will likewise escort the dipi'-
mats to the democratic convention 81
Denver.
Ralph w. Tyler, the cOlored auditor
of the Navy Department, and the adj
mipisiration msinstay against the raw
ages of the Foraker. Brownsville incu-
bus, has disappeared and bis friends
and his enemies are expecting him at
auy moment to loom up in Chicago 10
his iole as chief counsel and guide 10
manager Hitchcock. He is reported
II have gone there. No reports OF bis
activity have srdved but as no works
quietly and silently, dispensing sdyice
in whispers none is anticipated. Audi
tor Tyler is clever man, even his
enemies concede, and those who know
would not be surprised u see Hitchcock
null off another coup which will help
materially to put the vexing colored
vot, question out Of the way for the
Taft csmpaigners.
The elabcr ts prepsr-t tons for getting
news on the jump irom the convention,
which have kept the White Houss Al
tachos busy on former campaign years
will. it is said, be lacking this jane. lo-
stead of making exirAo riinsry Efforts IA
get the news even in advance Of the
newspaper reports, the president will
This year main ain an attitude OF appar-
emit indifference. There will be no long
distance telephone connection estab'
Iished between the Wits House anc
| the hall in Chicago where the delegates
"a to register their will, Neither vii
the presidents staff of telegrapheTs have
Western Union and Postal ''loops'
running into tleAuditor,um or aoywher'
| in the immedist, vicinity. From all out
ward appearances the president will no
take any more interest in the affair II
the city nv the lake than the ordinsrl
rriyate ciuzsn. II he gets any tele
phone calls from his lieut. ,nants the.
will be obliged to secure connect oil
| II rough the usual course OF procedure
and II they wire him they'll have t
call district messenger boy and sent
the telegram prepaid at their own ex
pense. "Whal's the use OF botherinl
about the affair p exclaimed a White
House official, very close to the presi
deIt; "the pr sldent will know long be
fore the thing happens Just how i'll
g)ing to be brought about. BY III
lime Hitchcock's steam roller goes b,
it will he all over but the shouting. Tn
D esident will know just when tn
roller is scheduled to move and 1t viii
move according to programme. II woul'
lt1tr-fore be q wicked wasts OF none
and energy TO hitch up telephone Ant
teleer wires TO tell him about tn
wsy the programme Is carried out. Ill
knows Just how it will be done and ther
will be no possible chance Of slip-uP.
The man most vitality interested in Wash
ins TN, William Fl. Taft, will have hi
ear t. the phone at bis Office when tn
convention meets and will be kept con
SANITY advised as the convention pro
ceeds. In order to enable him to hes
more distinctly, the secretary has ordere,
8 telephone booth put into his prlVkt' OF
fee at the War Department before tn
convention meets.
AS evidence to prove that the sd
ministrstIon Is not 90 black ss paint edsiI
some quarters, the White House mad
public today legrsm from the Mime
sofa State Federation OF Labor In Vino
ma approving President Roosevets a.
ttude in regard to labor. The Telegram
read: "The Minnesota SIT, Fedora
ton OF Labor in convention assembled
and representing $1,000 workers desir
most respectfully to express their appre
citation o. your effort on behalf OF ~
workers of the nation as evidenced b.
your transmission 10 Congress of sevtrl
messages urging the enactment Of Ger
tain laws of vital interest TO organized
labor. (Signed)
"W. f MCEwEN, secretary treasurer
minnesota State Federation of Labor.
In accordance with the suggestion
made by the governor, 81 the recent con
ference at the Whit, House, the prssi
dent vest rjsy appointed Nstiona
Conservation Commission to conside
and advise him on questions relating t
the conservation of the natural resource
of the country, and to cooperate will
similar bodies which may be designated
by the several States, Mr.. Oveiton W
Price, Of Alexandria county, was named
as secretary on the forestry division an
also on the executive committee.
SECRETARY Wilson, Of the Agriculture
Department brought some good republi
can campaign material to the csbint
meeting today. "The prospects Of goo'
crops could not we'll be better" said III
secr;tlry, who has just returned from
the west. "This propaganda for pur
seeds is having its effect. Why, III
prospects are that we will have even
better cotton crop this year than las
year."
A petition for the appointment OF
receiver was filed in the District Su
preme Court today by Hickman an'
White, the sporting goods house, agains
the Washington Union League Baseball
Club. 1t is alleged that the club is In
debted to the extent OF 1857, 05. 4
| Judgment for this amount was obtsinet
in count by a concession of VIM. +
Hart, president of the club.
| J. William Shea, private secret ~ o
| Representative Fassett, OF New York
testified before the grand jury today il
respect 10 the telegram sent by Mr.
Fsssett to State Senator Owen Cassidy
which resulted In the defeat Of Governo