Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-29
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
President Praises Course Of
Oregon Representatives.
WANTS THEM REELECTED
Selection of Gen. Wright Not De-
finitely Settled.
STRONGLY ADVOCATED BY TAFT
Government to Honor Memory OF
Gen. Stephen D. Lee-President's
Family Will Depart June 20.

The Presidents concern for the election
of republican House in November was
shown in a little statement made public
at the White House today 1t was In
the nature Of certificate Of honor to the
two Oregon representatives. but the real
purpose Of it is to aid these men In re-
turning to the House. the Oregon cleo
ton taking place next Monday. and be-
ing the first in the country Inc elect'on
is looked upon by some as indicative OF
what may be expected in November. Inc
statement is as follows:
THE President today said good,oye 10
the two Oregon representatives. Messls.
Hawley and Ellis. and stated pupnciy tnd.
he took the occasion to thank them ior
the attitude they had consistently Ihali
tanned in support of the admlnlst1atio
policies and to wish them success IN tllo
election which is to take place on Mon
day next. The President stated that ne
wished publicly to express his apprecla-
ton OF the cordial manner in which these
gentlemen had backed up the poncles aiu
the measures which the Presioen. i
were Of such consequence for the Welai
of the country. in connection. LOT m
stance. with such matters as the upouliu-
ing Of the navy. the upDulldlng VI ouI
merchant marine. the conservation vi
our natural resources. including botn the
struction OF waterways: securing proper
employers liability legislation. both as
regards interstate commerce and as re-
ga rds the employees Of the government u
self securing child labor legislation; the
effort to secure the proper administrator
by the courts of the power Of inJunction
and, finally. the securing by the nation OF
thoroughgoing and adequate control over
the great interstate corporations, con-
troll which shall be both effective to pre-
odn
same time of such a character as Will
peri IT he reward in ample fashion or all
business which Is SO conducted as to De
for and not against the public interest.
Gen. Wright for Secretary.
The White House makes no denial OF
the proba bility that Gen. Luke E. Wright
Of Memphis, Tenn, who succeeded Mr..
Taft as governor general in the Philip
pines, will also succeed Mr.. Taft as Sec
rotary of War when the latter resigns
after his nomination at Chicago. At the
same time 1t is announced that the selec-
ton is not definitely settled. There seems
little doubt that the appointment will be
made, and that 1t will be a tribute OF the
President to the work done by Gen.
Wright in the Philippines. Secretary Taft
himself is said to have had much to do
with the selection. holding high opinion
Of the Tennesseean.
Gen. Wright was gold democrat IN
1895. but whether he has preserved his
democratic faith in his long associations
with republican administrations cannot pc
stated. At any rate his appointment Will
be pleasing to southern people. and Is
counted on to help Tennessee republicans
in their efforts to carry that state for
Secretary Taft next fall
II Secretary Taft is elected President
mill ohoh
Secretary of War for four years. his APP
pointment now being in the nature Of
mere compliment intended to last only
until next March.
Gen. Wright was a Confederate soldier.
enlisting when he was seventeen years
old. His wife Is a daughter OF the Con-
federate admiral. Raphael Semmes. who
commanded the Sumter. and afterward
the Ala bama.
Gen. Wright recently resigned his post
as American ambassador at Toxic. to
which position he was appointed after
leaving the Philippines.
Honoring Lees Memory.
President Roosevelt today issued orders
that the memory of Gen. Stephen D. Lee.
who died yesterday at his home in Mis-
sissippi. should be honored by the half
masting of the flagc in the national park
at Vicksburg Gen Lee was a member OF
been appointed by the President.
No White House Holiday.
There will be no holiday at the White
House tomorrow. owing to advices re-
ceived there as to a filibuster In the SEN
ate against the currency bill. The Presi-
dents information early in the morning
was that a vote would be had today. fol-
lowed by immediate adjournment. Speak
er Cannon came into the executive Offices
and babe the President goodbye. saying
tat he would leave Washington tomor-
row morning for his home II Congress adj
10 4rned today. and he seemed to think
that the end was at hand. But Repre-
sentative Sulzer of New York appeared to
be better posted than the Speaker. He.
too, shook hands with the President to
say goodbye, but declared it was to
bet that Congress would be tied up here
a long time. and he gave the tip that Sen
ator La Toilette. II assured Of assistance
would enter upon a flibuster against the
bill
morrow to do business with congressional
and other callers.
A good many congressman paid their
farewell respects to the President today
among them Senators Flint of California
and Curtis of Kansas. Senator Curtis
again took up with the President the de-
sire of the Kansas delegation to obtain
the appointment eof o. H. Bentley of
Wichita, Kan. as one of the new minis
tiers In Central America provided for by
Congress.
Board of Visitors Abolished.
Representative Underwood of Alabama
went to see the President today to ask
for the appointment of an Alabama man
as one of the board of visitors to West
Point Mr. Underwood had his mind re-
freshed by the President as to the aboli-
tion of the board by Congress Hereafter
no board of visitors will be appointed nv
the President, Congress having created
the members of the Senate and House
committees on military affairs as the
board of visitors to the institution. The
new board meets at West Point nert
Monday.
David S. Barry. the Washington corre-
snondent, and Herbert L. Satterlee nre.i.
dent of the Navy League. have heen
named by the President as members ~
the board OF visitors to the Naval Acad.
emy to I'LL two vacancies existing in that
board, which has not been abolished.
Going Home June &C.
The exact date for the departure Of tbe
President and his family for Oyster Raw
has been fixed for June 20. nearly a wees
earlier than tentatively agreed upon soma
time ago. BY that time the children viii
have finished their school terms and all
the members of the family will 70 ~
the same time. Mrs. Roosevelt has ren.
erally gone ahead of the President. hmt
unless the weather grows very HOT shs
will remain here and accompany him