Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-17
COMING FROM RICHMOND
to Arrive in City Early in
the Morning.
STATEMENT ABOUT LILLEY
Another Announcement Made at the
White House-Mr. Meyer on His
Fredericksburg Experience.

Inc pOlltiCdl event or the country To-
morrow will be the conference between
President Roosevelt and Judge Taft The
republican nominee for President will ar.
rive in Washington at 3 o'clock tomorrow
morning in his private car from Rich:
mond. He will go to the White House
about $50 and will breakfast with the
President. The two wilr spend most OF
the day with each other. In the morn.
ing they will go to church and in the
afternoon they will probably go riding OF
take a long drive or walk where they vii
be uninterrupted. Judge Taft has now
swung far enough around the country to
be able to give the President much infor-
nation as to the outlook as he views II
from direct contact with the voters. The
President. too will be able to tell the
judge much of what has been doing fol
him in the east, and especially in New
York. to which state the President has
devoted much of his time in the last two
weeks The President knows New York
and the situation there well enough tC
give some good advice as to the best
methods to pursue in speechmaking and
campaign work.
1t is understood that Judge Taft Will
speak boldly for Hughes when he reaches
New York state In his campaign. There
y" .II cC io "dNCiI6, HO HcSltdtlnS. he
will urge the people to support Hughes
upon the moral issues that have been
presented. and if there is any danger in
doing this he will willingly incur it.
Hughes has been stumping the country
for Taft doing most effective work I'm
I'll few days ago he has given little
attention to his own campaign Judge
Taft appreciates this, and a good part OF
his time in New York will be given to
hearty commendation of Gov Hughes and
expressions of hope that he will be sup
ported as strongly as he is himself.
Virginians and the President.
President Roosevelt was out of his Of
fees half an hour this morning while h,
visited the performance on the Whit,
House grounds In the rear OF the Execu
tive Mansion. His only visitors prior (,
this visit were Secretaries Root an,
Wright and Postmaster General Meyer
The latter spoke at Fredericksburg, Va.
last night. and expressed pleasure owe
his visit there.
Il found the Virginians most kindl,
disposed to President Roosevelt for hi.
actions toward that section of the coun
try, and showing much appreciation o.
the visit of Mr.. Taft to the SOUTH" saio
Mr.. Meyer. The meeting / addressed
was good one. and l found the people
much interested in the questions of the
day. am sure the south will respond
to the kindly attentions shown them anG
the desire of the republican leaders thai
they shall come into closer touch. po.
litically. with other parts of the country
Paul Morton a Caller.
Paul Morton. president Of the Equitable
Life Assurance Society and former Secre.
tary of the Navy. was an early caller or
the President, and accompanied the latter
to the Ben Greet play. Mr.. Morton re.
turned with the President and stayed
some time in the executive Offices He
appeared rather reluctant to talk politics
but said the situation was all right fol
the republicans. Things are complicated
In many places. but out Of 1T will come q
great victory for the republicans" was
the brief prediction of Mr.. Morton.
Mr.. Morton is from Nebraska, Bryan.
state. He has been the object of man,
attacks by democratic speakers. who al.
legged that he escaped prosecution as ar
officer of the Santa Fe railroad and thai
the President whitewashed him. Mr.. Nor.
ton was formerly democrat. his father
having been Secretary of Agriculture ir
the cabinet Of President Cleveland.
Another Connecticut Chapter.
The Lilley fight in Connecticut had an.
other chapter added to it today after a
visit to the President by certain Connec.
ticut republicans, when the Presiden,
made public the following statement
which. to a large extent, indorses a good
portion of the work done by Mr.. Lilley
at the recent session of the House. and
for which he was practically repudiated
by the House:
The President has not interfered as re-
CARDS the election of particular candi.
dates for Office. but the President at any
time holds himself at liberty to state the
facts as to what he said or did in connec.
ion with. any mans acts as to which
the President has full cognizance. When
Mr.. Lilley made his speech attacking and
exposing certain influences which had
worked in connection with securing ap.
preparations for certain navy yards and
for certain types of submarine boats the
President read the speech and expressed
to Mr.. Lilley in the presence of two OF his
constituents his hearty approval Of the
speech in the following language:
Mr.. Liiley. l have read and heartily
approve OF. your speech. You have told a
number of needed truths. and l thank
you for telling them. l wish you success
in your career sir.
THE President authorized Mr.. Lilley OF
any of his constituents who were present
to make public what the President had
said, and he is exceedingly glad that IL
was made public"
Foreign Mining Experts.
President Roosevelt today talked with
three foreign mining experts who have
been studying mining in this country
with especial reference to explosives.
They were Capt. A. Desborough of the
British government. Victor Watteyne. in
spector general Of mines Of Belgium. and
Karl Meissner of the German govern
ment. They were presented by George
Otis Smith. director of the geological sur
vey under whose auspices the experts
have been working in the United States.
Prominent Athlete Gets Position.
BY direction of President Roosevelt Mel
vim w. Sheppard. one of the American
athletes who competed in the Olympia
games at London. and the winner of the
half-mile race. has been appointed a night
inspector of customs at the port of Phiia
delphia. Sheppard was among the ath-
letes who visited the President at Oyster
Bay after the games in London The
President took a fancy to him and learned
that Sheppard's application to become a
member of the New York police force
had been turned down because the physi-
clans said he had heart and kidney trou-
bles.
The President has proceeded to take