Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-29
UNDER HEAVY GUARD COUNTS FIGHT AS WON
Ninety Alleged Night Riders President Will Explode No
Held at Camp Memo. More Bombs
NOT ALLOWED TO TALKISATISFIED WITH OUTL LOOK
Soldiers Close Watch Those White House
Receiving Visitors Republican Headquarters
TAKEN FROM BED TO CAMP CABINET MEMBERS REPORT
Arrest Of "Bob' Hafman Believed Letter
TO BE Amportant-Eotor James Printer
Released. the At+i+rde ., rohor
SATISFIED WITH OUTLOOK
White House in Close Touch With
Republican Headquarters.
CABINET MEMBERS REPORT
Letter Received From Union
Printer Giving His Views as to
the Attitude Of Labor.

the Attitude Of Labor.
President Roosevelt has no intention OF
| exploding any bombshells in the last
hour of the presidential campaign.
according to inside information at the
| White House. His magazine. IL is ad-
| mitted. is as full usual and IL disposed.
it is claimed. he would have no difficulty
| in looking upon a shelf and pulling down
thirteen-inch SHE'LL but he thinks that
| the army of the opposition is in such
chaos that small shot and sniping are all
! that are needed to complete the rout.
Whats the use wasting heavy ammuni-
| ton on weakened gamer" is the way the
President looks at it.
| 1t is conceded that there is the possibil-
! ity that the Bryan army may rally and
/ its leader direct fianking movement at
| an unexpected moment, in which event big
| ammunition will be called for and used
| from this end. as we'll as from Chicago
and New York, but there is impression
| at the White House that Gen. Bryan is
| about at the end of his resources and is
| making his last stand. Up to within the
| last few days it was supposed by many
| of the Presidents political friends and
advisers that the democratic general was
| himself saving some bombs for the last
| days and that he would do everything in
| his power to put the republican forces TO
backing and explaining. But having
| failed up to this time to make use of any
material of that kind it is now regarded
as too late to make effective use of noisy
| ammunition.
The Latest Advices.
| The White House is in close touch with
national committee headquarters. and
l a w hat fro-
quent, Secretary Loeb receiving state
ments intended for the Presidents infor-
nation All reports. 1t indicated today.
are favorable to the republicans. The
| outlook in New York is reported to be
growing better right along, both for
| Hughes and Taft. and the talk now Is
| wholly OF the majorities these men will
| get. From the west reports are also good.
| the workers there reporting that the re-
| publicans are holding their own. II. II.
kohlsaat of Chicago. for example, told
The President today that a poll of Illt
| nois by the republican state committee
gave Taft 237 900 majority, not many
| thousand less than Roosevelt received
four years ago Mr.. kohlsaat also said
| that well informed man in Indiana had
| told him the state would give Taft To-
OOO majority at low estimate.
Myer Reports on Ohio.
| Postmaster General Meyer, who has
| been speaking in Ohio, and who leaves
| tonight for a resumption of his tour.
speaking at Belair. Md. and then going
east, told the President of his observa-
| tions in Tafts state.
Il did not see anything in Ohio said
Mr.. Meyer, that gave me any uneasiness
as to Mr. Taft carrying the state. All
my information was that he would do SO
by good majority. l found the farmers
well pleased with the situation generally
and not disposed to change administra-
tions. They told me that when the demo-
Gratis went out Of power early in 1897
/ their farm lands were selling at SO
acre. Now they sell from Sl25 10 $laU.
The American farmer is thoroughly well
posted, too. Rural free delivery has put
| him in close touch with the world in
general and he does not have to listen to
speeches to get light.
Attorney Generals View.
| Attorney General Bonaparte, who has
returned from New York, where he made
some speeches. talked TO the President to-
day mixing business and politics He
| laughingly said that if there had ever
been any doubt about New York it was
dispelled since he made two speeches
| there. The state is now safe for Taft.
he said.
The Attorney General talked to the
| President about the investigation into the
charges that United States Attorney Dun
kle of Pittsburg has held back prosecu-
tion of Cashier Rhinehardt, OF the defunct
Farmers and Drovers bank at Waynes-
burg This was the case where citizens of
IWaynesburg made bitter complaint TO the
President of political influence holding
back the prosecution Mr. Dunkle later
called on the President. On leav-
| ing he said that he had nothing to
say for publication. AS to- the appoint
ment of an assistant attorney general Mr.
Bonaparte said that no announcement
would be made of the appointee until after
the election.
Dwight Says It's All Over.
| Representative Dwight of New York
spent a few minutes with the President.
Its all over he said. briefly. Taft and
Hughes will carry New York with ease.
| and the country will be almost unanimous
| for Taft
| Civil Service Commissioners Black.
Greene and McIlhenny talked with the
President about some matters pending in
their Office especially the appointment
of a chief examiner in place of the late
Frank NJ. Higgins. This appointment. it
is stated. will be deferred for several
weeks.
The commission has been hot after
violators of the laws and regulations
concerning political activity of employees
of the government under civil service. A
| number of men connected with different
departments, especially in the south.
have lost their places for pernicious ac-
tivity The cases are being kept quiet by
the commission, but ii is known that q
terrific amount of political pressure is
being eXerted in numerous cases to have
the discharged men, most of whom have
resigned under request. restored to their
former positions or given better ones
South African Federation.
Ludwig Wiener of Cape Town. South
Africa called on the President today He
went from Cape Town to Australia to
study the confederation of states there.
and is now on his way back to his home
returning by way of England. The So-th
African states are taking the preliminary
steps toward unification or federation
said Mr. Weiner. land l have been to
Australia to study their system of fedora.
tion The representatives of Cape Colony,
Orange River Colony. TranSvaal. Natal
and Rhodesia are now in session at Cape
Town, taking the matter up with the
object of adopting a constitution for SUBJ
mission to the people of the states that
may desire to come into the federation.
Great Britain is giving eclat to the meet.
ing by having a large feet at Cane Town