Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-02
At THE White HOUSE
Callers on President Discuss
Coming Convention.
CONFERENCES WITH TAFT
Republican Platform a Matter Of
Consideration.
POSSIBLE POLITICAL ISSUES
Senator Warren Says He Doesn't
CONFERENCES WITH TAFT
POLITICAL ISSUES
Senator Warren Says He Doesn't
Look for Much Of a Cam
paign Fund.

The exodus Of senators and representa-
/ tfves TO Chicago is proceeding right along.
| according 10 the visitors who called on
| the President today TO bid him farewell.
! Senators Warren. Dick and Borah are
| representative of the congressional con-
tingent that will be at the national cons
venton. OF these three only Senator
Borah Is delegate. The other TWO. a.
| we'll AS large number of other senators
| and representatives. will be merely ons
! lockers. The western men are going 10
stop AT Chicago and will not go to their
homes until after the convention. Sena-
tor Borah will become the national COM
mitteeman from Idaho. succeeding Sena-
| tor Hepburn. who does not want the
! honor any longer
Many of the Presidents visitors today
were quizzed as to the probable issues
Of the coming campaign and the posi-
1 BILE platform of the Chicago convention.
As rule they lodged the question. hav-
ing read that personal friends of Secretary
1 Taft and the President have been in
/ conference to map out a program. This
conference continued most Of yesterday at
the offices of Secretary Taft. Last night
1t was resumed at the White House. the
President taking part. Besides the Presi-
dent and Secretary Taft those present
include. Secretary Garfield, Wade H
| Ellis. attorney general of Ohio: Senator
! Hopkins of Illinois. who has been picked
| for chairman of the resolutions commit
tee. and Frank Kellogg. special attorney
| Of the Department of Justice In trust
| cases. especially the Standard Oil Mr..
Kellogg is also the national committee
man from Minnesota and is candidate
| for reelection.
The working into shape of the platform
Will ~ ri q 1ny,N
for the convention. and many of the re-
publican leaders will be consulted about
It. Secretary Taft will pass final judg-
ment upon It day or two before the
convention. II is stated on authority that
Secretary Taft will remain in Washing
ton during the convention and the pre-
liminaries. He and the President will
confer frequently as 10 the situation.
Senator Warren's Issues.
Senator Warren was one of the White
| House visitors who was asked about the
issues of the campaign
The first issue he said sr1nilngly. will
be to elect our man. and the second will
| be TO get some money to run the cam
paign. AS things look now. we will have
to be content with mighty small sum OF
money I should say. that 1880 will be
a big sum for the campaign
/ viii the Brownsville affair cut any
/ figure in the campaign
1T may be talked about some In few
| localities. but l do not think II will be-
come ANYTHING like an issue through the
| country"
THE only issue out in my section OF the
country will be that of continuing the
Roosevelt policies" said Senator Borah.
The people will be satisfied with that is
| sue.
A Number Of other Callers.
Representative yreeland of New York
visited the President to say good-by. Mr..
Vreeland said the subcommittee OF the
| congressional committee on finance and
currency will meet Thursday Of next week
at the Plaza Hotel In New York to con-
slider some Of the questions to be taken
| Up. The subcommittee consists OF Send-
tors Aldrich. Hale and Bailey and Repre-
| sentatives Vreeland Burton and Padgett.
| Representative Graft of Illinois called
on the President with Gen. 7. j. Hen
derson, who was chairman of the rivers
and harbors committee of the House for
many years.
Representative Sulzer of New York also
called on the President
| The President received a visit from the
members OF commission recently ap-
pointed by him to compile historical data
from public documents. The committee
is headed by Albert B. Hart
MAY Get Recess Appointment.
It is not improbable that Milton d.
| purdy assistant to the Attorney General,
NAV receive a recess appointment as fed
| eral Judge for the southern district os
| Minnesota. to succeed Judge LochreH.
| who expressed a desire TO avail himself
| of the statute providing for voluntary re-
| tirement from the bench. when MS ue
| sire became known several mohthS ago
| the President sent the name or MI Puruy
| to the Senate as his successor. Senator
Nelson. who is member of the Senate
committee on judiciary: favored me APP
| monument of w. E. Hale. a prominent
| lawyer of Minneapolis. and he would
! not consent to Mr.. Purdys confirmation.
No action had been taken on the nominal
4 ton when the Senate adjourned
| n during the recess OF the senate
/ court business in southern Minnesota
/ should become pressing and Judge Locn-
ren's health should make II imposslo!s
| for him to serve 1t is probable that the
| President would feel obliged 10 appoint
4 new Judge by recess appointment Senator
| Nelson has shown no signs of abandoning
his efforts to have Mr.. Hale appointed.
| although the President has declared tha'
| owing to the fact that the candidate mas
/ ma ssed the limit of age which he has es-
! tablished and to which he makes lew
4 exceptions he will not appoint him All
| I'm ALL the outlook Is not unfaVorapie 10
Mr.. Purdy.
Longworth in Tennis Cabinet.
What has come to be known as the
tennis cabinet. consisting of personal
| friends OF the President who join him
at tennis nearly every afternoon. has re-
Gently had an addition IN Representa-
tive Longworth. the Presidents son-in-
law. The President has been enjoying
| a tennis game each afternoon for sew
eral morths. seldom going out for q
| ride as in other days. He finds that
/ tennis keeps his flesh down and fur
nishes him with sufficient exercise.
| Among the players in the tennis games
are Secretary Garfield, NJ. Jusserand. the
| French ambassador: l.. A. Cooley, assist
| ant attorney general: Roocrt Bacon. as
| sistant secretary of state. Herbert knox
Smith. commissioner of corporations;
| Beekman Winthrop assistant secretary
of the treasury: Clifford Pinchot. CHIEF
forester and Lawrence .. Murray, con-
troller of the currency
Building Permits Issued.
The following permits were issued by
Acting Inspector Healey today:
To John l.. Warren. for two two-story
and cellar brick dwellings at lst and