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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1907
Page
6
Cabinet officers and other prominent figures will attend a ceremonial parade of military forces and civic organizations. The event will feature M'Kinley Tome and Roosevelt as chief speaker with a large public program and various dignitaries present.
Former Senator William E Chandler faces possible opposition within his party as he resigns from the Claims Commission. The piece traces his independence, loyalty, and tensions with President Roosevelt and Taft, noting remarks likening Chandler to a wasp and predicting political sting in coming nominations.
Wyoming Senator Francis E Warren, chair of the Military Affairs Committee, says Roosevelt may be pushed to accept renomination if many strong candidates emerge and party unity favors him. He names Taft as next best chance and notes Roosevelt’s anticipated influence could boost Taft’s bid. Warren supports continuing Philippines governance and tariff reform debates.
George H Cortelyou faced a printed set of 12 questions about campaign contributions linked to banks railroads and corporations. He read them from a Huntington Bay veranda, then said he had nothing to say and would not answer until authorized, defending his integrity and declining to discuss campaign funds.
Washington Post New Hedford Mass Sept 2. A rumor of Standard Oil officials meeting at Henry H Rogers home proved false. Rogers, ailing, attended Unitarian Memorial Church with his son in law and Robert Reid, while photographers lingered outside. Rogers travels daily by electric Victoria for rest as reporters swarm the grounds.
English army officer and cousin of Douglay Robinson, William Maitland Kirwan, arrived aboard the Umbria to join his brother Gerald in Montana for hunting with President Roosevelt. Kirwan speaks highly of the President as a hunter and bears expert, noting Roosevelt’s trail and shooting skills. He dodges questions on the Long controversy, refusing to state who was right.
Debate in Congress centers on the Navy Department plan to supply coal for the Pacific Fleet using foreign vessels. Critics argue it violates coastwise laws and raises wasteful costs while the president can order mobilization and extraordinary expenditures.
Samuel Sloan longtime president and director of the Lackawanna Railroad died at his country home in Garrison at age ninety after a long illness. A pivotal figure in the railroad expansion era, Sloan began work before sixteen, rising through clerical and merchant roles to become a major industry leader in New York and beyond. His death follows a career shaping national rail development and the growth of the town of Yonkers. Funeral notices appear from multiple local directors and undertakers.
Estimated cost to entertain Secretary Root at a series of functions runs well above 30000 dollars, with talks of pirate-style entertainments and a large private event. Mexico leaders allegedly arranged actors from Paris for the spectacles, and Manuel Buck and his family are named in relation to a prominent residence.
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