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Show GUESTS OF ROOSEVELT. Congressmen Babcock nnd Ovcr-sticct Ovcr-sticct Discuss Campaign. Osster llns N. Y, Aug IR Congressmen Con-gressmen Hibeoek of Wisconsin, Hull of Iowa nnd Overstreet of Indiana were the guests of President Hoosevelt nt dinner tonight. Mr. Ilnbcork Is chalrmnn of the nreptibllonu Congres-slonnl Congres-slonnl committee, .Mr. Overstreet Is secretnry to the committee and Mr. Hull Is chairman of Ihe advisors' committee com-mittee of that beids Thes discussed the coming fall cnmpalgn nnd left on a late train tonight for New York This Is Mr. Overstreet's second visit In two weeks. nduanl J Sullivan, a New York merchant, today discussed Philippine nfTalrs with the Piesldent. Mr Sulll-lan Sulll-lan Is prominent In tho Cnthollo church onl nssured the President thnt his policy regarding church affairs ln tho nrchlpehign met with the npprovnl of a Inrgo majority of the Cnthollcs In this countrs' Dr. ltlxey nnd Mm. Illxey who were the guests of the President scsterday, left todas for Washington Just before leaving Osster liny tonight to-night tho President's cnllers sold that they had had a very satisfactory conference con-ference vi Ith tho President on the general gen-eral features of the coming cnmpalgn. "I told the President." sild Mr. Ilab. cock, "thnt Wisconsin would return Mr. Spooner to tho Senate nnd would heartily Indorso his administration" "And the President told me." ndded Mr. Hull, "thnt he was much pleised over the way Iowa stood up for Cuban reciprocity." |