Show distinguished MEN WITH ROOSEVELT kentucky promised to the man of oyster bay president wants legislation tor an elastic currency t i Oyster iBay july 22 morris TS seki nap lof kentucky a few days ago for governor was among the visitors today to president roosevelt mr belknap came to pay his respects to the president and to discuss with him the political situation in kentucky he conveyed formally to mr roosevelt the assurances of the republicans of his state that they were a unit in support of his nomination for the presidency and assured him that they would send a solid for him to the national convention he informed the president that in 1904 he had little doubt the roosevelt ticket would sweep the state at luncheon president and mrs roosevelt senator piatt af pf new york ex senator and sirs turner of washington gov and mrs yates of illinois charlemagne tower ambassador to germany joseph cannon of illinois who wis next speaker of the house and H C franks of mr turner who is a member of th alaskan commission called fo talk over the boundary subject before his departure for england which it li expected will bo in a few days with senator platt aej air cannon the president discussed the work of tho approaching extra session of congress particularly with reference to the necessity for some remedial financial legislation the discussion it is under stood did not assume the dignity of a formal conference but the president made it known that he most earnestly desired congress at the earliest time to prepare and pass n measure intended lo 10 provide for a more elastic currency and for the general relief of tho country in a financial way gov batca participated in the discussion he also talked on tho situation in illinois |