Had Roosevelt In Hole

How "Uncle Joe" Cannon Cornered the President.

President Roosevelt and "Uncle Joe" Cannon are engaged in a tug of war over the name which shall be used when reference is made to the building occupied by the president, says the Washington correspondent of the Pittsburg Dispatch. Mr. Roosevelt early in his administration decided that it should be called "White House," because that name was more distinctive than "executive mansion," inasmuch as the residence of the governor of every state in the Union is known as an executive mansion. When the committee on appropriations was considering the sundry civil bill, which contains the appropriation for the maintenance of the White House or executive mansion, Mr. Moody, who had just been appointed a member of the cabinet, reminded Mr. Cannon that President Roosevelt prefers the term "White House."

"He does, eh?" asked Cannon, peering at Moody over his spectacles.
"Well, I have been putting 'executive mansion' in this bill for a good many years, and I am too old to change my habits. If the president objects to the wording of the bill, let him veto it."

Mr. Cannon had his way. He says he is not afraid that the president will veto the bill, because then the president's pantry might become empty.