Evening star., 1897-05-05

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| thereto at some day in the near future
Mr.. Simon Wolf added his urgent re-
| quest that the invitation be accepted, as
| he assured President Mckinley that
| among his multitude of admirers ther,
| were not any more loyal than the German
| Americans.
| Again the President assured the party
| that he would be delighted to attend IL he
| could arrange 1t. to which Commissioner
| of Patents Butterworth added his urgent
| request that the invitation be accepted
Plenty of Politicians.
! There was plenty of politics in the big
crowd Of the day. Representative Bar
| tholdt of Missouri headed delegation of
| ST. Louis reput lican leaders, who wanted
| to present to the President the side of the
Filley faction and of the Independent re-
publicars. The delegation conferred some
| tine with the President. Ii is strongly op-
pose4 to r. c. Kerens as dictator Of Mis-
! souri, spois. 1t is said that the delegation
! asked the President to withdraw the nom
| iration of Mr.. Smith as collector of Gus,
| toms for st. Louis. sent to the Senate some
time ago. intmated that 1t would like
| to see the nomination withdrawn. MI.
Smith is regarded as personal friend of
Mr.. Kerens. Whatever the result of the
| conference, it is certain that the Missouri
| factional fight is getting hotter Repre-
| sentative Bartholdt is said to feel that he
| ought to be consulted in st. Louis appoint
| nlents.
| WHO E1SNFu rom.
Almost the entire republican delegation
! in Congress from Ohio called on The Presi-
| dent today and urged the appointment of
! ex-Representative George w. Wilson as
| controller of the currency. The Presid ent
| referred the delegation to Secretary of the
| Treasury Gage. Representatives Grosve-
| nor Bromwell and Northway were in the
delegation.
To He "a Ratificntion Meeting.
President Mckinley is undecided whether
| he will go to Detroit in June to attend the
convention of the National Leagne of Re-
| publican Clubs. The President, however
| has offered some suggestions to President
Wcodmansee end Secretary bowling. The
President thinks the tariff bill may have
| passed by that time, and believes it would
| be sood plan to have the league ratify
| the work of Cor gress and begin the am
paign Of 1898 by uphclding the protective
| legislation. If the present plan carries six
| or eight of the best-known republicans in
! the country will make tariff speeches at
| the league convention. These will be for
| use in the campaign of 1895. They will be
printed and circulated by the league.
A Pennsylvania Delegation.
! Stephen Collins ard A. d. Wilkins of
| Pittsburg. of the legislative committee of
| the Junior Order of American Mechanics,
had an interview with the presiden. about
| the appointment of a co onnissioner of in
| Vest1gation The committee presented tie
views of the order on the appointment.
| They ask that man Ire appointed who
VIII pe favorable to the restriction of i'm
migration The conimittee denies that Mr.
Diely of ePennsylv ania is the candidate
| of the order. Thay say the order has no
| Candidate simply wanting a good man
| 1t is opposed to r v. Powderly The inn
| preston grows that Powder,y will receive.
| the appointment. Many labor orsarIza
tions, however, are flooding the President
with protests against Powderly's appoint
Virginia Candaaates.
w. P. Kent of Virginia was fntroduced
to the President by Representative Walker
| of Virginia. Mr.. Kent mas applied for
| tn Corcan or Persian mission. He was
formerly democrat, but edited repub-
hcaa paper during the last campaign. He
| Is son of Lieutenant Governor Kent, a
democrat. Mr.. Kent believes he will get
one of these MISSIONS The Persian mis-
sion is held by Virginian.
G. F. Mayors of Stephen City, Va, was
| introi ,ed by Geo. E. Bowden and r. j.
Walker. the republican lea der of the sew
enth district. Mr.. Mayors wants the con-
sulate at Valparaiso.
Senator Deboe n Caller.
Senator Deboe Of Kentucky paid his frs:
visit to the President today. He was ac-
SoAiPoAiASu ny representative fuSN anu
Mr.. Taylor of Ohio. 1t was stated that
the visit was q social one and that moth
ing was said about Offices. Senator Deboe
will take uu the office question within a
lew DAYS and viii see the President.
A large delegation of Delaware republi-
| cans OF the Higgins facticn called to ask
that the Higgins side be given the plums
and the Addick side ''the freeze"
Ex-Representative J. Frank Aldrich was
at the White House. He says he can not
talk at this time.
The President is said to be looking ia
Voraoiy upon Henry Bordewich of Mime
sofa for consnl to Christiana, Norway.
w. ): Calhoun. who is to go to Cuba, ar
rived in the city today, and will confer
with the President this afternoon.
Paul r. Pheifel who is backed by the
Texas delegation for German consulate.
Was at the White House
Michael Davitt the Irish labor leader
was presented to the President by Patrick
Easan, ex-mfnister to Chile.
senator Lodge has presented the papers
OF Col. Henry A. Thomas for postmaster at
Gen. Dan. Sickles is understood to be
urging the appointment of John Russell
Young as minister to Spain. Gen. Sickles
thlnKs Mr.. Young is the right man.
Some District Callers.
Prof. Gallaudet called on the President
this morning and invited him to witness
the anniversary of the deaf-mute college
at Kendall Green this afternoon. The
President said he would attend if possible
The following delegation of District wo-
| men called on the President to urge him to
give Perry Carson good place, Col. Car
! son not being made aware of their visit:
Mrs. Eta J. Webster Mrs. E. Sullivan
Mrs. NJ. Hickman, Mrs. P. B. Peters, Mrs
NJ e. Overton. Miss N. NJ. Freeman, Miss
Counter, Mrs. A. Thorton, Mrs. c. Flick
| ling. Mrs. H. Chichester, Mrs. A. Free
man, Mrs. w. X. Brown, Mrs. A. +. Brown,
Mrs. A. Dickson Mrs NJ. Wilson, Mrs. NJ
Hamilton, Mrs. NJ. Carroll, Miss j. Hughes
w. L. Disston of Illinois saw the Prcsi-
dent in behalf Of his candidacy for marshal
OF the southern district tof Illinois. Jesse
Tulle Is the candidate, cf Senator Mason
Mr.. Dsston created a scene at the ST.
Louis convention by suddenly appearing as
a soldier of the empire, with a Napoleon
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