Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-04-21
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
President NICK Kinley to Go to Philadel-
phia Next Month.
CLEMENCY ASKED FOR LUM PEARSON
Factional Differences in the South
ern State Delegations.
SOME OF TODAY'S CALLERS

| trips do not take him away long at time
| He will probably attend the unveiling Of
| the Washington monument in Fairmount
Park, Philadelphia, on May Is. This
monument has been erected by the Society
| Of the Cincinnati, which has been raising
funds for the purpose since 1911. i. will
be one OF the finest monuments to Wasn-
ington in the country costing $25O,0OO.
delegation of Philadelphians, headed
by Mayor Warwick and ex-Mayor Stewart,
| called on the President today to press the
| invitation extended him few days ago
to attend the exercises. The President
| promised to formally notify the commit
tee but it is thought he will accept. The
President has been asked to attend as the
guest of the city Of Philadelphia, and will
be so entertained. The Union League Club
will extend him a warm welcome The
committee wants the President to leave
here on the 14th
To Commute His Sentence.
The President has been asked to commute
to life imprisonment the sentence of Lum
Pearson, who is under sentence to hang on
the 3Oth of this month. number of min
isters have been active in behalf OF Fear
son. Attorney General McKenna saw the
President about the case today, and left
the papers with him. The President will
look into the case this week.
The Brazilian Mission.
Senators White and Perkins and Repre-
sentative McLcud of California had a con-
ference with the President. Ex-Gov r.
Pecheco, a candidate for the Brazilian
mission. was with them. Gov. Pecheco was
in the diplomatic service under a former
republican administration and is strongly
hon kaA fnr thn
White spoke warmly of District Judge Nor
row of California as fit man to succeed to
the vacancy made by Judge McKenna COM
ing into the cabinet.
RecOrdership Of Deeds.
There is the very best authority for slat-
ing ex-Representative Cheatbam for the
recordersbip Of deeds Of the District of Co.
lumbia. Senator Pritchard has talked sew
eral times with the President about
Cheatham. and the chief executive has said
nothing to the North Carolina senator
about applying the home rule policy to this
office. 1t Is asserted on apparently fine au-
thorlty that the President has never con-
sldered but two names for the recorder
ship. A Georgia man was one of the men
under consideration and Cheatham was the
other. InasmCch as North Carolina made
a good showing in the last campaign the
President considers, 1t is said, that she is
entitled to the place.
Adjutant General Cowles of North Caro-
liza, who is backed by the republicans Of
his state for minister to Greece wanted
to see the President today to let him know
tEat he (Cowles) is just the man this coun-
try needs In that country at this time.
Consul to Hamburg.
Fred. Schrader, the well-known news
paper correspondent of this city, has made
application for the Hamburg consulate, and
his claims were presented to the President
today by Senator Wilson of Washington
and Representative Babcock. Mr.. Schra-
der was the press secretary of the repubi-
can congressional committee last year and
did good work in that capacity.
The New York Problem.
Representative Wilson of Brooklyn, who
stood back of Frank r. Moore, nominated
yesterday to be collector of internal rev.
enue Of the Brooklyn district, thanked the
President for the appointment. 1t is as
! serted today that there will be no fight
| on the nominee. Senator Platt is not in a
| hurry to break with the administration,
and Is not particularly put out by the NOM
ination. The New York problem. and the
successes and turndowns Of Senator Platt,
furnish fruitful topics for the press The
facts Of the matter do not appear to have
come to light yet
The Southern Situation. -
front at the White House today. Col. Buck
| was there with his Georgia friendss Senator
Pritchard National Committeeman Boyd
and the North Carolina republicans were
out in fun force; National Committeeman
Hill had a full delegation of Mississippi
followers, while the Lynch faction of the
same state was also on hand; the Louisiana
| factional fights were represented in diff
| ferent phases; John D. Long, Florida's ma
tiOnal committeeman, and a half-dozen re-
publicans from the state filed in to see and
be seen.
The representatives Of the factions in the
southern states which have apparently
been left in the cold have taken heart since
the nomination yesterday of Simon s. Mat
thews to be register OF the land office at
| jackson, Miss. Matthews is an adherent
of the Lynch faction and lives in Hills
town. 1t Is believed now that the Presi-
| dent will not fully follow the recommends
tions of the national committee in all these
cases.
Another case in point is that of Lawson
Melton Of South Carolina, an applicant for
| the district attorneyshfp of the state. Ac-
| cording to the ruling Of the national COM
mittee Melton belongs to the wrong fac
| ton to get recognition At the same time
| he Is a loyal republican. He was intro
| cuced to the President today by Senator
| Pritchard.
Texas and Her Troubles.
| The troubles in Texas will be aired at
| the White House this afternoon. when
| delegation from that state will call. Among
| other things. this delegation, which will be
| headed by ex-Representative Nooran, will
| ask the President to retain Mrs. Morrow
| as postmistress at Abilene. She Is daugh-
| ter of the famous Sam Houston. She has
| served through q number of administra-
tions. She was not molested by President
| Cleveland.
Shattuc Stands Firm.
| Representative Shattuc was at the White
| House today. He Is the representative who
| appointed colored boy named Bundy as
cadet to Annapolis Mr. Shattuc has not
altered his determination, he says. He
has recently received number Of anony-
NOUS letters. many Of them from Annapo-
| lis. Some of these threaten him and 9TH
i ers plead with him to revoke the appoint
! ment. Mr.. Shattuc, however has received
| hundreds Of letters from the country at
j large commanding his course. He Is not
the least worried over the anonymous let
| ters.
/ Randall for q Place.
! Samuel J. Randall. son or the late ex-