Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-26
t THE WHITE HOUSE
Preparing for the State Dinner to the
Diplomats.
Only Omcinl Callers Admftted-The
Presidents Trip to New
York Tomorrow,

The President today sent the following
| nominations to .he Senate: Richard c.
| Parsons, jr., Of Ohio, to be second secre-
tary of the embassy of the United States
at Rome, Italy.
Abram NJ Tillman of Tennessee, to be
| attorney for the United States for the mid
die district of Tennessee. Lieut.. Junior
| Grade ]. G. Doyle, to be a lieutenant Rev.
VIM. T. Helms of New Jersey, to be a
| chaplain in the navy.
Only OmciaI Callers Admitted.
All except official callers have been ex-
| cluded from the White House today to al
| low for the decoration of the various apart
| ments for the diplomatic dinner tonight,
but the official callers have been as numer-
Gus as usual.
Senator Chandler was an early caller, and
left with large bimetallic smile on his
face. When asked about the speech of
Secretary Gage in Philadelphia last night,
| tie senator said it looked like change of
heart, and that Mr.. Gage lis bimetallist
now" At the Treasury Department 1t is
said that Secretary Gage has always been
an International bimetallist.
Senator Wilson of Washington was at
the White House with George H. Jones of
| the same state. Mr.. Jones is personal
| friend of the President, and through the
latter's influence has been appointed assist
| ant attorney of the Department of Justice,
! to fill the vacancy made by the death Of
| John N. Scott, a brother-in-law of ex-Pres-
| ident Harrison. There were number of
| apple ants for the position, but the Presi-
dent desired the appointment of Mr.. Jones,
| and it was made by Mr.. McKenna, the re-
tirng Attorney General. Mr.. Mckenna was
at the White House a few minutes this
morning to have final talk with the Pres
| ident before going upon the Supreme Court
bench.
For Toledo COllectOrshfp.
Representative Southland Of Ohio called
with Henry C. Vortriede of Toledo Mr.
Vortriede is an applicant for collector of
Internal revenue of the Toledo district, but
is one among many who want the same
1osition Ex-Representative De Witt,
Foraker man for years, is also an appli-
cant, and has had several interviews with
the President. j. c. Bonner, John I. Weed,
George p. Waldorf and seventeen others, 1t
is said, want the place. This VIII give
scme idea of the work ahead Of Senators
Hanna and Foraker. They must come to
an understanding about who shall fill the
position, but have not done so. because
SENATOR Hanna has been too hard worked
to so into the case. 1t has been reported
that Senator Hanna has indorsed Mr.. Wal
dorf, and that Senate. Foraker is fighting
Vortriede's friends claim that he is likely
to get the indorsement of the junior SEN
ator
The Augusta Postmaster
AS exclusively stated in The Star re-
Gently, the President has decided that he
| will appoint a white man postmaster at
Augusta, Ga, instead of Judson Lyons.
colored, national committeeman of that
state. The arrangement is understood to
be satisfactory to Mr.. Lyons. who is to be
given good position in the government
service SO soon as an opening is found
for him.
The President will soon take up the
Texas squabbles and settle them. Dr.
Grant, the national committeeman of that
state, and State Chairman Green are here
They are fighting each other. Senator
Hanna and others are taking a hand in the
Texas fight, and the outcome is likely to
be surprise. Mr.. Grant will be given a
position himself, it is said,' although he
has not been candidate. He will be
picked to settle a dispute over a collector
ship.
Signed by the President.
The President today signed four bills
passed by Congress, several of them rclat-
ing to the District of Columbia. They were
as follows An act to accept the invitation
of Norway to take part in the information
al fisheries exposition at Bergen, from
May to September; for the regulation of
cemeteries and the disposal of dead bodies
in the District of Columbia; authorizing
Tie SONlHllSSlOutfS Ol the Co
lumbia to accept the bequest of the late
Feter Won Essen; to regulate the disposal
of certain refuse and for other purposes
in the District of Columbia; for the relief
Of William S. Grant.
Alleged Interviews With the Presi-
dent.
Several alleged interviews with the Pres
ident have recently appeared in outside
newspapers on trivial subjects. The Pres
ought not to publish fake news of this
kind. 1t Is well known among the news
paper men of Washington that the Presi-
dent never talks to a newspaper man for
publication es an authorized or unauthor-
lied interview. Members Of the profession
are cordially received by the President
at times and he talks to them about vari-
GUS matters, but 1t is well understood that
he is not to be directly or indirectly quot
ed. This is done for various reasons. The
chief reason is that IL the President began
to permit interviews 1t would be only a
short time when he would be incorrectly
reported. His position is such that he
could not be making corrections of mis-
views.
New Senator-Elect Calls.
Senator-elect McComas called at the
White House yesterday afternoon at the
invitation of the President, who congratu-
lated him in person upon the outcome of
the long struggle in Annapolis. The rela-
tions of the President and Judge McComas
lave always been warm. They knew each
other in Congress years ago, and became
warmly attached. From the beginning of
the struggle at Annapolis the President
expressed keen interest in the situation,
always saying that he believed the repub-
licans should caucus and abide by the re-
suit. Several important conferences were
held at the White House, the President
urging that the republicans get together.
The President and Judge McComas con-
ferred on several occasions, Postmaster
General Gary being present at one of these
conferences. At the conclusion of the last
conference last Friday the vote of Judge
McComas began to increase and continued
to do so each day until the election.
Going to New York.
The President, Mr.. Porter and Captain
and Mrs. Lafayette McWilliams. now
guests at the White House. will leave for
New York tomorrow morning to attend
the banquet Of the National Association of
Manufacturers, TO be given at the Wal
dcrf-Astoria on the same evening The
President will be accompanied also on the
trp by r. A. c. Smith of New York and
Charles A. Moore Of Brooklyn, who have
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