Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-11
Important Conference of the Presi-
dent and Senator Foraker.
INSIDE OF TIE Ohio SITUATION
Certainty Of 'Hanna's Election Ex-
pressed.
SO M E OF THE CALLERS

I'VE hope for solution of the complica-
tloh' is all Senator Foraker would say this
morning nfter long conference with Pres
| 1dent Mckinley. The remark followed one
| of the most important conferences the
! President has had in months as out of it
WILL 1t is thought, come settlement of
the Ohio fight favorable to Senator Hanna
Senator Foraker did not leave the White
| House until some minutes after The cabi-
| net members had gathered, and he was an
| parently in the best of haIlnCr He SHE'D
| however, at all questions asked him by a
| star reporter, except in the few words
| gwen which are thought to be more sig
| nlhcant than a dozen sentences of an un-
| certain nature
| Inc question ''Will the solution come to-
day. was answered by the statement that
hhotty problems occasionally require time.
The conference between the two men,
propabiy of the greatest moment was held
| IN the library adjoining the cabinet room
| While it was in progress Senator's Penrosa
| ana Lodge and = half dozen men of equal
prominence called. but they did not see the
IieslueAt: 1T was not explained to them
| why the president could not see them.
| Republicans Much Pleased.
| Inc visit of Senator Foraker was the
| irst IN long time, certainly the first
SINCE the opening of the fight on Senator
| hanna Republicans at the White House
VINO mad an inkling of the conference We're
delighted expressing the belief that it
would end in the speedy elec ton of Senator
| Hanna. % "
| Ihey were unable to sec what else Sem
| ator foraker could do to solve the situa-
| toh but to bring some of the recalc;;rant
l.p:lssehtatlVes l'L:' around to Senator Hanna
H,I Mhich he was believed to be able 10 do.
| mere can cCme no solution it is positively
stated, winch looks to anything but the
tlecnon or Senator Hanna. This is too well
hroWn TO admit of any other construction
OF senator Forakers words than that he
has joined with the President in insisting
| on the election of Senator Hanna
| me president felt more confident cf SEN
| atof HannaS election than at any time
| SINCE the nght began. To cabinet members
| he predicted the result without th,. shadow
OF doubt, and was intensely pleased that
| he could 90 SO.
| Mayor Malstcr Calls.
| Mayor Malster of Baltimore went to the
| mite house yesterday afternoon "a; the
request of President Mckinley, it is under
slooo, 10 talk over the situation in the
| Maryland legislature. The Baltimore
| mayor came over from his home shorty
! before the visit to the White House and
was joined by Senator Gear of Iowa These
| Two saw and talked with the President to-
scther. AS the hour was late there was
iio upllCN 10 the conference which
| was exceedingly interesting
| 1t has been quietly nosed around for
some time that President Mckinley vas
anxious to see Judge McComas succeed
senator Gorman. He ard Judge McComas
| were close friends while serving in the
House together. and the President regards
Judge McComaS one of the most bril-
iant republicans in the country, capable of
| honor.ng Maryland to the highest degree as
| a senator. In addition to this personal re-
| gard it is the feeling that Maryland should
| elect Il senator without the squabbling and
| abuse which is characterizing the sItua-
ton n Ohio.
The President expressed his regret to
! Mayor Malster that the complication i'll
Mary land had gone as far now seen,
ana hoped that there would be Il change
| by which the republicans in the legislature
| would get together and confront the demo-
Gratis as solid phalanX. To accomplish
| this he thought that Mayor Malster would
| be able to use some influence with the
eleven boltinS members of the legislature
| from Baltimore
Mayor Master it is alleged, told the
President that he had absolutely no control
! over the boiling men. and that they were
acting of their own free will, believing that
| the election of a senator from the city of
Baltimore would best subserve the inter-
| estS of the state. For that reason MIR.
| Maister declared the boilers had felt COM
| PEELED to support and elect Mr.. Schaefer
| as speaker Of the house. and would also
| feel compelled to continue along the lines
| they have pursued.
While the conference between the Presi-
| dent and Mayor MalSter is said to have
| been unsuccessful in producing the imme
| diatc results which the President hoped it
| is said that the President will not rest with
this. Postmaster General Gary is under
stood to have come boldly to the front for
Judge McComas and to have turned to him
all the votes he could control How much
administration influence will be ultimately
| brought to bear is not known, but it is
said that rather than to the legislature
dead-locked and n republican senator de-
feated considerable pressure will be brought
to bear. Persons well acquainted with the
situation smile audibly at the suggestion
| that Malster has no control over the bolt
ers in Raltirnt re.
The President thought that if Senator
Hanna was not elected today he would be
when joint ballot of the two houses is
| taken tomorrow.
The Cabinet Meeting.
The cabinet meeting which followed the
conference with Senator Foraker was bar
rem of news. No important questions were
discussed formally or informally. The
President again expressed qualification at
the liberal returns to his appeal for aid
for the suffering Cubans.
Postmaster General Gary remained with
the President, arranging nominations of
poStmaSterS. The head of the Post Office
Department had two big baskets of papers
relating to cases which the President has
to settle. All the President did yesterday
was to prepare a batch of these nomina-
tions for the Senate. He did not get time
| to attend to any other nominations.
Secretary Alger was again absent from
the cabinet meeting, but his physician says
that the Secretary of War is recovering.
Senators Platt of New York and Per-
kns Of California had talks with the Pres
ident early in the morning. Senator Platt
is arranging several minor nominations
which have heretofore been mentioned in
The Star. He says that nothing has been
done by the President as to filling the
cancy on the bench of the eastern district
of New York. 1t is believed that the in
dorsement of Senator Platt will finally go
to Representative Fischer.
Commissioner Rice's Successor.
1t is thought that the President will soon
nominate a successor to Mr.. Rice of the
civil service commission. as exclusively
mentioned in The Star last week. Mr..
Rices successor will, in all probability be