Evening star., 1899-09-20
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
Local Delegations Call Upon the
President.
ANDERSON FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY
Conference Regarding the Yacht
Race Course.
CARDINAL GIBBONS CALLS

| AaAOh . ASSoCldtlOu NlSlleu TTeSlucUt AC-
kinney this morning and presented the
| name of w. s. Knox as a candidate for
!! District Commissioner to succeed Commits
| sioner Wight, who is expected to resign
| at an early date. The name of Mr.. Knox
| was presented by Barry Bulkley, spokes-
| man for the party. He eulogiZed Mr..
| knoxs energy and executive ability, and
| described him president of the Knox
| Express Company and of the Business
! Mems Association, chairman of the recent
| peace jubilee, a resident of Washington for
| over thirty years and an uncompromisng &
republican.
The President said that he would take
! the name of Mr.. Knox under consideration.
| The delegation composed of James F.
| Oyster, c. w. Howard, A. w. Kelley, Ru-
fus H Thayer, Ambrose stephenson. Cap
| tain John Miller, j. f. Saum William Dick
| SON, B. NJ Bridget, Barry Bulkley, James
| Somerville, Theodore J. King, Mitchell Dy-
| renforth and Frank X. Raymond.
| Another local delegation which saw the
President was the committee appointed at
| the meeting of the Bar Association yester
| day afternoon. Two of the members ap
pointed, Messrs. Leighton and Miller, could
| not be present, and the committee which
saw the President was composed of Col.
Robert Christy. Richard Pairo A. A. Lips
| comb, c. H. Merillat and James e. Pad
eett.
dent carefully read the resolutions adopted
at the meeting yesterday.
Col. ChriSty, spokesman, told the Pres
ident of the complex character of the laws
of the District of Columbia For that rea-
SON he argued that the appointee for dis
trict attorney should be man familiar
by long actual practice with these laws
and identified in every way with the Dis
tr1ct. The committee assured the President
that 1t had not come in the interest of any
candidate, and simply desired to a
bona fde resident of the District appointed.
Inc President told the committee that
he would give the matter careful considera-
| ton, but did not in any way commit him
self
New District Attorney.
Notwithstanding the action of the Bar
Association and the call of the committee
| today. the most positive information is to
| the effect that the President has decided
| to appoint Gen. Thomas H Anderson of
| Ohio as district attorney. The President
| so the information goes, decided on this
| some some time ago and his promise has been
made to that effect. 1t is believed that
the information Is entirely trustworthy and
| therefore the question of who will succeed
| Mr.. Davis is disposed Of heretofore told
in The Star.
Register of Wills.
1t Is thought that the President will in
| few days appoint a successor to ]. Nota
McGill as register of Wills Of the District
| Mr.. McGill's resignation takes effect on
| the 1st of October. 1t is still understood
| that Louis A. Dent, the consul Of this
country at Kingston, Jamaica, will sue
| ceed Mr.. McGill.
| b. H. Warner had a talk with the Presi-
dent today. Mr.. Warner said that his
| call was social.
May Go to Dakota.
| President Mckinley promised today that
! If satisfactory arrangements could be made
he would visit Aberdeen, S. D., and Sioux
| city, Iowa, after he goes to st. Paul and
Minneapolis. The invitation to visit these
| cities was extended by Secretary Wilson,
ex-Representative Perkins, J. D. Youmans,
| interstate commerce commissioner and j.
| n. Mahoney of Iowa. The President said
| that 1t would give him pleasure to visit
| South Dakota and Iowa If ne had the time
| at his disposal.
| western trip are being perfected. The Pres
| ident will go west even if the present diff
| cult1es in connection with the Chicago cele-
| bratiOn are not adjusted and the commit
| tee in charge of the affair should decide
! to abandon it. The President will be in
| Galesburg H., on October and at ST.
| Paul. to receive the Minnesota volunteers
| returning from the Philippines, on the 18th.
| From the Sth to the 11th he will be in
| Chicago, unless the celebration there
| which is set for the 10th, is abandoned
| / mere are Il HumDeF OF Otner engagements
| in contemplation. The invitation to attend
| the reunion of the blue and gray at Evans
ton. Ind, between the 10th and 18th, can
| not be accepted, because 1t will conflict
| with the St. Paul engagement.
| Conference with Cardinal Gibbons.
Cardinal Gibbons had half an hours con-
ference with the President today. He Wis
| tied the White House, accompanied by
| Father Stafford of this city. The cardinal
| at ira1 in hic p1a
upon his head the distinguishing red cap
of his high hierarchal office. Further than
| to admit that part of the conference re-
| lated to the situation in the Philippnes
Cardinal Gibbons declined to make a state
ment 1t is known that the cardinal came
by appointment. A few of the Catholic
! clergy have been much exercised by re-
| ports of the desecration of church property
| in the Philippines by American soldiers
| and it is presumed that this, together with
| other subjects relating to the Catholic
| Church in the Philippines, was discussed.
| Some of Todny's Callers.
| President Mckinley was exceedingly busy
| this morning, receiving many important
! visitors. Senator Davis of Minnesota Sec
retary Root and Assistant Secretary Allen
| were among those who were in conference
| with the chief executive.
| The Mississippi MarshaIshfp.
James Hill and District Attorney Lee
republican leaders of Mississippi, are in
Washington to consult the President about
the appointment of marshal for the north
| ern district of that state to fill the vacancy
| caused by the death of Marshal Cook 1t
| Is understood that they will recommend
| the appointment of Mr.. Leveritt The op-
| posing faction Of republicans also has a
| candidate
| Several Alabama Places
| Mr.. Vaughn the republican state chair
man of Alabama, was at the White House
yesterday, and he and Colonel Youngblood
the national committeeman, will soon see
| the President about several Alabama places
| A proposition has been made in Alabama to
ask the President to appoint Chief Justice
| w. L. Chambers as judge of the middle
| Alabama district to succeed Judge Bruce
| who will soon retire on account of age.
Invited to West Chester's Centennial,
Representative Butler of Pennsylvania
and IA committee of citizens from West
| Chester, Pa, today invited the President
| to attend the centennial anniversary Of
/ the founding of that town. The ami
versary will be celebrated on the 11th, 18th