Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-18
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
Three Governors Call Upon the
President.
CAME FOR TEE CAPITAL CENTENNIAL
investigating the Charge as to
PoIygamous Office Holders.
WHAT MR.. MILLER SAYS

Gov. Tanner of Illinois. Gov. Shaw of
Iowa and Gov Barnes of Oklahoma were
at the White House today. They came on
here to attend the meeting of the commit
tee having in charge the matter of Il
tional celebration of the establishment of
the seat of government in the District of
Columbia. The President told his callers
that the District Commissioners had re-
quested that the meeting be postponed until
some time in January, and that he had
sanctioned the request, Tnasmuch the
time not considered an appropriate one.
When the meeting is held in January, he
said, the House and Senate members of the
committee will be present, and there will
be nothing to prevent important and val
liable work by the committee.
Office Holders and PoIygnmy.
Glen Miller, the United States marshal of
Utah, had a long talk with President Nc
kinley today about federal officials in that
state charged with practcrg poiyganly.
Mr.. Miller was rot summoned here by the
President or any one else, it is said, and
was not invited to the White House to dis
cuss this subject. He voluntarily touched
upon the matter. and the President was
glad TO have some information inasmucH as
charges have been broadcasted that fed
cral appointments were made when it was
kroWn that appolhtees were violating the
law.
Mr.. Miller has made an invest igation and
asserts that there have been only two fed
erai oficeholders against whom suspicion of
pclygamy could attach. In each case this
suspicion did not exist and unknown
prior 20 the appointments. The cases Were
those of the pUstmastars at Logan and
Provo. Utah. AT Logan the postmaster be-
came involved in trouble some time ago and
left for Alaska. II w2S after%ard charged
that he leading uDlNg1lIul.$ life At
Provo John c. Graham is the postmaster.
He is now charged with polygamy. He is 4
member of the republican state central
committee. There were no charges against
his private life before his appointment.
1t is understood that republican senators
and representatives have made searches
through departmental records here to ascer-
tain if any Utah appointment made
when the applicant was known to be IiV-
ing in po!ygamy. No record of this kind
can be found.
The President himself, it is asserted has
never knowingly made an appointment of
a polygamisg and is said to be pleased with
the showing made by Mr.. Miller.
Some of the Presidents Callers.
Senators Shoup, Bcveridge, Quar.es and
Penrose and Representatives, Cannon,
Brownwell and Wheeler were among the
callers today, but none of them remained
long with the President.
In point of visitors at least, it Is not
likely that the President will be overworked
until after the Christmas holidays. He
will have time to review matters which
have been laid aside because there was
no opportunity to take them up He will
also have time for more outdoor exercise
and indoor rest.
The President now rarely misses morn
ing that ne does not so out for a walk of
a few minutes before beginning the days
eXacting work in his office In the after
noon, just after luncheon, he goes out for
drive with Mrs. Mckinley and remains
away from the Executive Mansion nearly |
an hour. In more busy seasons he could
not do this,
General Osborne, the Presidents cousin |
consul general to London, went out with |
the President this morning. He has been |
guest at the White House several days