Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-05
Return Of the President and Mrs.
Mckinley Today.
ELECTION OF LOCAL DELEGATES
Representative BarthoIdt Talks of
the Porto Rican Tariff:
NOT MANY ALLERS S

President and Mrs. Mckinley, Assistant
Secretary Cortleyou, Stenographer Barnes
and DR.. P. NJ. Rixey returned to Washing
ton this morning from New York, arriving
here at 7:25 o'clock in special cars over the
Pennsylvania road. The President and his
wife boarded their car at Jersey City at IL
o'clock last night, but the train did not
leave there until thirty minutes past mid
night.
President and Mrs. Mckinley had coffee
on the train, but went to the White House
for breakfast. The President was in his
Office at the usual hour this morning, but
was not overwhelmed with visitors.
Election of Local Delegates.
DR.. j. E. Jones and DIR. Robert Reyburn,
both candidates from the District of Column
bia for delegates to the republican national
convention, called on the President as a
committee appointed by the republican COM
mittee on elections Of the District. This
latter committee is composed of ]. B. Cot
ton, L. NJ. Saunders and W. Calvin Chase
and was appointed by the republican ma
tional committee.
DR.. Jones and DR.. Reyburn informed the
President of the election for delegates To-
morrow. and said that the republican lead
ers of the District desired some arrange
ment made by which republicans in the de-
partments could get out to cast their votes
If they desired. The President said he could
not issue an executive order closing the de-
partments. but that the committee might be
able to arrange with the heads of depart
ments for employees to get off long enough
to vote. The committee went off to at
tempt to make such arrangements.
Talking of the Porto Rican Tariff.
Representatives Payne and Dalzell, re-
publican House leaders, conferred with the
President this morning. Whether the Porto
Rican tariff was touched upon is not stated,
but it was the subject of a talk between
the President and Representative Bartholdt
of St. Louis. Mr.. Bartholdt represents one
of the greatest German districts in the
United States
Il told the President" said Mr.. Bart
holdt that the people of my district
would uphold the republicans in imposing
tariff on Porto Rfcan products. If we
allow Porto Rican goods to come in free
We must DO the same by the Philippines.
With the Philippines having free markets
In this country, capital would go there,
employ coplie labor at 10 cents day, send
goods back to this country in competition
with our own manufacturers and kill
American labor This we viii not have"
The Admission of Territories.
Gov. Murphy of Arizona was at the
White House a few minutes. He is here
to help the other Arizona people who are
working with Congress to have the terri
tory admitted as a state. Representatives
of the other territories are making similar
efforts Gov. Murphy said the Arizona
people are pounding away aggressively and
hope for definite favorable action at this
session of Congress. The many important
questions before Congress, however, might
prevent action. In this case it was hoped
to secure favorable reports from the COM
mittees of both houses at this session SO
the question of admission could be taken
up early in the next session.
TOday's Nominations.
The President today sent the following
nominations to the Senate: H. D. Hinckley
of Massachusetts. to be third lieutenant in
the revenue cutter service; William H Prit-
chett of Georgia, to be second lieutenant in
the Marine Corps.
White House CrOcuses in Bloom.
Since Saturday the beautiful yellow cro-
cuses in the White House grounds have
shot out of the earth, and the blossoms
were admired by many women today. They
are the first harbingers of spring and will
resist all the cold weather which comes
from now on. Most of these flowers are
planted on the embankments along the east
side of the grounds, near the Treasury De-
partment.