Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-19
Meeting of Three Former Governors
of Ohio.
A CONFERENCE over PORTO RICO
Views of Ex-Governor. Campbell
and Senator Beveridge.
A BOSTON NVITATION

There were three ex-governors of Ohio
at the White House today-the President
himself, Senator Foraker and ex-C;oy.
James E. Campbell
Senator Foraker talked for some time
with the President regarding the Porto
Rlcan bill pending in the Senate The
| senator Is in charge Of this measure. and
no doubt knows by now what to expect as
TO the provision for a tariff on goods COM
ing to this country from Porto Rico The
President has also been awaiting some
definite information as to what may be
expected. The situation does not clear, and
While the President cannot be put down as
anxious, he, along with other leaders of his
party, would like to see decision of some
kind reached.
Ex-Governor CampbeIrs Views
Ex-Gov. Campbell paid his respects along
with several friends. Gov. Campbell said
he had made several speeches putting him
self on record as an expansionist He still
believed in expansion, he said, but was op-
posed to tariff duties on Porto Rico The
people Of the country" he said, believe in
treating Porto Rico as a territory of ths
United States, and if the treatment is
otherwise, by taxation or similar Iegisla-
tion. the administration will hurt itself"
Senator Beverfdge Non-CommittaI
Senator Beveridge. who has talked several
times with the President about Porto Rican
legislation and who has been put down as
favoring tariT legislation, said this mora
ing: In the principles involved in this
contention there is no difference between
the President and myself" but as to the
political wisdom of putting these principles
INTO law and executing them Senator l3ev-
eridge did not commit himself
Both Senator Beverage and Senator Fair
banks, strong administration men and pupu-
lar at the White House, have been overrun
with letters and kilograms from Indiana
asking them to vote against a tariff on
Porto Rican goods.
other Ohio Visitors
Representative Grosvenor who has Just
arisen from a sick bed, visited the Presi-
dent this morning in company with Judge
a. C. Thompson. Mr.. R. * Watson was
another Ohio visitor
Senator Martin of Virginia, sen=tor ALL
son and Representative DoIliver of Iowa
talked with the President.
Invited to Visit Boston.
A delegation of prominent New England
citizens called at the White House today
and invited the President to attend the
closing exercises of the National Manufac-
turers' Association and a banquet to be
given in honor of the association at Boston,
April %, The delegation consisted of Sec
retary Long, Representatives Roberts,
Lawrence and Sprague. and John Hope
well. chairman of-the citizens committee:
Col Lewis Stackpole and DR.. s II. Dur
gin.
j., The President was unable to give the
delegation a definite reply, but SAID he
would very much like to attend, and would
do so If the public business would permit.
A Place Promised to Piedger.
William Pledger the colored republican
leader of Georgia for so many years, was
at the White House to talk with the Presi-
dent. Buck, Lyons. Johnson and other
Georgia leaders have been trying for a long
tim to get place in the federal govern
ment for Pledger, but they haven't sue.
c7eded SO far. Pledger was an an;i-McFin.
ley man in 1886. and when the few Offices
were distributed among the leaders who
had been for Mckinley there was nothing
left for him. The President however
promised to do something and as soon as
ne finds an opening Will give a place K
Pledger. At the last state republican con,
vention Pledger was elected a delegate to
Philadelphia, where he will vote for Nc
kinleys nomination, and he was also Sc
lected as vice chairman of the state ccn-
tral committee, the chairman being w. II,
Johnson, who is the representative of Col
A L. Buck, the United States minister to
Japan. Colonel Buck does not want to lose
his grip on the Georgia machine and his
representative keeps the machinery going
in his absence.
Today's Nominations.
The President today sent the following
nominations to the Senate:
Theodore W. Wheeler of New York 10 be
surveyor of customs for the port of Port
Jefferson. n. Y; Obed G. Smith TO be coll
lector of customs. district of Nantucket,
Mass; Geo. +. Bartlett to be collector OF
customs, district of New Bedford, Mass:
James Brady to be collector of customs,
district of Fail River Mass
Navy-Commander Washburn Maynard,
10 be a captain.
Marine corps-Major B. r. Russell to be
lieutenant colonel; Capt c. A. Doyen TO,
be major; Thomas II. Brown of Maryland
to be a second lieutenant
WARRIOR appointment in the volunteer
army: Sergeant S. ID. Smith, Company c.
BOTH Infantry, TO be second lieutenant;
Stanley Mace Stuart of the District of
Columbia, acting assistant surgeon L. s
a, TO be assistant surgeon, with rank OF
first lieutenant.
Interior-J. George Wright of Rosebud
Agency, s. D., to be an Indian inspector
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