Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-20
THE WHITE HOUSE
Editor Rosewater Talks on Nebraska
Politics.
CANDIDATES FOR 4 JUDGESHIP
Proposed Regular Transport Line
to Manila.
TODAY'S APPOINTMENTS

Edward Rosewater of Omaha, a con-
spicuous candidate for senator in the
recent senatorial fight in Nebraska, was
one of the Presidents visitors this morn
ing. Mr. Rosewater will be in Washington
several days and will meet the two new
SENATOR'S. H. Willard and Gov. Charles A.
Dietrich-when they come here on Tuesday.
Governor Dietrich will retire from the gu
bernatorial chair on May l. and will be
succeeded by Lieutenant Governor Savage.
Senators Willard and Dietrich are coming
here for consultation with the President
and to look after office affairs pertaining
to their state.
President Mckinley congratulated Mr..
Rosewater on the outcome of the long fight
in his state. when l was here in De-
cember last" said the Omaha editor, Il
told the President that we would elect two
republican senators, and that I would not
permit my candidacy to stand in the way
of this There is little political agitation
in Nebraska at this time. OF course, we
have Mr.. Bryan with us and he will
always be a factor in the politics Of our
state at least.
Election This Fall.
"Our election this fall will be for a SUI
preme court judge and two regents of the
state university. We have three supreme
court judges, two Of them being populists.
1t Is a successor to the republican judge
that we will elect this fall. There is a
possibility of an extra session OF the legls-
lature this fall to consider amendments to
the constitution, one being an increase In
the number of supreme court judges from
three to five with the question Of increaS-
ing their salary. and other matters of i'm
portance, such as revenue and taxation.
There will also be the subject Of con-
gressonal and judicial reapportionment.
The last session Of the legislature was so
badly tangled in other things that it fail
cd to make a congressional reapportion-
ment. 1t likewise did nothing about re-
apportioning the legislature. The law re-
quires that this shall be done at the first
regular session after a census has been
taken. Unless the state takes a census Of
it's own in five years, the legislature will
stand as now made up for ten years
longer.
Omaha would gain so largely by a revi-
sion of the legislature that there. is much
opposition to it among some members. The
legislature has not been changed for fifteen
years"
Candidates for n Judgeship.
State Senators Miller and May and
Messrs. Scott and Williams Of West Vir-
ginia were presented to the President today
by Senators Elkins and Scott. State Sena-
tor May, who is from Wayne county, and
Mr.. Williams, from Greenbrier county, are
candidates for judge Of the new federal dis
trict of West Virginia
The two senators have not yet agreed
upon candidate, but will probably reach a
conclusion in a short time.
Ex-senator Lindsay and Judge Walter
Evans of Kentucky made a short call on
the President They stated that they had
not talked over the Kentucky judgeshp
with the President. The Kaleidoscope
changes in this fight have apparently
brought Mr.. Cochran to the front, and it
is said that he is now the most likely can
didate for the judgeship.
A Regular Line to Manila.
George H. Newhall. president of the San
Francisco chamber of commerce.; George
W. McNear and Andrew Carrigan Of the
same body, talked with the President to-
day about his trip to San Francisco and
about the establishment Of regular gov
eminent transport line from San Fran
cisco to Manila. They talked with Secre-
tary Root as to the transport matter. The
business people OF the Pacific coast hope
to see the government operating trans
port service Of it's own vessels.
M H. De Young Of San Francisco was
one Of the Presidents visitors.
Lord Pauncefote. the British ambassador,
accompanied by Mr. Gerard A. Lowther.
first secretary of the British embassy, was
received by the President in the blue room.
tials, signed by King Edward.
Governor of Oklahoma.
President Mckinley today made the fol-
lowing appointments:
Interior-William M. Jenkins Of Oklahoma
territory to be governor Of Oklahoma ter
ritory. James w. Reynolds of New Mexico,
to be secretary of the territory of New
Mexico.
Several PardOns Granted.
The President today granted pardon to
Benjamin j. Hamm, who was convicted in
Illinois in 1899 of using the mails in a
scheme to defraud and sentenced to serve
two years in the Dupage county Jail. On
November 20 last Hamm, having shown
signs of mental arrangement, was brought
to this city and lodged in st. Elizabeth g
Insane Asylum. 1t is said that at one
time Hamm undertook to corner the turkey
market and this fact called public atten-
ton to his mental condition, although he
was not interfered with. He Is said to be
a man of the highest character, and his
friends do not doubt that his using the
mails as he did was directly due to his
loss Of mental vigor.
Mr. Hamm is said to be rapidly improv-
ing in health, but although he receives a
full pardon he Will be retained in the asy-
lum until he has fully recovered.
The President has also pardoned Hoyt
Custer. who was convicted in Kentucky
about five years ago Of embezzling $500 of
the funds Of the National Bank Of Catletts-
burg. KY, for which he was sentenced to a
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