The Washington times., 1901-10-13
PLACE MAY GO TO CULLOM
Likely to Head the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee.
Mr.. Frye to Preside Over the Upper
House - President May Appoint
Colonel Brodie Governor of Ari-
zona-Callers nt the White Hou,e

Three Republican wheelhorses of the
Senate, Frye. Fairbanks, and CuIlom, call
ed on President Roosevelt yesterday. With
| the latter the President had long con-
ference on the subject of reciprocity. Sen
ator Frye merely made an engagement for
i, Monday with Mr.. Roosevelt
| Senator Frye stated yesterday that he
| would, in all probability remain at the
| head of the Committee on Commerce and
| that Senator Cullom would be made
| Chairman Of the Committee on Foreign
| Relations. Senator Frye can have the lat
| ter place If he desires, through virtue Of
his seniority, but as the Presidency pro
TEN. of the Senate will fall on his shoul-
| ders. and with the craftsmanship of the
] Committee on Commerce. which he has so
| long held, second onerous duty, he will
make way for Senator Cullom, who is
| considered well fitted for the position.
| Senator Cullom, with characteristic reti-
| cence, declined to disclose the manner in
| which the question of reciprocity had been
treated in his conference with the Presi-
| dent He would, he remarked. naturally
| become the head of the Committee on
| Foreign Relations If Senator Frye did not
desire the position. In connection with
| the problems which will confront that
committee Senator Cullom said:
There are dozen proposed reciprocity
! treaties which should be disposed of, eth
er by ratification or by rejection during
! the coming session of Congress. They
should be in some manner disposed of"
Senator Frye had nothing to say regard
ing the Ship Subsidy bill. 1t is not un-
! likely that in his conference with Pres
ident Roosevelt, reciprocity will be dis
cussed, inasmuch as foreign trade rela-
tions are closely allied with questions of
| commerce. directly under his charge as
Chairman of the Committee on Com
| merce. @
Senator Fairbanks discussed political
matters for few minutes with the Presi-
dent. There is a vacancy on the Federal
| bench at Indianapolis, caused by the
death Of Judge Wood Aspirants for the
| position are quite namerous among the
| prominent lights Of the Indiana bar The
name of Judge Monk, of Winchester, Ind
has been prominently mentioned in con
nection with the place. lit is understood
that he is favored l,y Sspator Fairbanks.
! The senior scion from the Hoosier State
| said, as he was leaving the White House
yesterday that no decisien had been made
in this matter, or in any Federal patron
age matters in Indiana. He gave as the
reason that he had not yet had an op-
portunity to confer with Senator Bev-
! cridge.
| The South Carolina internal revenue
| collectorship contest assumed new
| phase yesterday. John G. Capers. ma
tonal committeeman from that State. ac-
companied by ]. i. Ensor, postmaster at
| Columbia, S. @, and Or. V. p. Clayton,
Chief Deputy United States Marshal, call
cd on The President. and once more
strongly recommended Loomis Blalocil
Tor appointment as collector Of internal
revenue a week ago. Blalock was con-
sidered the man who was sure to be ap-
pointed. The President is reported to
have suddenly shifted his favor to V. p.
Clayton, and it is stated that Blalock's
personal actions caused this change. DIR.
Clayton told the President yesterday that
he much preferred the place should go to