Evening star., 1902-04-04
At THE WHITE HOUSE
Frank P. Sargent Talks With
the President.
ACCEPTS AN OFFICE
WILL BE COMMISSIONER GEN
ERAL OF IMMIGRATION.
Will Not Enter Upon His Duties for
Two Months-Some of To-
days Visitors.
ACCEPTS AN OFFICE

Frank P. Sargent, chief executive officer
of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen,
had short talk with President Roosevelt
this morning prior to the cabinet meeting,
and will call again for a conference this
afternoon. The President formally ten
dered to Mr.. Sargent the office of commits
sioner general of immigration to succeed
T. V. Powderly, and the offer was accept
ed, with the understanding that Mr.. Sar-
gent is not to enter upon the duties for
some time. Pending his taking the oath he
will spend the time getting his official and
private affairs in shape AS head of the
Locomotive Firemen Mr.. Sargent will be
compelled to wind up a good deal of busi-
ness before he can come to Washington.
1t is regarded as likely that there will be
no change in the office of commissioner
general for two months. MIR. Powderly will
hold on until his successor has been chosen,
and in the meantime the President will be
looking over the list Of political offices to
see if he can find a suitable place for the
retiring man.
Mr.. Sargent has been the head of the
Locomitive Firemen for eighteen years,
and was reasonably sure of many more
years there if he had cared to remain.
Many of his friends think he is making a
great sacrifice in taking the office of COM
missioner general of Immigration 1t is
regarded as one of those unsatisfactory
positions in the government service that
never bring a man credit or renown, and
usually make him enemies and trouble.
The President believes. however, that Mr..
SargentS great executive ability and tact
will lead to better results in that Office
President Mckinley offered Mr.. Sargent
the position of chief of the bureau of en-
craving and printing, but he declined the
offer and Captain Meredith appointed
to the place.
1t is understood that the resignation of
Messrs. Powderly and McSweeney have
been requested will be at once. Joseph
Murray will succeed the latter and William
Williams will be nominated soon to succeed
Commissioner of immigration Fitchie at
New York.
Governor Dole's Conference.
The arrival of Governor Dole in San
Francisco a few days ago will probably
not bring him to Washington in time for
talk with the President on Hawaiian af-
fairs before the latter goes to Charleston
next Monday afternoon The chances are
that the two men will meet after President
Roosevelt gets back from Charleston This
Will be on Friday of next week. The
ference between the President and Gov
ernor Dole is expected to fully cover con-
dit1ons In the Hawaiian Islands
Representative Lacey of Iowa talked with
the President about forest reserve matters.
Mr.. Lacey thinks that he will be able to
get before the House next week the bill
regarding forest and game preserves.
A Tennessee Marshalship.
President Roosevelt still has In allowance
the nomination of a marshal for the west
ern district of Tennessee The incumbent
is Thomas Baker, a somewhat influential
politician, but it is alleged that he made
the big mistake some years back of going
into Representative Brownlow's district
when the latter was sick and fighting him.
Mr.. BroWnlow two years ago became most
powerful in the Tennessee republican or
ganization and concluded that he would not
let Mr. Baker have another term without
trouble. He promptly interposed his OBJ
Jectlons when the matter came up before
President Roosevelt, in consequence of
which Mr.. Baker will not again be noni-
mated But who will succeed him Is the
matter Of most interest to Tennessee re-
publicans now. The Baker people are not
giving up without making as much trouble
for Mr.. Brownlow as possible. Mr.. Brown
low recommended either of three men-ex-
Representative Zachary Taylor of Mem
phis, z. II. Thrasher of Selmer or Ernest
Hawkins of Huntington. Some time back
the outlook was favorable to Mr.. Thrasher
but as the President has not acted there is
still some doubt about what he will do.
The Presidents Visitors.
Senator Teller of Colorado presented Judge
Haller of Denver to the President Repre-
sentative Foss of Chicago and some friends,
Representative Allen of Maine and friends.
Senators McCumber and Bard and Repre-
sentative Grosvenor were among the visit
ors who We're with the President Repre-
sentative Beder and a number of Cleye-
land school teachers and Harry New of
Indianapolis We're received by the Pres-
dent.