Evening star., 1902-05-05
At THE White HOUSE
The Southern Post Offices
Fight.
OKLAHOMA JUDGESHIPS
CANDIDATES PRESSING FOR
DELEGATE FLYNN'S INFLUENCE.
Live Stock Men Ask Consideration
Six Pardons Granted-Some
Callers Today.
OKLAHOMA JUDGESHIPS

| callers Today.
| President Roosevelt is being urged by a
| number of men from the state of Washing
| ton to withdraw from the Senate the nomi-
nation of Clarence Z. Ide as collector of
customs of the Puget Sound district Of
Washington. Back of this is a long story
| of politics, in which Senator Foster, ex-
| Senator Wilson and others are involved.
| Ever since ex-senator Wilson began to take
| part in the Recommendation of candidates
| for office in his state and since some of his
| candidates have been appointed there has
| been considerable ill-feeling in the state.
! Mr.. Ide was one of the friends of Mr.. Will
| sen. After his nomination went to the SEN
| ate charges were filed against him of politi-
| cal bribery. 1t was made by opponents. of
| course, and as a result the nomination has
| been held up in the Senate. The President
has refused to withdraw the nomination.
| and did SO again today when the case was
presented to him ny four prominent citi-
| Zens of Westinghouse. d. Crocker of
| Walla Walla, Charles Bedford of Tacoma
Thomas II. Brents of Wal!a Walla and
| Thomas H. Cavanaugh of Olympia Mr.
Crocker was the man whose name was pre-
serted to the President by Senator Foster
as his candidate for. this colIeCtorship and
who failed to receive the nomination. Ex-
| Senator Wilson himself saw the President
today, some time before the other visitors
| Mr.. 1de talked with the President Saturday
| 1t Is understood that the President takes
the position that until it is shown conclu-
slveiy tnat the charges against Mr.. Ide are
true he cannot and will not withdraw the
latter's name, The four Washington men
| came all the way from Washington to fight
| the nomination of Mr.. Ide and will not hold
| PACK on account of the Presidents position
Ihey have told the President that Mr. Ide
Should not have the position
among the Presidents visitors today We're
Admlrals tpshur and Erben. retired and
fassed Assistant Engineer II. E. Rhodes.
Virginia Postuasters.
Ihe more important Offices in Virginia
| having been disposed of, the republicans
| OF that state are finding something to fight
| over in the minor places, post offices in
cluded The post Office at Cupeper is af-
fording contention now. The postmaster is
h L. Rosson, while the deputy is Louis
Whitestone. Several Virginia republicans
VINO We're at the White House today said
that the republican organization of the
/ state has given it's sanction and indorse-
| ment to the candidacy of Mr.. Whitestone
Notwithstanding the withdrawal of support
by the state organization Postmaster Ros-
son Is making fight and has rallied to his
support the backing of some of the strong
est opponents Of the machine With this
support and record that he is not afraid
of the postmaster hopes to get another
term.
The President is not taking as much per-
sonal interest in post Office affairs as for
merly. In the south the President has
placed the disposition of these positions
almost exclusively in the hands of POST
master General Payne and refers all Wis
ltors on this kind of business to the latter
Mr.. Payne is perfectly familiar with po-
itical conditions in the south. Although he
carries out the Presidents desires as to a
class of men preferred in Office he gives as
much weight as possible to the recon-
mendations of the organizations of the va
rlous southern states, especially in the
states where there organiza tions of
some influence and standing. In Virginia
the organization has been strongly recog-
nized by the administration and its selec-
uons are not turned down except for par
ticular reasons. Mr.. Payne's work is un-
derstood to be satisfactory to the southern
republicans of real character and influence
Three Oklahoma Judgeships.
Delegate Dennis Flynn of Oklahoma is
more sought after now than any other
member Of Congress- The reason is plain
when it is stated that Delegate Flynn's
patronage has been largely increased re-
Gently. One Oklahoma judgeship is vacant
by resignation. and Congress has provided
for two new judgeships. making three fine
places the bench. Naturally, Delegate
Flynn hasn't any time at his own disposal.
He belongs to the candidates for the judge
ships, and they are as many as were the
Oklahoma applicants for positions in Roose-
velts Rough Riders at the beginning of the
Spanish war. Delegate Flynn is not at all
pleased with this addition to his already
extensive popularity. He is wise and diplo-
matte enough to know that when the three
judges have been selected there will be
ugly feelings in the hearts of some of those
who were sure that 1t was all Flynn's
fault. Mr.. Flynn is discounting dangerous
possibilities of this kind by carefully ex-
planning to the cohorts of candidates that
the man who really disposes of the judge
ships is Attorney General Knox, inasmuch
as Mr.. Knox goes over all applications by
direction Of the President, and reports the
result of his findings.
Mr.. Flynn was at the White House today
with three of the leading candidates for
the judgships-J. X. Beauchamp of Enid,
J. l.. Pancoast of Perry and F. E. Gillett
of Ell Reno
Some of the Visitors.
The annual outing of the 9th Pennsyl-
vania Lancers Veterans Association is
now taking place, and the President today
received the members of the association
and their wives in the east ROOM The itin-
erary. of the association includes Washing
ton Mt. Vernon, Old Point Comfort and
Williamsburg, Va.
Representative Jones of Washington pre-
sented r. Scott of Spokane to the President.
Mr.. Scott saw the President in the interest
of the establishment of a soldiers home at
Fort Sherman, Idaho.
Representative Tongue Of Oregon talked
with the President about the bill giving a
pension to veterans of the Indian wars of
the northwest. This bill has passed the
Senate three times, but there is difficulty
in getting both houses to put it through.
The President is favorable to the passage
of the bill.
Live Stock Men Ask Consideration.
Former Representative VIM. NJ Springer,
representing the National Live Stock Asso-