Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-14
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Col q. !. Humphrey Likely to Be.
Quartermaster General.
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THE PRESIDENT DISCUSSING DE-
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Shamrock From John Richmond
IRA Nebraska's District Attorney.
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Shamrock From John Richmond
IRA Nebraska's District Attorney.
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dt.issregariea as practically certain that
the. President has determined to nominate
Colonel Charles F. Humphrey of the quar-
terrnasterss department, Of the army as
auartermaster general. with the rank of
brigadier. The President has given some
thought to a successor to General M. I.
Ludington, the retiring quartermaster, and
from a vast amount Of good material has
about decided on General Humphrey. - 50
Ex-Representative Mercer of Nebraska
saw the President today for the purpose
of recommending Col. Humphrey for the
place. The latterswas for six years resi-
dent of Omaha, and Mr.. Mercer says that
he has done such work in the quartermas-
ter's service In all parts Of the world as to
win commentator. from the. entire army.
az 50 Director Merriam's Successor. :
Mr.. Mercer did not talk with the President
about his own candidacy for the position of
director Of the census. but IL, Is generally
believed that Mr.. Mercer will receive this
appointment. Representatives and senators
corftiffue to ask the President to select Mr..
Mercer as director, and the President has
nothing but good words for the Nebraskan-
Director Merriam retires from his office
May l. 1t is supposed that If the President
appoints Mr.. Mercer he will do SO In time
to allow the nomination to be confirmed by
the Senate before the close OF the session.
1t has been said that the appointment OF
Mr.. Mercer will be fought by Editor Rose
water of the Omaha Bee, whose bolt OF Mr..
Mercer as the republican nominee OF the
nv,aa Iicfr fcf lnfo fod lott fnr Cxln-
gress, but it Is stated that this opposition
would not prevent the President from Sc
lecting Mr.. Mercer. =+
The Presidents Western Trip.
Western senator's through whose states
the President will pass on his coming west
ern trip have been talking to him about
the stops he will make In their states. Sen
ators Spooner and Quarles OF Wisconsin,
Warren Of Wyoming and Senators Kearns
and" Smoot OF Utah were among those who
consulted him today. The President and a
small party will leave Washington April l
and will be absent two months. The greater
part of April will be spent in the Yellow
stone Park in resting and hunting. On the
way out to the park the President Will stop
at Milwaukee, La Crosse and Madison when
trayersing Wisconsin and may make one
or two other short stops. Visits will also
be paid in other states on the way out.
Along about the last of April the Presi-
dent will return as far east as st. Louis,
where he will take part in the dedication
exercises of, the Louisiana purchase expo
sition. Leaving there about May he Will
set out for the Pacific coast. going through
Kansas and Colorado. He will stop at vart-'
Gus places in California, going to the south
ern. part Of the state first. He will later
visit the Yosemite valley, He viii come
back to Washington through Nevada, and
has promised Senators Kearns and Smoot
hot ha iv,oo r. fyxn of in
first will be at Ogden; where an hour and
a haff will be spent. The second will be at
Salt Lake, to which the President will give
four hours. 800 t4i' .HtAH ''+.@' --' ~
The "trip Is expected to be a memorable
and Interesting one, and great interest is
felt In it throughout the section through
which, the President will pass
John Redmond the well-known Irish
member of parliament from Dublin, has
sent to President Roosevelt box OF sham,
rock as reminder of the approach Of st.
Patrick's day. Mr.. Redmond has sent a
box of shamrock to the White House each
year for several years. ~ sts95 r3l1ol
Visitors From Hawaii.
Senator Foster of Washington presented
two Hawaiians to the President today
They were Gen. e. p. Dole. a relative OF
Governor Dole, and Arthur c. Gear Of Hilo.
Mr.. Dole is here on a case before the SUI
preme Court. Hawaii is getting in better
condition every day." said Mr.. Dole. "Our.
main crop is sugar, and we would be much
better OF with higher prices. What we
need more than. anything else to develop
the sugar industry is the right kind OF la
Dor. That Is scarce, and 1t looks as II we
can never get enough OF the right kind of
labor - Ef'- .A'-'
Senators Gamble, Klttredge, Newlands.
Hepburn, Alger, Latiner. Cockrell and
Stone were callers and discussed different
matters with the President. -.
Nebraska District Attorneyship.
H C. Lindsey who Is the candidate OF
Senator Dietrich for United States attorney
Of Nebraska. rs In Washington, and 1T Is
said, is here In the interest Of his candidacy
for the attorneyship. There has been
deadlock between Senators Willard and
Dietrich over this Office ever since Deem
Der. At that time the foi1r-year term OF
Williamson g. Summers as Nebraska's
United States attorney expired. Mr.. Mil
lard wanted him reappointed, while Senator
Dietrich desired MI. Lindsey. They did not
try hard to adjust their differences while
Congress was in session. as they hoped to
have a new judicial district created In.
NEBRASKA This would have given them
one district each, so that their recornmenda-
lions would not clash. But Congress did
not pass the blk and something VIII have
to be done. about the appointments to, the
Offices as now constituted. "a
Ex-senator Pritchard for Judge.
1t 10. thought that ii the President goes
outside the District OF Columbia. for sue
eessor to- Chief Justice Bingham ex-Sen-
ator Pritchard viii have an excellent
chance Of appointment. Mr.. pritchard is
not only strong with the President. put
he has high backing for a Judicial APP
peintunenA President Mckinley once Of
Tered him Acfederal judeship, but he then
declined owing TO the narrow republican
majority inbthss Senate. Mr.. Pritchard's
name has often been mentioned as prob
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