Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-23
At THE WHITE HOUSE
The President Intends to
Depart Saturday.
MEETING OF CABINET
PLANS FOR DEPARTMENT BUILD
ING DISCUSSED.
Secretary Hay Refers to Pending
Treaties With Cuba-Names Men
toned for Kansas Judgeship.

p, cation. He will be able to get affairs de-
| manding his attention so far disposed of
| that he will not have to take much unfin-
| ished business with him. His intention In
| to leave here Saturday morning at $40
O'Clock, going right through to Oyster Bay.
| which he will reach at 4:49 o'clock in tho
afternoon. A reception by the people of
| Oyster Bay will celebrate his arrival. The
demonstration is to be a home affair, the
entire town. including the school children,
participating.
The secret service contingent that has
| done duty at the White House. largely for
| the purpose of handling cranks, will be at
Oyster Bay during the Presidents sojourn
| there. Several additional men will be sent
| out for the same purpose.
The open nature of the Presidents home
at Oyster Bay, together with the freedom
or movembent which he exercises, makes II
necessary to keep some good men around
| to watch out for newcomers and strange
faces. The crank will follow the President
to Oyster Bay or anywhere else but the
secret service officials who have been at
the White House long time have become
adopts at picking out queer people and
sending them away satisfied. The crank
at the White House few days ago thought
he had procured the freedom of Cuba and
wanted the President to pay him a large
sum for his services.
The Cabinet Meeting.
The cabinet meeting today was of a
routine character, the principal part of
the time being consumed by Secretary WILL
son, who submitted elaborate set OF
plans for the new building for the Depart
ment of Agriculture. Considerable modif-
cation Of the plans submitted will be neces-
sary in order to bring them within the cost
proposed by Congress.
Secretary Hay referred briefly to the
pending treaties looking to the acquisition
of naval stations in Cuba and the settle
ment Of title to the Isle of Pines AZ to
the naval stations, 1t appears that the
treaty will be so framed as to permit OF the
acquisition of the land in advance of pay
ment therefor, the question of price to be
settled hereafter. This is necessitated by
the fact that the Cuban government pro-
poses to acquire title from individual hold
ers and transfer the land to the United
States, and 1t is unable at this time to cor
rectly estimate the value of the propst0
required.
Santa Fe Wants Government Land
Ishmael Sparks, mayor of Santa Fe, N.
NJ, and Major Fritz Muller. a prominent
citizen of the territory. were presented to
the President today by Delegate Rodey.
Their object in seeing the President was
to urge him to issue proclamation turning
over to Santa Fe the old military reserva-
ton in that city. The reservation was
abandoned a number of years ago. and
it over to the Interior Department for sale.
The reservation contains seventeen and
one-half acres and it is claimed that the
President has full right to dispose of the
property to the city of Santa Fe. The
land is much desired for public schools in
Santa Fe, and for that purpose is worth
much more than it's intrinsic value. The
President is giving the request considera-
ton.
Disappointing to New Mexico.
Delegate Rodey, whose frankness is pro-
verbal and whose earnestness is well
known told the President this morning that
the appointment of Judge Clement Smith of
Michigan, as the successor of Judge Nc
MILAN, whose removal from the supreme
court of New Mexico by the President was
announced yesterday. is severe disappoint-
ment to the people of New Mexico, who had
expected that the position should go to
local man. The President is understood to
have promised a judgeship to hackers of
Judge Smith long time ago. Delegate
Rodey makes suggestions that the people of
the territory will fight the nomination in
the Senate this fall and will make effort
to defeat it. He says that the appointment
of an outsider is violation of platform
pledges of the republican party, and that it
is we'll enough to test the matter fully at
the next session of Congress.
The Kansas Judgeship.
The elevation of Judge VIM. c. Hook Of
the district court of Kansas to the vacant
judgeship of the eighth judicial circuit, has
left a vacancy for which the Kansas
statesmen have not yet begun to scramble.
No recommendations have yet been made
to the President by either Senator Long or
Senator Burton. The Kansas representa-
tives and the governor of the state have
likewise refrained from sending in indorse-
ments. This is all likely to be part of A
shrewd game the Kansas factions are play
ing on each other. Each faction is waiting
to see whom the other will put forward.
The first and only recommendation was
made to the President today. d. w. Null
vane. the republican national committee
man of Kansas, called on the President and
talked with him about political affairs.
Before he departed he urged the appoint
ment Of Charles B. Smith OF Topeka a per-
sonal friend. rs district Judge to succeed
Judge Hook. The President will be In no
haste to reach a decision In the tudgeshfp.
Judge Hook has not yet retired from the
district bench Although he has been ap-
pointed to the circuit bench he has not been
able to arrange date for his transfer to
the higher bench owing to a number Of
cases that are hanging fire. After he has
entered upon his new place the Kansas
politicians will come forward and begin q
fight for the vacancy.
The two men most prominently mention
ed for the position. besides Mr.. Smith are
Associate Justices Pollock and Johnston Of
the supreme court of Kansas. All three
are among the able lawyers and jurists Of
the state and will have backing Mr..
Gmith's appointment is not sought on polit-
ical grounds. it is said. His Endorsements
are largely frcp among the professional
belongs to the Burton Saction in Kansas,
Mr.. Mulvane. who is puShipg Mr.. Smith,
belongs to the Burton faction in kansaA
but his support of Mr.. Smith is said TO be
on personal grounds and Independent of any
action Senator Burton may take.
Senator Hopkins Calls.
Senator Hopkins Of Illinois made a brief
call on the President this morning. The
fact that Secretary Shaw also spent some
time with the President caused suggestion
that there was again some talk of remov-
ing Mr.. Williams. the assistant United
States treasurer at Chicago. against whom
charges were made some time ago. and for
whose removal Senator Hopkins made o
strong effort. 1t is stated. however. that
the case is closed up and that Mr. Williams
win remain in his poxition-