Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-16
At THE WHITE HOUSE
Governor Durbin COnfers With
the Pres dent.
THE CURRENT GOSSIP
INDIANA'S EXECUTIVE MENTION
ED FOR SECOND PLACE.
Proposed Payment Of $4,000, 600 to !
Colombia for Lost Territory
Cabinet Members Call.

| Gov. Durbin Of Indiana who is In the city
| on combination of matters. called at The
White House this morning Because Of the
large number of persons waiting to see the
| President. an appointment was made for
| Gov Durbin to call at 2:30 o'clock this
afternoon, at which time he and the Prcsi-
| dent had a long talk.
| Gov. Durbin is ostensbly here on a mat
! ter connected with a claim against the
! War Department for the equipment of In
| di9na militia in the army maneuvers Mt
| West Point, Ky, but Indiana politicians
and citizens are specializing over the polit.
| ical possibilities of the visit. and refuse TO
| regard the business end of the trip az OF
much consequence. Indiana people have an
| idea that Gov. Durbin stands an excellent
chance of being the running mate of the
| President the republican ticket next
year. They say that if he is not the Prcsi-
dent will lose strong man as his travelling
companion in the red-hot political journey
| that he must make next year. Gov. Dur
| bin. whose abilities are admired 10y the
President, does not encourage the speCula-
| ton to his political prospects.
| The current report is that Governor
| Durbn Will not oppose the reelection Of
| Senator Beveridge: that in recognition Of
this, Senator Beveridge will urge Cover
| nor Durbn's availability for vice presiden-
| ttal nominee upon the President. Every
body knows that Senator Reveridge has
| been a close friend of the President since
the beginning of the Roosevelt adminis-
tration He a friend and supporter
| of the President when the situation did
| not look so favorable as now for the nom-
| ination of the President by his party
Whether Senator Beveridge can induce the
| President to accept Governor Durbin will
| remain for the future to determine Sem
| ator Fairbanks could have the republican
support of his state for the vice presi-
dency If he wanted it, but he does not
want it and has no idea of allowing the
use of his name Therefore there is noth-
| ing in the way of Governor Durbin aspir-
| ing to the support of the Indiana deles
gates to the convention
There has been some suggestion that
| Governor Durbn might oppose Senator
Beyeridge for the Senate, but so tar the
T Governor has manifested no opposition to
! SSfmfor Beveridge coming back to the SEN
| ate for six years
| The argument to be used on the President
| in favor of Gov. Durbin is that the demo-
cratic policy next year will be to carry me
| south. New York. New Jersey. CoInectlcut'.
West Virginia and Indiana or Illinois. WIKI
Gov Durbin on the ticket with RooseVe!t
Indiana and the middle west it is clalmed'
would be as solidiy republican as the coun-
try west of the Mississippi now looks to be.
Indiana politicians think that Senator Bev-
eridge may be able to get the President 10
see ii that way
Is in Favor of Fairbanks.
Governor Durbfn was entertained at
lur cheon today at the Capitol by the lndi-
ana delegation. The governor says that
he is not a candidate for the vice presi-
Dental nomination, but Is Tor senator dir
barks for that honor.
Senators Fairbanks and Beverdge were
at the White House short time tins morn
ing. having called 20 urge the President TO
give a promotion to William H. fllolt VIVID
| folds a position in the Porto Rican gov
.Rrnment. Gov. Hunt will soon retire as
| governor of the island, and it is thought
| that Collector Cruzon at San Juan may
be retired. The various vacancies are eX-
uected to give an opportunity for pushing
| ur some of the Americans now holding
positions in the island.
No War With Colombia.
The President has stated in his talks
with congressional and other callers that
he does not apprebend a war with Colom-
bia or even serious trouble as result or
the attitude of this country as to the PAM
ANA revolution. To begin with the Bogota
government does not want to give up the
possibility of obtaining from this country
an indemnity for the loss of territory, ana
in the next case would make no attempt at
wal because it has no navy TO make war,
The Colombian government. ii is conJectur-
ed may make at empt to forward troops
so that this government will be put to the
necessity of stopping them and taking tho
advanced position that under the treaty OK
1916 this country will not permit trouble on
the isthmus. even where Colombia may be
trying to suppress a revolution against her
sovereignty.
The President holds that this country has
been policing the sthmus long enough for
the benefit of Colombia. The President,
too. is determined that there shall be no
fighting.
Ten Millions for Panama.
The expectation is that Colombia, having
temporarily cut herself out of that s10,O00,-
600 which she was promised by this coun-
try, will instead of getting bellicose adopt
a policy that will cause this country to pay
her the s10i01.H;sJ for lost territory, and let
that settle the whole thing. In fact, it is
the belief of the President and republican
leaders that Colombia viii be pleased TO get
that much out OF the affair. and, with the
prospect of this much coming 10 her. she
will he so "uckled" that she Will not at
tempt seriously 10 put down the rebellion
or do anything else.
Many republic II leaders are I'm favor of
paying the origin sum of $4,000 90 TO
Colombia and calling ii square If Colom-
bia had ratified the treaty with this coun-
try and passed the strip of Panama terri
tory over to Uncle Sam that was wanted
she would have '0st control of that much
of her territory
Retirement of Mr.. Ball.
Representative BAH of Texas will retire
from his position in the House tomorrow
and go back to his home at Houston.
Texas, to resume the practice of law. Mr..
Ball called IN President Roosevelt today.
The resignation of Mr. Ball. who has
served six and a nalf years in Congress and
had many more years in that body ahead
of him had he desired. has resulted in
much talk in reXas. 1t is declared that
Mr.. Ball has gone out of Congress that he
may become a candidate for governor OF
his state. Mr Ban friends, however,
claim that the retirement is matter OF
business, pure and simple. The Texas at
torney has a law practice which he has
been compelled to partially sacrifice since
he entered politics AS a representative
he can devote part of his time to the law.
but not as governor. So it is pointed out
that there would not be much profit in
swapping Congress for the governorship.
Mr.. Ball WAS seat admrer of the late
President Mckln ~, and one day, after the
President had been particularly gracious In
a matter, the TeX3s representative said to
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