Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-15
At THE WHITE HOUSE
Another Conference With
Maryland Politicians.
A MARSHAL REMOVED
A CONFERENCE ON PROSECUTION
OF POST OFFICE CASES.
President Anxious to Proceed With All
Possible Energy May Bs
More Indictments.
A MARSHAL REMOVED

There was another chapter in the Mary.
land political situation at the White House
today, the President spending considerable
time in conference with representatives OF
the various elements Of the republican party
of that state. The first Maryland visitor
| was DIR. Fabian Franklin, editor of the Bal
timore News which has been insisting that
Senator McComas should withdraw from the
senatorial race for reasons of party har-
mony. Later in the day Representative
Pearre, the chief lieutenant of Senator Nc
Comas. called and talked with the Presi-
dent. Following him arrived the btterest
political enemy of Senator McComas in
Maryland Representative Sydney Mudd.
and at luncheon with the President was
General Felix Agnus, editor of the Bali-
more American. Last week the President
had a conference with Wesley NJ. Oler OF
the Baltimore Herald. To all of his callers
today, and he had sent for all of them the
President urged party harmony as a neces-
sity to republican victory in the state. He
insisted that all differences should be laid
| aside and the party get right for hard
and winning fight.
The President has had some difficulty in
making the Maryland factions understand
his position. Because he had some early
conferences with the anti-McComas leaders
in the state the McComas people felt that
he unntentionally and indirectly gave crc-
dence to stories started by the opposition
faction that the President sympathized with
them in their efforts to defeat Senator Nc
Comas. So the President has been COM
PEELED to announce to all that he ia nos
making senators in any state unmaking
them; that he is not opposing or favoring
Senator McComas, but wants a republican,
victory, if party harmony can bring IL
about.
There is little evidence so far that the
President has succeeded in bringing about
the harmony that he desires The antiMc-
Comas people listen to the President and
go away with the determination, often
plainly spoken, that he must be defeated,
and will be defeated. Despite this the Presi-
dent is hopeful that before the election
comes around the factions will get together.
Representative Mudd expressed satisfaction
with his interview on leaving. but had llt-
tie to say as to the prospects of harmony.
MI. Pearre is Hopeful.
Representative Pearre, on the contrary.
unhesitatingly pronounces the outlook in
Maryland better than for a long time.
Mr.. Williams, the republican nominee for
governor. is making friends and votes right
along" said Mr.. Pearre. He is a fine
man. and the people Who and hear him
have confidence in his sincerity, honesty
and integrity. They also regard him as
able and pure, and everything points to his
election. Mr.. Warfeld, the democratic
candidate has for years been identif1ed
with the old democratic ring in the state.
and the people feel that he is still under
its influence and guidance. They do not
believe that the leopard can change It's
spots. Mr.. Warfeld most skillfully and
carefully made 1t appear that his candidacy
was an appeal to the popular feeling of the
people, and that whoever they wanted
should be nominated, but it is well remem.
bered that no action was taken as to MI.
Warfield's nomination until Senator Cor
man returned from Europe. Shortly after
that no question was left of Mr.. Warfields
candidacy. He is looked upon as the ring
candidate. and the independent voters
throughout the state will not support him.
The Presidents relations with Senator
McComas are most friendly, and he has the
highest regard for Mr. McComas. There is
no truth il any of the stories that he re-
CARDS Mr. McComas with anything but q
favorable opinion"
A Marshal Removed.
The President, upon the recommendation
of the Attorney Generalf has removed Mar
shall Fred A. Field of the district of Vermont
for dereliction Of duty in permitting the
escape at Providence. Rhode Island. OF
three Cinnamon intrusted to him for de-
portation.
The prisoners who escaped with eleven
others were under sentence of deportation
and were conducted to Providence, Rhode
Island on the evening of June 20 and
placed on board a steamer at that point
D
marshal left the boat and returned to Bos-
ton leaving the prisoners in charge of his
son, who was acting as his deputy, to ac-
company the prisoners to San Francisco.
Before leaving the vessel the marshal in
formed his son that two men upon the boat
who he claims had been pointed out to his aa
proper persons, but whom he had never
seen before, might assist him II necessary,
and that he might leave the prisoners in
their charge while he went to supper. The
deputy did so, and upon his return from
supper found that the two men and the
three prisoners had escaped.
The marshal claimed that these two men
had been pointed out by the agent Of the
railroad company with which the govern
ment had arranged for their transportation
across the continent.
The agent positively denies this state-
ment and without passing upon the ques-
ton Of veracity raised by this denial the
Attorney General was of the opinion th2c
upon the marshars own story he was guilty
of such culpable negligence as to call for
his immediate removal In the interest OK
the service.
Conference Over Postal Cases.
. An important conference, relative to
the prosecution of the post Office caseS
now pending in the courts and posi-.
BILE future indictments. was held at the
White House this morning. Attorney
General Knox, Assistant Attorney Gem
eral Purdy and Holmes Conrad and
Charles J. Bonaparte special counsel for
the government in the postal cases, were
with the President a long time, going
over the methods to be pursued in the
trial of the cases. An outline of the way
in which the prosecution is to be con.
Quoted was given to the President, and
he made suggestions to the legal talent
assembled around him, impressing upon
them his hope that the government
would push these cases with all possible
energy. That further indictments are
probable was shown by the fact that this
was one of the subjects discussed. The
details OF the discussion were, of course,
kept in secrecy by those who took part,
but there is understood to be several
men of prominence yet under investiga-
tion in connection with the cases who
may have to answer to the summons of
grand jury. Some of these cases may
develop in the hearing OF those who are
now under Indictment. and this phase
was one of the things discussed. The
government not only desires the con-
viction of those who have been indicted.
but wants to develop every bit of testi-
mony possible that will aid in pushing
prosecutions to the fullest degree
Attorney General Knox Is represented
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