Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-22
RETURN
Scheduled to Arrive Two
Weeks From Today.
VACANT POSITIONS
THREE TO BE FILLED WHEN HE
GETS BACK.
Two Assistant Secretaries and Civil
",
VACANT POSITIONS
Two Assistant Secretaries and Civil
Service Commissioner-Three More
Trips in Prospect.

vania depot at that hour. The scheduled
itinerary of the President has been carried
out precisely so far, and the journey mas
been made at all points on time.
Just how long the President will spend III
Washington upon his return is not known
at the White House. The supposition Is
that he will not tarry many weeks at his
Offices and that he and his family Will De
installed at their summer home In oyster
Bay early in July, probably by the first OF
that month. There is nothing In omclai
affairs to detain the President here later
than that time, it is stated. With the ex-
ception of some rather important appoint
ments which may be quickly disposed OF.
there has not developed much OF Importance
to hold him here during the hot months OF
the summer.
There are three good places that ought
to be filled upon the return of the Pres-
ident II he does not see mt to NIL them De-
fore that time. These are assistant Secre-
tary of the treasury, assistant secretary OF
commerce and civil service commissioner
to succeed Mr.. Garfield who was put at the
head of the trust bureau OF the Department
of Commerce and Labor. The President OF
fered the position to a Minnesota man. and
has received a declination of the offer since
he began the present trip. 1t Is DeneVeo
that offers have been made In Doth OF the
assistant secretaryships, and that answers
have been received, or will soon be received,
so that the President will be able to make
announcements upon getting back here
Assistant Secretary Of Commerce.
For assistant secretary of the Department
of Labor and Commerce there was strong
ground some weeks ago for believing that
President Clark of the Order of Railway
Conductors had been rendered the position.
The labor interests of the country, or
rather some of them, felt that labor ought
to be recognized by a place in the new de-
partment, and the President Is known to
feel that there is not better or more con-
servative man in labor circles in the coun-
try than Mr.. Clark, who was member OF
the coal strike commission. '''
The status of the place of assistant Sec
retary of the treasury, to fill the vacancy
caused by the retirement of Milton +.
Allies is believed to be that an oner or the
position has been made to some one and
that the offer has been under consideration.
Inside of the Treasury Department there
has. been great unanimity Of feeling that
Wallace Hills, chief clerk of the depart
ment was the proper man for the place,
by reason of his wide and valuable knowl-
edge of the department and its personnel.
Mr.. Hills has made no candidacy and has
not permitted his friends to push his name.
Secretary Shaw saw the President about
the position about three weeks ago, and
the fact that an immediate tender was not
made to Mr.. Hills, inasmuch as the press
ing work of the department made 1t i'm
portant that the position should be speed
lily filled, has led the friends of Mr.. Hills
to fear that the President and Secretary
Shaw have made other arrangements and
have offered the position elsewhere. A
story has recently been printed that the
position is to go to some one VINO mas
been named by Senator Aldrich of Rhode
Island and the story of Senator Aldrichs
opposition to the appointment and confirm
alton of Robert B. Armstrong as assistant
secretary of the treasury to succeed Gen.
,,rIhl licha nnrf
declares that Senator Aldrch, by reason
of the fact that he finally withdrew his
opposition to Mr.. Armstrong, Is to be al
lowed to name the man to fill the existing
vacancy. Secretary Shaw and other Off
cials at the treasury do not discuss the
filling of the vacancy, and so far as known
Secretary Shaw has not talked with any
one at the department about his 1nten-
tions or the purposes of the President
The Canal Commission.
1t is not thought to be likely that the
President will take up upon his return the
appointment of an isthmian canal commits
sion. The appointments involved In this
commission are the best that will be open
to the President in many years. At least
the politicians and former office holders
think So The President has said that the
question of the route for the canal would
have to be settled and other arrangements
made before he will appoint commission.
The settlement of the question of the route
appears to be as far away as ever, 1t is
pointed out, and there Is not much prob
ability of the President anticipating some
thing in the doing of which he might make
a mistake. The appointment of a canal
commission now looks to be long ways
off. The Colombian congress is to assem-
BILE much later than was thought several
months ago, and the opposition In that
country to the ratification of the canal
treaty is so great that the proposition may
never go through with the sanction OF the
Colombian congress.
Three More Presidential Trips.
President Roosevelt is scheduled to make
three more presidential trips almost Inn
mediately after getting back to Washing
ton. He has accepted the Invitation OF
Senator Hanna to attend the wedding OF
his daughter and Mr.. Mccormick Of Chi
cago. and will go to Cleveland on the 10th
of June. He will have little time in his
office before he makes the Cleveland trip.
Directly after getting back from Cleveland
he is to go to Baltimore to take part in the
festival of the Saengerfest. The day of his
visit in Baltimore is June 10. The next day
June 18-the President is to attend the
commencement exercises of the University
of Virginia at Charlottesville. The two last
trips will be short ones, but will prevent the
President attending to business in his office
President will have meeting of his cabinet
between the time of his return here, two
weeks from now. and before leaving for the
Hanna a-McCormick wedding. He has seen
a few of his cabinet advisers since leaving
Washington, but the majority Of them have
not bothered him with business and will
want to present some matters for his ad-
Vice and decision soon after he resumes his
duties in the executive offices.
Secretary Shaw will leave here some
time next week to join the President for
few days prior to his return. He will
spend three or four days with the Presi-
dent on the return trip of the chief execu-
tive.
Fourth Of July Engagement.
Last year the President left Washington
July g. going to Pittsburg to attend the
celebration there the Fourth of July.
From Pittsburg he went direct to Oyster
Bay. Mrs. Roosevelt will have all prepara-
tons made for the family at Oyster Bay