Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-21
Judges Kimball land Scott
May Succeed Themselves.
COTTON GROWERS CALL
CONGRESS MAY BE ASKED FOR
RELIEF FROM PEST.
Grigsby and Summers Fights Still On
President Has Not Declared Him
self in Either Case.

self In E1tlleI NaScs
It is likely that the President will send to
the Senate within a short time the nominal
lions of Charles Fletcher Scott and Ivory u.
Kimball as judges of the Police Court of
the District of Columbia Judge Seotts
term will expire. January 10. and Judge
KimbaHs on January Ia, and the policy of
the Department of Justice Is to recommend
to the President the denomination Of judi
cial officers some time before the expiration
of their terms, in order that the Senate
may, have time to act, So far there has
been practically no opposition to the re-
nomination of either police judge. although
some colored lawyers recently decided to
oppose the name of Judge Kimball for an
other term Their objections, If still in ex-
istence. have not been officially placed be-
fore the President A large number of
prominent local and outside men have earn
estly urged that the present judges be
named to succeed themselves, and 1t is I'M
likely that the President Will consider any
other names for the places.
Senator Elxins and former Judge c. {.
Cole saw the President today, one object
of their, visit being TO urge the selection OF
Judge Scott as his own successor. The
West Virginia members of Congress are
strongly in favor of him, bat have held
alcof from pressing his claims for the
reason that there has appeared no ground
for supposing that there. would be OPP
position to him. Altogether the President
has had few callers about, the local judge
ships but Attorney General Knox has had
several conferences and there are on lille
in the department a voluminous CORE
spcndence and series of petitions favorable
to the incumbents. f.- s,. 3.
Relief From tbs Boil Weevil.
l<,1l
weeviI and the fear that the dangerous
pest will sooner or later scatter all over
the south and entail great loss upon the
cotton planters was called to the atten-
ton of President Roosevelt today by a
large delegation representing every one of
the cotton states of the south. The dele
cation requested that, in view of the alarm
ing prospects and the effect upon the trade
and exports of the country or a falunS
off of the cotton crop, he recommend to
Congress that large appropriation be
made and commission appointed to sclen-
tffically work for the destruction of the
weeyil The President will confer with
Secretary Wilson, who recently went south
to investigate the destruction wrought by
the weevil, and takes a gloomy view OF the
success of a fight against the pest
In fact Secretary WILSON believes that
little can be done except TO plant cotton
early before the boll -weeY-l gets to Wo- K
Cotton growers, however, afclare tllse ca a., ~
planting will not accomplish TINS END. Inc
absolute externina ZION of the pest is re-
garded as the only, salvation. Pres 3ht
Roosevelt will. it is though. make such
recommendation as has been asked.
The delegation consisted of: Messrs Bur
CESS, RandeH and Field Of Texas. Messrs.
Little Brundidge and, Robinson OF Arkan-
sas, Messrs. Bankhead- Clayton and BOWIE
of Alabama. Messrs. Baftlstt MADDOX ana
Lev nJ Johnson and. HtksB IF south Caro-
lima. Messrs Gambler Hhl, and Spfgot of
ss,ss ppi Mssz Tros nsr f0q p,ep rna
Patterson and Padgftt of Tennessee and
Delegate MCGUIRE Of oklahoHa
A Fight Tor Grigsby.
Senator McCumber of North Dakota saw
the President Today in behalf of Melvin
Grigsby United States attorney for the
second district of Alaska. Charges have
long been pending in the Department of
Justice against Colonel Grigsby,- He, is
charged with disobediance to the instruc-
tons of the department in leaving Nome
last winter and of being deeply involved
with certain interests at Nome. He rs
from South Dakota, and the senators OF
that state are doing all they can to nave
him held IN office. Senator McCumber is
taking an interest IN the case because, ne
saws Colonel Grigsby "hIs been doing HIS
duty at Cape Nome. and every man VINO
goes there and tries to do his duty is run
out if certain interests can accomplish thei'
purpose" Senator MeGember says that he
has been to Alaska and studied the sltua-
ton at Cape Nome and elsewhere. and is
satisfied that every United States alton ey
who is sent there will have charges pre-
ferred against him if he does not stand IN
with various interests that run the place.
Representative Tawney of Minnesota also
talked about Alaskan matters with the
President today. He visited Alaska last
summer, and says that what the territory
needs is visits from members of Congress,
who will then understand its needs.
THAT will prevent much idioue leglsla-
ton for the territory he declared, Mr..
Tawney also wants to secure consulate
for constituent and asked the PRESIDENT
for place
Representative Barthold of st. Louis in
PRODUCED Frank Wyman, the recently ap-
pointed postmaster at st. Louis, and Repre-
sentative Dick of Ohio introduced some con-
stituentS. 49, = -.i.---- -
Representative Hull Of Iowa had a con-
ference with the President about a number
of matters.
Summers May Be Removed.
According to a statement of Editor Rose
water of the Omaha Bee, who joined Sen
ator Dietrich and others in urging upon
the President the removal from Office of
District Attorney Summers, the President
intends to have the latter dismissed. Mr.
Rosewater states that the President had,
before the indictment of Senator Dietrich,
directed that this be DONE and. sees no rea-
son to change his mindnnow, believing that
the case can be prosecuted just as well by
some other man or by Sylvester r. Rush,
assistant United States attorney, who is ia
miliar with the facts.
The Presidents intentions in the matter
are not thoroughly known here, but 1t is
not believed that he wild direct the dis
mssaf of Summers at THIS time, as that
might complicate thei situation. Summers
is expected in Washington between now and
Monday morning, and viii see Attorney
That the Department II Justice does not
believe that Summers secured an indict-
lnent against Senator Dfetrich because of
political and personal ,spte, was shown by
the correspondence between the department
and the district attorneys in which the
former severely cens,Hed tie district attor-
ney for interfering to- prevent an indict-
ment last June.
Kansans Still at Odds. rs.s
"A visit made by Represeptatiye' Curtis OF
Kansas to the President athis morning to
confer with him relatives to- the vacant