Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-02
Senator Cullom Confers With
the President.
THE PANAMA QUESTION
ANSWER TO SENATE RESOLUTION
OF INQUIRY DISCUSSED.
Republicans in Texas for Roosevelt
Breaking in New Secretary
at Cabinet Meeting.

Senator CullOm spent some time with the
President today, discussing the answer to
be sent to the resolution that has been
passed in the Senate calling upon the Pres
ident for certain information relative to
the Panama question. 1t was Senator Gull
lOm who took the position in the Senate
that the President was not required to
make an answer incompatible with the in
terests of the government. Asechairman
Of the Senate committee on foreign 'rela-
tions, Senator Cullom is greatlysinterested
in the Panama question in every phase,
and was consequently in re sition to dis
cuss it with the Presiden. detail and
from every point of view. ne tenor of
the answer to the resolution was likewise
discussed at the cabinet meeting today.
The response of the President will be
made up by the State Department, but, of
course, upon the suggestion and advice of
the President. Several other callers with
the President before the cabinet meeting
discussed the Panama question with him.
Senator ElkinS remained with the chief
executive some time, and is believed to
have had a long talk on this subject. The
President also talked with Senator Elkins
about interstate commerce legislation that
is pending in Congress. senator Elkins
friends that the Foraker bill was not an
administration measure and did not haved !
the approval of the President. After a
long conference with Attofhey General
Knox last night the President was willing
that Mr.. Knox should issue statement
showing that the measure did not have
the approval of the administration in any
way.
Texas to Be for Roosevelt
Cecil Lyon. republican state chairman of
Texas, has made several visits to the White
House in the last few days and has each
fo the
entire Texas delegation will be for Roose- |
welt in the Chicago nominating convention.
Ex Representative Hawley and E. III. r.
Green, who have been the political bosses
of Texas for long time. are not taking an
active part in affairs this year, and Lyon is
in complete control of the state organiZa- |
ton. If he is able to control the state con-
vention and the republican state committee
he will succeed Mr.. Hawley as republican |
national committeeman. Lyon has from the |
first been one of the ardent supporters of
the President, while Hawiey and Green, |
who is son of Hetty Green have not ap-
peared to be among those overwhelmed with
enthusiasm for the nomination of the Presi-
dent. As both are men of large interests re-
quiring their time they have merely side
stepped politics this year and turned over
their following to Lyon to be used by him
as he sees fit.
Lyon has not found it necessary to make |
an explanation at the White House of a
story that has appeared in Cincinnati pa
per quoting him as saying that the Presi- |
dent desired to know whether he Gyon) |
would be able to control the Texas delega-
ton in case of stampede for Hanna, and
declaring that Senator Foraker was the
Roosevelt manager in Ohio The story has
created considerable talk in Ohio, as 1t pur-
ports to quote the President direct. Lyon |
has been much annoyed by the publication
which he ascribes to an enemy.
Opening Of a Military Reservation.
Senators Hepburn and Dubois of Idaho |
consulted with the President this morning
about the opening to settlement of the gov
ernment military reservation at Occur
d'Alene City, Idaho. This Is the site Of old
Fort Sherman. The Idaho senators desire
to have the reservation surveyed and sold
by the government in lots SO that the place
may be opened up. 1t is stated that the
request of the senators will be granted
Senator Hepburn has been informed by the
War Department that the barracks at Boise
will be changed to regimental quarters in
stead of quarters for three companies
Senator Burrows visited the President be-
fore the cabinet meeting to present friend.
Louisville Pension Agency.
The recent death of General Collier the
federal pension agent at Louisville, has
turned loose a number of candidates for
this desirable position. John W. Yerkes,
the commissioner of internal revenue, Is
recognized by the President as the proper
man to recommend distribution of Kentucky
patronage, and Mr. Yerkes Is expected to
make a recommendation some time this
week Ex-Representative Marion Erwin of
the Louisville district, is in Washington
and has been to see the President. He
wants the place and may get 1t. He served
one term in Congress, but in the last con-
gressional election was defeated by demo-
crat. Two other prominent candidates are
Major A. r. Wood and Col. T. q. MORROW.
ea1na tow ~ eli a
lies among these three men.
Breaking in New Secretary.
The cabinet members said today that they
had spent nearly all the time of brief
meeting breaking in the new Secretary Of
War, Mr.. Taft. 1t was agreed that he had
been treated leniently in the process of int-
tiation, and Judge Taft later admitted that
he had not been badly handled The initia-
ton consisted in informing Judge Taft upon
pending questions with which he Is not
familiar by reason of his long absence from
this country. No new questions OF interest
or Importance were entered upon. POST
master General Payne remained with the
President after the cabinet meeting to dis
cuss post Office appointments. The VIII
mington, N. c., appointment has not been
settled, although the President notified the
state organization that he would not ap-
point Mrs Russell, wife of the former gov
ernor OF the state The recommendation of
dent. A number of perplexing post office
appointments are to be made and some of
these were talked over by the President
and Postmaster General.