Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-19
At THE WHITE HOUSE
Important Matters Consider
ed by the Cabinet,
GOV. CUMMINS CALLS
HE SAYS HIS STATE IS SURELY
FOR THE PREsIDENT.
Renewed Assurances of Loyalty Com
ing in-The Michiganders Enthusi-
astic-some of Today's Callers.

A frank discussion of the situation re-
gardng the treaty with Panama pending
| in the Senate was the principal feature of
| today's meeting of the cabinet. The Senate
committee on foreign relations made some
amendments to the treaty which. although
I regarded by officials of the State Depart
| ment as trivial may be productive, if
finally incorporated in the treaty, of en-
barrassment.
Prior to the cabinet meeting Secretary
Hay had long conference with Senators
Cullom and Allison, ing which the mat
ter was cons dered at leag 9Th. The Secretary
pointed out to the senators that II the pro-
posed amendments were adopted by the
Senate it would be necessary to send the
treaty again to Panama to be ratified by
the Panama authorities. This would be
productive Of delay and possibly of serious
embarrassment. Later, just before the cab
met assembled, Senator Allison talked with
the President along the same lines.
1t is suggested tnat the amendments pro-
posed to the treaty were made expressly
for the purpose of having the treaty sent
back to Panama for ratification by ofnclais
of a government more stable than that rep
resented by the junta. This plan, 1t is sug-
gested, would be more satisfactory to some
senators than was the ratification OF the
treaty by junta. SO far as could be as
certained, no action was taken by the cab
met on the subject it being considered as
being in the hands of the Senate for deter
mination.
The situation in the orient was not dis
cussed. Officials of the administration,
however, regard the conditions as mofe pa
cific than they have been for several weeks.
Postmaster at Omaha.
AT the cabinet meeting today the Presi-
dent and the Postmaster General took up
and settled the question of a postmaster at
M ba NJ ms Sta yva
not suitable to Senator Millard, who lives
in Omaha, and Senator Millard declined to
recommend him. Instead he asked for
the nomination of Henry Il. Palmer,
business man of Omaha. This recemn,el-
dation was agreed TO and the nomination
will go 10 the Senate.
Another post office nomination of inter-
est was agreed to. This was that OF tile
incumbent at Lincolnton N. O.. to sue
ceed himself. Mrs. Shipp, widcw of Lied
tenant Shipp, United States army killed in,
battle at San Juan, was a cal fdate Tor
this Office, but the orga nizationgin North
Carolina would not give her any backing
The President directed that something be
done for Mrs. Shipp. whose husband he
knew and admired. and provision is to be
made for her in the internal revenue sery-,
ice in North Carolina. This case has been
pending for a long time.
The cabinet was in session two hours,
each cabinet official presenting something
from his department
The Iowa Judgeship.
Senator Allison paid the President visit
prior to the cabinet meeting this morning
The President may have been talking with
the Iowa senator about the Panama canal
situation, inasmuch as he has been consult
ing with number of Senate leaders on that
subject, but the fact that there are two
badly mixed Iowa local matters bothering
the delegation from the state is well known
Senators Allison and Dolliver have made
several visits to the White House in con-
nection with these perplexing affairs, but
nothing has yet been done about them. The
President must settle one Of the problems
himself but the responsibility for the other
is still with the Iowa delegation or q part
of 1t. The President has had before him
for a number of days the charges against
j. U. Sammis, collector of Internal revenue
of the northern district of Iowa. The
charges were first investigated. by the
Treasury Department. which reported to
the President, who must determine whether
Sammis deserves dismissal or must be re-
tanned in his place The other question hat
is giving 50 much trouble is the judgeshp
of the northern district of Iowa. Judge O..
P. Shiras retired from the district bench
last fall on account of age. and the two
senators and the five representatives from
the northern part of the state Immediately
began to try to reach an agreement as to
which of the numerous candidates should
be selected for recommendation to the
President. They have held a dozen or more
caucuses and have taken numerous bal
lots. but there has been practically no
change. Senator Allison and Representa-
tive Haugen have been voting for ex-Judge
Reed of Cresco, Senator Dolliver and Rep
resentatiyes Birdsall and Connor have given
their support to Thomas j. Healey of Fort
Dodge, Representative Cousins has voted
for F. F. Dawley of Cedar Rapids and Rep
resentative Thomas has consistently voted
fO~ Craig Wright of Sioux City.
Governor Cummins a Visitor.
Gov. Cummins of Iowa called on the
President with Senator Dolliver Gov.
Cummins is in town in connection with
War Department matter. 1t is expected
that he will have long conference with
the President before leaving Washington
tomorrow night, or Thursday. In fact,
there is good deal to talk about. so far
as the governor is concerned. He is en-
gagged in contest for the7 delegates to
the republican national convention with the
anu-Cummins element of the party, headed
by j. w. Blythe of Burlington 1t is really
the same fight Gov. Cummfns has on all
occasions to maintain his supremacy in the
state, but, as stories have been circulated
that the object of the attempt to control
this time is to have delegation that
may NC tLioWit Aoi VI against IISoiuCHt
Roosevelt in the convention If deemed nee
essary. Gov. Cummins is going to explain
to the President that this is not true, and
that whichever faction succeeds in controll-
ing the state and district conveptions the
delegates will be for Roosevelt Gov. Cum
Minis has no objection to the delegates be-
ing instructed for President Roosevelt, and
desires that this be done. Gov. Cummins
has also some ideas about reciprocity that
he wants to lay before the President. He
has come to the front again as an advo-
cate of reciprocity with Canada.
Renewing Their Assurances
The revival of opposition talk recently
has caused the Presidents friends to send
him renewed assurances that his nomina-
tion is as certain now as 1t has ever been.
Western members of Congress have been
calling on the President for several days
telling him that the west will send instruct
ed delegates without exception. After
visit TO the White House today Represented
tive Martin of South Dakota said:
South Dakota is unanimous for Roose-
welt. Our people are delighted with his