Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-14

United States Senate. attended the first
cabinet meeting today since the under
standing was reached among the Pennsyl-
Vania republicans that he should succeed
the late Senator Quay. He was cougrat-
ula ted by his fellow cabinet officers on es-
Gaping from department drudgery, and re-
gret was at the same time expressed that
he would not long continue as a part of
the Presidents official family.
Many Officials Absent.
There was not a full meeting of the cab
met owing to the absence of a large num-
Der of the members. Postmaster General
Payne is in Chicago: Secretary Moody is
out of the city on business: Secretary Taft
is at West Point: Secretary Shaw is in the
west on vacation. and Secretary Wilson Is
in the northwest on an official trip to eX-
pertinent stations and agricultural colleges.
The other four members of the cabinet
We're present. Secretary Hay and Secre-
tary Hitchcock quickly concluded the busi-
Tess appertaining to their departments and
went away Mr.. COrtelyou and Attorney
General Knox stayed an hour longer talk
ing over some appointments and other mat
ters Mr.. Knox discussed with Gov. Carter
of Haw ali some judgeship appointments for
the Hawaiian territory, but no conclusions
were reached, and an appointment was
made for meeting at the Department of
had both official and political subjects to
take up with the President
Gen. Tyner's Letter.
There was no extended discussion about
the letter of James n. Tyner to the Presi-
dent asking vindication at the hands of the
President of a judgment passed him
when the post Office cases were under dis
cusSOn several months ago. The President
has the letter under advisement and will
take action of some kind
Prior to the meeting OF the cabinet the
President had conference with District
Attorney Morgan H. Beach. who prosecuted
the Tyner case, and Charles H. Robb, who
was assistant attorney general for the Post
Office Department in succession to Mr..
Tyner. While 1t is known that the con-
ference related to the Tyner letter, no de-
tails of it were permitted to become public.
Teter to Be Nominated for Governor.
Representatives. Dayton and Hughes of
West Virginia had an interview with the
President after the cabinet meeting about
the political prospects of the republicans
in West Virginia They told the President
that Charles F. Teter would be nominated
and that the republicans would carry the
state next fall by safe majority. In dis
cuSSing the situation with representative
of The Star Mr.. Dayton said: "Teter will
lican state convention meets July II, and
he will be elected by a majority of from
% $50 to 80 600 ! do not consider this
high figure, and ] am satisfied it will be
easily reached. On most conservative
estimate Mr.. Teter is within twenty votes
of having sufficient number to guarantee
his nomination. and 1t is probable that he
already has a majority of the delegates
that have been elected. There are about
100 delegates yet to be elected, and of these
Mr.. Teter will secure from 60 to 49, and
will easily control the state convention.
The republicans of the state will experience
no difficulty in getting together and in
electing their nominee for governor and
other Offices
Wages at Springfield Arsenal.
Representative Southland of Ohio has re-
celved letter from John Mulholand, presi-
dent of the International Association of
Allied Metal Mechanics, declaring that Col.
Frank II. Phpps, the commander at the
Springfield, Mass, armory and arsenal,
has arbitrarily and arrogantly reduced the
wages of employees of all grades, and es-
pecially of the metal workers. Mr.. Null
holland desires that the recent reductions
be reconsidered and says that he peakS
for all the workmen in the place, regardless
of whether they belong to his organization
or any other labor organization or none.
Mr.. Mulholland says that the employees are
not asking for recognition of their unions
out of the armory. but they certainly feel
that fair wages ought to be paid the en-
ployes. He declares that the methods en-
ployed by Colonel Phpps smack too much
of those of Perry and his labor crushers,
Representative Southard called the
President today and submitted the state
ment to him, asking that the charges be in
vestigated
The President directed the proper officials
in the War Department to report upon the
charges and that pending the submission
of the report change be made In the
existing standard of wages An investlga-
ton will be conducted and a report Will be
made to the President in the next few
weeks.
Dying Trees Cut Down.
A number of trees in the White House
grounds that have begun to die are being
cut down by workmen, and while a party
were engaged in cutting a tree near the
northwest gate of the Pennsylvania avenue
front of the White House grounds yester-
day. winthrop S White. an employe, twen-
ty-three years old, cut his right foot badly
with an ak. He cut off the large toe OF
the right foot and almost amputated the
next toe of the same foot He was given
attention at the Emergency Hospital ana
was sent to his home.
George J. Gould at Luncheon.
George ]. Gould was the guest OF the
President at luncheon this afternoon. He
reached the White House at 1:3O o'clock.
He remained at the White House more
than an hour. His visit was the occasion
of endless speculation. but all that could be
learned was that he was a guest. There
were no other guests on the list for lunch
con- although President Nicholas Murray
Rutler of Columbia University, has been a
guest at the White House for several days.