Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-12

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House TO the Arlington this afternoon and
| spent twenty minutes with Mrs. Hanna in
| her private parlors near the senators room.
He left the hotel at a brisk walk at 1:3O
! o'clock and went directly back to the eX-
ecut.ve mansion.
| Mrs. Roosevelt was with Mrs. Hanna
when the noon bulletin was issued. She
! left before the President called.
No Troops for Baltimore.
! wide difference of opinion between Gov
! ernor Warfield of Maryland and his legisa-
ture will prevent federal troops being sent
| to Baltimore to aid in the preservation of
order there This decision reached at
the cabinet meeting today. the President
and Secretary Taft concluding that they
| could not attempt to grant a request from
/ the legislative body of Maryland when the
executive branch of the state government
! was opposed to its being granted, or at
least did not consider it necessary.
Gen. =. l.. Riggs, adjutant general of
/ M1ryllnf, called on the President this
morning, just as the cabinet was assem-
/ bling, and presented the resolution adopted
| by the state legislature Of Maryland ask
J ing fer federal troops. Gen. ltiSgs visited
| tie President as the represe ntltive If Gov.
| Varied. In presenting the resolution of
| the legislature, Gen. Riggs stated that Gov.
I Narfeld desired to say that he did not
! deem it .eCessary to have federal troops
sent 10 Baltimore at this tine. There was
little elaboration OF this view OF the gov
ernUr. but the statement WIS sufficiently
emphatic to make the President and Secre-
4 tary TAFT, who was present. determine that
under the Circum. t3n-es thsy could not
( think Of sending federal trcoTs to the
! stricken city. however much they might
| desire to do so. The Pres-dnnt and his en-
! tire cabinet were surprised - the anoma-
louS situation, and hardly kne" row to re-
c.ivc such dOuJ!e-0drrcled proposition.
They Were quick il reaching TIE conclusion
! that they would not do anything.
I Gen. Rigs. On leaving the White House,
said that he could not make rut..c the
! facts OF his conference, except That he had
presented the resolution adopted by the
tive OF the governor of maryland. He care
fully withheld the portion Of his conversd-
ton with the President ii w5ieh he told
that official that GOV. Warh@ld did not
think troops were needed at this tine
After the cabinet meeting Secretary Taft
was likewise unconmunicativc, saying that
he must hrst communicate with Governor
Warfield Leiore he could make publ c any
decision that had been reached He eX-
pected to hear from Governor Warfield dur
inE the afternoon. ana supposed he would
be able to make public the correspondence
AT that time.
Among cabinet officials individually there
was widespread surprise at the rather
ludicrous situation that had been laid be-
fore the Pres dent by Gen. Riggs. Follow
ing the failure of tie legislature to adopt a
promised resolution a few days ago and
the sending of troops to Baltimore in an
ticipatiGn of the adoption of the resolution.
the President and his cabinet We're not s.
posed TO he placed in a ridiculous attitude
tf1.S time.
The supposition is that Governor Warfeld
acted Deliberately in privately notifying the
President that he did not think federal
troonS we're necessary. Governor Warfield
was no doubt aware of the opposition TO
such action and took the responsibility upon
his own shoulders. The law which permits
FaT al to hn -nrlf 70 aierrN
state is specific in its declaration that this
cannot be done except upon the request of
a legislature and after the governor of the
state has stated that ne cannot keep order
with his own forces. Governor Warfield.
knowing what the law on the subject is
of course understood that his private mes
sage 20 the President would negative the
resolution OF the Legislature.
Secretary Taft left the While House for
! his OFF, and Immediately called in sew
eral officials to confer upon the answer to
be Sent to Governor Wartield.
A New York Delegation Received
Frank c. Travers a prominent banker
and manufa cturer of New York. headed
delegation of the friendly Sons of St. Pat
rick-of which the Pres dent is an honorary
membcr-WLich came from New York yes
terd3y 10 attend the Presidents reception
last night to the army and navy Mr..
Travers ana all the members Of The dele
CATION are personal friends OF the Pres-
dent ana MIS-. ltOOSeEs H. 1 Hty IN de the
TIP in one of the finest private cars in the
service of the Pennsylvania railroad. While
no political significance attached to the
visit of the delegation. 1t SO happened that
every man in the party is gold democrat
and. incidentally. a supporter of the Pres
| ident. All of them too, are prominent in
| business and society. Today the President
gave tie party a special reception at the
White House, at that time each one being
formally presented 20 him by Mr. Travers.
Ii most enjoyable occasion. Among
the members of the party were the follow
: ing:
Mr.. nd Mrs. James Drew, Miss Drew,
MIR. and Mrs. NJ Z. Bann n, Miss MN.
Mr.. and Mrs John c. Kel ey. Mr.. and Mrs.
| Thomas NJ. Mulry. Mr.. md Mrs. NJ. +. Nc
Dermojt. Miss McDermott Mr.. and Mrs,
Richard l. Walsh, the Misses Wish, Mr..
and Mrs. James Sweeney, Mr.. ami NJ s +.
J. Carl n, Miss Carl n, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Hynes Dr. and Mrs. Constantine Mac-
CURE lie Misses Mcclure Dr. and Mrs.
FIR .e's J. Quinl3n. Mr.. ana Mrs. E. A
PAia "a. Judge Edward J. Caravan, Mr.. and
Mrs. : \. 0 German ard MISS o Conn n.
Mr. and Mrs. James FIT ger Id, Mr. AID
Mrs. Morg II J. O'Brien Miss OBrien,
Major John Byrne Miss Bylnc, william q.
McAdoo. Mss McAdco, w. =. Pr2ndergast,
Thorn s Conway, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh KEEL
ley, DR.. and Mrs. |. D. sullivan.
Not Many Visitors.
The President had few visitors up to II
o CLOCK, lile nOur Wne0 the CABINET began
to assemble The number was smaller
than in weeks. Representatives. Living
stone and Adams of Georgia had an inter
| view with the President to ask the APP
pontment of Georgia republican, J. c.
Jenkins of Atlanta, to judicial position
in the Philippines. The President said
that he will give Mr. Jenkins place when
a vacancy occurs Mr.. Jenkins is lawyer
| in Atlanta and graduate of Princeton
The last time | was up here said Rep
resentative Livingstone, Il told the Presi-
| dent the democrats would nominate Cor
man and elect him, but the President mere
| ly laughed and assured me that he not
| anticipating troubles. Yes, ! am still for
| German the democratic nominee. l be-
| lieve he is the strongest man the demo-
Gratis can nominate.
Greene May Be Put on Commission.
| Gen. Francs V. Greene of New York is
regarded as a strong probability for the
| commission that will build the Panama
| canal. The President has thought of Cen
| eral Greene in connection with the posi-
! ton. and may tender place to the former
! police commissioner of New York when
/ the commission is made up. The President
/ .IIx,