Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-15
At THE WHITE HOUSE
Talk Of Splitting the Demo-
cratic Solid South.
VIRGINIAN IN CABINET
TARIFF REVISION TO BE DISCUSS
ED WITH THE LEADERS.
Canal Commission Employees Placed
Under Civil Service
Regulations.

President Roosevelt is to be urged to put
a southern man, distinctly from the solid
south, In his cabinet. He will be told that
the south is broken and that he can ac-
complish a general splitting up of that
section by appointing southern man as
one of his advisers and by following a lib
eral policy in his handling of the south.
James S. Browning one of the republican
leaders of the ninth Virginia district, has
been at the White House to urge the mat
ter. He says that Representative Slemp
obtained only 300 majority two years ago
in the ninth Virginia district, and that his
majority of nearly 5000 this year shows
which way the wind is blowing
I'VE ought to have a southern man in
the cabinet" declared Browning, land he
ought to be a virginian, too. That state
Is to become a fighting ground in the flu
ture, and we are going right after tho
democrats hereafter and defeat them in
state affairs. There are many of US fell
lows who have been working for the repub-
lican party in Virginia for years, and we
believe the President ought to show that
he recognizes what we are doing"
Representative Slemp himself is talked
of for cabinet place. In Virginia an
attempt is to be made to reorganize the
republican party and to rid it of the men
who have so long dominated it. How far
the President will give his aid to this plan
cannot now be foretold
The hope of splitting the solid south has
been revived in republican minds by the
recent election in Missouri and Maryland,
and prominent republicans Will be foud
who will advise the President that he
ought to recognize the work of southern
republicans in a substantial manner. The
suggestion of a Virginia man would be
better received than of a man from any
other state, unless it should be from Ken
lucky.
1t is not probable that the states in
the heart of the south, unless 1T should be
Tennessee. will be seriously fought for
by the republicans for awhile, but If the
experiment in Virginia proves successful
the other states will be looked after.
The Cabinet Meeting.
Secretaries Hay and Metcalf were the
only absentees from the meeting Of the
cabinet today. No business of routine char
acter was transacted, the President devoting
all the time of the meeting to a discussion
of his forthcoming annual message to Con-
gress with the members of the cabinet pres
ent. No intimation of the nature of the
subjects considered was given. The Presi-
dent desires to complete his message
before his trip to the st. Louis exposition.
preparation. 1t Is well In hand now, and
1t probably will be placed in the hands of
the printer early next week.
To Talk on Tariff Changes.
President Roosevelt intends to obtain the
views of republican leaders on the wisdom
of taking up at the coming session of Con-
gIeSs or in an extra session. the subject OF
revision of the tariff. The President will
EolC brief conferences with the leaders
until Congress convenes. and he will know
by that time what the consensus of opinion
is as to tariff notifications in the near
future. The republicans themselves will
get pretty good idea from an interchange
of views what they want to do on the tariff
question. The President is not bent upon
any particular plan or idea of his own and
will freely consult the views of republi-
cans from all parts of the country.
Canal Commission Employees.
Commissioners Greene and Cooley Of the
civil service commission handed to the
President today an order prepared by them
extending the civil service regulations over
the employees of the isthmfan canal COM
mission. The President signed the order
and 1t at once becomes operative. About
thirty places are excepted.
Col. AL Swain, United States consul at
Southampton. England. was presented to
the President by Secretary Wilson.
A Place for Mr.. Edwards.
Representative Gaines of West Virginia
called on the President with George c. Nc
Intosh, who was chairman of the congress
sionai campaign in which Mr.. Gaines was
reelected last week. The fight in Mr..
Gaines district was the most bitter by rea-
son of the fact that there was for some
time another republican candidate, Mr.. Ed
wards, against him. Mr.. Edwards finally
withdrew. and there is talk that Represen
tative Gaines proposes to press his name for
internal revenue collector of West Virginia
to fill a vacancy caused by the recent death
Of the collector. The two West Virginia
senators will make a recommended ton but
whether they would recommend the name
Of Mr.. Edwards cannot be stated now.
Bishop Gaines of the A. NJ. e. Church Of
Atlanta called on the President today.
Chairman Cortelyou Calls.
The first call of George B. Cortelyou. the
republican national chairman, since the
election. was made at the White House to-
day. The President was pleased to see him
and again thanked him for his conduct Of
the campaign. Chairman Cortelyous man
agement of the fight throughout suited the
President thoroughly, especially in its free
dom from promises and pledges of any
kind.
Mr.. Cortelyou will go to New York to-
morrow and after winding up his work
there will take a vacation of two or three
weeks.
The Portland Exposition.
Henry w. Goode Of Portland, Ore. presi-
dent of the Lewis and Clark centennial ex-
position. to be held at Portland next year
had brief talk with the President, In the
course Of which he expressed the hope that
the President would be able to attend the
exposition.
The President could not make a promise
Gen. Corbin's Congratulations
Secretary Taft has presented to the Pres
ident the congratulations on his election of
Maj. Gen. Henry c. Corbin, military COM
mander in the Philippines. General Corbin
extended his congratulations to the Pres
ident IN a cablegram to Secretary Taft, In
which he also said that Douglas Robinson
n a a hrn hQr -lat of 4 bn
ident was his guest In Manila.
Certificates Of Incorporation Filed.
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