Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-26
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
Senator Quarles Bids the
President Goodbye.
GOING TO FIX FENCES
GOV. La TOILETTE AMBITIOUS
FOR HIS PLACE.
Adjournment Outlook Not Pleasing
The Vacant Circuit Judgeship-
To Close Panama Canal Sale.

vance of the adjournment of the Senate.
Senator Quarles said he would have been
glad to have got away from Washington
some time ago, but he had been detained
here by important legislation affecting his
state, one item concerning the location of a
camp site at Fort Douglas being Of interest
to the people of the entire state
While Senator Quarles has been kept at
his post of duty here Governor LaFollette
has been working all of his machinery in
wisconsin to secure a legislature favorable
to his own election to the Senate in place
OF Senator Quarles. He has shrewdly taken
advantage of the fact that Senator Quarles
has been compelled to remain here and
caused the republican state committee to
take the unprecedented step of ordering
primaries for the selection of republican
nominees OF the legislature far in advance
OF the usual time for that purpose Here
tofore the republicans have selected their
nominees for the legislature along with
nominees for the county Offices This has
always been in the fall. month or so pre-
ceolng the November election. But Gov
ernor LaFollette's followers, presumably
at his dictation, arranged matters so that
legislative tickets should be put in the field
at once Acting under the rules of the
state committee, the counties have already
oegun to nominate members of the legisla-
ture
Eighteen out of seventy-one counties
nave already made nominations making
ABOUT one,fourth of those to act. The leg
lslature elected in November will choose a
successor to Senator Quarles, and Gov. La
Foiiette proposes to be the successor if
possible: The hottest kind of a fight has
peen gong on ever since the counties be-
gan to act, and the contest has become bit
ter. The stalwart republicans, of which
senators Spooner and Quarles are leaders
charge that the La Toilette republicans are
dnr,,
OF mind to assist them in their nomina-
tions and this is causing much crimina-
tfon and recrimination. Senator Ouarles
mas the support of the stalwarts. which
1actlon includes practically every member
OF Congress from Wisconsin. Gov La
toilette is profiting by the absence OF
mem me. pers OF Congress, all of whom would
were at home. In Representative Bah
cocks congressional district Mr. LaFol-
lette attempted to put In another man for
Congress, but was defeated. This did not
deter his own plans for coming to the Sem
ate -.
Adjournment Outlook Not Pleasing.
Most OF the senator's who spent short
time with the President were not exactly
pleased with the outlook for adjournment
Thursday, or even Saturday, of this week.
This is due to the Crum case, which
threatens to make trouble. A prominent
senator who called upon the President said
that the Crum case ought not to be taken
up unless 1t is the intention of the repub-
licans to push 1t through to completion, no
matter how long 1t takes to reach confir-
nation.
This same view was voiced by other sena-
tors, among them being Senator Hans
Drough of South Dakota. He said: "If it
is the intention of the democrats to hold us
here on the Crum proposition it is my view
that we can afford to stay. 1 am willing to
remain. There Is, however, much opposi-
N fio1
to being held in Washington longer than
this week on the Crum case or any other
nomination before the Senate. They say
that II the case was that of a white man If
would be allowed to go over, and they see
no occasion to make an exception merely
because Crum Is a negro.
Federico Degetau, the delegate in Con-
gress from Porto Rico, presented to the
President Manuel V. Domenech, member
of the Porto Rfcan loan commission now
visiting this country. Mr.. Domenech said
that Porto Rico needs legislation that will
admit her coffee to this country on better
footing than the coffee from other coun-
tries 1t Is finer coffee, he said. and can
not be sold at the cheap figures of the
South American coffees. He hoped to see
Congress do something favorable to Porto
Rican coffee before great while.
Will It Be Judge Pritchardp
The death of Charles H. simonton, circuit
judge of the fourth circuit leaves a fed
eral judgeship vacant. Judge Simonton
was appointed from Charleston, s. c.,
eleven years ago. The circuit is composed
of Maryland, North Carolina, South Caro-
lima, Virginia and West Virginia, and the
appointee must come from one of these
states. 1t Is regarded likely that the
man who will receive the most careful con-
sideration for the honor will be Judge
Pritchard of the Supreme Court of the
Carolina. and is held in the highest regard
by the President. Another man who would
probably receive backing of the strongest
kind for the position, If he cared to allow
ator McComas OF Maryland. His term as
senator from that state will end next
March, and he will be succeeded by a
democrat-Isidor Rayner. He is jurist of
bench Of the District prior to his election as
senator. II he does not permit the use of
his name the republicans Of the state will
present other candidates. West Virginia
win probably not be considered in filing
the vacancy. inasmuch as Judge Nathan ]
Goff Of that state is the other circuit Judge
OF the fourth circuit. In Virginia the Pres
may unaed
States attorney Of the eastern district Of
the state He thinks Judge Lewis a most
capable lawyer and highly fitted for a
judGeship.
The chances are strong that the vacancy
viii 20 to some one from North Carolina,
virginia or Maryland. From South Caro-
una no one Would De CONSIDERED except
Judge Brawley Of the district court OF that
state. He is a democrat. and for that rea-
son would not be nominated.
II Judge Pritohard II nominated to sue
ceed Judge Himonton West Virginia man.
ex-Gov George w. Atkinson. United States
attorney Of the southern district Of that
state. would have splendid chance of
going on the District bench.
To Be Paid For in Few Days.
At the cabinet meeting today 1t was
made known that the negotiations for the
closing OF the sale Of the Panama canal
are about concluded. A representative of
the United States to receive the property
on the isthmus win be designated at once
by the War Department owing to the
absence Of members OF the canal COM
mission, and this ofacial will receive the
property. This IL expected to be done
within few days. and before the end Of
this week the Treasury Department Will