Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-06
At THE White HOUSE
Convention Matters Discussed
With Senator Platt.
TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN
EX-SECRETARY ROOT SAID TO BE
PRESIDENTS CHOICE.
Senator Allison Resumes Work on Ap.
preparation Bills - Ohio Affairs
Talked Over-Veterans Pleased.


| Elihu Root, former Secretary of War, shall
| be temporary chairman of the republican
| national convention at Chicago, and he is
| helping through a program by which Mr..
| Root shall be one of the district delegates
| from New York to the convention. 1t has
| been arranged that Mr.. Root will preside
| over the convention in it's first stages, and
| deliver the speech that will be the keynote
| of the campaign from the republican view
| point. The President desires Mr.. Root for
| this honor, it is stated, and the republican
| leaders agree that no better man could be
| picked. Mr.. Root may therefore be re-
| garded the temporary chairman of the
| national convention, barring unexpected oc-
| currences. With the President and the
party leaders for him there can be little or
no question as to his selection. AS to his
| fitness for the honor there is unanimous
| agreement in his favor.
The republicans of prominence have not
| discussed among themselves or with the
| President the name of man for perma-
nent chairman of the convention. The i'm
and there will be less thought given to the
| question of who shall preside over the reg
ular deliberations of the convention. The
leaders may not agree upon any man prior
10 the convention, and may permit the Sc
lection of some one not now thought Of
Senator Depew of New York, who was
also at the White House today thinks that
Enhl Roct~will be named beyond question
for temporary chairman.
Against Porter for Governor.
Senators Platt and Depew do not place
much credit in the story that Gen. Horace
Porter, ambassador of the United States to
France, is to be made the republican nomi-
nee for governor of New York II don't
think there is anything in it." was the brief
comment of Senator Platt when he was
asked about the story. Senator Platt is not
understood to be favorable to the PROPOSE
ton and he will have much to say as to
who shall be nominated. Just how much
influence he will have in naming the nomi-
nee and how sincere was the agreement
between Platt and Odell as to the leader
ship will be revealed in the contest for the
governorship.
Senator Allison Resumes Work.
Senator Allison was among the many
prominent Senate leaders who conferred
with the President today, Senator Platt of
Connecticut, Senator Beveridge of Indiana,
Senator Foraker of Ohio and others being
in the number. Senator Allison said he
would at once begin work on the appropria-
ton bills before his committee. II think
Congress will be likely to get through and
adjourn by May l." said Senator Allison.
LAS May / is Sunday will the adjourn
ment be this side or the other side of that
date?"
"I think it will be this side" said the
Iowan.
Senator Dietrich Of Nebraska said there
was great disappointment throughout Ne
braska at the failure of H. c. Lindsay. re-
publican state chairman of that state, to
be appointed United States attorney in
place of Williamson 8. Summers. The
nomination went to Irving F. Baxter. Sena-
| tor Dietrich said tnat Lindsay had so long
| been in charge of the republican campaigns
| in Nebras ska that the mass of the republi-
| cans liked him and hoped to see him given
| place of value and honor.
Talking Over Ohio Matters.
The President added more information to-
| day to his stock regarding certain Ohio
men and appointments about which there
| is trouble between the Ohio factions. Sena-
| tor Foraker called upon him with Repre-
| sentative Jackson of Ohio, and there was
| conference of a short time. Later in
| the day Senator Dick made a call. There
| is reason to believe that both senators
talked to the President about some places
| that are in dispute and especially about
| the fight on Edward Zurhorst, collector Of
customs at Sandusky. Representative jack
| son is interested in the fight because San
dusky, the headquarters of Mr.. Zurhorst, is
| in his district. The fact that Representa-
| tive jackson accompanied senator OFdheT
| would indicate his opposition to Zurhorst,
| if that case was the one they discussed with
| the President.
Neither Senator Foraker nor Senator Dick
| cared to discuss their talks with the Pres
| dent.
| The President received several hundred
people at noon today. They were all Out-of-
| town excursonists. Most of them were
| school teachers boys and girls, who are
having an Easter week vacation and are
| coming to Washington for outing. The
| President has not shaken hands with so
many people in a long time.
Veterans Present Thanks
Representative Goulden of New York, ac-
| companed by delegation of veterans from
Burnside PostSof New York, presented
! the President with copies of resolutions
| passed by the fifty -four G. A. r. posts of
New York city thanking him, Secretary
| Hitchcock and Commissioner Ware of the
! pension bureau for their generous SYM
pathy'' to the old soldier In the matter of
the recent pension order. The President
| expressed pleasure at receiving the kind
words of the soldiers of the country.
Senator Quarles introduced e. P. Villas
| of Milwaukee, a brother of William F.
| Villas, former Postmaster General.
T. ]. Dolan, jr, general secretary-treas-
| urer Of the International Brotherhood of
| steam ShOVel ana Dre0ge Engineers and
| Cranemen of America, was presented to
the President today by Frank German.
| Mr. Dolan came here to urge the President
| to direct the engineers of the army to dis
continue the policy of the War Department
| of building dredges for the use OF the gov
ernment. Mr. Dolan declared that the
plan is doing serious harm in every direc-
tion, and that it Is throwing many men
| out of work.
|
Capt. Hawley Commissioned.
Capt. John M. Hawley, who, as COM