Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-28
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
Republican Leaders Confer
With the President.
TIME OF ADJOURNMENT
CONTEST OVER THE NEBRASKA
DISTRICT TATToRNEYsHIP.
Charges and Counter Charges Made by
the Contending Factions = Invita-
ton to College Celebration.


Senator Aldrich had a long conference
with the President this morning about legis-
lative matters. Senator Aldrich is Of the
opinion that Congress will adjourn about
April Is unless the impeachment proceed
ings against Judge Swayne have to be
taken up In that event it would be impos-
sible to name a time for getting away.
Speaker Cannon also had a conference
with the President this morning. He said
that 1t was his opinion that Congress would
not be in session in Washington after
May1.
Invited to College Celebration.
Senator Dolliver presented to the Presi-
dent DR.. King. president of Cornell College
at Mount Vernon. Iowa. President King in
vited the President to attend the semi
centennial observances of the college begin
ming June IA. The President will not be
able to go but will send a greeting and one
of the members Of the cabinet will probably
represent him. 1t is likely Secretary Shaw
will go, as he was formerly a student at
Cornell College and his daughters have both
been students at the institution
The Nebraska Attorneyship Squabble.
The squabble over the United States at
torneyship for Nebraska continues to dis
turb Nebraska leaders here, and kilograms
from Nebraska say that republicans there
are taking the deepest interest in the out
come. 1t really begins to look as If the
President will have to ignore the conten-
tions of both sides and appoint a dark
horse. Democratic newspapers in the state
openly >charge that the removal of Sum-
mers. following the finding In the case of
Senator Dietrich. would be regarded by the
people OF the state as punishment for the
prosecution of Senator Dietrich. A faction
OF the republicans views it the same way.
The complete exoneration of Senator Diet
rich by the senate committee is predicted,
but 1t is declared that the same sympathy
for the senator, manifested in Washing
ton. is not felt in Nebraska W. E. An
drews, auditor for the Treasury Depart
ment. is candidate for the senate to sue
ceed Senator Dietrich. He is from Hastings,
the home of the Nebraska senator. 1t is
declared that Mr.. Andrews will carry his
home county without trouble
Senator Dietrich, Edito, Rosewater and
others have represented to the President
that Summers cOerced witnesses before the
grand jury to secure the indictment of the
senator. They have asked the President to
accept the findings of the Investigating
committee of the senate as to SI1mners'
character. Editor Rosewater, in addition.
mas filed charges against him, and is push
ing them. -.
Opposition to Candidates.
Ser ator Millard and others who are op-
posed TO H. c. Lindsay, republican state
chairman, will oppose his nomination,
Claiming that 1t would be injurious to the
republican party in the state.
The Dietrich and Rosewater people. on
the other hand. are just as violently cp-
posed to w. F. Gurley. the Omaha lawyer,
whose name has been presented to the
President in case he removed Summers
Acts of party treason are alleged, but his
friends declare the charges are untrue In
retaliation they recall the open warfare
OF Editor Rosewater against the candidacy
of former Representative D. H. Mercer.
ano add to this the current report that Mr..
RCSeWaterS associates aided in the opposi-
ton to Gov. Mickey, head of the republican
ticket two years ago, resulting in the loss
OF Douglas county to Mickey by 1900 votes.
Gurley is pointed to as having been the
paign.
The story that Editor Rosewater with
drew as a senatorial candidate to permit
the election OF two republican senators is
denied. 1t is declared that the deal was
made before Mr.. Rosewater knew of 1t, aud
that he upbraided the representatives OF
d. e. Thompson. one of the leading candi-
dates and now United States minister to
Brazil, for not informing him sooner. It is
alleged that it was Thompsons withdrawal
that made the election of Senators Millard
and Dietrich possible. Because of this. 1t
Is declared. Thompson was made minister
to Brazil.
The Senatorship Fight.
The friends of Auditor Andrews. who re-
mains in Washington. are vigorously oppos-
Ing the proposition advanced by the Nebras-
ka state committee that the coming state
convention should nominate man for sera-
tor to succeed Senator Dietrich. 1t is
Id H.
heard of in Nebraska before, and is without
precedent in that state, and that it is ad-
vanced for the benefit of Representative
Burkett OF Nebraska, who is the leading
candidate for senator. If he should be
nominated or Endorsed at the state conven-
ton he would have a decided advantage
MIR. Andrews believes that the field ought
to be left open for every candidate for sena-
tor, and hopes the state convention will
not set precedent of this kind. Mr.. Bur-
kett's friends claim, however, that they will
be able to settle the matter at the state con-
vention.
Harvey's Sentence COMMITTED.
The President has commuted to a term
Of imprisonment to expire March % the
sentence of Fred e. Harvey, who pleaded
guilty in Detroit to embezzling funds of
the Preston National Bank, and on Janu-
airy Is. 1901. was sentenced to imprison-
ment for five years in the Detroit house OF
correction. 1t appears from the reports
in the case that the prisoner made volun-
tary confession Of his wrongdoing, and SUBJ
seQuently pleaded guilty and received the
minimum penalty of five years imprison-
ment. More than sixteen months elapsed
between the date of his arrest and his plea
Of guilty and sentence. The district attor-
ney and judge recommended communication
to Imprisonment for three years. He has
now been confined in prison for something
more than three years under the sentence,
and the Attorney General concurred with
the district attorney and Judge in recon-
mending Communication, because he be-
Iieved that the prisoner should be given
some credit for the long period which
elapsed between his arrest and his sentence.
Presidential Nominations.
The President today sent to the Senatae
the following nomintionss
Secretary OF legation-T T,seph w. J. Lee.
Maryland. at Panama. Panama.