Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-21

Will not begin to consider the membership
Of the commission in formal way until
the treaty has been ratified and work on
the canal is to be started. He has before
him the names of several hundred men who
want appointments on the commission.
Florida Delegates for Roosevelt.
Delegates to the republicans snational con-
vention selected yesterday IN Florida are
solidly for President Roosevelt. In each
district resolutions Of instruction for the
President were adopted. Today the Presi-
dent was in reception of kilograms from
every district and from majority of the
elected delegates pledging tleir support in
positive terms
Roosevelt and New York.
"Just as certainly as he is candidate
Roosevelt will carry the state Of New York
next November"
The speaker was Frank G. Travers, a
prominent banker and manufacturer of
New York. Mr.. Travers is democrat, but
Is warm personal friend Of the President.
He resides In the Presidents home town of
Oyster Bay, but his business interests are
principally in New York city and vicinity.
He Is In Washington to appear before the
Philippine committee Of the Senate as a
member of a delegation of cordage manu-
facturers who are seeking legislation re-
garding Philippine hemp.
Some opposition to Roosevelt has been
manifested by the big financial interests CT
New York, " continued Mr.. Trayers, but
1t never has been serious and is not serious
now. The opposition is largely Of the stock
exchange and speculative element It real
ly does not appear with any force among
manufacturers and business men generally.
There Is no reason why 1t should. Take our
ccrdage business. for instance. We have
orders which will occupy US for two or
three months. In fact, our business Is go
heavy that my concern had to put a new
factory In operation only few days ago.
We are more than satisfied with the busi-
ness outlook, and what is especially to the
point in this matter. is that our employees
are satisfied, too. What Is true Of our BUSH
ness is true Of manufacturing interests
throughout the east, and, I am informed.
throughout the west and south. Do you
think business men, in such circumstances,
want change? Do you think they would
be likely to champion opposition to the adj
mnistration? Well. hardly.
THE fact Is that in New York the sit
ua ton is getting better for Roosevelt all
certainly republican, with Roosevelt as a
presidential candidate. as is Ohio
President Sides With the Delawares
A hearing was held ct the White House
yesterday afternoon on the question of the
approval of the segregation for the Della
ware Indians of 157, 600 acres of land in the
Quay. Attorney General Knox, Secretary
Hitchcock. w. A. Jones, commissioner of
Irdian affairs; Assistant Attorney General
Campbell, Tams BiXby, chairman Of the
Dawes commission; G. r. Breckenridge,
member of the Dawes commfssion; Walter
8. Logan Of New York, ex-senator James
K. Jones of Arkansas, Richard c. Adams.
representative of the Delawares; John
Hemphill, representative of tbs CheFokees;
j. Henry Dick. David Muskrat and r. M.
Wolf, representing the full-blcod Cherokees,
were present.
The effort on the part Of the Della ware
Indians was to prevent the Secretary Of
the Interior from setting asids the segra-
cation of lands heretofore in2&e forepthe
Delaware Indians and substitute bg for that
segregation a new segregation Proposed by
the Dawes commission.
The President. after q brief conference
decided that the old segregation should
stand as contended for by the Delawares
Court of the United States involving this
same question had been decided, and that
If all questions relating to the segregation
were not satisfactorily settled by the de-
cison in the Supreme Court further action
in relation thereto should be referred to a
committee, consisting of Senator Quay, Al
torney General Knox and Secretary Hitch
cock, subject to further appeal to the Presi-
dent should there be any difficulty in reach
ing a satisfactory settlement
Postmasters Nominated.
The President today sent to the Senate
the following nominations:
Postmasters - Connecticut - Augustus G.
Using, Danbury. Maine-Arthur A. Dins-
more. Dover; Clark H. Barker. Portland.
Observation-Disclosures. Fl. Coffey, Tufts Col
lege New Jersey-R. Frank Treweeke.
Butler. New York-Dudley s. Mersereau.
Union. Pennsylvania-Samuel G. Wilson,
Bridgeport. Rhode Island-Eugene r. Phil
lips. Phillipsdale. Vermont-Mary w.
Chase, Derby Line Arizona-George w.
Dietz, Congress. Ilinois-Anna A. Buntin.
Bushnell; Eugene L'Hote. Milford; August
]. Berger. Nauvoo. Indiana-Charles %.
Disbro. Greentown. Kansas-Henry 8.
Mueller, Sedgwick. Michigan-Fred. Slo-
cum, Caro-. Missouri-Isaao w. MCPHERSON.
Aurora; Clarencs r. Zeigle, Bunceton;
William q. Osterwald. Festus; James M.
Freeman, Shelbyville. Nebraska-John N.
Crowder, Gordon; Henry q. Palmer Oma-
ha. North Carolina-Franklin A. Barkley,
Lincolnton; William ]. Mcdaniel. Ruther-
fordton. North Dakota-Henry Engelter,
New Salem. Tennessee-Leander w. Dut-
ro. Memphis: Edmund D. Hughes. Mount
Pleasant. Texas-William II. Bradley.
Groveton.