Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-13
Arbitration Resolutions Pre-
sented to the President.
is IN HEARTY ACCORD
REPRESENTATIVE LITTAUER DIS.
CUssES NEW YORK POLITICS.
Committee Of st. Louis Boomers In
troduced-Pending Nebraska
Appointments.


conference in session in this city yester-
day called on the President this morning
ing and presented resolutions adopted by
the Congress recommending the negotia-
ton of a treaty with Great Britain to
submit to arbitration by the permanent
court at The Hague. or by some tribunal
specially constituted for the case differ
ences between Great Britain and the
United States which they may fall to ad-
just by diplomatic Negotiations; also rec
ommending that the two governments
should agree not to resort In any case 10
hostile measures until an effort had been
made to settle any matter in dispute by
arbitration. The Recommendation was also
made that this government should enter
Into treaties to the same effect, as soon as
practicable, with other powers.
The resolutions were presented by Mr..
Henry ST. George Tucker, as spokesman.
In response the President declared In sub
stance that he was heartily in accord with
the arbitration conference in Its EFFORTS IN
this direction and that he would devote ms
most careful consideration to the subJect,
and take all possible practical action In the
direction of bringing about such UNDER
standings between this country and other
nations. ,,.
The committee went from the White
House to the State Department for con.
ference with Secretary Hay and to present
the resolutions to him for consideration.
Mr.. Littauer's Friendly Visit.
Representative Littauer of New York had
a long conference with the President this
morning. going over New York political
matters with him. After he had gone over
the situation In New York with the Presi-
dent today Mr.. Lttauer said: NO ono
could be more heartily in favor OF the NOM
ination of the President than mysen, so
far as 1 know, there is not the slightest
opposition to him In New YORK. MOI oniy
will he have the delegation from that state,
but everything will be In such harmonious
shape by the time November comes around
that the President will receive the electoral
vote of New York by a large majority"
There has been much talk that Represen-
tative Littauer felt deeply the Presidents
refusal to grant feopening OF the glove
contract case, and that his bitterness would
extend to personal and political opposition
to the President. For a long time after
Mr.. Littauer's efforts to secure reopening
of the case he failed to visit the President,
but the long and cordial talk between them
this morning indicates that whatever feel
ing Mr.. Littauer may have had has been
removed.
st. Louis Committee Presented.
Senator Cockrell and Mayor Rollo Wells
of ST. Louis presented to the President the
democratic committee from that city which
had worked SO successfully for ST. Louis
as the convention city of the national de-
mocracy this year. Members of the COM
of Missouri, claiming that 1t was his work
that secured the convention fer st. Louis
They declare that Chicago had thirty-six
votes pledged night before last and that
the supporters of the latter city were
sure of success that they practically
stopped work.
Is Not "Fool Democrat"
Representative Josiah Patterson of
Tennessee. an old-fashioned democrat, who
declined to serve in the House If he had to
do SO as silver democrat, called to pay
his respects. He is in Washington on a
case before the Supreme Court. Yes" he
said. Il am still democrat but not fool
democrat. / am a democrat when / think
the party deserves my support. No. /
haven't an idea whether the various ele-
ments Of the party will get together. Grover
Cleveland is the greatest of living Amer
lean statesmen and is the greatest man his
party has produced in fifty years. but I'm
out Of politics, and do not know who Will
be nomina ted by the democrats.
Mr.. Patterson's son represents the district
formerly represented by the father in the
House.
Some Nebraska Appointments.
Senator Millard and Edward Rosewater
OF Omaha took up with the President to-
day some appointments that are pending in
that state. One of these Is United States
attorney to succeed Mr.. Summers, the off1-
cial who is prosecuting Senator Dietrich.
the President declined to take up any OF
the appointments at this time except that
of United States marshal. in which case Il
L. Mathews will be nominated to succeed
himself. There was no opposition TO
Mathews. The decision means that until
there is clearing up of the atmosphere IN
Nebraska and a settlement of the prose-
cution of Senator Dietrich the President
will take no action in the case OF sum-
rners allowing him to retain his place.
Senator Millard has always been friendly
to Summers, while Mr.. RoSeWater mas peeh
bitterly hostile to him.
The Nebraska callers sought to have the
President visit Omaha on the occasion OF
the fiftieth anniversary of the celebration
of the admission of Nebraska and Kansas
as territories. This will be May 80 of this
year, and it is proposed to celebrate the
event in befttng style. The President fol-
lowed his uniform policy OF declining the
invitation.
A Number of Callers.
Capt. d. H. Jarvis, collector of customs
for the district of Alaska, who is in WASH
ington on business with the Treasury De-
rartment, also called to pay his respects.
He was appointed two years ago upon tho
advice of treasury officials who knew OF
his record in the revenue cutter service.
Captain Jarvis received gold medai from
Congress for his services in leading the ia
NOUS overland expedition 16OO miles over
Alaska snow and ice in the winter OF
1S97-9S to relieve the starving crews Oh
wrecked whaling vessels at Point Barrow,
in the Arctic ocean
Representative Parker of New Jersey pre-
sented a delegation from the Newark, N.
+ hoard of trade that is in Washington to
urge certain appropriations before the
House committee on rivers and harbors.
Senator Lodge introduced delegation OF
citizens from Lexington. Mass, who came
in the interest of Postmaster. Saviile. who
has also come In for criticism and some III
yestigation. The delegation came to WASH
ington to represent that the Lexington Of
Ace did not deserve to be reduced in rank
or salary and that the increased business
done was perfectly natural.
Senator Long of Kansas, Representative
Bates of Pennsylvania and others presented
friends