Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-09
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
Trouble Over the Illinois
Appointments.
M ERIW ETHER'S CASE
ENTIRE LOUISIANA DELEGATION
WILL STAND BY HIM.
Senator Beveridge Confident That Two
New States Will Be Created
After the Holidays.

P" LcA SoioiiOA pctAcd WdS PichiotCu
from United States attorney OF the north
ern district Of Illinois to be district judge
there the President promoted Charles B.
Morrison to be district attorney. Mr.. Nor
rison had been the assistant attorney. and
ment he has been handling the beef trust
cases for the Department of Justice, and
Attorney General Moody pronounces. his
work as having been of gilt-edge grade
On Monday. the first day of the session
of Congress. the nomination of Mr. Morri-
son was prepared at the White House for
transmission to the Senate. There were
some other Illinois nominations None of
them went in. The story Is that Senator
Cullom didn't like 1t, and that investiea-
ton revealed that Senator Hopkins had
asked the White House to erase the names
IRON: the INST until after a conference with
MN, or at least for while. In Difference
TO him this was done. Illinois people won
der what the "hold-up' is about The story
generally told is that Mr.. Morrison was not
eAactiy satisfactory to Senator Hopkins at
the tiine OF ms appointment. and that there
was an alleged agreement by which Mr..
morrison should retire at the conclusion of
the beef trust cases and allow Senator Hop
INNS 10 name some one Of his own choice.
MT. morrison does not seem to have under
stood 1t that way, and has given it out that
II there Is any retirement 1t must be now
ana not later as he does not care to enter
upon temporary work. The understanding
is that the Department of Justice will give
Its backing to Mr.. Morrison
Senator Hopkins Is also opposing. If is
learned today, the reappoin tment Of Post
master Coyne of Chicago, who has the
backing of most of the prominent business
men of the city.
Standing by Meriwether.
Every member of the Louisiana delegation
N fn1p
to talk with him about the case of Cadet
Merlwether whose fight with Cadet Branch
resulted in the death of the latter and the
court martial of the former. The Louisiana
delegation has determined to give its
nearly support to the unfortunate cadet and
TO DO everything within its power to pre-
vent punishment for him. The President
SAID that he had not received the case In
any way or had anything official about II
All he knew was what he had seen in the
newspapers, and he would not take any
act'on until the papers reached him from
the Navy Department. The case Is now
before Secretary Bonaparte The report of
the court-martial Is said to favor the dis
hllsSai OF Cadet Meriwether If this shonId
prove tl 10 pc SO there will be a big fight by
the Louisiana delegation
The Territorial Fight.
senator Beveridge had conference with
the President, the statehood bills forming
one of the subjects discussed. Senator
Eeyeridge did not care to talk about the
matter, but he Is known to be confident
That Two new states will be created and
that there will be little material opposition
TO this course. AS to Oklahoma 'ap5 .ba
Indian Territory, there is no Doubt of their
belng made into one state. There is more
opposition as TO the other territories Arr
iona and New Mexico, being made one
state. but the Indiana senator is conffdent
lElS, 100, VIII through al vic
beiief Is that the two new states will he
created In comparatively short time after
congress comes back to Washington after
the Christmas holidays
Senators Berry and Clarke OF Ar.ansas
We're among the numerous callers on the
PRESIDENT today. Senator Berry Is having
the hardest political fight of his life to re-
tain his seat In the Senate He Ia on
posed by Governor Davis-he of the fight
Ing record-and the primaries will be held
next March They will determine the DO
litical fate Of Senator, Berry.
For Railroad Rate Legislation.
The President today received the commit
tee representing the interstate commerce
law convention, held some time ago in Chi
cago After they had told him of the work
OF the convention they received assurances
OF MS steadfastness Of purpose In connec-
tlon with rate matters. The committee was
composed or E. P. Bacon, Milwaukee:
Murdo Mackenzie, Trinidad. Wis; s. w
Gardiner. Clinton. Iowa; s. B. Burnett Fort
Worth, Texas, and 8. H. Cowan' Fort
Worth 'oFl
The committee presented the resolutions
that We're adopted by the convention, In
which the President was conprat,,Ia+, -,
upon his courage and wisdom IN 1897 ,eu
mendlng railroad legislation that will nro
Vlde FOR the people a tribunal emnowerea
10 substitute reasonable and Just rate for
one proven to be unreasonable and unjust "
On his firm adherence" In his last rnessane
10 the principles enunciated by hin, In bis
messages prior to that time The commit
tee' the resolutions state, "also desires 70
acclaim OF popular approval Of your rsc-
ommendation from all parts of the conn.
.Fy. without distinction as to party affilia
ton, ana the hearty Endorsement Of The
proposed legislation by at least four-fifths
OF the public press OF the country witbo,s
regard TO section or locality"
Municipal Ownership a Failure
Representative Mondell of Wyoming nra-
sented to the President Prof. Frank ~ pah
e,'s oL the University Of Denver. Colorado.
Prof Roberts has just returned from Wei,
OF three months abroad, having rona tbara
especially TO study municipal ownership 80
public utilities in the European cities "
visited Glasgow Manchester Ijv4rnooI
LONDON Brussels. Amsterdam Antwern
Hamourg and Berlin. He unhesitatfnpiv
pronounces municipal ownership a dismal
failure, and predicts that in ten years It
WIN have few supporters in England, where
IL is now most popular He believes that n
Will bring about "crisis" that will do Eng
land serious harm and will hurt the con-
sentative party IL its leading men in the
large English cities continue to give the
policy their support
Prof. Roberts told the President what he
thought about the situation abroad. He de-
ciared that on the face of reports from
United States consuls and others English
cities are supposed to be doing splenddly
In running public utilities, but that this is
due to the fact that the properties are being
ings.