Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-07
At THE WHITE HOUSE
Postmaster General Cortelyou
at Cabinet Meeting.
NATIONAL COMMITTEE
TO BE IN HANDS OF HARRY NEW
AND ELMER DOVER.
Presidents Trip to Rough Riders Re-
union Postponed-Gossip About
Appointments.
NATIONAL COMMITTEE

The significant and interesting event Of
the cabinet session today was the state
ment of Postmaster General Cortelyou to
his fellow cabinet members that he would
retire from his position as chairman of the
republican national corpmittee. Mr.. Cor
telycu had made an official announcement
of this fact at the Post Office Department
shortly after taking the oath of office. His
action was well received by the cabinet,
the members of which felt that 1t was just
what might be expected of Mr.. Cortelyou.
Mr. Cortelyou stated that he would re-
tire from the craftsmanship so soon as ne
had wound up some Of the affairs OF the
committee and that he would place the
committee in the hands of the vice chaf-
man, who is Harry New OF Indianapolis
The probability Is that there VIII De no
election of a chairman by the national COM
mittee during the next four years, anu
that the work will devolYe upon Elmer
Dover secretary of the eonnftlee' @ anu
next to Mr. Cortelyou, the best posted man
in the country on the "oih ~ ~
mittee. 80, 1i,a+
Mr. Cortelyou remained at lhe c~apiils' ~
meeting today long after the other nieiii, ila
bers had gone away. he Was aSGoiiipo Trn re
TO the White House by Robert Hyhne' .Ae
retiring Postmaster General, ana MI.
Wynne heard some mighty pleasan. liiint,s it
about himself from the president ana HIS
former colleagues. ,..
Frank H. Hitchcock of Massachusetls'
who was assistant secretary or the lepup
lican national committee, Is 10 De hoiii
mated as first assistant postmaster general,
and he will at once resign his posilioh WIN
the national committee. Inc Hoiiiiia '1oi, .
has been expected, except that 1t mas hol
been known what position Mr.. Hllchcoch
would get, whether first or fourth ASSIST
ant. Mr.. Hitchcock has been the cohnoeh-
tial assistant to Mr.. Cortelyou IN various
positions since he left the White House as
secretary to the President and went TO the
Department of Commerce ana Labor
Postponing His Trip.
Owing to pressure of business, President
Roosevelt will not be able, to get away
from Washington for the reunion of the
Rough Riders at San Antonio until early
in April and the date for the reunion has
been postponed from the last of March
to the 7th of April The President had
intended leaving here tor the southwest
about the 18th of March, but that VIII De
changed to April 8 or thefeapouls. Olhef
dates made for the trip OF the PRESIDENT,
beginning at Louisville and winding UP
with a hunting trip in Colorado, must be
changed accordingly. Rough Rider oiflcers
will send notification to their comrades as
to the date for the reunion.
Three New Judges in Illinois.
Congress created two new judicial dis
tricts in Illinois and provided for an addl-
tional judge of the United states circuit
court Of that circuit The selection OF three
new judges has brought into the field an ar
ray of legal talent that is appalling TO
those who must make the Recommendations
to the President. Senators Cullom ana
Hopkins are trying to get together, ana
will probably do so later. One dlstr1ct
judge is located in Chicago and the other IN
the southern part of the state speaker
Cannon is expected to name the man VINO
will be appointed to the southern district.
In the Chicago district the recommended
tions will be with the senators. 1t is stated
that the senators will probably recommend
the promotion of Judge Kohlsatt from the
district to the circuit court. which will
leave two district judgshfps to be filled.
Judge Kohlsatt is a brother of II. H. Kohl
satt, who was so long connected with the
Record-H Herald of Chicago. The latter was
at the White House today.
Senator Cullom will name one of the
judges and Senator Hopkins the other. Sen
ator Cullom has already decided upon
recommending Sol Bethea for one of the
judgeships. Bethea is the present United
States district attorney at Chicago. He is
the man who has been handling all the
beef trust investigations for the govern
meut. He has done other good work for