Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-06
At THE WHITE 4 /! HOUSE
Nothing of Great Importance
Considered by The Cabinet.
INVITED TO ALABAMA
TOWNS IN THAT STATE WANT
THE PRESIDENT.
Expected the Pension Commissioner
ship Will Soon Be Settled-Some
of Today's Callers.

No matters Of serious importance were
considered at today's meeting of the cabi-
net. The meeting was longer than usual,
but the time was taken up with the discus
sion OF departmental questions which in
VOWED principally matters of administra-
tive retail. Postmaster General Wynne re-
manned for some time after the other men,
bers left the White House to consider with
the President some post Office appointments
No decision was reached, however, as to
any Of the big offices.
General Behan will not be named to sue
coed himself as postmaster at New Orleans,
but his successor has not been selected,
pending the recommendation Of the Louis
lana referees-Frank D. Williams and Col
lector Of Customs Mccall They are trying
to agree upon man for presentation to the
President. General Behan was informed
that he could not have the place second
term because he is not resident of New
Orleans.
Invited to Alabama Towns.
Birmingham and Tuskegee, Ala, gave the
President cordial invitations today to visit
those cities, and he spoke in equally cor
dial terms of his hope to visit the south in
the near future. He said, however, that he
has not made any plans for dates or times.
and that he will decide later what cities he
will visit, having received invitations to SO
many that 1t would be necessary for him to
go over them before he could decide. Rep
resentative Underwood and J. o. Thomp-
son. collector of internal revenue for Ala
bama, presented the delegations. The COM
mittee from Birmingham consisted Of James
Weatherby, chairman; G. B. Ward, mayor
elect; Mayor w. M. Brennan, F. M. jack
son, w. d. Nesbit, NJ. V. Joseph, Sigfried
Steiner, Simon KlotZ, F. H. Lathrop, John
and J. D. Collins Gen. Rufus Rhodes of
Birmingham, a member of the delegation,
was detained at the New Willard by reason
of an indisposition.
The Tuskegee delegation consisted of
Mayor Oscar Lewis, Charles w. Hare and
Joseph o. Thompson.
At the emancipation celebration In Mo-
bile few days ago the negroes Of that city
selected A. N. Johnson to come to Wash
ington and invite the President to visit
Mobile.
Two other invitations were presented to
the President. One from delegation from
Knoxville, Tenn, which was introduced by
Representation Gibson. The other was by
delegation from Atlantic City. The Knox
vile delegation asked the President to be
sure to visit that city when he goes south,
and he said he would do SO. The delegation
consisted of Gen. John T. Wilder, w. D.
Wright, Col. r. W. Austin. w. B. Luckett,
r. r. Thatcher and H. w. Hall.
The Atlantic City delegation presented the
President with an Invitation to attend the
board of trade dinner in that city January
20, but the President said he was engaged
for that date. The delegation was present.
ed by Senator Kean and Representative
Gardner, and consisted of Charles Evans,
Henry w. Leeds, b. Gummey, Haynes Lip
pincott, Warren Summers, Walter E. Edges,
Harry Bacharach, Harry Fairbairn, New
lin Haines and Thomas c. Elvins. The
President said he would be glad to visit At
lantic City at some future time.
Birmingham Post Office.
A number of important Alabama ap-
pointments are to be disposed of in a
short time, but none of these were taken
up by the delegation that saw the Presi-
dent today. The Alabama referees in ap-
pointments are J. o. Thompson, state
chairman, and Charles H. Scott, national
committeeman. ]. w. Hughes, the post
master at Birmingham. has been Informed
by Postmaster General Wynne that he can
not have another appointment, and the
Alabama referees will in few days name
man to succeed him. A post office in
spector who recently visited the Birming-
ham Office found, 1t Is said, some due bills
in the cash drawer. 1t was enormously
reported at first that one of these bills
was from Mr.. Thompson, but this has been
shown to have been untrue.
Inc fcQS1Ou COuudSS1OuefSQ1p.
The nomination by the republicans Of the
Missouri legislature Of Thomas K. Med
ringhaus as United States senator to sue
coed Senator Cockrell, will bring about a
speedy settlement of the question of who
will be commissioner Of pensions. The
President offered the place to William War
ner, United States district attorney at Kan
sas City, but Mr.. Warner was candidate
for the Senate before the legislature and
did not wish the position II he had to ac-
cept at once Under the circumstances the
President permitted him to keep the offer
of the commissionership under considera-
ton until after the senatorship had been
settled. AS Mr.. Warner has failed of cleo
ton it Is supposed that he will soon an
nounce his decision of the commissioner
ship. The belief prevails that he will now
accept the position, the argument being adj
vanced that If he had not desired 1t at
all he would have told the President so
when the offer was rendered and that he
has held the position open for acceptance
should he fail of election to the Senate.
The jamestown Exposition.
Representative Tawney, after an absence
from Was hington for the Christmas holi-
days, called on the President to present
Charles P Heating, who was his assistant
at the Chicago headquarters of the republic
can national committee in the recent presi-
Dental campaign. Mr.. Tawney is chairman
of the House committee on industrial arts
and expeditions, and the committee now has
before it the question of government aid
for the jamestown exposition Mr.. Tawney
continues in the belief that Congress will
not make an appropriation for an Industrial
exposition, but will arrange for great ma
val and marine demonstration. He has
asked the Navy Department to take the
matter up and assign some of its experts
to give their views, and in a short time a
meeting of the committee will be held to
take into consideration the various plans
that have been proposed and just exactly
what ought to be done. After thoroughly
considering all the features Of the case
a report will be made to the House.
Members Of Camp Fire Club.
A. A. Anderson Of Wyoming, supern-
tendent of the Yellowstone Park forest re-
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