Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-18
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Harmony Looked for as the Result Of
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ship Appointment.
NEW IIIdN5IS JUDGES

President Roosevelt sent to the Senate
today a number of delayed nominations of
much interest. Before doing SO he had con-
ferences with the senator's and others in
terested. The rush at the White House
plainly indicated that the Senate was about
to cease work.
Probably the nomination of most interest
to Washington people was that of Elliott
Northcott to be Internal revenue collector
of West Virginia to fill vacancy that has
existed in that state a long time. Senator
Elkins took the matter up with the Presi-
dent today, who directed the Treasury De-
partment to prepare the papers so that
they could go to the Senate.
Mr.. NorthcOtt Is chairman of the repub-
1can state committee of West Virginia. lie
conducted the recent campaign in West
Virginia, and did it with credit to himself
and his party. His nomination as internal
revenue collector will be a surprise to West
Virginia people and to Mr.. Northcott him
SELF inasmuch as he is in Florida and did
not know that Senators Elkins and Scott
intended to present his name. Senator
Elkfns said that Mr., Northcott would nave
to accept the position for political reasons.
There had been three or four prominent
candidates for the collectorship and the
two senators had not been able to agree
upon a mar. owing to the existence in the
state Of fractional feeling. 1t Is believed
that the nomination of Mr.. Northcott will
do more to harmonic that than anything
else.
The New Illinois Judges.
Another case that has been pending
some time is that Of the Illinois judge
ships, and this was settled, as heretofore
indicated in The Star, by the nominations
of Christian C. Kohlsaat, now United
States district judge, as judge of the sew
enth circuit, and Sol Bethea and kenne-
saw NJ. Lands as judge of the district
court at Chicago. The nominations have
been hung up pending a report by the
Department of Justice as to the charge
that Judge Kohlsaat had violated the
laws of the country by appointing reia-
tives to office.
The President received a full report on
these charges this morning from Assistant
Attorney General Robb, who has been max
Ing the Investigation. This report clearly
showed that there was no foundation Tor
the charge. after the report had been
placed in the hands of the President ne
had conference with Attorney General
Moody, Speaker Cannon and Senators Hop
Sol Bethea is the present United States
attorney at Chicago and had been identified
with the proceedings against the beef trust
from the beginning. 'Kennesaw Lands Is
lawyer at Chicago, and is brother or
of Indiana His appointment gives unusual
prominence to the Lands family. There
are five boys in the family
Two of them are In the House of Repre-
senta tives from 1.-The same state; another IS
postmaster at San Juan, Porto Rico; the
fourth is a physician at Cincinnati, and
the fifth has just been made district judge.
Kennesaw Lafidls is named for the battle
of Kennesaw meuntain. His father was
colonel of an Indiana regiment. and was
conspicuous for his fighting in that battle,
where he served under General Walter q.
Gresham afterWard Secretary of State. A
a Pf<sr- r hq a.
ceived a telegram from his home, saying
that a son had been born to him. He tele-
graphed back at once: q Name the boy
Kennesaw Mountain'' KenesaW Lands
first position of public. prominence was as
private secretary to Walter Q. Gresham
when he came hereias Secretary of State.
Senator Fulton OF Oregon took up with
the President some post Office appointments
that he wanted to have made before the
Senate had finished its work.
An Iowa Tangle Strengthened.
President Roosevelt recently sent to the
Senate the nomination of George L. Dobson
of Iowa to be consul of the United States
at Nottingham, England, vice Frank w.
Mahin. The appointment created furry
in the Iowa delegation in Congress. Mr..
Mahin is an Iowa man, his appointment to
Nottingham having been obtained original
ly by Senator Allison. Both Senators Alli-
son and Dolliver objected to his displace-
ment, even by another Iowa resident and,
as a consequence, Dobson's appointment
was held up.
After conference between the President
and the Iowa senators it was decided to
make a change in the nomination of Mr..
Dobson. Today, therefore, the President
sent to the Senate the nomination of Mr..
Dobson to be consul at Hangchow, China,
vice George E. Anderson, who is promoted
to be consul at Annoy, China, the nominal
ton of Dobson as consul at Nottingham at
the same time being withdrawn This ar
rangement leaves Mr.. Mahin in the Not
tingham consulate and adjusts satisfactor-
lily to all parties in interest contest which
has created comment throughout the west.
All of the nominations sent to the Senate
today except Edwin v. Morgan of New
York, to be minister to Korea, were con-
firmed.