Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-09
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
The President to Keep Aloof
From State Politics.
APPEALS FROM OHIO
LEGISLATION PROGRAM OF THE
ADMINISTRATION.
No Emphasis Will Be Put on Necessity
for Tariff Observation-Disclosures
Commission Vacancy.
APPEALS FROM OHIO

Commission Vacancy.
The suggestion that President Roosevelt
take hand in the New York mayoralty
| fight In behalf of the republican nominee
| is but one OF q number that have been
made to him recently. It Is his established
policy to keep out OF local controversies,
and although he feels unusual interest
In affairs In New York. Il is not likely that
he will do anything to influence the reten-
ton OF Mr.. Hughes as the head of the
New York city republican ticket. or that
he will make an appeal to New York
voters in any way IL Mr.. Hughes does
accept the nomination.
The strongest appeals yet made to the
President to depart from his rule as to
non-interference have come from Ohio. 1t
| is said that the republicans there are some
what frightened over the possibility of the
defeat of Herrick.
Vice President Fairbanks. Secretary Shaw
and Secretary Taft are to be among those
| who will talk to the republican voters.
The President has had 1t made plain to
| him that an indirect word of some kind
would be of great benefit in wheeling the
| independent boys into line. but up to this
| time he has not done anything in that d.
| rectfon.
Then there is the plight of the republican
| organization in Philadelphia Sorely beset
| on all sides by the reformers and threat
ened with the loss of the city, they would
| be immensely pleased to have some indirect
| or direct word from the President as to the
| wisdom of supporting the regular organiza-
| ton. He hasn't said or done a thing in
| that direction. and he will probably shed no
| tears If the returns show that the organ
| ization has been handled without tender
| ness.
! The Virginia republicans who are max
| ing such a stiff fight to elect a governor
70 a Qa hn n
| help them along, but he will not break the
| rule, despite his deep sympathy with them
If the President should take a hand any
where 1t would -e most likely in Ohio.
Administrators Legislative Program.
| Enough conferences have been held by
| President Roosevelt and his cabinet and
| other influential advisers to make reason
abiy clear the legislative program of the
administration for the coming session Of
| Congress. No emphasis will be put upon
| the tariff 1t Is impossible to make the
| public think of two questions of such mag
mtude as tariff revision and railroad rate
| regulation al the same time, and to attempt
| legislation of the kind desired along both
| lines would be to scatter the administration
| energies. and so invite defeat. The only
| influence that would make the tariff ques-
| ton acute would be a large deficiency In
| government revenues, calling for readjust-
ment. and of that there is now, fortunately
| little prospect.
Since last year the Presidents views on
the railroad rate question have assumed
| much more definite shape so that his
friends will go into the contest with dis
tinct knowledge of what is desired New
| ertheless, 1t Is probable that he will leave
the boundary lines of desired legisla ton
| somewhat vague in his message and other
| official documents, because of the compro-
| missing character of all important iegisla4
| ton.
| The rate-making power is the pivot of .h,
controversy. 1t appears from the sena-
a rasafI fz-
| President that the fight will assume geo
graphical lines to some extent. Some of
| his best friends in New England and the
eastern coast VIII probably be unable to
| go with him on the rate legislation.
He has always carried New England half
| afraid and half in protest. for certain of
! his legislative policies, while to the west
| he has had to preach conservatism urging
| his friends in that section to be a little
| less strenuous This general experience
| may be repeated the coming winter on rail-
road legislation.
Interstate Commission Vacancy.
Persons who are close to the President
| report him as little less than amused by
| the Springfield, ILL.,, dispatches, in which
| the coming vacancy on the interstate COM
merce commission Is treated as il 1t were
bundle OF public documents or package
| OF seeds to be mailed under government
| frank to any person whom Senator CuIlom
| desired to placate as a part of his sena-
| torial fight. Mr.. Roosevelt will decline
! absolutely to fill that office from the ordi-
| nary political standpoint. He has now a
| man in mind from a different part of the
| country, but one vitality interested in the
| railroad problem.
| Considerable attention has been given
| in these recent White House conferences to
| the changes in the cabinet which will soon
! be necessary. The Presidents original
| plan to transfer Mr.. Bonaparte to the De-
| partment of Justice. should Mr. Moody in
| retiring q
what discouraged by the extraordinary
aptitude which Mr.. Bonaparte has devel-
| oped for the place he now holds and the
| large opportunity there for really effective
work. 1t has been assumed that Mr.. Geo
Won L. Meyer of Massachusetts, would sue
coed to this place when Mr. Moody left
| the cabinet and this may yet be the pro-
| gram. 1t was recently said of Mayer at a
White House, conference that he had been
assigned to the most critically important
| diplomatic post under the government and
| had made good"
Another Term for Ti1lman.
| President Roosevelt has decided to re-
| appoint Abram M. Tillman. as United States
attorney for the middle district of Tennes-
| see Mr.. Tillman has served nearly four
years and has made good record.
A Place for Charles DENLY.
| Senator Hemenway. Representative Fos-
ter of Indiana and Representative DENLY
VI bttrOil nave receIltiy suggested TO the
President the appointment of Charles Dem
by. jr.. to an important position in the
State department, where work connected
with the far east is In progress. Mr.. DENLY
Is a son of the late Charles DENLY who
was the minister of the United States to
China for many years. He lived in
China for fifteen years and knows the peo-
pie thoroughly. He understands their wants
and methods. and 1t has been represented
| to the President that he would make an
excellent man In the handling of various
eastern questions.
The Presidents North Carolina Visit.
Gov. Glenn of North Carolina was WIS.,
| itor at the White House today. He came
to talk with the President about the visit
the latter will make to North Carolina this
month. and the details OF the stay at
Raleigh. Il am going to be with the Pres
ident on his journey through the state"
| said the governor of North Carolina ''and
/ guarantee that he will have good time.
| We like him in North Carolina and viii
| take good care of him."