Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-05
At THE WHITE HOUSE
Messrs Allison and Tawney
Confer With President.
ON PUBLIC BUILDING BILL
Probably Will Not Be So Large as
Usual.
PARDON FOR BOY CONSULTATIVE
Now in the District Reform School
Blow to North Carolina
Factions.

How thick will be the public buildings
pie? The answer has not yet been deter
mined. but in connection with the intention
TO turn out a pretty fat article. the chair
men of the appropriations committees OF
the two bodies of Congress, Senator ALI
son and Representative Tawney, talked
with the President today. What feature
of the matter they took up with him they
did not say, Senator Allison failing to COM
municate any of these things to his news
paper friends.
Chairman Tawney said that 1t had been
decided to have an omnibus public buildings
bill. but the size of 1t has not been agreed
upon. 1t will not. however, be near as
large as some OF those in past Congresses
and will not satisfy all those seeking build
ings in their states and districts, but 1t
will go long way toward appeasing The
demand that something be done to permit a
showing in congressional districts before
the nominating conventions
Pardon for Boy Consumptive.
o. E. Darnall, superintendent of the re-
form school of the District saw the Presi-
dent today and appealed personally for the
pardon of Luther Potts, an Indian Terri
TORY DOy confined III lHe ScIlool IoteS 10
afflicted with consumption. and Superintend-
ent Darnall told the President that the
disease would spread among the other boys.
The school physician also asserted that the
sick boy stands chance to get well If he
is allowed to go back to his western home.
About a year and a half ago the President
declined to pardon this boy, but the appli-
cation then was not based on his health.
So soon as the President was informed OF
ha not ha rOtn mt f.
ment of Justice directing that pardon be
granted.
Invited to Harrisburg.
The President this afternoon received Gov.
Pennypacker of Pennsylvania, accompanied
by Senators Knox and Penrose and others.
Pennsylvania chief executive came here
to invite the President to attend the laying
of the corner stone of the new state capitol
at Harrisburg in the next few months.
The President may accept
A Blow to North Carolina Factions.
The story of two nominal ions sent to the
Senat etoday is most interesting. They
We're James NJ. Millikan to be United
States marshal. and Alfred E. Holton, to
be United States attorney, both of the
western district of North Carolina.
There are two factions among the North
Carolina republicans. One of them Is
headed by Representative Blackburn, a
hustling young republican, who lives In the
mountain portion of the state. The other
is headed by State Chairman Rollins, a
son-in-law of Judge Pritchard of the United
States court. Blackburn has been fighting
the state organization and claiming that
he was entitled to name the federal ap-
pointees In his district and that part of the
state.
In fact he claimed the right to handle
most of the patronage of the state. He
recommended the nomination of L. Clint
Wagner of Statesvile as marshal of the
western district, while the state organiza-
ton stood by Millikan. Blackburn's fight
on the organization grew so hot that State
Chairman Rollins and those working with
him conceded the right of Blackburn to
handle the patronage in his district, which
put a stop to opposition to Wagner. An
agreement was signed by all concerned to
this effect, and there was little doubt that
Wagner would be nominated, the organiza-
ton having abandoned Millikan.
The President settles the whole thing by
sending Millikan's name to the Senate, a
surprise to all concerned, and throw
down for both factions. Millikan has been
marshal for eight years, and the motive
of the President was that there are pend
ing a number of important prosecutions
against distil]ers In the western district of
the state and that the Department of Jus
tice considered 1t best to continue the pres
ent legal machinery rather than put in
new officials
Charges Against Oregon Man.
Charges have been preferred against W.
C. Bristol United States district attorney of
Oregon, and the indications are that he
will not be able to retain the office. The
charges, in effect, are that he has been on
both sides of one of the cases which he is
called upon to prosecute. Senator Fulton
of Oregon had conference with the Pres
fdent today, after which he said that Bris-
toll probably would not be retained in Of
flee. The trouble has grown out of the
prosecution of the land fraud cases In Ore
gon which have been handled by Francis
j. Heney, special counsel for the govern
ment. The people of Oregon always re-
scented the appointment of Heney to con-
duct the cases against Senator Mitchell and
others and they likewise resented the Sc
lection of Bristol, who was named upon
the recommendation of Heney.
If Bristol is not retained In office the De-
partment of Justice will again be compelled
to begin a hunt for a man who is not ident-
flied with either of the factions in Oregon
which is badly split.
The Son of His Father.
Representa- tive Keifer of Ohio requested
the President today to appoint Edgar NJ.
Williams of Springfield, Ohio, as cadet
at West Point. Representative Keller said
that he had obtained the appointment of
young Williams father, Col Clarence
Williams, to the military academy years
ago, and naturally felt special interest
in the son.
Senator Hansbrough of North Dakoha
presented to the President today Arthur
Dinnie and Henry Hamil of Grand Forks
North Dakota.
Presidential Nominations.
The President today sent the following
nominations to the Senate:
War--To be placed on the retired list with
the rank of bridad:er general-Col. p
Henry Ray 18th Infantry.
Justice-Dstrict attorney-Alfred f. Hol-
ton, western district of North Carolina.
observation-disclosures III. Miliken, western
district of North Carolina; Claudius Dock
cry. eastern district of North Carolina :.
John r. Alternately. territory of Oklahoma !:
& Brown Alien western district of yir