Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-20
At THE WHITE HOUSE
Trouble Gen. Grosvenor is Hav-
ing in His District.
A DENOMINATION UNLIKELY
Most Bitter Republican Feud Ever
Known There.
THE DOMINICAN TREATY
Senator Teller Thinks It's Ratification
Would Mean Annexation of
the Island.
TREATY
DOMINICAN

The political deathknen OF Gen. Charles
Grosvenor Of Ohio may be sounded toror-
row mt Lancaster. Ohio, when q snap and
alleged illegal convention of his district 8
to meet to nominate a republican candidate
for that congressional district. Gen. GTo5-
venGr was at the White House today with
Representative Graft on business connected
with his work at the Capitol. He admitted
frankly that some other man would be
nominated at tomorrows convention and
the understanding is that the man will be
Al Douglass Of ChIlicothe.
Whatever the results of the convention
there is assured the most bitter republican
feud ever known in that district and IN
that part OF the state. The adherents of
Gen. Grosvenor are so warmed up that they
Will refuse to take part in the convention
TO try to put stop to It's proceedings In
any form. What they may do later on is
not known. of the congressional commit
tee majority has now issued a notice call
ing off the convention tomorrow, whtch may
complcate affairs considerably, but 1t Is
regarded as probable that the ant-GrOs-
venor people VIII not pay any attention to
this and will go right ahead and ho-d their
convention.
Dark Lantern Methods.
Charges and countercharges are flying in
all directions in the district. 1t is charged
by the GIosvenor contingent that dark Ian
tern methods have been pursued everywhere
In the district, and the lowest sort of cheap
politics instituted. In Fairfield county, for
Instance a committee got together and Sc
lected tie delegates without calling a con-
Nention of the voters. 1t is asserted that
only in Megs county was there an old
fashioned convention in which the people
were allowed to select their delegates. rms
county elected Grosvenor delegates.
Hr-t1 wary bpT ~
suit of the whole thing will be to turn the
district over to the democrats, who carried
it for Patterson for governor by 800 ma
jority. The allegation is that 1t Is the
republican bosses who are doing the work
against Grosvenor. and that the people are
with him.
The republicans of the House appreciated
the prospects of the defeat OF General
Grosvenor so fully some time ago that they
passed around the House a petition to the
electors of the eleventh Ohio congressional
district lauding in most complimentary terms
the valuable service of General GroSVehor
10 his party and his high stand in the
House. The testimonial to him was an IN
precedented one. and contained the sigma
lures OF Speaker Cannon, Serene PAYNE, John
Dalzell w. F. Hepburn and 100 others.
The convention has been caHeI carrier
than ever known In Ohio or in any other
state 1t is not thought likely that there
will he another congressional convention in
this country for three or four mohtps, Us II
Is not customary to hold them uhtH 4dle
spring or early summer.
Thinks It Would Mean Annexation.
Senator Teller of Colorado, who called on
the President today to discuss with him an
administrative matter affecting his own
state talked briefly. as he left the White
House, regarding the Dominican treaty sit
uatioa IN the Senate. Senator Teller is op-
posed to the treaty. as It stands, and Is op-
Gtqti iva
of rhe situation which has arisen IN Santo
Domingo.
THE ratification of the pending treaty"
said he would be tantamount to annexa-
ton of tie island. ! say this, because |
believe that trouble in the island cannot be
averted. and. if we ratify this treaty it will
impose upon the United States a moral OBJ
legation to maintain peaCe there This could
be done only by the placing of an American
army IN Santo Domingo, and to any such
project 1 am opposed.
Il suppose the present situation will be
maintained until at least we shall find
some solution of it. That solution probably
Will be reached sooner or later. We shall
go along collecting the duties the island,
but, with my consent. 1t will not be done by
treaty. We have no use for the island and
It would be folly for us to annex it.
have been opposed consistently to the ac-
QUESTION of foreign territory by this coun-
try. If 1t had not been for the resolution
which l presented few years ago we
probably should have annexed the island of
Cuba. 1 have been chded a good many
times for introducing that resolution but
its adoption undoubtedly saved this cOun-
try a deal of trouble.
No continued Senator Teller "I do not
think the treaty can be ratified, and so far
as l am aware, the proposition to effect
practically the treaty arrangement by the
passage Of joint resolution is not being
considered at all seriously"
Working for the Exposition.
lpu+ EYpoearr,fs
prcssions of approval for the jamestown
exposition and his sincere desire to see Con
gress appropriate money to help it become
the success he feels should belong to It.
The President was waited upon by Repre-
sentative Maynard. Henry St. G. Tucker,
president Of the exposition; Alvah Martin.
vice president; c. Brooks johnson. chair
man of the board of governors and Barton
Myers chairman of the WAYS and means
committee. They told him of the status of
the exposition and of their hope that Con-
gress would see mt to give them what had
been asked for.
we appeared before the committee on
Industrial arts and expostions' of the House
yesterday" said Mr.. Tucker. land we were
given most cordial hearing. While we do
not know what will be the results of the
hearing. we are at least hopeful. | laid be-
fore the committee some of the facts in
our plan to have 100000 81 silver pieces
coined for the exposition. / assured the
committee that X was not our desire that
this money should cost the government a
single cent. We estimate that the silver
to coin 1000 eco 81 silver pieces and the
cost of the work generally would be about
$1.2cOOOO We are perfectly willing to pay
this to the government. receiving the profit
of $4,000. or whatever the coins would
bring.
This would be an enormous help to us
and would insure the complete success OF
the exposition Outside OF this the govern
ment is asked for appropriations for build
ings and exhibits of its own; for the cree
ton OF suitable piers for the navles of the
world that are to take part In the grand
naval demonstration and for other things,
but not dollar OF the amount asked for
goes to help the exposition. The govern
ment has invited the powers of the world
to send their navies to Norfolk and has
appropriated money for the great gather
Ing but nothing has been done for suitable
piers hospitals. etc. The only direct help
the exposition itself is asking is that OF the
coinage OF the silver pieces. and that will
cost the government no actual money.
II was assured by the Virginia legislature
few days ago that from $4,000 to
100000 will be appropriated by the legisla-
ture for state building at the exposition.
mis- is in addition to S2)0.00o appropriated
direct to help the exposition some time
ago"
Prosperity of Norway.