Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-21
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
More About the Alaska Govern
go 0rShip.
NO WORD FROM Mr.. JARVIS
Postmaster Clum Well-Backed Can
didate.
NEW HONOR FOR PRESIDENT
Has Gourd Named for Him-Fight-
ing the Tobacco Trust-Some
of Today's Callers.

The Alaskan governorship was again
brought up at the White House today
when Senator Flint of California presented
John p. Clum. postmaster at Fairbanks.
Mr.. Clum Is one of the active and infiuen-
tial candidates for governor and has good
backing The President informed his call
ers that he had offered the governorship TO
d. H. Jarvis formerly of the revenue cutter
service and now head of a large Alaska
canning concern, but that he had not heard
from Mr.. Jarvis. Until he did so, and unttl
he was certain that Mr. Jarvis would not
accept, he would not give consideration to
the applications of other candidates. He
hoped that Mr.. Jarvis would see his way
clear to accept the offer. Mr. Jarvis is now
at Seattle, where he has the offer under
consideration.
There are three or four important candi-
dates for the governorship, and the impress
sion is strong among them and their friends
that Mr. Jarvis will not accept, and that the
matter Will have to be reopened Mr. Clum
was for many years a post office inspector
connected with the Post Office Department
He is well known In this city, which was
his home for many years. Among his warm
friends is Postmaster General Coftelyou.
The two men knew each other In the days
when Mr.. Cortelyou was a minor clerk In
the Post Office Department, and the friend
snip brought about then has continued.
The proba bility is that Mr.. Clum will stand
as good a chance for the appointment as
any of the other candidates in the event
that Mr.. Jarvis declines.
Big Mike" Sullivan. one of the rror,f-
nent figures of Nome Alaska paid his re-
spects TO the President today.
President Has New Honor Conferred.
President Roosevelt has had a new and
unexpected honor conferred upon him It
of
gourd THE Roosevelt Gourd" A specimen
of this fragrant vegetable was laid upon
our table at the White House today and
the President expressed the same pleasure
at receiving it as If it had been of much
greater intrinsic value The presentation
was made by Rev. H r. LookabiIl of
Baltimore, whose father Alfred Lookabill
of Charlottesville, Ind. is the greatest
gourd raiser in the world. The elder Look
abfll desired the President to have the
first specimen of this new variety produced
by him, and sent It to his son, who was
introduced by Representative Lands The
gourd is known as the sugar bowl variety
by reason of the fact that IT is about the
same shape and size as a sugar bowl. 1t
has four aTm-like projections upon which
spoons can be hung. The present was, to
say the least, a novelty. The grower of
gourds has produced more varieties than
ever known, and makes business of ex-
perimenting in that direction.
some OF IoQay'S Cal1erS.
Indiana visitors were plentiful. Repre-
sentative CLANCY presented James R. Hen
ry, banker of Gossport, Ind. Mr.. Henry
is a candidate for consul at Chihuahua,
Mex. w. W. Mills, the present consul
there, has serious opposition for resppoint-
ment, and the Indiana man hopes to get
the place.
Representative Brick introduced State
Senator Talcott of South Bend. Ind. Mr.
Talcott Is here attending the divorce con-
gress.
Representative Gardner of Massachusetts
presented a number of the members of the
Swampscott Club of Swampscott, Lass. At
the head of the club was E. c. Albree,
president.
Representative Van Vechten Olcott of
New York presented some friends. So did
Representative Calder of New York.
Senator Alger introduced Harrison Gear
of Detroit, and Representative Dandy of
that city likewise presented some friends
Representatives Currier and Walker pre-
scented John M Mitchell of Concord and
Seth NJ. Richards of Newport, n. H.
Senator McLaurin of Mississippi present
ed some visitors, and Judge Prltcnard ana
Representative Gudger of North Carolina
were also callers. Two other well-knoWn
visitors were Henri Marteau and Jean
Geardy of Berlin.
Fighting the Tobacco Trust.
F. G. Ewing of Glennraven, Tenn, chair
man Of the executive committee of the To-
bacco Growers Association of Tennessee,
and Mrs. n. E. Green of the same city were
presented TO the President by Representa-
tive Gaines. Mr.. Ewing has been the leader
of the fight against the tobacco trust, the
prosecution of which is now under consld-
Grafton by the Department of Justice. Mr..
Ewing and other members of the associa-
ton are on their way to New York, where
proceedings instituted against the tobacco
trust are being heard by the grand jury.
Mrs. Green has been active worker
against the trust and has written 100000
letters in the last year.
The President talked about uniform state
insurance laws with delegation represent
ing the commission looking into that sub
ject. The President desires to see insur-
ance reforms and has given all the assist
ance possible to bring about uniformity OF
state laws. The delegation consisted of A.
NJ. Eaton of Rhode Island, c. F. Libby,
Maine; r. F. Williams, Florida; John c.
Richberg, Chicago; John l.. Webster Ne
braska c. Larue Munson, Pennsylvania,
and Talcott II. Russell, New Hampshire.