Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-29
At THE WHITE HOUSE
Question of Post Office Patron
age Settled.
IN STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA
Representatives Martin and Burke
Recognized as Controlling.
GEN. KEIFER's REDUCTION BILL
Will Not Be Offered Until Necessary
Data Has Been obtained-Carna-
ton Day at White House.
GEN. KEIFER's REDUCTION BILL

PRESIDENT Roosevelt HAS SStlltu lAS No.
ton of post office patronage in South Da-
kcta by giving instructions to postmaster
General Cortelyou to recognize the recon-
mendations of Representatives Martin ana
Burke, who had contended that it was Gus
tGrrary and proper that the representatives
should control the post office appointments.
This decision is adverse to the claim OF
Senator Gamble who after breaking with
Senator Kittredge and Representatives
Martin and Burke, claimed that half of the
700 or 800 post offices in the state should
be assigned to him.
1t is also asserted by the friends of Sen
ator Kittredge that the President VIII not
give another term to James D. Elliott,
United States attorney of the state. MI.
Elliott has been pushed by Senator Gam
BILE, and there is said to be no objection
TO his denomination on the part OF me
Department of Justice. Senator hlttredge,
however will not stand for Elliott, and
wants A. c. Biernatzki, who Is not satls-
factory to Senator Gamble. The Presi-
dents declination to name Elliott VIII not
mean that he will nominate Biernatzki,
and it is possible there VIII nave TO De a
compromise with Elliott holding his JOB
in the meantime, which Senator Gamble
does not regard as so bad, so long as ms
friend holds on.
In the post office appointments he re-
and Goldsboro-the President, 1t is STATED,
will not make any change. The attempt
of the North Carolina machine TO hold up
the nominations that went to the Sena-e
will not result successfully as matters
now stand. The principal efforts OF the
machine were directed toward getting H.
d. Douglass appointed postmaster at
Greensboro in place of Frazier, whose name
went to the Senate upon the recommends
ton of Representative Blackburn.
One of Worlds Greatest Charities.
Representative Martin today introduced
to the President w. B. Sherrard of Sioux
Falls. s. D., superintendent of the Ma
tional Children's Home Society which is
now doing one of the greatest charitable
works of the age and is seeking to extend
it's usefulness by means of getting in con-
tact with men and women of wealth. Mr..
Sherrard laid his plains before President
Roosevelt who will look them over.
Gen. Keifer's Reduction Bill.
Gen. ]. Warren Keifer of Ohio had a
short conference with the President this
morning Gen. Keifer is preparing a bill
for the reduction of southern representa-
ton in Congress, and 1t will be introduced
in the near future. Mr. Kefer and Judge
Crumpacker of Indiana have been confer
ring frequently since Congress convened
after the Christmas holidays about the
best plan to pursue.
1--WE have been going into the matter
pretty fully" said Gen. Keifer, "and are
getting lot of help from the outside.
lot of data is being supplied by men and
organizations who are interested in the
subject. / am going over to New York
Thursday and will speak that night at a
meeting at Cooper Union. The affair is
under the auspices of the Constitution
League, and the topic for discussion is
Suffrage Conditions in the South" Rep
resentative Bennett of Greenup, KY, will
be one of the speakers"
Gen Keifer stated that ne and Judge
CrunTpacker will not introduce their bill
until they have studied the matter from all
standpoints and have gathered the neces-
sary data to press the case before the com
mittee.
Carnation Day at White House.
White House attaches all wore dark
pink carnations today in honor of Nc
Kinley's birthday. Many of those at the
White House remember the great fond
ness of the lamented President for the
flower and how his desk always held a
bouquet of them.
Senators Clay of Georgia and Simmons
OF North Carolina were among the White
House callers. Representative Bartlett
was with Senator Clay.
Gov. Wright. formerly of the Philip
pines, paid call of respect.
Senator McCreary of Kentucky saw the
President today with ]. NJ. Miller of Lex
ington, Ky. Mr.. Mller's son, John Paul
Miller. was recently found guilty of haz-
ing at Annapolis. and the visit of Senator
McCreary was for the purpose of inter-
ceding with the President for the boy.
What will be done is not known.
A Seattle Position.
Senator Piles of Washington called on
the President to recommend the appoint
ment of c. f. Villas of Seattle for APP
pointmeut as assayer in charge at the
Seattle assay office, succeeding F. A. Wing,
who has held the place since the establish
ment of the Office seven or eight years ago.
great scandal was recently caused by
the d scovery that George Adams, the
cashier of the assay office, had been sys-
temaucally robbing depositOrs for several
years. An investigation followed and IL
was found that Adams had stolen upward
of 100000 in gold dust deposited by bank
ers and miners. Assayer Wing was not
implicated in the peculations but his
friends felt that he had been placed I'm such
a position, In view of his responsibility for
the honest conduct of the assay office that
he could not do otherwise than resign Ac-
cOrdngly he offered his resignation several
weeks ago and 1t has been accepted Mr..
Villas will undoubtedly be appointed as his
selection has been approved by the direc-
tor of the mint and by the entire delegation
in Congress from the state of Washington.
Presidential Nominations.
The President today sent the following
nominations to the Senate:
Justice-Thlrd judge of the circuit court,
first circuit of Hawaii, William ]. Robin
son of Hawaii
Attorneys-WiIliam II. Atwen, northern
district of Texas; Charles A Bovnton.
western district of Texas
Marshals-Eugene Nolte western district
of Texas; William NJ. Hanson, southern dis
trict of Texas: Grosvenor a. Porter. south
ern district of Indian Territory
Observation-Disclosures of land offices J. c.
Herman Engel, Duluth. Mimi; Charles D.
Ford Denver Col.
Surveyor general of California. William
S. Graham.
Treasury-Collector of customs, district OF
San Diego, Cal, Frank W. Barnes
State-Consuls. Albert H.. Morawetz Ari-
IONA, at Bahia, Brazil, and a number of
postmasters.
The President also sent TO the Senate the
nomination of Gen. George b. Davis to be
judge advocate general and Gen. William
Crozier TO be chief of ordnance The NOM
nations have been modified to meet objec-
tons made by The committee on military