Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-28
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
Senator TiIIman Did Not Accept
Invitation.
LEGAL USE OF TROOPS
Governor Pardee Made the Request
All Right.
PRESIDENT TO INVESTIGATE
Case of Mormon Bishop Nominated
as Postmaster in Idaho

inc tact that Senator TfilHlaD was IN
vited to the White House Monday night and
did not attend has created considerable
talk among those who know the facts.
Senator Tillman will not talk about the
matter in any way and the White House
people are equally reticent.
The occasion of the invitation was the
reception rendered Monday night to the
French naval officers of prominence who
came to this country to represent France
at the interment of the bones of John Paul
Jones at Annapolis Tuesday. Senator Till
man is prominent member of the Senate
naval committee and all the members of
that committee together with the MEM
bers of the same committee in the House,
were invited to be present at reception
TO the distinguished Frenchmen Monday
night at 10 O'clock.
At & O'Clock the same evening The Prest-
dent gave dinner to the visitors at which
a limited number of guests were present.
The invitations to the reception, however
were extended to about five hundred or six
hundred prominent citizens, largely mem
bers OF Congress.
1t is stated that an invitation was also
sent to Senator Bailey of Texas, and that he
did not attend. Nearly all those invited
were present Senator Tilman, accom-
panied by Mrs. Tillman, went to Annapohs
during the day and was present at the eeFe-
monies He and the President did not meet
then.
Legality of Use of Federal Troops.
serious question has arisen concerning
the employment of United States troops at
San Francisco. In the early stages OF the
situation in the stricken city the federal
forces were pressed into service to meet
an emergency which had arisen. Among
lawyers who considered the question 1t was
the unanimous opinion that the federal
troops were being used without warrant
of law
The question was presented to the Presf-
dent, and after elaboration, he sent
telegram to Gov Pardee of California sug-
costing to him that he request the employ
ment of national troops In San Francisco.
His idea in offering the suggestion was to
make the use of the federal forces In San
Francisco regular and legal.
Local and state political considerations
entered into the equation. Mayor SchmitZ
of San Francisco. who was elected on an in
dependent ticket. did not altogether approve
of the use of the California militia, the sit
uation in San Francisco being well In hand
by the municipal authorities and the federal
troops
After some correspondence by telegraph
Gov. Pardee acceded to the suggestion of
the President and made the formal request
was granted formally and the granting of
the request will make the use of the United
States troops entirely legal Technically
this would make the national forces SUI
preme In the city, but it is understood that
no conflict of authority is likely to arise.
and that the federal forces, headed by Gen.
Greedy. will cooperate fully and harmo-
niously with the municipal authorities in
San Francisco.
The President to Investigate.
The Senate was to have voted Thursday
upon the question of confirming the nomi-
nation of F. M. Winters, a bishop of the
Mormon church, postmaster at Mont
pelier Idaho but at the request of the Pres
ident action was postponed. 1t is under
stood to be the intention of the President to
investigate the charges of too active par
ticipation by the Mormon Church in politics.
Senator Dubois. who has been Directing to
the nomination of Bishop Winters, said to-
day that the whole point at issue lis the
domination in political affairs of the Nor
mon Church. Bishop Winters was named to
succeed a Gentle, who Is the only office
holder in the county of that religion. Every
office in the county is held by Mormons,
which shows the participation of that
church in politics. So far as i know there
is no objection to Bishop Winters as man.
although no Mormon can be good citizen
of the United States. The question is one
of church participation. 1t is a pretty
curious state of affairs when every office
holder in a county, state local and federal,
belongs to the same political faith"
Bartholdt Has Opposition.
Representative Bartholdt of Missouri,
who stands close to the President, has OPP
position for the republican nomination in
his district His friends do not believe it
will amount to anything, but will be on
the lookout for his interests. The man
who has entered the race in the primaries
to be held in about ten days, Is Ben West
hus who made his announcement the night
before the time fixed by law for his en-
trance His action was complete surprise,
as the understanding in republican ranks
was that Mr.. Barthoidt would not have OPP
position by reasons of his record and work