Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-05
Representative Dwight Has No Idea
Hearst Will Be Elected.
MINISTER PACAs PRESENTED
New Official From Salvador and Hon
ma Trip May Be Postponed.

President Roosevelt today decided that he
will reappoint Capt. John R. King pen
sion agent of the District of Columbia at
the expiration of his term, which will be
several months away.
There was no opposition to Capt. King.
who Is a former Communicated chief of the
G. A. r. The administration of his Office
has been so satisfactory that his continual
tion in Office was looked upon as a GER
tainty.
Capt King is resident of Baltimore and
is prominent in G. A. r. circles of that
state. He is. however, identified in many
ways with District men and affairs.
Up to the time for the cabinet meeting
this morning the President had few Wis.,
1tors. There are few stray representa-
tiyes in the city. and they dropped in to
discuss various matters. Senator Warren
of Wyoming and Representative Dwight of
New York We're among this class of callers
today Senator Warren said he had moth
ing OF Importance to take up with the
President. Just chips and whetstones,
whistles and pigs tails he exclaimed Il
am engaged with whole lot of details
to anything in the end
Representative Dwight was prominently
mentioned for chairman of the republican
state committee of New York. He is
closely in touch with the politics of his
state. Like other New York men. he has
faith in the defeat of Hearst and the cleo
ton of Hughes. Il have no idea Hearst
can be elected governor of the state he
said. The people won't stand for him. Oh,
yes, the fight will be a fierce one. There
will be no quarter from now Gum
shoes are thrown aside and the fight is an
open, hot struggle. Neither Hughes nor
Hearst wants a silent fight. They stand
for certain things that they perfectly
willing to have presented to the people"
The President is hearing from New York
every day. His friends and the leaders
post him as to the situation. 1t has al
ready been announced that he would not
make any speeches in opposition to Hearst,
but at the same time he is willing to throw
all the quiet influence he knows how to
the republican nominee.
Successful With Durum Wheat.
Secretary Wilson of the Department of
Agriculture is pleased with the fact that
so, 100000 bushels of Durum wheat will be
thrashed in this country this year. He
was on his way to the cabinet meeting
today when he told the newspaper men
that his department introduced Durum
wheat In the United States five years ago.
This is known as macaroni wheat, because
of its value in the manufacture of maca-
roni 1t is a hard spring wheat and cannot
be raised in the winter. The department
now proposes, the Secretary stated, to try
hybridizing the wheat with the best winter
According to the Department Of Agricul-
ture, the macaroni business of the United
States should increase In Importance from
now on. and the importation of macaroni
from Italy largely decrease. The Durum
wheat is the class from which the finest
Italian macaroni is made.
The Panama Trip.
If President Roosevelt gets a chance to go
to Panama he will probably be accompanied
by Mrs. Roosevelt. There is beginning to be
doubt. though, whether the President will
be able to make the trip next month, with
the Cuban situation constantly hanging fire
and constantly possessing elements of be-
ing loaded The coming session of Congress
Will be short one, and the President could
easily go down to the isthmus in March
next or early in April. He has fully made
up his mind that he will personally investi-
gate conditions on the isthmus SO that he
may determine how the work can best be
pushed. If he doesn't go next month he will
go whenever business at the White House
will permit
The cabinet session today was not an I'M
usually long one. although most Of the
members remained about two hours.
Minister Pacas Presented.
Senior Jose Rosa Pacas the new min
lister to the United States from Salvador
and Honduras. was presented to President
Roosevelt in the east room at the White
House this afternoon at 2:45 O'clock Mr..
Pacas is well known in Washington having
lived here for several months in 1902, when
he was serving as the representative of
Salvador on the commission for the arbitra-
ton of the claim of the Salvador CONNER
clal Company. a California corporation,
against the SalVadorean government. He
also represented his government at the re-
cent conference on the United States cruiser
Marblehead for the settlement Of the war
in which Guatemala Honduras and Saliva
dor were involved. Mr.. Pacas was minister