Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-15
At THE WHITE HOUSE
Milwaukee Post Office Fight Re-
vived Today.
Mr.. OFTEN OF WISCONSIN
Calls and is Referred to Postmaster
General Cortelyou.
THE LOUISVILLE POST OFFICE
Also Came Up for Discussion Again
Today-warner Not Presi-
Dental Candidate.

The Milwaukee post Office fight, which
has become bitter, was revived at the
White House today by the call of Repre-
| sentative Often upon the President. Mr..
| Often some time ago recommended that
the President nominate Wade II. Richard
son. Mr.. Often represents the greater part
of Milwaukee. part of the city is also in
the district of Representative Stafford. who
| handed In the name of William j. Greene.
Mr.. Often expected to have his man named
| by reason of the fact that he Is generally
supposed to represent Milwaukee. Instead
| of the name of either man going to the
| Senate there was sent in the name of d.
c. Owens.
| According to the story, Owens had been
a sergeant-at- arms of the republican ma
| tional committee in the last election. He
was well known to Mr.. Cortelyou, who saw
| an opportunity to make him postmaster.
| Mr.. Stafford Is charged with having
| changed front as to his candidate Greene,
and with acquiescing in the selection of
| Owens, whose name was announced as hav-
| ing been agreed upon. This created a fu-
| rore and was withdrawn by the President
| Saturday until there could be further con-
sideration. This has reopened the case
and Representative Often saw the Presi-
dent today. He was directed to see Post
master General Cortelyou and try to reach
a satisfactory conclusion Just what that
will be is not known, but 1t Is understood
to mean new man, as Representative
Stafford will not agree to Richardson or
R. c. Notbohm, who Is also acceptable to
Often
There is said to be much bitterness be-
tween Often and Stafford about the matter.
Often says that he represents 80 per cent
of the business of the Milwaukee post Of
flee. Mr.. Often will not, it Is stated, accept
l.
fort that was made to run Owens in on
him.
Another post office fight was talked over
at the White House today. 1t was that
over the Louisville place. Representatives
Edwards and Bennett saw the President to
again urge the reappointment of Post
master Baker. They are members of the
big four of the republican party Of the
state-J. w. Yerkes and State Chairman
Ernst being the other tWo-and the combf-
nation is earnest in behalf Of Baker,
against whom there are charges. The plot
thickened by the appearance at the White
House Of Morris F. Belknap, a prominent
Louisville man, who Is here to urge James
F. Grimstead for the place.
The combine, it Is declared, has no reason
to feel that DR.. Baker will not be appointed.
The charges against him are said to have
been investigated by the civil service COM
mission and found to be false.
Colored Man Declines Good Office.
A prominent colored man has performed
the unique feat of declining good govern
ment position. He is ]. c. Napier, a Nash
vile lawyer and banker Without solicl-
tation on his part he was recently offered
the position of United States consul at
Bahia, Brazil. He took the matter under
consideration, but came to the conclusion
that his home in the south is so pleasant
and his business so prosperous he did not
care for place. He came to Washington.
courteously thanked the President and
Secretary Of State, and will return to his
business. Napier Is type of the success
full colored man of the south. He Is at the
head of a savings bank that takes the
smallest accounts from colored people 1t
Is said to be prosperous In addition, ne
is lawyer of standing, and Is interested
In number of business enterprises. when
I thought 1t all over" he said, 81 came 10
the conclusion that l was satisfied with
my business and home in the south and
that would not find it any more pleasant
elsewhere
Warner Not Presidential Aspirant.
Senator Warner Of Missouri was at the
White House today. He had some i'm
portuning office seekers with him. When
he came out he was asked how he felt
since his boom for the republican nomina-
ton was launched by Representative Bar
tholdt.
will print it just give it to YOU" he
said. "If thought anybody took ok, that at, Sc
thing to say, but it is so supremacy ridicu-
lous I take It as a joke. There is no more
possibility Of my being presidential can
didate than there is of my going to heaven
in hamper basket, and you know that
event is not at all probable.
1.-THE basket part, you mean, SENATOR
some one interjected.
Senator Sutherland presented to the Pres
ident Bishop Spalding Of Utah.
The Canal Investigation.
Senator Kittredge talked today with the
President about some affairs connected
with the Panama canal and the Senate in
yestigation. Warm times are expected in
the Senate this week in canal and other
matters. as number Of speeches are said
to he ready for launching. The question
of the confirmation of Mr. Bishop is also
to be settled, and the understanding is
that there ought to be vote on the same
this week.
with President Roosevelt, and Chairman
Shonts of the Panama canal commission,
also had a brief talk with the chief execu-
tive.
Recommendations Of the Grange.
The legislative committee of the National
Grange composed of Governor Bell of ver-
mont, Ex-Governor Bachelor Of New
Hampshire, Aaron Jones Of Indiana, past
master of the National Grange, and q. B.
Norris Of New York, called upon the Presi-
dent this morning, and urged his favorable
consideration of the bills now pending In
Congress to remove the internal revenue
tax from denaturalized alcohol and to es-
tablish a post parcels service
Denaturalized alcohol is described as the
condition Of that liquid after 1t has become
unfit for beverage purposes. through long
standing or other natural causes, A bill
to remove the internal revenue tax from
this article has been Introduced by Repre-
sentative Boutell. The President stated
that he had not considered the matter, but
on general principles was In favor Of the
bill He promised to look into the merits