Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-11
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Southern Senators Asked to
Support Dominican Treaty.
BUT CHANCES SEEM SLIM
President Invited to Alexandra for
February 20.
NO DEFINITE ANSWER GIVEN
More Charges Against Candidate for
Register of Treasury-Insurance
Convention at Chicago.
} DEFINITE ANSWER GIVEN

Southern men who own property in santo
Domingo. and who fear the consequences
of the disorderly conditions there. were in
formed by the President today that in his
opinion the best way 10 secure peace was
to aid in the ratification of the treaty with
santo Domingo, and that to aid in the rat
itication of the treaty it would be neces-
sary for them to use their influence with
southern senators. This suggestion of the
President denotes the fact that he is aware
that the democrats of the Senate are prac-
tically unanimous in their opposition to the
treaty and that if the treaty is to be rat
flied it will be necessary to convert some
of them.
The visitors who talked to the President
were W. II. Parrish of Richmond, Va, and
A. f. Coulter who has resided many years
in Santo Domingo. These men represent
concern that owns 2,000,G03 acres of timber
land in Santo Domingo, and the enterprise
they are engaged in is important The en-
| terprise is suffering by reason of the war
fare that is in progress and the lack of sta
! biiity in governmental affairs. They called
on the President with Representative Lamb
of Virginia He plainly indca ted to them
that the situation as to the treaty in the
Senate was not as reaSSuring as could be
hoped, and that if southern men would use
their influence with their senator's to bring
about ra LITIGATION they would be doing them
selves more good than he could do for them
or their interests now. Messrs. Parrish and
Coulter departed at once for the Senate to
confer with Senators Daniel and Martin of
Virginia. where they expect to again eX-
plain affairs on the island and appeal for
the ratification of a treaty they believe will
insure permanent peace.
1t is stated that there are several demo-
cratic senators from the south who desire
to support the treaty. but the majority of
the democrats have decided to make the
question party issue. and will. it is de-
clared, frown upon those senators who
| break away from the wishes of the ma
jority.
Alexandria's Celebration.
The annual celebration at Alexandria of
the birthday of Washington, February 80.
will be observed this year with unusual GER
emony. and the citizens there want Presi-
dent Roosevelt to be present. A delegation
waited upon him today and extended him
an invitation. The delegation consisted of
A. d. Brockett, John II. Trimyer, T. c..
Howard, j. Y. Williams, Mayor Paff,
Mayor e. E. Downham and Representative
Rixey. The President feels much interest
in these celebrations and has promised the
committee that If he Is not able to go at
this time he will do so at some future time
before he retires from the White House.
The President was visited today by Mr..
and Mrs. Donald Mclean, Miss Mclean,
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Gordon Miller and Mr..
and Mrs. Norris of New York. Mrs Mclean
sion appointed by the state of New York
to the jamestown exposition. Mrs. Mclean,
who is president general of the Daughters
Of the American Revolution is the vice
president and acting president of the COM
mission and the only woman on the New
York board. They are now on their way to
Norfolk to select site for the New York
building. They will be Joined in Norfolk by
other members of the commission from New
York The President expressed deep inter
est IN the success of the exposition.
Register of the Treasury.
President Roosevelt has been holding up
the appointment of successor to Judson
w. Lyons, colored, as register of the
treasury. until he received a report as to
! the standing of several of the men whose
names had been submitted to him ana
| strongly urged. The probability that the
| President intended to appoint Prof. w. T.
| Vernon of Quindaro, Kan, to the position
| has led TO tremendous fight on this col
| Ored leader. Nearly every aspirant for the
| position has joined in throwing stones at
| Vernon and having his friends throw a
| few for good luck. The result is a crop of
| charges against Vernon that multiply as
| the days go by. 1t is an investigation of
| these charges the President is having made
| One of the most serious charges is under
stood to have been filed by Miss Emma
! Brown, colored formerly a school teacher
| at Lawrence, Kan. 1t is understood that
| Vernon, who is highly recommended by the
Kansas senators and representatives. will
! make reply to the charges and attempt
| to show that they are false.
Representative Hill of Connecticut talked
| with the President about the fight on the
| Philippine tariff bill.
The bill will go through the House with
out trouble" said Mr.. Hill. There is no
question about that in my mind
Resolution of Thanks.
Rev. j. j. Curran Of Wilkesbarre Pa,
treasurer of Catholic Total Abstinence Union
of America. presented to the President to-
day beautifully engrosssd resolutions of
thanks, suitably framed. The resolutions
reclte that the presence and address of the
President on the occasion of the thinty-fifth
annual convention of the union at Wilkes
barre in August last impaired strength
and efficacy to the cause OF temperance
throughout the land
| The resolutions follow with thanks to the
President and extend the appreciation of
all the members of the order pledging him
our love, our loyalty, and earnest cooper
alton In all that he may undertake for the
glory of God, the happines of mankind and
Jhe betterment of the world at large"
Thomas r. Drake superintendent of in
surance of the District of Columbia held a
short conference at the White House this
afternoon with reference to the joint state
insurance convention which meets in Chi
cago February 1. Mr.. Drake is chairman af
the executive committee which planned the
meeting and will be temporary chairman of
| the convention at Chicago. He sent out
| about $50 invitations to governors. slate
attorney generals and state insurance com
| missioners About 100 have accepted
The object Is to urge the adoption OF a
uniform insurance law by all the states
| AS 1t is now, the state laws on insurance
| were passed without any particular care as
| 10 what was the law IN neighboring states
| What the insurance men will strive TO do
| IN Chicago is to agree upon a uniform law
| which will place the business on practically
| the same footing in every state.
Presidential Nominations.
The President today sent the following
| nominations to the Senate
| Justice-Associate justice of the supreme
| court of Arizona, Frederick S. Nave of
| Arizona.
| Treasury-Collector of customs, George N.
| Cobb, district of Albemarle, N. C.
| Postmasters-
Alabama, Charles Booth Prattviiie
California, George Schmidt Berkeley
Georgia, James F. Overstreet Douglas
Illinois, Jacob A. Bohrer, Bloomington;
| William +. Calhoun. Decatur; George N.
| Mason. Erie; Abraham l.. Cox. Elizabeth.
Indiana, James Edwards Mitchell.
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