Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-05
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
Few Visitors Prior to Cabinet
Meeting.
AN INDIANA OFFICE
Surveyorship of the Port of Indianap-
oils in Contest.
TWO PROMINENT CANDIDATES
One Recommended by Senator Bever-
idge and One by Representative
Overstreet.
TWO PROMINENT CANDIDATE.

There were just few visitors prior to the
cabinet meeting today. Included in these
were Senator Beveridge and Representative
Overstreet of Indianapolis. There is a fight
on for the surveyorship of the port of In
dianapolis. The position is now held by
Archibald Young, and he has been there
eight years at 5000 a year. The conclu-
sion was reached by the Indianapolis and
Indiana statesmen that he ought to give
way to some other Indiana man, but no one
man could be agreed upon. The conse-
quence is that there are two prominent can
didates for the surveyorship, one backed by
Senator Beveridge and the other by Rep
resentative Overstreet. The probability is
that Senator Beveridge's choice will be
named to the Senate by the President, who
regards the senators of state as the nat
ural purveyors of patronage. In this par
ticular case, however, 1t is stated that for
number of years. owing to various reasons
the surveyorship at indianapolis was filed
upon the recommendations of the represen-
tative of that district. Following the usual
custom, Representative Overstreet recon-
mended Frank D. Stalnaker, prominent
business man, while Senator Beveridge has
handed in to the President the name of L. G.
Rothschild, at the present time assistant at
torney general of Indiana, well-known
organizations of the city have taken the
matter up and are backing one or the other
of the candidates. the preference appearing
to be for Stalnaker, who was candidate In
the recent republican primaries for the NOM
nation for mayor of that city.
Senator Hemenway is said not to have
gotten into the fight, although it is limited
that he is somewhat in sympathy with Stall
maker. Senator. Hemenway probably con-
siders that the appointment is one that
does not belong in his part of the state,
and that it belongs to Senator Beveridge,
who Is from Indianapolis.
Some Senatorial Differences.
President Roosevelt has had more trouble
in the last few months over appointments
where there were differences between the
republican senators or in the republican
delegations in Congress than he has had
before in many months. He has tried hard
to insist upon those responsible for recon-
mendations getting together so as to accept
the responsibility that belongs to them but
he Is not able to bring about the harmony
he desires in every case The two South
Dakota senator's for instance are at dag
gers point over patronage in their state
and the alleged attempt of Senator Kit
tredge to bring about the overthrow of Sen
ator Gamble and to name man suitable to
himself for senator.
Senator's Dick and Foraker have not been
able to agree upon some of the Ohio an
pointments, although they have agreed
upon others. Each has submitted his own
recommendations and placed the RESPONSE
bility upon the President of deciding be-
tween them.
The President will probably have a still
worse case to contend with from now on
In the two Wisconsin senator's When
Judge Quarles was the colleague of Sena-
tor Spooner they worked together in per-
feet harmony in the matter Of patronage
but there Is no one who believes for a
minute that Senator Spooner and his new
colleague, Senator La Toilette, will be able
to get together in this direction. There
would be immense surprise in Wisconsin if
this should prove true. The men are so
wide apart in their views as to policies
and men that it will be practically impos-
sible for them to unite as to applicants
that the best solution will be for the two
senators to divide the state, so that one
will make the appointments in one part
and the other in another.
A. Benzinger, the Paris painter who
painted one OF the best pictures of Nc
Kfnley ever put upon canvas, was at the
White House today. He has come to this
country to make some paintings of distin-
guished men and women, and is at present
at work in Pittsburg.
White House Conference Tonight.
conference will be held at the White
House tonight. President Roosevelt having
invited Secretaries Root, Taft and Bona
him at $50 o'clock. 1t is stated that the
conference will be for the purpose Of con-
sdering some questions which were breach
ed at today's cabinet meeting, but which,
at the time, could not be discussed thor