Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-18
At THE WHITE HOUSE
Chairman Sherman of the Con-
gressional Committee Calls.
CAMPAIGN TALKED OVER
Not Much Can Be Done Until Congress
Adjourns.
THE KEEP COMMISSIONS WORK
Partial Report to the President Ex-
pected Sometime This Summer
Pleased with Naval Bill.

Representative James Sherman of New
York. who is to conduct the congressional
campaign for the republicans this year,
spent some time with the President this
| morning, and the two were later Joined by
Postmaster General Cortelyou, who is still
chairman Of the republican national COM
| mttee. In tentative sort of way Repre-
sentative Sherman is making preparations
Tor the coming campaign, which he easily
foresees will be a red-hot one. He is I'M
able, however, to make any definite plans
this early, owing to the hardness of Con-
gress In getting off his hands. With Con-
| gress still here Mr.. Sherman must await
| the outcome. Many things may yet be
| done by that body that will greatly aid the
| campaign of the republicans, while the
| reverse may be true. Mr.. Sherman, there
| fore, puts his trust in the ability of the
| republicans of Congress to hold down the
| game in good shape for short while
| longer.
When asked what he thought would be
| the date of the adjournment of Congress
| he said he felt confident that 1t would not
be in session July l. although 1t would run
| mighty close to that time. The President
| hasn't much faith in Congress leaving be-
| fore the last of June, and has arranged to
| send his family to Oyster Bay ahead of his
/ own departure for that place. He had
! hoped to get away from here by the 18th
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The undoubted policy of the managers of
| the republican congressional campaign Will
| be to point out and praise the work done
| by the party in and out Of Congress, par
| ticularly in the passage of a rate reguIa-
| tior measure. Mr.. Sherman has reached
| no decision as to headquarters, but the
| chances are that New York will be Sc
| lected, was the case two years ago The
| size of the force to be used cannot now be
| determined, either. That and many other
| things are to be held up until Congress has
| finished its work.
The Keep Commissions Work.
1t is officially stated that the Keep COM
mission hopes to make a partial report to
! the President as to conditions in the gov
| ernmentad departments some time this sum-
! mer, just when ii does not know The
| commission has a small-size army of gov
eminent employees busy along different
lines There are subcommittee galore,
with meeting places and consideration of
| everything pertaining to their details The
most important subcommittee are those
| on bookkeeping and accounts, purchase or
| supplies, and cost-keepng
| These committees are receiving important
| aid from committee of five of the Ameri-
can Association Of Public Accountants
vhis committee. composed of H. A.
| Marles, A. w. Teele, A. L. Dickerson E. L
| Sells and John r. Loomis, all of New
York. has been in Washington for two days
looking over the methods now in use and
|
| committee will come here at frequent in
| tervals to give Its advice to the subcommit-
tees. 1t Is not expected that full report
of the Keep committee, in all phases of the
| government service, can be made to the
President for six months or year. The
| first report will deal entirely with the
business side of the government so as to
| bring about reform in that direction.
Pleased With Naval Bill.
Representative Foss, chairman of the
naval affairs committee of the House, Wis
tied the President today. He found the
| chief executive greatly pleased over the
passage Of the naval appropriations bill,
especially the provision for a monster new
| battleship.
| Representative Fred Lands of Indiana in
| troduced to the President several const1t-
| uents, among them two nieces of George
AIDE. They were Mrs. Plugee, now of this
| city, and Mrs. Sparrow Of Logansport.
| The President paid tribute to their distin-
| guished uncle.
Mr.. Albert H Smyth Of the Art Club or
| Philadelphia and the Garrick Club of Lon
| don called on the President and told him
| about the splendid entertainment given IN
| Paris, April q, for the benefit of the SUI
| ferers of the San Francisco earthquake and
| fire.
A Curious Post Office Affair.
Kentucky republicans continue to scratch
| their heads In absolute wonder as to the
| Louisville post office. AS far back as last
| December the big four of that state, which
| is supposed to dictate patronage matters.
| called on the President and recommended
| that DIR. T. H. Baker, the present post
master, be given another term There was
| some opposition from various directions, but
| 1t was scattered and there was little doubt
| that DR.. Baker had the strongest backing
| for the place. Gen. Basil Duke of Louis
| vile added his efforts to those Of others
| for Baker and the President one day gave
| him a card to Postmaster General Cortel-
you directing that If there were no good
| reasons otherwise to forward the commits
! sion of DIR. Baker to him for signature. The
| term of DR.. Baker expired January Is,
| and there has not been a move in the mat
| ter since then by the Postmaster General
/ The big four" as 1t is called is COM
| posed of John W. Yerkes, commissioner of
| internal revenue; Richard P. Ernst, repub-
Hcan state chairman, and Representatives
| Edwards and Bennett. They are as greatly
mystified anybody else as to why the
nomination is not sent to the Senate.