Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-26
At THE WHITE HOUSE
Alabamians After a Federal
Judgeship.
THREE DELEGATIONS CALL
All Democrats, and Urging Three Diff
ferent Men.
PRESIDENTS MICHIGAN VISIT
Will Speak to Agricultural College
Students on Afternoon Of
Nay 81.

Alabama democrats are humping them
selves in great shape for piece of repub-
lican patronage. Their excuse is that there
is not republican in Alabama competent
to fill the place. If they can make the
President believe this they will land
man of their faith.
The position being sought is that of fed
eral district judge. Owing to the increased
business in the federal courts of the state,
Congress has recently created a new judge
to aid in disposing of the accumulated work.
The republicans have put forward three
candidates-O. r. Hundley Of Huntsville,
whose nomination as United States attor-
ney for his district is now hung up in the
Senate by reason Of charges against him;
Shelby Peasants. also of Huntsville, and
William Smith of Birmingham. The Pres
ident has not SO far been definitely con-
WINGED that either of these men is in line
with his idea of suitable material for a
federal judge, and so the democrats are
coming forward in droves for the position.
A big delegation of Alabama democrats
waited on the President today and SUBJ
mitted the claims of three prominent demo-
cratic lawyers of that state. Senator Pet
tus, Representative Underwood and ex-Gov.
Johnson told the President about the quail
Representative Clayton, accompanied by
Mayor Kilby of Admission: NJ. B. Wellborn.
president OF the First National Bank of
that city. and ]. w. Acker, an attorney,
told about the fitness of Judge John Pei
ham of Admission, while a third delegation,
consisting of Cecil Brown, Carson Whitson
and others from Talladega, urged the legal
abilities of e. H. Dryer of Talledega.
The President was so overwhelmed with
the conflicting claims that he said he would
not be able to carry it all in his head. and
asked that the facts as to the different
candidates and their qualifications be put in
writing and handed to him. He will turn
the documents over to Attorney General
Bonaparte, who will make a recommended
ton.
In 1901 President Roosevelt appointed a
democrat as federal judge of Alabama.
because he did not know of a republican in
the state who measured UP to his stand
ards of judicial ma terial. This was Thomas
Goode Jones, former governor of the state.
The republicans deny that they are so
badly Off in lawyers of ability that they
are not able to make good showing.
Presidents Visit to Michigan.
President Roosevelt will speak to the stu
dents of the Michigan Agricultural College
on the afternoon of May 81. That was the
arrangement he made today with DR.. ]. L.
Snyder. president of the institution, who
called upon him with Representative s. W.
Smith of that state. According to present
plans the President will leave here for the
west about the 18th or 10Th of May, reach
ing Indianapolis in time to make the prin-
opal address there on the occasion of the
unwilling of a monument to- Gen. Henry
w. Lawton on Memorial day, May 30. He
will leave that afternoon for Lansing,
reaching the Michigan capital early in the
forenoon.
The Michigan Agricultural College will
celebrate the semi-centennial of its founda-
ton, hn tl,sN ,.,,%
President and there will be many special
features.
Senator William Alden Smith introduced
to the President a number of prominent
them being State Chairman Diekama. State
Senator Mckay, Judge Smell and Otto
Powell, all of Sault Ste. Marie.
Beveridge is Confident.
Senator Beveridge, who called on the
President today, says that an exceedingly
good impression for child-labor legislation
has been made at this session of Congress,
and that such legislation is a certainty be-.
fore many years. when 1 started on this
thing" said the Indiana senator II thought
1t would take five years to get any legisla-
ton through Congress. l am now satisfied
that my bin, or something like it, will be-
come law by the middle Of the next session
1t will be impossible for either body Of
Congress to resist the pressure of public
opinion. Four-ffths Of the Senate is today
in favor of the bill introduced"
Representative Gardeners Trouble.
Representative Gardner of Massachusetts.
whose faithful work for his constituents
makes him exceedingly popular in his dis
trict, called On the President this morning.
When asked the object of his visit, he said:
Il came here to see the President In behalf
of government employe of my district
who has a grievance. Now. if write him.
as must, that I was unsuccessful he viii
believe that have never been here at all
he will never be satisfied until he sees the
President himself. He, no Goubt, thinks that
the President will accept his word against
the entire Treasury Department. With which
he had a mixup. If the President does not
do SO, then he will think / did not use my
influence with the President as fully as I
might have done. Thus do congressman pay
the penalty for their efforts for constit-
uents."
Presidential Nominations.
The President today sent to the Senate
the following nominations:
To be member Of the executive council
of Porto Rico-Francisco de Paula Acuna
of Porto Rico.
To be United States attorney for the west
ern district of Louisiana-Milton c. Elst-
ner of Louisiana.