Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-09
At THE WHITE HOUSE
Many Personal Callers on the
President Today.
ST. LOUIS POST OFFICE
Three Republican Representatives
Talk the Matter Over.
TOM WATSON AT LUNCHEON
He Discussed Financial Matters,
Giving Some Plans Of His Own.
Delegates From Alaska.

Many personal callers prevented the
President taking up important matters to-
day. Small favors thankfully received
was the motto of the majority of the
callers. who had little axes to grind on the
great White House grind stone. There
was neither reiteration of the 1904 declar-
alton nor official denial of alleged private
talks on the same subject The President
will probably say little on this question.
either privately or otherwise, for some
time to come.
Col. William Elliott of South Carolina,
who was some time ago appointed COM
missioner to mark the graves of Confed-
crate soldiers in northern cemeteries, died
suddenly last week. There is already a
very great demand for the vacancy, but it
is understood that the President has Of
fered the position to Gen. Basil Duke of
Kentucky. who will probably not accept.
Senator Clay and Representative Adam
son of Georgia presented a Georgia man
for the place; Senator Overman of North
Carolina asked that a man from his state
be appointed while Representative Wyatt
Aiken of South Carolina placed before
the President the name OF Maj. James r.
j. Caldwell of South Carolina author of
several books. Senator Daniel of Vir-
ginia offered candidate.
The st. Louis Postmastership.
Representatives Bartholdt. Coudrey and
Caulfield the three republican representa-
tives from st. Louis, conferred with the
President today about the postmastership
of that city. The term of Frank Wyman,
who is a brother of Surgeon General Wy
man of the marine hospital service. eX-
pires on the 10th of this month. 1t Is
stated that the President is inclined to
give another term to Postmaster Wyman,
but the attitude of the representatives Is
not known. They did not present the
name of any candidate.
Senator Warner and T. j. Akin of MIS-
souri, also saw the President but not In
connection with the st. Louis office, they
said.
Representative Lands of Indiana intro
dllced to the President Secretary of state
Sims of Indiana and Henry Wollman OF
New York.
Senator Perkins introduced George A.
Knight the republican national commit
teeman of California. Representatives
Hayes and Kahn of the same state also
saw the President and discussed the eX-
clusion of Japanese from this country.
Tom Watson at Luncheon.
Tom Watson, the Georgia agtator. stu
dent and writer, was guest of the Pres
ident at luncheon today. He discussed
financial matters. having some plans OF
his own as to what should be DONE AS
Watson's schemes are always worth lis
tening to the President had an interest
ing time with him.
REPRESENTATIVE Croner of North Dakota
was among the days callers at the White
House. He talked with the President
about some bills he will introduce. One
of these will provide for the inspection
and grading of grain entering into inter-
state commerce and to secure uniformity
In standards and classification of grain.
He also proposes that the salaries of rural
free delivery carriers shall be raised to
81 800 a year.
Mr.. Watson has. it Is stated. discovered
some old law of the civil war period
which would permit the issue of green
backs in times of strngency The Presi-
dent is said to be impressed with the
idea and to want to hear something
about it.
The fact that Watson has broken with
Bryan makes the possibilities of a friend
ship between himself and the President
interesting, to say the least.
Taft Loses Six Delegates.
There was some interesting comment
around the White House today on the
fact that the first delegation to the re-
publican national convention instructed
for Taft has been practically declared ir-
regular. Three weeks ago the republicans
OIL Alaska nelQ lnelr territorial convention
at Juneau, and the White House received
telegram from the Alaska capital an
nouncirg that the convention had elected
six delegate instructed for the Secre-
tary of War. 1t now appears that this
delegation will not be admitted to the
Chicago convention, for the call for the
national meeting issued yesterday reduces
the representation from Alaska from six
to two delegates. 1t also provides that no
state or territorial convention for the cleo
ton of delegates shall be held earlier than
thirty days after the PRONUNCIATION of this
call.
The action of the national executive
committee means that the work of the
Juneau convention is null and void, and
another convention will have to be held.
1t does not follow that the next conven-
ton will instruct for Taft. for the mi
nority in the first convention may possi-
bly, secure control of the next meeting.
The minority contended from the begin
ming that the recent convention was ir-
regular because held before the promulga-
ton of the call by the national executive
committee. I