Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-18
At THE White HOUSE
Gov. Hughes Presidential
Candidacy to Be Endorsed.
NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION
Resolutions Also to Be Passed In.
dorsing It.
GOV. H0GGATT OF ALASKA
Here to Defend Himself Against
Many Complaints as to His
Administration.

Among these were Representative Cocks
of the Oyster Bay district and Repre-
sentative Calder Of Brooklyn. Mr. Ben
net will leave for New York tonight to
attend the county committee meeting to-
morrow night
Il shall vote for the resolution that will
pass, stated Mr.. Bennett, in answer to
questions. Then. in explanation of his
statement, he said that he meant that
whatever resolution finally went through
must contain an Endorsement of Presi
dent Roosevelt's administration. 1t is
not supposed, from what is known here.
THAI there will be any objection to this on
| the part of the Hughes men, but there are
some evidences of hostility to the PreSi
dent in the committee. the chairman of
which Is Representative Herbert Parsons,
direct personal friend of the President,
| and under fire from the Hughes men,. Mr..
Parsons and Mr.. Bennett are likewise per-
sonal friends. Mr. Parsons. however, was
elected chairman for another year some
| time ago.
| AS to what the Kings county committee
will do on the question of an Endorsement
| for Hughes, Representative Calder said he
| had no idea. This committee will meet In
about a month, but all indications point to
its falling in line with New York county
in indorsing Hughes.
Regards Mr.. Cortelyou Out OF 1t.
Representative Cocks, who represents
tary Cortelyou is also a legal resident.
his home being at Hampstead. L. l., said
that he did not know whether there is to
be any meeting of the congressional COM
mittee of his dist riot on this question.
| LAS matters now stand" said Mr.. Cocks
Il suppose the district would favor Gov
Hughes. but I have not been paying any
attention to that matter"
What about Secretary COrtelyOu?'
| II regard Mr.. Cortelyou out of the
race, judging from his statement printed
| this morning. In that statement he says
he will give due notice should he be-
| come candidate
Charges Against Gov. Hoggatt.
Gov Hoggatt of Alaska is in Washing
ton to defend himself. if necessary,
against great many complaints as to
his administration. So far these charges
| have not become formal. but Gov. Hog
gait is here to meet whoever or whatever
| may come against him. About year
ago Gov. Hoggatt told the President that
| the curse of Alaska was the gambling ele-
ment there and that 1t ought to be sup
pressed. The President told him that he
would stand with him in a fight against
this element. Gov. Hoggatt began to
clean up the gamblers and the gambling
| establishments, and in short time he
| had them begging for mercy. He also
| vigorously opposed and exposed fake pro-
|
| the enmities of many people in this way.
Gov Hoggart has also made enemies
by opposing a territorial form of gov
eminent. which many of the people Of
| that the territory is not yet in position
| to have territorial government conferred
| upon it. 1t Is not understood that any
| of the charges attack the character or
| honesty of Gov Hoggart, who accepted
| the governorshp with great reluctance
| One of Gov. Hoggart's opponents is
Nathan V. Harlan. United States attorney
| for the second division of Alaska. He
called on the President today with Sena-
tor Burkett of Nebraska. from which state
he halls. He wants to become a judge of
the territory.
To Protect Its Fish.
Senator Fulton of Oregon saw the Presi-
dent to recommend that Woods river in
Alaska be placed in the national forest
reserve to prevent the determination of
the salmon in that stream. The request
of Senator Fulton was made on the adj
vice of a number of fishermen. The Pres
ident said he would place the stream in
the forest reserve, which will protect its
fish,
Senator Gamble Is Grieved.
When President Roosevelt three weeks
ago thought he had settled the personal
and political fights of Senator's Gamble
and Kittredse of South Dakota by draw
ing bits of paper and tossing coin as to
which should control certain patronage.
he fell short of the real situation. 1t so
happened that the lottery did not directly
| include the United States attorneyship,
which the President had given three or
four months before to Edward e Wag-
ner. personal friend of Senator Gamble.
Senator Gamble. however. thought that
everything was settled and that the lot
terry was intended to leave his friend in
office. Senator kittredge did not look at
| it that way. He keeps faith with every
other Office that was tossed for but balks
on Mr.. Wagner, whose nomination has
been referred to the judiciary committee
of the Senate
He is willing that this office shall also
be settled by any sort of A dawing. but
until it is he will prevent the confirmation
of Mr.. Wagner. which, through his\in-
f1uence in the Senate. he seems able 20 do
Senator Gamble called at the White House
today and expressed great grief that the
supposed settlement that had been reached
did not cover the United States attorney
ship. although he certainly understood
that it did.
To Succeed Mr.. Timme.
Senators LaFollette and Stephenson of
Wisconsin, together with Representative
Cooper and other members of the delega-
ton from that state. called on the Pres-
dent and asked that he nominate ex-
Judge H. S. Comstock of Barron county
as auditor for the Post Office Department,
to succeed Ernst G. Timme of Wisconsin |
who has resigned, to take effect January
l. The President said he would take the
recommendation under consideration. He
will not make a selection until he has
talked with Secretary Cortelyou. under
whose department the authorship comes |
Talk of Railroad Legislation.
Samuel Cowan, legislative representa-
tive of the Southern Cattle Raisers' AS
ISOLATION, had an audience with President
Roosevelt today. and left the White House
asserting that while the President cannot |
be quoted as supporting any particular
measure for the further regulation of rail- |
roads, his influence may be counted |
OH to assist shippers in securing added |
and adequate facilities for freight ship |
ments at reasonable rates Mr. Cowan is |
particularly interested in legislation re- |
auiring roads to furnish cars for ship |
ments to the end OF routes for which they
furnish through rates Under preSent oroo |