Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-26

term of his own, and it stands the same
way now. The wish of the people being,
no longer in doubt. it Is not worth while
to longer question the rare good sense and
patriotism which We all know he possesses
by further questioning as to whether he
Will respond to this call of the people.
What Mr.. Cannon said is literally true.
No man has ever refused and no man
ever will While he has never said SO,
that he will accept may as well be taken
as a matter of course.
California Is for Taft.
Senator Flint of California who has
just reached the east from his Los An
gees home. conferred with President
Roosevelt today on a number of matters
relating TO his section of the country. Mr..
Flint permitted himself to be placed in
the Taft column and said. that California
had been found by newspaper poll to be
overwhelmingly for Taft of course on
the believed condition that President
Roosevelt IS not a candidate. Taft clubs
are being orga niZed throughout the state,
and Mr.. Flint says there is no doubt Of
a solid Taft delegation to the next repub
lican convention.
Kentucky May Go Republican.
Richard P. Ernst republican state chair
man of Kentucky, enlightened the Presi
dent today as to the political situation in
'''~@'-
election of Augustus f. Wilson. the re-
publican nominee for governor said Mr..
Ernst. Many democrats are heartily
tired of the Frankfort ring. as they call
1t. and if they will stick 10 their promises
we will carry the state.
George w. I.ieberth. the collector of in
ternal revenue of the Cor1ngton district
died some time ago. leaving a vacancy
there. Mr. Ernst told the President he
preferred that no appointment should be
made 10 MI the vacancy until after the
election. The President had no objection
TO this
Senators Long of Kansas. Carter of
Montana and Bourne Of Oregon were
among the days callers.
Commander Sims of the navy is TO sue
ceed Commander Key as naval aid to the
president. The announcement was made
today.
Dalzell on Financial Legislation.
l am not much of believer in legis-
lating financial nostrums." was the COM
ment of Representative Dalzeli of Penn
sylvania. or leaving the White House to-
day. when his opinion was sought as to
probable congressional action on the
financial condition.
1T would seem a much more satisfac-
tory method to allow the Secretary of the
iTeasury the discretion to aid the banks
"hlch ne new possesses and exercises"
Judge Wickersham's Successor.
The most strongly supported candidate
for appointment to succeed James Wick
ersham as federal judge for the third di-
vision of Alaska is Truman F. Palmer of
Indiana. MIR. Palmer has been recon-
mended to the President and the Attorney
General by the senators and repres anta-
tlveS from Indiana, by the judges OF the
state courts and by many other persons,
who say that he is admirably fitted for
the a aska bench. No decision has been
reached in regard to this appointment
but at this time the Indiana candidate is
i'll tie lead. Mr.. Pa mer is engaged in
the practice of law at MONTICELLO and he
has been president OF the State Bar Asso-
citation.
Judge Wickersham recently resigned of
his OWL accord after fight in the United
States Senate against his nomination,
lasting for more than three years. The
President has kept him In office for sew
eral years by recess appointment. The
resignation was received in Washington
a day or two before the President lett for
his trip to the south. The Headquarters
of the third Alaska division are at Fair
banks. which Is situated near the geo.
gra Dhical center of Alaska and the new
Judge will be obliged to travel about four
hundred miles over the winter trail to
reach his post.