Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-06
FOR CHICAGO'S POSTMASTER
Illinois Senators Recommend State
Senator Campbell.
SYCAMORE LITERARY SOCIETY
President to Write a Letter Com
mending Its Work in Training
Farmer Boys of Indiana.

Senator Pettus of Alabama today told
the President that there was serious objec-
ton in Alabama-among democrats and re-
pubicans-to the appointment of Oscar
Hundley of Huntsville the new federal
Judge for that state, authorized by the last
Congress.
''iundley is not fit for the job" said the
aged Alabama senator. Il know that my
self as | know the man, and L am not
talking from hearsay. There is not only
strong opposition now, but this opposition
will continue when the name has to be
sent to the Senate. 1t is true that the
democrats have submitted to the President
the names of number of prominent men
of that faith, but that is no reason why
they oppose the naming of Hundley. They
have no objection to the President naming
A republican if he sees At, but they want
the republican TO be a man competent to
till the position and without other serious
objections
There are several republicans mentioned
whose appointment would be satisfactory
to all classes of people. For instance,
there is Mr.. Smith of Birmingham, son of
ex-Gov. William II. Smith of our state.
Ex-Gov. Smith. although an Alabama man,
went into the civil war as a federal soldier
and fought for the Union throughout His
example was almost without parallel in
the far south. He went back to his home
state at the close of the war and was elect
ed governor in reconstruction times. Such
history as his would ordinarily result In
i'll feeling. but he was a high-class man,
and so Is his family.
The republicans in the state are as much
opposed to the appointment of Hundley as
the democrats. His only backing Is from
Scott and Thompson. the two republican
referees. system of political Endorsement
.f,,ha Of
The appointment will be made some time
next week. The President has been in
clined toward Hundley for some time, but
does not want to make an appointment that
is displeasing to the people OF the state.
A Chicago Postmaster.
Senators Cullom and Hopkins today called
on the President to recommend the appoint
ment of State Senator d. A. Campbell of
Chicago as postmaster of that city to sue
coed Fred Busse, who has just been elected
mayor. Busse is to be sworn in as mayor
April Ii and he desires to turn over the
post office to his successor at once. The two
senators went to see Postmaster General
Meyer, and 1t is expected that an early an
Iouncement of the appointment will be
made Campbell has been a republican
eader in the state senate for a number of
Tears. He is lawyer of ability.
Senator Hemenway of Indiana. manager
Of the Fairbanks candidacy for the presi-
respects before leaving for his home.
G. A. Severance and Frank B. Kellogg,
special counsel for the government in the
railroad Investigations, saw the President
for some time.
The President had a visit from Prof.
Da vid Starr Jordan, Clifford Pinchot and
several other members of the agricultural
research commission and discussed matters
with them.
Sycamore Literary Society.
President Roosevelt today promised to
write an autograph letter commencing the
work of the Sycamore Literary Society of
Topeka Ind. j. n. Babcock founder and
president of the society. called at the White
House today and told the President Of the
work of literary training this institution is
doing among the farmer boys of Indiana.
Mr.. Roosevelt well pleased with what
he heard. The institution was founded
twenty-aigh: years ago and has been sup
made by the people in the vicinity of
Topeka Last year Andrew Carnegie be-
came interested in the work and donated
on his way to New York to see John d.
Rock, Teller. who will be asked for funds
with which to extend the scope of the lit
erary work Mr.. Babcock was introduced
to the President by Judge Penfeld, for
ruerly the solicitor for the Department of
STATE.
THE new Salvadorean minister, Senior
Meta. was formally presented to the Pres
ideut at 80 o'clock this afternoon. The
The usual feIicitous speeches were ex-
changed