Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-24

this week and receive the approval of the
When Gov. Hoch was asked about the
sentiment of the state as to the Presi-
dent he said: I'VE are all for the Presi-
dent for third term. Furthermore we
like herd of Texas steers. All we want
him to do is to say nothing and we will
take care of the other part"
Suppose he refuses to keep quiet ?'
We'll. we will try mighty hard to force
him to take the nomination, anyhow"
Senator-eiect Owen, one of the two dem
ocrats selected to represent Oklahoma in
the Senate. called on the President today
and requested that he give early consid-
GRAFTON to the new constitution and the
issuing of proc. .amation admitting the
state to the Union. The President said
he would be pleased to take up the con-
stHut1on Immediately upon its arrival
Must Refuse the Nomination.
Senator McCumber of North Dakota is
sure that the President will have to refuse
the republican nomination and that the
convention will not accept any ante-con-
vention statement from him. up our
way we are not in the least concerned
in the troubles in Wall street and other
places where high finance has sway. Peo-
pie are prosperous and contented: crops
are fairly good and bringing fine prices.
and we are not dependent upon New York
for money to move the crops. We retain
nearly enough money to handle the crops.
Yes. We are unquestionably for the
President for another term, and ii Is my
belief that he will have to decline nomi-
nation after it is made, the convention
Will not listen to any statement before
hand. If the President will not have the
nomination we will support some man who
will carry out his policies"
Warner Says Missouri Is for Taft.
Senator Warner of Missouri called upon
the President in behalf of Luman F. Par
ker, now judge of the northern district of
the Indian Territory. for federal district
judge in Oklahoma. Mr.. Parker is one of
the strongest candidates now in the field.
AS to politics in his state. Senator Warner
said "Out in Missouri we take the PreSi-
dent at his word, and will send dalega-
tion to the national convention favorable
to the nomination of Secretary Taft who
is gaining strength. The truth Is that the
opposition to Taft is melting. and that he
Is growing stronger everywhere
Secretary Garfield had a lon- talk with
the President about various matters one
of them being the appointment of an
agent for the Kiowa Indian agency in the
Indian Territory. MIR. Garfield has de-
cfded to offer the position to Lieut.. Steck-
Ter of the Philippine Scouts, now in the
Philippines. He was cabled today to know
A Pennsylvania Appointment.
Besides talking financial and business
affairs with the President, Senator Knox
recommended the appointment of Charles
B. Wilmer of Scranton as United States
attorney Of the middle district of Pennsyl-
vania. S. j. McCarrell. who was United
States attorney until a few weeks ago,
has been made judge in Dauphin county.
leaving vacancy in the government posi-
ton.
District Attorney in Washington.
After conferring with President Roose-
welt for some time today on various mat
ters In his department. Attorney General
Bonaparte announced that the President
would appoint Elmer E. Todd as United
States attorney FOR the western district
or Washington, to succeed Potter c. SulIi-
van, resigned. Mr.. Sullivan was not suit
able to the Department of Justice as
United States attorney and this brought
about bis resignation. The appointment
of Mr.. Todd was recommended by Sena-
tors Ankeny and Piles.
Secretary Metcalf spent some tina in
conference with the President today, but
had no announcement to make.
Mr.. Loeb Still Out West.
Secretary Loeb has not returned to
Washington. He did not go south with
the President, leaving the chief executive
at Keokuk. Iowa, for a hunting and fish
ing trip In Wyoming. His plans are to
return to st. Paul early next week and
go into northern Minnesota with friends
to fish for bass. f1e will not get back to
Washington before the early part of No
vember.
The Hearst-Parsons Combine.
President Roosevelt Is not the least
bit stuck on the strange combination
between the republican and Hearst fol-
lowers in New York county in which
the Hearst people got the most of the
candidates. The President. however
cannot afford to say anything about it
at this time. The combination was
made without consultation with him,
and he does not feel as If he should
make a public statement about it now.
If he had been consulted about 1t in ad-
vance he would have objected The
President dislikes William Il. Hearst
with a cordiality that he does not dis
guise. His feeling for Mr.. Hearst dates
hack hefore hecama noyarpor Of