Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-25
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
Effort to Get the Senators
From S. Dakota Together.
BOTH PRESENT TODAY
No Telling Whether They Will
Agree or Not.
MUCH THIRD TERM TALK
Senators Gamble, Hansbrough and
Hull Say the President Is Only
One Talked About.
BOTH PRESENT T
MUCH THIRD TERM TALL

Two warning senator's were brought
together at the White House this morn
ing. but whether there will be peace
will remain for the future to determine.
They were Senators Kittredge and Gam
BILE of South Dakota. There is no known
thing that they have not differed on in
the last two years. They went away
from the White House together. but no.
body noticed the dove Of peace flutter
nearby. The fued, both political and
personal. started over what was known
as the Kittredge machine taking into its
head the notion Of defeating Gamble for
another term Gamble got busy, stumped
every county in the state, raised the
| cry Of ring rule and succeeded In sweep
ing the state. At the same time he kept
on good terms with the White House,
where Kittredge. who had opposed the
President on the canal question, was
not in such good standing. When Ques-
tons Of patronage came up last winter
| the two men were far apart, as to be
expe cted.
James D. Elliott had been United
States attorney for South Dakota.
He resigned the place last summer to
conduct Candles senatorial campaign,
but the understanding was that the va
cancy was not to be filled until after the
| campaign. Then Gamble asked~the Presi-
dent to reappoint Elliott Kttredse
fought this. The President tried to get
the two men together, but could not, and
| finally sent Elliott's name to the Senate.
There 1t hung. kittredge was heavier In
the Senate than Gamble, and had all the
| machinery arranged to defeat the con-
firmation of Elliott. Gamble saw the stu
alton and agreed to withdraw his man.
The vacancy remained untitled for some
time. The President again tried to get
| the two men together. but could not.
Each recommended a separate man for
Unites States attorney. The President
again sided with Gamble, and in June APP
pointed e. e. Wagner Of Alexandra.
confirmed. AS Kittredge Is on the Judi
ciary committee Of the Senate and stands
well with the other members. the chances
| are that he knows what he Is talking
about. The President wants peace, and
last Saturday sent each of the senators
a little note asking them to call on him
at 10 o'clock this morning. In the ex-
ecutive offices they met for the first time
in many moons. The President made
them a nice little statement Of his regret
at seeing two such good men at outs. and
expressed desire to have them lay aside
differences and agree at least on federal
appointments. They promised to try.
There are a number of federal appoint-
state, and If the fued continues the Presi-
dent will have a difficult problem on his
| hands.
Far Apart on the Presidency.
The two men are about as far apart on
the republican presidential nomination
as on other matters. Senator Kittredge
declares that the state is Overwhelmingly
for Taft. "Three-fourths of the people
want Mr.. Taft for the nomination." he
says, land the Secretary Of War will get
the delegates"
There is no sentiment for anybody in
South Dakota except the President" as
cussion Of any other man, and the people
will refuse to entertain the thought OF
any other man until the President turns
down the nomination so that they will
know there is no mistake"
Other Third Term Talk.
There happened to be a number OF
statesmen from the northwest at the
White House during the day. and they
talked third term when asked about SEN
timent in their section. Senator Hans
brough was one of these. He has been a
consistent third-termer for months. 1.-THE
people Of my state are still determined to
force the President to take another noni-
nation" he said, land they will not be
satisfied with anything else"
AS to financial legislation, Senator
Hansbrough will prepare a bill providing
for central bank of issue. II think the
existing conditions demonstrate that such
a bank is necessity. am not prepared
to discuss it in detail 1 am going to
look into everything having q connection
with this subject including Jackson's
the regu alton and control of currency
should be in the hands of the government.
Representative Hull Of Iowa, another
ardent third termer, says there ts no
Roosevelt. 1.-The people Of Iowa simply
won't bother themselves about thinking
Of anybody else,'' said Mr.. Hull. The
other candidates have some friends, but
the mass of the people are bent upon the
nomination OF the President
For Emergency Circulation.
Then Mr.. Hull branched OF to the cur
rency question. He pointed out the ne
cessity for legislation, and declared him
self for what is called the Shaw plan Of
relief. This Is the right Of the national
banks to issue emergency circulation to
so per cent of their capital stock. with
out security other than their credit. the
extra circulation to be taxed Z per cent
by the government and the tax to go
into a fund to guarantee the circulation
of banks that may fail. II believe this
would meet the situation and cure future
disturbances" said Mr.. Hull. Il have no
faith in the plan Of Mr.. Bryan. 1t is the
crazest thing I know of. I think we will
do something early in the session OF Con-
gress. But this whole thing is curious to
me. Here we have q stringency when
the country Is rolling in wealth. Our
people believe it is all due to too much
speculation, and If I had my way there
would be no more of 1t. If the house.
cleaning the President has been doing
brings any of this on then we will have
to endure it until the house is set In good
order and honesty in corporation manage
ment becomes more general"
President Is Sanguine.
Some of the Presidents visitors talked
with him today about the financial situa-
ton and found I'm optimistic. 10 ex-
Mayor McNinch of Charlotte. N. c.. the
President said he believed conditions
would be distinctly better in a short
time," although no man could tell this.
Mr.. McNinch told the President that the
south was going along on a cash basis.
He had not heard OF a single failure In
his section, and people were beginning to
get over the scare.
r. F. Duckworth, who is president Of
the Georgia Farmers Union, spent some
time with the President talking about
financial legislation that would benefit the
cotton planter. He also talked with SEQ
nv Cortalyon