Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-21
ADAMS FOR OHIO JUDGE
To Be Recommended by Foraker and
Endorsed by Dick.
NAVAL STRENGTH ON PACIFIC
Conference With Secretary Metca1
and the Entire General Board
of the Navy.

The hottest sort OF a patronage fight is
on between the South Dakota political fac
tions, and the President is having a hard
time deciding what he ought to do. For a
year now he has had the mess to deal with,
and the end of it looks some way off.
The President a few days ago sent to the
Senate the nomination of w. H. Bonham as
postmaster at Deadwood, s. D., this being
the home town of Representative Martin,
who was defeated by Senator Gamble for
the Senate last year. Senator Gamble has
had the nomination, V .ich Is for second
term as postmaster, held up in the Senate
committee on. postoffices on the ground of
partisanship. Mr.. Bonham is the editor Of
the Deadwood Pioneer-Times, and, al
though he is postmaster, he wrote some
what caustic editorial short time ago in
which the subject was Senator Gamble, who
With these editorials as the basis for his
objections, Senator Gamble is giving Mr..
Bonham trouble. If he can prevent the
confirmation OF Bonham Senator Gamble
hopes to have another man appointed.
About a year ago, when the fued between
Senator Gamble and his followers on one
side, and Senator Kittredge and his friends
on the other, was at its height the South
Dakota delegation called on the President
to determine how the post Office patronage
should be distributed. He finally decided
that Representatives Martin and Burke
should name postmasters. as was done by
other republican representatives. Mr.. Mar
tin became candidate against Gamble for
the Senate. Burke stood by Kittredge, and,
in the defeat of the Kittredge forces
throughout the state. went down with
were elected by the Gamble-Crawford COM
bination, and these men, who have come to
Washington and have had interviews with
the President, will go into Office March 4.
nnSifiOnQ settled
now and then will go to them Martin and
Burke are hustling to fill every Office the
term of whose postmaster expires between
now and the 9TH of March. when they go
out of office and the patronage goes to their
successors. Mr.. Martin induced the Presi-
dent to send in the name Of Bonham:
A curious thing is that while Gamble is
holding up confirmation of one OF the
friends of the opposition In his state, Sen
ator Kittredge is getting even by holding
up the nomination of CANDLES chief lieu
tenant. District Attorney Elliott. The lat
ter conducted CANDLES campaign for re-
election, and when his name went to the
Senate for another term as United States
attorney Kittredge promptly had an adj
verse report made upon 1t by the Senate
judiciary committee.
Vice President Will Leave Early.
Vice President Fairbanks paid call Of
courtesy upon the President today. Mr..
Fairbanks will not remain in Washington
after adjournment Of Congress. In fact,
he will leave the city the night of the 4th
OF March for Indianapolis, where he is
scheduled to give reception to the menu
beers OF the legislature and state officers on
the 9Th and It'll of the month. The recep-
ton is divided into two evenings because
of the restricted quarters of the Vice Presi-
dents home. This reception is expected to
go a long way toward starting off the Fair
banks presidential fight. Members Of the
Indiana delegation in Congress will be
present.
An Ohio Judgeship.
Senator Dick and Representative Long
worth saw the President today about the