Evening star., 1908-01-17

that they have dealt the Hughes people
serious blow. and that they have laid
the foundations for a big percentage OF the
delegates from that state for Taft 1t is
also apparent that the White House Is
losing no sleep and making no suggestion
of furnishing political surgeon to attend
to the bruises of the governor.
Utah Has No Choice.
Senator Reed Smoot of Utah, who was
White House caller today. says that his
state appears not to be centralizing on
any one candidate in the republican field.
LAS things look now," he said, "Utah's
delegation to the national convention will
be uninstructed. Our people desired the
denomination of the President Since he
got out of the race they have not gotten
together for any particular man..
The prediction of an unnstructed dele
cation from the Mormon state is interest
ing in view of the Taft claims that prac-
tically every state west Of the Mississippi
will be in that column.
Nebraska Patronage Fight.
Senator Brown of Nebraska spent
short time with the President this morn
ing. The fact that there is a red-hot fight
on between Senator Brown and Senator
Burkett over the naming of collector
of internal revenue for Nebraska has, 1t
is asserted, caused serious friction be-
tween the two men. The President. how
ever, has arranged to get them together
tomorrow. and hopes that conference
with them will result in an agreement.
The two men have for years been close
political and personal friends. Burkett
helped in electing Brown senator, and Is
said to feel that, as his own election is
now before the people. he ought not to
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help him in his fight. He desires to name
his friend and political manager, Ross
Hammond. as collector to succeed Elmer
Stephenson. while Senator Brown wants
the place for w. B. Rose. his own man
ager and likewise republican state chair
man. Up to this time the two senators
have been able to agree on only one place.
That is the post Office at Omaha. They
visited the President and recommended
Benjamin F. Thomas to succeed Capt.
Henry Palmer. The President did not i'm
mediately make the nomination. and now
Omaha people are flooding the White
House with protests against Thomas.
Several Nasty Fights.
The Nebraska fight is one of several
nasty contests before the President, which
may go unsolved until after the Chicago
national convention. The settlement Of
any or all of them may have an effect
on a large number of delegates. The
President would not like to turn either
of the senators down in Nebraska. In
ST. Louis red-hot fight over the post
mastership has been put off indefinitely.
the incumbent Postmaster Wyman, be-
ing allowed to hold on. In Kentucky the
various elements are fighting over the
collectorship of the port. The four re-
publican representatives do not appear
able to agree. and the naming of any par
ticular man may precipitate factional dis
turbances that will appear in the national
convention and afterward.
The Goldfield Trouble.
The House committee on labor has been
besieged with various interests connected
with the Goldfield. New. labor row. Rep
resentative Gardner, who is chairman of
that committee. called on the President
today to ask for any Information he
might have. Mr.. Gardner does not yet
know whether the deliberations of his
committee will result in any action un-
less ii is to ask for the report of the
special commission the President sent to
Goldtield. This report has already been
given to the press and partially printed.
Trying to Save Boys Neck.
Delegate kaIe of Alaska. accompanied
by Leroy Tozic- o. Fairbanks, Alaska.
called on the President today. Mr.. Tozier
came here to try to save young Slav
from death on the gallows. His name Is
Nako Perovich. and he is under sentence
to be hanged February /. He killed a
fellow-companion. the motive being rob-
berry The Presiden. had already denied
the application for clemency. but Mr..
Tozier hoped to have him change his
mind. Inc ground upon which clemency
was asked was that Perovich was only
twenty years old when he committed
the crime. The President said he saw no
reason to change his denial of the pc
tition for communication Of sentence.
Visitors to Naval Academy.
The President has appointed the fol-
lowing as members of the board of visitors
to the Naval Academy for 1908: Rear
Admiral c. II. Davis L. S. N, re tired,
Washington. d. c.: Gen. Horace Porter,
New York, n. Y; John w. Bostick, COM
mander Louisiana Naval Militia; Mr.
Macgrane Coke, Southfield, N. Y: Mr.. Cy-
rus Edward Lotlirop. Detroit, Mich. Mr..
c. d. Metcalf Oakland, Cal; Mr.. George
A. Sanders Chicago, ILL.,
PoPULISTS AT BRYAN FEAST.