Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-07
Ar The WHITE HOUSE
TAFT INVITED TO ADDRESS
VIRGINIA BAR ASSOCIATION.
Not Certain if He Can Do It-Repre-
sentative Gaines Wants Presi-
dents Aid for Hermitage

I'VE told Secretary Taft that what we
have at Hot Springs is the Virginia julep.
not half so dangerous to presidential as
pirations as the Fairbanks cocktail. and
far more delicious and succulent.''
So said w. r. Meredith, the Richmond
lawyer. as he came out of the cabinet
rooms of the White House with COM
mittee Of prominent Virginia lawyers
that had been urging Secretary Taft to
accept an invitation to deliver the prin-
cipal address before the annual meeting
of the State Bar Association of Virginia
at Hot Springs, August 4 to 8.
According to the committee Secretary
Taft was undecided what to do about the
invitation, and the assurance as to the
unloaded qualities af the Virginia julie p
were accordingly given. While that had
some effect, Secretary Taft said that he
would not be able to give an answer for
several days.
The delivering of the address was
preached to Secretary Taft before he went
abroad on his last trip. and a partial
to Virginia. His indecision caused the
committee to visit the President today
and ask his aid in urging Mr.. Taft. The
President kept the committee in the cab
met room until the cabinet members be-
gan to assemble. and then everybody
made an onslaught on the Secretary. The
committee consisted of Mr.. Meredith, l..
L. Lewis. A. p. Thorn. Holmes Conrad,
A. w. Wallace, Garland Pollard. T. Z.
Gordon, Robert w. Withers and Theo-
dOre S. Garrett.
The Tomb Of jackson.
When President Roosevelt was at Nash
vile. Tenn. few months ago he visited
the home and tomb of President Jackson
and there indicated his intention to ask
the aid of the government for the main
tenance of the place which Jackson used
as his home for forty years. Representa-
tive Gaines of Tennessee called on the
PRECEDENT today to consult with him about
bill he has introduced providing for ma
tional assistance. The Hermitage, the
old Jackson place. was bought by the
state of Tennessee in 1856 for $4,000 and
in various ways the state has paid out to
this time S161OOO.
About eighteen years ago the state set
aside eighteen acres, which includes the
house and tomb, to the Ladies Hermitage
Association, which, by membership fees
and private subscriptions, has kept up the
expense of maintenance. Mr.. Gaines says
he agrees with the President that Jack
son and his history belong to the nation.
and that the nation should care for his
last resting place in a proper manner. 1t
is estimated that 5000 to $4,000 a year
would keep up the grounds and provide
some improvement. 1t would be in the
nature Of a gift to the Hermitage Asso-
citation.
Plenty of Booze in Oklahoma.
John r. Alternately. United States mar
shall of Oklahoma. the man who conducted
the President on a wolf hunt several years
ago, and who has the reputation of catch
ing wolves alive and killing them by priz-
ing open their mouths. was a White House
caller today. Asked about stories that
whisky is plentiful in the new state
which Is now operating under prohibition
he said most of them were true. I'm the
Indian Territory section of the new state
conditions were pretty fair when the
United States government was in charge,
but now whisky is sold almost openly in
many parts of the territory and. blind
tigers are as thick as fleas. Whisky is
ITO be had in the Oklahoma section also,
but it does not seem SO bad as in the
region of the new state where whisky
was supposed to be almost unknown for
many years."
Presidential Nominations.
In addition to a number of postmasters,
the President today sent the Senate the
following nominations:
To be appraiser of merchandise in the
district of New York-George w. Wanna
maker Of New York.
To be collector of customs for the. dis
trict of Gloucester. Mass.-William H.
Jordan of Massachusetts.
To be surveyor of customs for the port
of Des Moines, Ia.-George l.. Godfrey OF
Iowa.
To be United States attorney for the
district of Decentralization Schnebel of
Oregon.
To be receiver of public moneys at
Hugo. Colo.-John P Dickinson.
TO be register of the land office at
Boise, Idaho William Balderson of
Idaho.
To be secretary of Arizona-John II.
Page of Arizona.
There were also a number of army and
navy nr0mnfi0nS.