Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-13
SENATOR BORAH'S CHARGES
Concert by Singing Society From
Brooklyn.
SUCCESSOR TO T. C. PLAT
President Spoken of for the Senate.
Ex-Gov. Bates Of Massa-
chusetts Calls.

House today that Norman NJ. Ruick
United States attorney Of Idaho. has been
summarily removed. and that if Ruel
Rounds. Unitel States marshal of the
same state, does not hand in his res;gna-
ton by night his removal will also be
made.
The scalps of both men are said to be
figuratively hanging at the belt Of Sena-
tor Borah of Idaho. who has presented to
the President sufficient facts to induce
the chief executive to take these some
what startling steps. Senator Borah was
prosecuted in Idaho for completely in GER
tain alleged land frauds by District At
torney Ruick. He was acquitted after a
long trial. and he and his friends always
asserted that his indictment was piece
Of spite work pure and simple.
Ever since this trial Senator Borah has
been collecting all the data possible about
the two men, and he has lost no oppor-
tunity in laying all this before the Presi-
dent. asking the removal of the men on
grounds of general incompetency and UNI
fitness. President Roosevelt sent Alfred
w. Cooley, assistant attorney general. TO
investigate the charges made by Senator
Borah. 1t is said that Mr.. Cooley sus-
tanned the claim that the district attorn-
ney should not be allowed to stay in Of
flee.
Senator Borah has been one of the prin-
cipal supporters of the administration in
the Senate since he entered that body. and
he has come to hold a high place in the
esteem of the President. He is one or
those men who have grown at both the
White House and the Capitol. He has like
wise held his own In his state, despite
the trial he went through. and is to take
the place Of Senator Hepburn as repub-
lican national committeeman. Politically
he is said to be able to get anything he
wants in his state.
A Musical Treat.
For half an hour this afternoon. from
2:3O to o'clock. President and Mrs.
Roosevelt and a party of about fifty
friends. including members of the cabi-
net and their wives. listened to the great
est German singing Society in the United
States. the winners Of the first prize
given by Kaiser Wilhelm last year at the
national saengerbund. The singers, the
Arions of Brooklyn. consisting of about
seventy-five trained voices, sang several
numbers, most of them in German, With
one or two American melodies inter
spersed. The program was In charge OF
Arthur Claassen. director of the musical
abilities of the society. The presidential
party expressed the greatest pleasure at
the program rendered and considered the
program superior to anything of the kind
ever rendered at the White House.
The Arions will leave the 9th instant
for trip abroad, where they will sing
for the imperial families of a number
of countries. including Emperor William.
The singers desired to appear before
the President before going on their long
and important trip, and the President
found pleasure in having them do SO
The singing took place in the east
room, which has never before been filled
with so much melody.
Roosevelt as United States Senator.
Interest among callers at the White
House today centered in an interview yes
terday by Representative W. w. Cocks
of the Long Island district of New York.
a man who stands so close to the Presi-
canoe Mr.. Cocks expressed the belief that
the New York legislature would next win
ter elect the President the successor of T.
c. Plat in the United States Senate He
felt confident the election would be with
unanimity.
The belief prevails that Mr. Cocks was
merely expressing wish that is upper
most in the minds of many of the Presi-
dents greatest admirers in New York.
but there Is doubt whether the President
himself will accede to the program. He
has made all arrangements to go to South
Africa on a hunting trip right after the
4th Of March. and if he were elected sem
ator he would feel bound to remain here
to attend the extra session of Congress
that will be called by Mr.. Taft if he is
elected President, to revise the tariff. On
the other hand. if the President should
be elected senator to succeed Senator De-
pew in 1911, he would have ended his
hunting tours and would be ready to re-
enter public life.
Bates and Vice Presidency.
Ex-Gov. John L. Bates of Massachu-
sets. one of the delegates at large from
that state to the republican national con-
vention. made a brief call upon the Presi-
dent He was communicative later. and
failed to enlighten questioners as to his
political views. His presence at the
White House has aroused much specula-
ton and by many is considered as bearing
upon the vice presidency. Gov. Guild Of
Massachusetts, frankly admits that he
would like to get the nomination. and the
visit of Mr.. Bates is believed to be an
effort to discover from the President and
Secretary Taft how the nomination of Mr..
Guild would be regarded. The White
House has frequently stated that 1t has no
favorites in the vice presidential fight.
but nobody believes that the President
would like to see a man nominated for
second place who would not give strength
to the head of the ticket. and at the last
moment, if necessary, he would express
his opposition. So would Secretary Taft.
who is credited with not having expressed
any wish as to who should go on the