Evening star., 1908-01-28
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
Trouble Over the Collector of
Customs at Louisville.
SEES NOTHING BUT TAFT
Representative Campbell Has 0pti-
mistic Views.
SENATORS SPLIT IN IDAHO
Borah Believes in Secretary Of War
SEES NOTHING BUT TAFT
SENATORS SPLIT IN IDAHO

Borah Believes in Secretary Of War
end Hepburn Is for an Unin-
structed Set of Delegates.
Elk x-Representative ". c. Owens of Ken
lucky had brief talk with the President
today about Kentucky matters. touching
upon the vacancy in the office of the COL
lector of customs at Louisville. for which
there has been a steady and persistent
fight for several months, during which
the President has stood pat Three of
the four Kentucky republican representa-
tives have had candidates for the place.
while there have been several men from
Louisville seeking the honor and emolu-
ments Because Louisville is only occa-
sionally republican the so-called steady
republican districts of Kentucky have
never considered that the big city ought
to have much patronage. and they have
always claimed the fat places there for
their own workers The failure of Rep
resentatives Edwards, Bennett, Langley
and James to agree upon a man, though,
has stood in the way of action by the
President, who would have named a
Louisville man could he have found one
there.
The four representatives have now
agreed upon a proposition which they
have put in writing. that if the President
will take the responsibility of saying what
congressional district outside of Louis
vile is entitled to the position they will
get together and name man from that
district. This proposition is now before
the President. Representative Edwards
OF the eleventh district is willing to let
. I, % %la i~l int 7, or Ion
district, and will join in recommending
a man from either of those districts. If
the President should do this there will
be a hot fight. Representative Pugh
of the ninth district is strongly backed
for the place. In and out of the state
he has Endorsements that his friends be-
lieve will secure the nomination for him.
John w. Yerkes, republican national COM
mitteeman of the state, has Endorsed him
and Representative Bennett Is seeking to
have him named. Mr.. Pugh was in Con-
gress several terms from that district and
made an excellent record. He Is said to
have spent more money in the cause of
his party than any other republican in
the state.
There have been suggestions that the
President may delay the appointment
long time i'm view of the lack Of harmony
among the leaders.
Campbell Sees Nothing But Taft.
Representative 1dHipDell VI 10
one of the most ardent Taft men in his
state. He called on the President today
and later gave some optimistic views as
to the Ohio statesman. When the ma
tional convention meets Secretary Taft
will be so far in the lead that the other
candidates will recognize the situation
and withdraw from the race he sad,
bringing about the nomination of Secre-
tary Taft by acclamatien on the first bal
lot. So far as Kansas rs concerned there
is nobody else in the field. The sentiment
is the same in Missouri Nebraska, Iowa
and other states in that section"
Representative Burton of Ohio was a
visitor with the President He would not
talk politics. although he was willing to
be quoted as saying that the Ohio stu
alton would be greatly cleared after the
would, he said, show exactly how Ohio
stood.
Senators Split in Idaho.
The two Idaho senator's are badly split
over what should be done in that state.
Senator ,Borah who succeeded Fred Du-
bois in the Senate, and thinks he is pretty
close to the feeling of the people In his
commonwealth, is for TAFT and is lining
up things for Taft delegation. Senator
Hepburn, who believes he has a pretty
good line on sentiment in Idaho, has re-
peatedly stated that the people out there
are undecided who they will support and
he is endeavoring to prevent anything like
crystalization. He believes that an unin-
structed delegation should be sent from
the state. IL Senator Borah has his way
the delegates will be instructed for Taft.
Resolutions Presented to President.
In accordance with the action of the
national conference on combinations and
ct q he1 of
resolutions in advocacy of reform legisla-
ton were today presented to President
Roosevelt and to the two houses of Con-
gress by Seth Low of New York: Samuel
Gompers. president of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor. and James O'ConnelI
president of the International Association
of Machinists.
Mr.. Low sta ted that the resolutions ex-
pressed the desire of the trust confer
ence for legislation, and efforts would be
made to have Congress take up the sew
eral subjects dealt with at its present Ses-
sion. In brief, the recommendations are
for law permitting pooling agreements
among railroads, subject to the approval
and supervision of the interstate COM
merce commission, for the creation of a
commission to consider the entire subject
of business and Industrial combinations
and report recommendations to Congress;
to amend and broaden the Sherman anti
trust law, and to provide for the eAamina-
llOH- IlSpctlloH anu Oh great
producing and manufacturing associa-
tionS.
1t is understood the President made no
expression of his views on the subjects
dealt with.
Mr.. Gompers Not Ready to Talk.
Mr.. Gompers was asked for an ex-
preston of his views as to the decision
of the Supreme Court yesterday that
railroads have the right to dismiss en-
ployes because they are members of labor
organizations. He said he was not ready
to discuss the subject, although he was
willing to refer to the fact that in the
last, few years the courts had shown
themselves uniformly hostile to legislation
supposed TO be favorable to the labor
people. He called attention to the de-
cision in the employers liability law.
the bakers ten-hour case from New York
and d number of injunctions.
Arrested in Havana.
George Whitfield, alias Spencer. who is
alleged to have passed worthless checks