Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-15
AV0WED THIRD-TERMERS
Nebraska Patronage Fight Settled
in Favor of Hammond.
MILO SHANKs OF KENTUCKY
His Name Was Presented to Presi-
dent Today for Office of
Public Printer.

tary Taft for the republican presidential
nomination. and I am confident the re-
publicans Of Tennessee will instruct their
delegates for him, but conditions are such
that 1 cannot help feeling that when the
great, thrilling moment comes at Chicago.
President Roosevelt will be renopinated.
1t will be exceedingly difficult to stop such
an outcome"
So stated Representative Hale OF Ten
nessee, who visited the President today
on other than political matters. Mr.. Hale
Is part of the Tennessee organization that
was preparing to put through early third
term resolutions before the President re-
iterated for the last time his intention
not to accept another nomination from
his party. Following that there was a
period when the Tennesseeans were much
at sea. Recently the organization leaders
have all committed themselves for Ia1t'
and have been working for him.
Mr.. Hale went on to tell story "A
party down in my state went nsh1ng WIN
dynamite. which is against the law. Ihey
would hitch the explosive to a stick, set
the stick floating in the river, light the
fuse and then hurriedly row ashore Inc
party had a water spaniel. which came
to the conclusion that 1t would be grand
scheme to swim to the stick containing
it, When the men in the boat saw what
was taking place they rowed for all tney
were worth, and when they reached the
shore lit out in all directions. The dog
barely got to the shore when the explosion
occurred They didn't find any pieces Of
the animal. It looks to me as If there
will be something like that at Chicago. A
grand scampering will take place when
the dynamite goes of.
Cecil Lyon, the republican national com
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White House today. Taciturnity sat
heavily upon him, but he admitted that
an interview with Hetty Green pleased
him very much. The millionairess pre-
dicted the Presidents denomination, and
saiG Secretary Taft would have to wait
for four years. The list of open and
avowed third-termers now consists of
Bat Masterson of New York. Bull
Andrews, delegate from New Mexico; SEN
ator Bourne Of Oregon. the latter two be :
ing original discoveries of the $5,OOOOOO
conspiracy: Hetty Green. Tom Lawson Of
Boston. and Cecil Lyon known as the po-
litioal dark secret of Texas.
The action OF the republican convention
of the first Nebraska district yesterday in
instructing It's two delegates to work for
Roosevelt's nomination all the time Is
frequently referred to. This Is the district
in which Senator Burkett lives and where
w. J. Bryan has habitation when he is
not on the road lecturing or talking. Sem
ator Burkett is for Taft. and he explained,
when at the White House today in con-
nection with a patronage matter, that the
delegates, while for Roosevelt, were Taft
men and would vote for the Secretary of
War when they felt that the President
could not be coerced into a change of
mind The Nebraska delegates are the
first in the country to receive positive in
structiOns for Roosevelt, in the face of
his frequently repeated declaration that
he would not accept nomination If ten
dered him.
Nebraska Patronage Fight Settled.
The long fight over the colIectorship OF
internal revenue of Nebraska has been
settled by a majority of the delegation
voting for Ross Hammond of Fremont,
the candidate Of Senator Burkett. The
two senators could not agree upon a man.
Burkett being for Hammond and Brown
for w. b. Rose. chairman of the state
central committee Of the republicans The
President would not appoint either. An
agreement was reached that the entire
delegation should vote upon the question.
Burkett'S man won out. receiving the SUD-
port Of Representatives Hinshaw, Boyd
and Norris. Senator Brown being backed
by Representatives Pollard and Kinkatd.
HammOnds name was given The President
today and will go to the Senate at once.
Hammond has been the political manager
of Senator Burkett number of years.
WUlle Rose has DSeu 0CudtOT Brown 8
manager.
Milo Shanks for Public Printer.
The name Of Milo Shanks. Kentuckian.
who is working upon a Washington news
paper as a reporter. was presented to the
President today for public printer. to sue
coed Charles A. Stillings. who is under
suspension and whose tenure Of Office is
generally believed to be exceedingly
slight. Mr.. Shanks was at one time a
division chief In the printing office. and
his friends claim that he had fine
record. He was, however. an earnest
friend and supporter of Oscar Ricketts,.
then chief clerk of the Office and candidate
for successor to Public Printer Palmer
II is claimed that Public Printer Stillings
chopped of the head of Shanks early In
his game of official decapitation. The
President was told that Mr.. Shanks pos
sesses every qualification for the position
and would make an excellent public prin-
ter.
No intimation was given as to what
will be the decision of the President as
to Mr.. Stillings or his probable sue
cessor. II w. S. Rossiter. the Presi.