Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-04
At THE WHITE HOUSE
Senator Cu|Iom Says the Tariff
Must Be Revised.
VITAL PARTS OF PLATFORM
Thinks Republicans Should Be
Specific on the Question.
HEADQUARTERS FOR G. A. R.
Judge Kimbau Advocates Use of Old
Sixth Street Station by Depart
ment of the Potomac
HEADQUARTERS FOR G. A. R.

| AS senators and representatives get
| away from Washington for their homes
or for Chicago the number of White
House visitors steadily diminishes. They
were fewer today than at any other
| time in months, and the President had
| time to engage in other than business
chats with some of those who called
upon him. Ex-Representative Joe"
| Sibley of Pennsylvania. always a pleas
ing personality with the President was
ushered into the President private of
| flee today and remained there with the
chief executive a long time. Other visit
ors heard the two laughing over good
jokes and having an enjoyable talk. Mr..
Sibley, walking lame from equity foot,
| told newspaper men that he had no busi-
ness and just called to say farewell be-
fore the two go to their summer homes.
When Mr.. Shbley was asked about an
advisable vice presidential nomination by
| the republicans at Chicago he said: Il
think Vice President Fairbanks would fit
splendidly any ticket that is nom
| mated. l do not know whether he would
take the nomination, but the ticket would
be strengthened with him on 1t. He has
made great Vice President. lending dig
nifty to the office. Secretary Cortelyou
would also make a good man, and as to
| Jim Sherman, we would like to see him
nominated. Sunny jim would prove
strong candidate. popular with everybody
and possessing all the qualifications nee
essary for second place on the ticket.
Must Be Tariff Revision.
| Senator Cnllom. one of the Presidents
visitors said he had no idea what the
| tariff platform would be at Chicago, but
| he was certain that the republicans must
| be specific on this question and then keep
their promises to the people. We've got
to revise the tariff" he declared, land
we must say SO In mighty positive words.
We must follow up the wOrCS with &C
ton, too, and begin shortly after the cleo
| ton. / have given no study to what the
| plank ought to say. but do know that we
do not want to fool about this thing. We
will keep whatever promises we make in
| good faith As to the platform adopted
| by the Ohio state convention / think it
| was pretty good one, as remember IT..
| Senator Long of Kansas spent some time
with the President. He is about to leave
for Chicago. where he will become one of
the Taft leaders. Mr.. Long is strongly
talked of for the vice presidential NOM
| ination on the Taft ticket or for chairman
| of the republican national committee. It
| is regarded as among the probabilities
that he will be selected by Secretary Taft
| as chairman of the national committee.
| The main thing in the way of an ac-
ceptance of the honor is that Mr. Long is
While he is said to have the fight well
! in hand. he might not desire to get away
| from his local campaign.
Headquarters for G. A. r.
Judge Ivory G. kimbal has left for the
| attention of the President a request that
he government furnish quarters in this
F., city for the Department of the Potomac.
Grand Army of the Republic. The fact
| is that the old soldiers are passing away
| so fast it is becoming difficult to meet the
expenses of maintaining headquarters,
and Judge kimball, former commander
| of the department and at present acting
| commander. informs the President that in
| many of the states of the Union head
quarters for the Grand Army of the Re-
public are furnished at state expense. and
| in a few of the states appropriations are
made to maintain the establishments. A
| large number of counties in various states
furnish headquarters to Grand Army
posts free of cost giving courthouses or
other public buildings for their use.
| Judge Kimball suggests to the President
that the old 9Th street depot be set aside
/ for the local department. Should it be
| determined to turn this into an armory
! for the District National Guard. Judge
| kimball thinks that quarters should BE-
provided in it for the G. A. r. The Presi-
| dent will give the request careful at
tention and write Judge kimbal what he
| tIllHhS Can De uoIit Il tiiil}
Unite the Crafts and Farming.
Gusave Stickley. editor of the Crafts
| man. thinks that it would be great plan
| if the President could bring about a
| union of the crafts and farming. SO that
| every farmer will know something of
building houses. shoenS horses, repairing
machinery. working in concrete, etc.
| The President has been talking along
| the lines of upbuilding the agricultural
industry and turning attention back to
| the farms Mr.. Stickley believes this
| could be done by having the government
| give assistance to instructions in the two
| lines of industry at once. Exactly how 1t
| should be done he has not ATTEMPTED to
| outline, but he thinks that beginning
| could be made in experiment stations and
| agricultural, colleges aided by the gov
| eminent.
| Secretary Wilson and DR.. Wiley. chief
| chemist of the Department of Agriculture,
| were engaged in a long conference with
| the President today over what Secretary
| Wilson declared to be some chemical
questions thar he knew very little about.
| Col John S. Mosby. who has just left
a hospital after all operation, called on
the President to introduce his nephew.
Alex S. Campbell. student at the Uni
| verSity of Virginia.
Bishop Cranston called with f. c. Slime
spring of New York representing the
| American Institute of Social Service.
| North Carolina for Bryan.
Il am for Bryan" said Gov. Glenn OF
| North Carolina calling upon the Presi-
dent today and 1 think that our demo-
cratic state convention, when it meets the
| oath of this month, will instruct for him.
believe that he will make a splendid
race. No, have not thought Of any,
body for the vice presidential nomination
and ] have not an idea who will be NOM
mated. l am confident. though. that Mr..
Bryan Will be nominated with ease at
| Denver