Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-26
AT THE WHITE house
ARDENT THIRD TERM ADVo
GATES CALL ON PRESIDENT.

Some Of the Presidents most ardent
third term advocates were callers at the
White House yesterday. They did not see
the President, though. spending their time
with Secretary Loeb. Senator Bourne of
Ore gon. Bat Masterson, formerly mar
shall of the bad town Of Dodge City, Neb..
now Of New York; John Alternately. mar
shall Of Oklahoma, and the man who
taught the President how to catch wolf
alive with the hands and kill him with
out any weapon; John A Stuart. presi-
dent Of the New York League of Republic
can Clubs, and several others were
among the number.
There is persistent report that Senator
Bourne. whose second elective" theory
has been greatly talked of. is getting
grows and begins to see that the third
term project will not work with the Presi-
dent opposed to 1t.
A curious thing of the third term idea
is the persistency with which 1t Is held to,
in spite Of all the President has said and
against his personal remonstrances. Just
a few days ago Senator Smoot Of Utah de-
clared that the republican state conven-
ton Of Utah. which will meet May Z,
would send an uninstructed delegation to
Chicago in the hope that they might get
opportunity to vote for the President.
Thronged With Visitors.
The Waite House grounds and the ex-
ecutive Offices were both thronged with
visitors yesterday. the usual Saturday rule
applying. Admiral Cowles, the Pres
ident's brother-in-law. sauntered through
the grounds on his way to the Navy De-
partment. He wore a wide-brimmed
straw hat, one of the first Of the season
to appear in the grounds Congressman
with squads of visitors filed into the ex-
ecutive offices all morning. little business
being talked Of. Representative Slemp of
Virginia introduced w. p. Kent, United
States consul general at Guatemala City.
A. NJ Shah-Mir, formerly In the consular.
service at Constantinople. was presented
to the President.
With the visitors were Representatives
Kincaid OF Nebraska, introducing George
B. Darr, banker Of Lexington. Neb.;
Dawson OF Iowa, Humphrey of Washing
ton. Olcott of New York, Campbell of
OF Texas. Anthony of Kansas, Alexander
OF New York, Goldfogle Of New York,
Cocks Of New York. Wilson and Wanger
Of Pennsylvania, Fitzgerald of New York.
Loudenslager Of New Jersey, Foss of Illi-
nois. Bede Of Minnesota, Burton of Del
aware. Mckinley of Illinois, Vice Presi-
dent Fairbanks, Senators Borah. Warner,
Smoot and Gusgenheim.
Wants a Democrat Appointed.
Representative Gaines of Tennessee
talked to the President yesterday about
the Tennessee judgeship. The President
has a high opinion of John Allison of the
state courts Of Tennessee. who is known
as a Roosevelt democrat. but Mr.. Allison
is beyond the Age limit the President sets
for judges. Mr.. Gaines told the President
that If he vvuld not appoint Judge AL
hson he Thought he could not find bet
ter man than NJ. T. Bryan Of Nashville,
president of the State Bar Association.
who is personally known to the President.
IL ID doubtful If the President will name
da19ocrat. there being a number of
good lawyers of the opposite political
faith who are in the race.
Will Accompany Taft.
It was announced at the White House
yesterday that James B. Reynolds and
Samuel B. Donnelly, who were recently
appointed by the President to investigate
labor conditions on the Isthmus of Pana-
ma. win accompany Secretary Taft on his
trip to Panama.