Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-03
Two Absentees From the Cab.
met Meeting Today.
TAFT AND GARFIELD IN OHIO
The State Convention Being Held
Out There.
MR.. v0RYS AS A MANAGER
Hereafter He and Hitchcock Will
Divide the Country-Cadets at
Naval Academy.


Politics made two absentees at today's
regular meeting of the cabinet Both
Secretaries Taft and Garfield are in Ohio
attending the state convention there. but
the other seven members kept the Presi-
dent busy with various departmental
topics. With the Ohio convention out
of the way i. is the understanding that
the Taft managers will devote their at
tention to other states. They have been
DESTROYS that the state convention In the
Secretary's own state should go OF with
ease and without friction. Up to this
time all the time of Arthur I. Vorys. the
Taft manager. has been given to OHIO.
That was why Frank III. Hitchcock was
selected to aid the Taft management.
Now that Ohio Is out of the way, Mr..
vorys will try to show what sort Of a
manager he is in the country at large.
There are suggestions that he will come
to the Taft headquarters here. take charge
and divide the country with Mr.. Hitch
cock, who has been busy handling the
complicated situation in the south. The
understanding is that Mr. Vorys will give
ton the Taft people think there is much
promise in the way of delegates.
Mr.. Hitchcock Is said to be handling
the southern situation with his usual skill.
but even at that matters do not look any
better than they did some time ago, SO
far as staving OF rump conventions and
two sets Of delegates is concerned. One OF
the ablest of the southern politicians.
John G. Capers, commissioner Of internal
revenue. was at the White House today.
He Is generally credited with being one
of the brightest men in a political game
there is in the south. He is understood
to be having his hands full In his own
state of South Carolina. That state. like
Mississippi and Louisiana. has a pre-
ponderance Of negroes. the population
exceeding the whites In the two former
states.
Mr. Capers is the national committee
man of South Carolina and has the or
ganixation there well in hand, but dis
busily at work trying to control the con-
vention for Foraker. The state conven-
ton, by reason Of the fact that 1t will
contain three times as many negro deie-
gates as whites. will not be easy to. ham
die. 1t is predicted. though. that ii any
man In the south can hold his own under
the circumstances it will be Mr. Capers.
Conditions In South Carolina are paral-
The negro delegates threaten to capture
everything and land for Foraker.
Cadets at Naval Academy.
The President has appointed the follow.
Ing as principals and alternates to the
United States Naval Academy for 1905:
Principals-CampbellD Dallas Edgar. son
of Lieut.. Commander Webster A. Edgar;
Charles Dwight Sigsbee. son Of Rear Ad-
miral sigsbee: Nathan Brown Chase. scr
of the late Lieut.. Chase. q. 8. N; Charles
A. e. King son of the late Lieut.. Com
mander G.. A. E. King; Hamilton Harlow,
son of Cant. Harlow.
Alternates--William s. Hogg. jr.. son OF
Commander Hoeg: Charles G.. Ellicott.
son Of Lieut.. Commander John n. Eli
colt; Frank Messenger. son OF Chief Cum
ner Frank c. Messenger. U. 8. N; Hester
Hoogewern. son Of Lieut.. Commander
John A. Hoogewerff: James Madison
A.. retired: Harold Dodd. son Of Com
mander Arthur W. Dodd: Paul Fitz-
simons. jr.. son OF Medical Director Paul
Fitxsimons.
Irrigation Project Of Milk River.
]. L. Truscott and other Montana men
are in Washington seeking to secure an
irrigation plant for the Milk river region
Of their state. Mr.. Truscott has already
had a conference with the President. He
called again today with F. II. Newell. di-
rector Of the reclamation service Of the
have laid before the administration the
strong points In behalf of an irrigation
project to eventually cost about 81. 900.
600, and the President seems inclined to
grant their desire IL funds are available
for the purpose. The matter ia under
ing directed Mr.. Newell to ascertain
whether the reclamation fund Is in posi-
tion to stand for another project at this
time.
dent today to say goodbye on the eve OF
starting for a vacation in Atlantic City.
He II recuperating from his recent Illness
and thinks Atlantic City will benefit him.
Senator Lodge also called on the Presi-
dent to discuss some legislative matters.
and Representative Graft of Illinois In
troduced some friends from his district.
Oklahoma Marshal Withdrawn.
President Roosevelt today sent to the
Senate the nomination of GamuaI Victor
Grant as marshal for the eastern distric,
OF Oklahoma. in place Of Grosvencr A.
Porter. whose nomination was withdrawn
late yesterday afternoon. Porter's name
had been before the judiciary committee
OF the Senate for some time. but that
committee came to the conclusion that he
ought not to have the position, and 80
notified the President. preferring a with.
drawal OF his name to defeating him for
confirmation.
The President, although knowing Mr.
Porter well and having faith in his limo
cenee Of some Of the charges made against
him before the judiciary committee. de-
cided to make no effort to aid or strength
en- him. Mr.. Porter was a marshal under
the territorial form Of government. Is tenn
peranentally lifted for the marshaIship
but the charges against him were OF i'm.
morality and misconduct, which the Sem
eate thought SUFFICIENT to stop confirma-
tion. Mr.. Porter IL credited with being
relative OF Mrs. Roosevelt. but the re-