Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-25
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
Hemenway Calls Before Leav-
ing for Indiana.
LEASE OF PUBLIC LANDS
Bartholdt Discusses Appropriations
for Buildings.
VACANT TENNESSEE JUDGEsH1P
Francis B. Loomis May Be Appointed
Commissioner to the Toxic
Exposition.
LEASE OF PUBLIC LANDS
VACANT TENNESSEE JUDGESHIP

Senator Hemenway of Indiana is about
| to leave Washington for Indiana. where
| the hottest kind of subernatoria fight is
on among the republicans. and he called
| at the White House today to pay his re-
spects before his departure. The republic
can state convention to nominate a candi-
| date for governor is to be held next
| Wednesday and Thursday. and at this
| time nobody seems to have cinch on the
| plum. although Representative Watson. it
/ is claimed will be close to a ma iority
| that he will he nominated on the second
| or third ballot.
The fight is said to he the hottest the
| republicans of that state have had for
years. Representative Watson. after
years of conspicuous service in the House.
decided to retire from that body. go
| after the sovernorshp and later settle
| down to business or rise higher in poll
| tics. as the situation foreshadowed. Mr..
Watson is heartily supported by Sena-
| tor Hemenway and many OF the other
| congressman from the state. Senator Bev-
| eridge is backing Charles Miller, eX-at-
| torney general of the state. Gov. Hanly
| and the state machine are backing Hugh
| Miller. while William l.. Taylor is run
ming on his own account.
Lease of Public Lands.
Western cattlemen said today that the
! President has declared himself in hearty
sympathy with their efforts to secure the
passage of laws that will enable them TO
| lease and fence government lands for pas
| turage purposes. Under the direction of
the President all fences inclosing govern
ment lands were torn down several years
ago. The lands have since been lying I'M
used. The cattlemen want opportunity to
range their cattle on these lands under
lease but also want the right to put up
fences.
Senator Burkett of Nebraska has bill
i'm the Senate carrying out the wishes OF
the cattlemen. but protecting the govern
ment and to delegation of Nebraskans
who called on him today the President
said he was willing to aid them In pro
curing a law on the lines of the Burkett
bill The bill fixes the lease price of the
lands on their appraised value and leaves
the matter of compensa ton in the hands
Of the Interior Department. Actual set
tiers who may desire can take UP leased
lands the same those not under lease
and the land SO taken up will be segre-
gated.
~ Successor to Ridgely.
Senator Burkett and Gov. Sheldon ac-
companied the cattlemen. afterward re-
| naming to talk with the President about
several matters Ol pdtIolkd6c Vic VI
these was to urge the nomination Of f.
Royce. Nebraska banker. as controller
of the currency to succeed William B.
Ridgely, who is expected to become presi
dent of the National Bank of Commerce
| at Kansas City. The President said that
! if Mr.. Ridgely leaves the Treasury. the
controllership will probably go TO Law
| renee Murray. assistant secretary of the
Department of Commerce and Labor, for
,merly connected with the controllers
office.
Public Buildings Bill.
Economy plans in the House Will not
prevent a public buildings bill provid
ing money for vitality necessary prov
ects. Is the prediction of Representa-
tive Bartholdt He was with tho Presi-
dent today. and as he went away he
said that there are nearly 1000 bills in
his desk calling for more than 800. OOO.-
600. ''Of course we cannot act favor
ably upon this great number OF bills.
but we hope to get through measure
providing for something like $4,000,
OOn." said Mr.. Bartholdt. AT least that
will be all 1t will carry when it leaves
our committee. / have no idea what
the Senate will do in making addi-
tons"
Pure Food Advisory Board.
Secretary Wilson introduced to the
President the members of the pure food
advisory board recently elected. The
board consists of DR.. Ira Remsen. DIR.
Russell Fl. Chittenden, DR.. j. II. Long.
DR. A. f. Taylor and Dr. G. 4. Herter.
They are scientists OF the highest stand
| ing ard will pass upon all disputed ques-
| tons affecting the pure food law as be-
tween the government and manufa cturers.
| The members of the board said that they
xyor11l at Or1an{Za for business
decide upon their plans for conducting the
work before them.
Reducing Navy Yard Forces.
| Representative McCreary of Philadel-
phia introduced to the President dele
| cation from the board Of trade Of that
city appointed to take up with the admin
| istration the laying off of mechanics in
| the League Island navy yard. AT this
yard. elsewhere. 1t mas become neces-
sary to discharge many men and to cut
down the time OF others. The President
said that much as he would like to
keep the mechanics employed for the gov
ernment, he could not do SO. II sim
| ply question of short appropriations
Struggling for a Judgeship.
Tennessee republicans and democrats
continue to struggle over the federal
| iudgeship vacancy in that state. The dem
ocrats claim that they are merely accept
| ing the invitation of the President to dis
! cuss with him the best man for the place
So far the democrats have confined them
selves to backing up good republicans who
arc candidates. Senator TAYLOR and Rep
resentative Hull accompanied a deega-
| ton from the second congressional dis
| trict that urged the nomination of Asbury
Wright. prominent republican lawyer of
| Lockwood. ROane county
| The President has given no ntima ton
of his probable choice. 1t is said that he
would probably appoint John Allison. a
democratic Judge at Nashville but for
| the fact that Judge Allison is over six,y
years old. The President has somewhat
consistently declined to appoint men
above sixty to the federal bench.
Representative Mann Of Illinois said
| today that it was just easy as taking
| candy from baby TO prevent political
| capital being made by the democrats out
of the move of John Sharp Williams to
| filibuster if certain things are not hur-
| ried up.
May Appoint Mr.. LOOMS.
| strong intimation has been made tina,
| the President will appoint Francis f.
| I-oomis. former assistant secretary of the
state department. commissioner gen
cral OF this country TO the international
exposition at Toxic in 1872 Although in
private life Mr. LoOnlis has continued Ia
| be Il frequent visitor To the White House
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