Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-13
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
What the New York Delegation
May Do at Convention.
HERNLEY BOTTLED UP?|
His Utterances Before Seeing Presi-
dent-Nothing Afterward.
QUESTION OF ADJOURNMENT
Representative Watson Will Go Over
the Whole Question With the
President Tomorrow Night.

Some significance is attached to re-
marks made at the White House today
by Representative Calder Of Brooklyn
He was one of the earliest of the Hughes
supporters. and was few days ago
elected a delegate from his district to
the republican national convention. Asked
about the political sentiment in his city
and state. he said. with some caution:
MY district is for Hughe". 1t has been
that way all the time. There is. now
ever a mighty strong sentiment for the
President, and il his name should be
sprung at Chicago in such a way as
would give it the least bit of authority
the entire New York delegation would I'M
doubtedly 90 to him with whoop." Mr..
Calder stopped at that, but the signifi-
canoe Of it is in the fact that the Brook
Ign representative and Timothy Wood
ruff. republican state chairman, are on
close terms.
Mr.. Woodruff is part Of the combination
in control Of the affairs Of the party ana
to continue to control 1T for announcer Two
years. Up to this time the comDnaIion
has been DESTROYS Of supporting TAFT, al
though finding 1t necessary, by reason OF
public opinion, to back Hughes.
Representative Parsons, one OF the lead
ers of the combination. was also Visltor
New York situation. He is considered
the personal representative of the Presl-
dent in New York. Another man high up
in the combination is Representative
Cocks Of the Long Island district, VINO
called at the White House for short
time. The three men were not together.
though, and Representatives Parsons ana
White had nothing to say for publication.
Was Mr.. Hernley Bottled Upe
Charles Hernley Of Greencastle. Ind, Is
what the newspaper men call good fell
low. He talks right out in meeting. He
makes CODY. He knows politics, but ne
never before ran against Theodore Roose-
welt. He did today. The story Is this:
Hernley went to see the President today
with Representative James Watson. who
has Just been nominated for governor by
the republicans of that state. Henley told
some Of the newspaper boys that after he
had seen the President he would have
something good to say. Il am going to let
the President know a. few things said
the former republican state chairmans OF
Indiana II think shall just let him know
we propose to beat him out on this Tart
game Of his and nominate Fairbanks, Is
about the way the Indiana man put it.
81 am told that 10000 Ohio men are
going to Chicago TO let the convention
know that II Taft Is nominated he will
be beaten. and from Indiana will go
things up for Fairbanks. who ought to
be named. and probably will be-" That
was before. How about after? Mr.. Hern-
ley sailed out in full bloom, called Jim"
Watson Governor" with big and
permitted himself. to be surrounded by
blank paper and pencils. But he didn't
answer a question. Instead he urged
Governor" Watson to hustle into the
hack they had ridden to the executive
porters and correspondents. insisted on
the colored driver getting away without
loss Of time. There were some people
mean enough to hint that the President,
in that fatherly way so well known to
him, probably sat on the Indiana man
and gave him some good advice about
talking too much In public.
Congress and the Presidents Plans.
Representative Watson called to confer
with the President about the status of
legislation and an early adjournment Of
Congress. There were SO many callers
in the executive Offices that the Presi-
dent asked the republican whip of the
House to call upon him tomorrow night
at $50 O'CLOCK. when the whole situation
will be gone over. Mr.. Watson has
hot campaign on for governor and wants
to get home. He is only one Of a large
number in the same boat. But Congress
and the President have not had an UNI
derstanding as to enacting legislation.
some of which are practically sure of
going through the two houses, while
others are scheduled for a slow course to
nowhere.
publican members, finds that Congress Is
ready to adjourn somewhere around May
9, but everybody wants to do 1t without
any conditions or strings. Will the Presi-
dent be willing? That's what Mr.. Wat
son intends to try to find out. Several
Payne reached something of an under
standing with the President that there
should be legislation upon at least five
subjects before adjournment. Four of the
to the Sherman antitrust law. an en-
ployers' liability bill. anti-injunction leg
islation and preliminary provisions for
tariff revision at the next session Of Con-
gress. The House has been trying hard to
carry out its end Of the understanding.
but in the Senate the leaders do not give
hope Of all these things becoming law.
Mr.. Watson knows pretty we'll what may
or may not become law, and It remains
with him to fix matters 80 the President
will not call an extra session or put the
responsibility of failure to legislate upon
Congress.
Mr.. Garfield and Coal Lands.
Secretary Garfield, who called at the
White House this morning said that he
should send to the chairman of the House
committee on public lands tomorrow a
strong recommendation in regard to need
ed legislation affecting coal lands in the
western states and in Alaska. In the
northern territory. especially, there is an
acute situation as the result Of the large
withdrawal of coal lands from entry In
1905 and the failure of Congress to enact
needed legislation. The House committee
on public lands is believed to be favorably
toward a measure Of relief, and
the chairman Of the committee, Mr.. Mon