Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-07
SENT TO SENATE
Twelve Hundred Presidential
Appoin,ees to Be Acted On.
MORE JOBS TO BE FILLED
Several Hundred Posts Vacant or to
Be Vacated.
CONFLICTS OVER PATRONAGE
Negro Question in Georgia-Presi-
dent Attends Red Cross
Meeting Today.
MORE JOBS TO BE FILLED
CONFLICTS OVER PATRONAGE

which are expected to keep the Senate
| busy for some weeks were forwarded to
| the upper house of Congress today BY
| the President. Nearly all recess appoint
| merits in all branches of the service, E
large part of them are of census super
visors.
The nominations of Charles P. Grand
| field for postmaster of Washington ant
of W. p Broughton for supervisor O
the census in the District of Columbis
were among the nominations sent in FOL
approval. It was confirmed this after
noon.
/ Franklin *. Lane of California is nom
mated for another term as a commits
sioner on the interstate commerce com
mission.
The following territorial nomination.
are made: United States district judge
| for Hawaii. Sanford B. Dole of that ter
ritory; Charles A. Overlook, marshal OF
Arizona.
Abram M. TiIlman is named for an
other term as United States attorney OF
the middle district of Tennessee. John
| w. Overall is nominated for marshal OF
| the same district
| Three Ohio nominations decided upon
| by the President early in his administra-
ton went to the Senate. They are Hy-
| man d. Davis as marshal of the northern
| district OF that state; Herbert J. Grant
appraiser Of merchandise at Cleveland
| and Charles A. Judson, collector of Gus
| toms at Sandusky. These men have been
serving under appointments for some
| months.
Southland p. Warner, son of B. II. War
ner of the District Of Columbia and Ma
| ryland, Is nominated for United States
! consul at Bahia, Brazil, a transfer from
another post.
The list does not include important dip.
| lomatic and judicial appointments that
are pending and that will be disposed OF
| in the next few weeks. Among them are
ambassadors to Paris and Vienna and
numerous others, an associate justice OF
the Supreme Court, several circuit and
| district judgeships.
Good Jobs Everywhere.
Several hundred Of the best federal po-
sitions In the country are to be filled.
| most Of the appointments being due now.
| The President will reach them as quickly
as possible. He was consulted today re-
| garding some of them.
Senator Smith of Michigan saw the
President regarding Michigan appoint
ments and will confer with him again.
The term of the collector Of customs at
Detroit has expired. So has that OF the
marshal Of the eastern district Of Micni-
gan. The collector of customs at Mar
quette died some time ago, leaving va
cancy there.
Down in Tennessee there is looming up
q big fight over patronage. The political
wisdom Of the President and Postmaster
General Hitchcock will be required to dis
pose of these Offices In way to satisfy
the factions.
Mr.. Taft and Mr.. Hitchcock had an ap-
pointment to confer this morning with
Representatives Austin and Brownlow.
who do not work with the E;vans-Saun-
ders-Ha1e faction. In Mr.. Austin's dis
| trict there are two places to be filled.
| These jobs are United States attorney
| for the eastern district and United States
| marshal for the same district. James X
Penland is the attorney and William A
Dunlap marshal.
Mr.. Austin will naturally wish to name
the men who will I'll these positions. The
opposing faction will attempt to place
men of their choosing in office.
The President found his time so well
occupied, with the cabinet about to as
semble. that he postponed the Tennessee
| conference.
| kentucky has a half dozen similar ap-
| pointments now due. Representative Ed
| wards went to the White House today
l nf
| these offices and who are candidates for
reappointment.
They were j. A. Kraft. collector of Gus
| toms at Louisville; j: II. Tinsiey' United
states attorney for the eastern district
q. G.. Sharp. marshal OF the same dis
trlct. and John T. Shelby of Lexington
| They did not get to see the President. and
| NAV not remain in Washington until the
| nominations are made.
Negro Question In Georgia.
The negro question will loom up more
or less in Georgia appointments. The
| term Of the collector Of internal revenue
a negro barber named Rucker. has ex.
pired. and his successor is to be named.
Following his policy of not filling south
ern offices with negroes, the President
will not reappoint Rucker and will not
select successor of his race. The dem
be consulted as to who will be named,
but the President will not name an OBJ
| jectionabIe man.
Senator Bacon of Georgia, who will be-
come the minority leader Of the demo-
Gratis, visited the President today and
asked that one man be retained in Of
fee in Georgia. He Is Parish Carter
Tate United States attorney of the
northern district.
Mr.. Tate was a democratic representa-
tive in Congress from Georgia for a num-
Der of years. Four years ago he was
appointed United States attorney by Pres
| ident Roosevelt. He is now winding up
! his term.
His service is said to nave been salts
factory. 1t is understood that he will
be named by the President for another
term.
! President Taft has an appointment tc
attend the Red Cross board meeting al
| 3:15 o'clock this afternoon at the D. A.
r. building. Later he will attend a re-
ception to the board at the residence OF
Miss Mabel BOardman.
Tomorrow morning the President will
make the opening address to the National
Rivers and Harbors Congress. He has
accepted an invitation to make the open
| ing address at the annual convention OF
| the insurance commissioners, to meet in
Washington January II, 10 and 10.
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OFFICERS FOIL LYNCHERS.