Evening star., 1909-02-04
LOEB FOR COLLECTOR
Has Accepted Tender of Big
New York Post.
OBJ PAYS $4,000 A YEAR
Statehood for New Mexico and
Arizona in Jeopardy.
NO ACTION AT THIS SESSION
Supposed Ambitions of Delegates
Andrews and Smith to Be Sena-
tors Involved in Opposition.

The definite statement is made by close
friends of Secretary William Loeb. Jr..
that he is to become collector of customs
of the port of New York, succeeding Col
ector Fowler. under the Taft administra-
ton.
Ii is now known that Mr.. Taft made he
offer of this position To Mr.. Loeb some
time ago and that it was accepted.
The nomination will go TO the Senate
shortly after the assembly of Congress in
extra session. 1t is OF especial interest IN
showing the high regard Mr.. Taft has tor
Mr.. Loeb
But for the now thoroughly known fact
that Mr. Taft is not TO have in his cab
met any member of the present cabinet or
any one closely connected with President
Roosevelt Mr.. Loeb would sit in the cab
met of the next administration. AS col
iector of the port OF New York he VIII
hold the position next highest in impor-
tance to a cabinet officer and next in
emoluments. The position is supposed to
pay about $12,UOO year.
Mr.. Taft's selection of New York men
to go into his cabinet is not of value
from political standponts. George Wick
ersham who is to be Attorney General
knows nothing of the intricate details of
New York politics. Mr.. Taft has selected
Mr.. Loeb because he wants the advice of
the best posted man he can find on New
York affairs.
Collector Fowler has made an accept
able officer of the government. He will
retire at the wish OF the new President.
Statehood Bill in Jeopardy.
Statehood for Arizona and New Mexico
at this session of Congress is declared TO
be practically out of the question. ac-
cording to advices that have reached the
White House.
Representative Hamilton. chairman of
the House committee on territories. and
Senator Bevcridge, chairman OF the same
committee In the Senate. were both vis'-
itors to the executive offices today They
were not together, however. Each stated
that his visit had nothing to do with
statehood.
Representative Hamilton said he hoped
TO get the statehood bill before the House
next week, probably about "Wednesday.
He felt confident that the measure would
pass that body. As to the Senate he
said he could not speak.
He had been Informed, he said. that
there was opposition to statehood IN the
upper house. Dangers of the bill not be-
coming law grew greater as the present
session neared its end. he conceded.
Senator Beveridge said that because of
his position as chairman of the Senate
committee he did not wish TO discuss the
matter in any FORM
1ne lnfOrmdtlon tndt reaches tne t'feSl
dent Is that Congress is going to be
mighty well occupied in the next four
weeks with appropriation bills, and that
statehood has absolutely no chance of
becoming law. The opposition is so strong
and time is so short that the least amount
of well directed opposition will put state
hood out of the question for at least an
other year.
A Personal Question Involved.
I,
become involved in the statehood fight.
This. it is declared on good authority,
will outweigh the ordinary reasons.
Influential senators who are not fa-
vorably disposed to the merits of Dele
gate Andrews of New Mexico and Dele
gate Smith of Arizona do not want to
promote the senatorial ambitions of
these men by giving statehood at this
time. This is the way one strong man
In the Senate put it,
This whole statehood business is
pushed by Bull Andrews and Mark
Smith. The former expects to be sena-
tor from New Mexico and the latter
from Arizona.
Il don't think they will get to be sena-
tors right away by consent of the Sen
ate. We are too busy to bother with
this bill now. Appropriations and other
bills will take up all our time
Nagel's Chances for Cabinet Job.
Missouri men have been confident for
some time that Charles Nagel the st.
Louis lawyer. will be in the Taft cabinet.
He is put down for Secretary of Com
mcrce and Labor. Representative Bar
tholdt. who saw President Roosevelt to-
day said he was sure MIR. Nagcl would
be one of the Taft advisers.
Mr. Bartholdt called on the President
i'm connection with monument to Baron
Steuben to be erected in Lafayette
Square. Albert Jaegers of New York,
pupil of Saint Gaudens. has been selected
to design the monument. The President is
interested in this in other matters of
art.
Mr.. Rartholdt says he intends to intro
duce a bill changing the name of l-afay
cite Square to independence SGuar-.
He thinks that as the park S 10 hold the
monument of another revolutionary, hero.
Baron Steuben. it should hereafter he So
called.
Stephenson Says He Is Elected.
Senator Stephenson of Wisconsin called
on the President today with some friends.
Il have already been elected senator
from Wisconsin and expect to be elected
again.. said the senator in answer To IA
question. Il was legally elected Janu-
AIRY 26 in the separate houses | am
sure | will get majority in joint ses-
sion.
Il suppose this would he called a
double-h sader in case ball language. The
fact is | have already been elected twice
once in the primary and once in sepa-
rate houses. When l am elected in joint
session this will be three times
Says Hughes Deceives People.
William Barnes. IT,. the Albany editor
and statesman. was at the White House
today.
What about the primary fight of Gov.
Hughes Mr.. Barnes was asked.
There isn't much OF a fight that
know of. Gov. Hughes is trying to give
the people the impression that he wants
to give the people something they do not
have. We already have a good primary
law in New York and some slight amend
ments will make it one Of the best, al
though not direct.
II would like 10 see an anne ndnent pro-
viding that when the organization files
its list of delegates to the convention it
be required to so do long enough in ad-
vance to give possible opponents all the
time desired to file opposition ticket.
This will do away with the cry of boss
ism and snap Judgment and give the
pa rites all the chance they want to fight
ont differences among themselves.S
Mr. Barnes has no idea that the direct
primary plans Of Gov. Hughes will meet