Evening star., 1909-03-13
Throngs of Callers Keep the
President Busy.
PRESSURE FROM VISITORS
Many Senators and Representatives
at White House.
OFFICE HUNTING NOT ACTIVE
Executive Must Work Tonight and
Possibly Tomorrow on Mondays
Document for Congress.

President Taft has yielded so much and
often 10 the desires of throngs of
callers that up to noon today his message
TO Congress Monday next, upon the as
sembling of that body, had hardly beer
begun, and the prospect of being able
TO work upon II to any extent before
night was not good There was little
chance to do any other business owing
10 the pressure from visitors, mostly
congressman who have not had Oppor-
1unity to get in touch with the new oc-
cupant of the White House before this
and others who were compelled TO pre-
sent favored constituents now in the
city.
Office hunting has gone on TO some ex
tent but the President has told many of
his callers that he is not prepared to
take up patronage matters yet. Other
visitors have refrained from even present
ing their desires in this respect. When
Congress gets busy enough to occupy the
time of its members there will be a
thinning out of the large number of daily
callers. and the President can then get
down to consideration of many subjects
now held in allegiance. The pressure upon
the Presidents time has been so great he
has had no chance to confer with his
cabinet officers except at the cabinet
meetings SO far held
1t is regarded as probable that Pres
tdent Taft may have to put the finishing
touches to his message tomorrow. He will
certainly not be able to complete it be-
fore late tonight, owing to afternoon en-
gagements that will take up much of his
time. He hopes to have it ready to send
to the public printer tonight. SO that cop
les for Congress and the press may be
ready as early as possible.
Speakers for Americus Club.
Representative Barchfeld of Pittsburg
introduced to the President G.. w. Nc
Candies and H. M. Laughlin. a commit
tee from the Americus Club of Pittsburg
in Washington seeking speakers for the
Grant dinner Of the club to be held April
-. President Taft promised to induce
Secretary Nagel TO accept the invitation
AS the leading speaker. Representatives.
Foster OF Vermont and Mckinlay and
Smith of California have also accepted
invitations to speak.
Secretary Nagels first public appear
ance since entering the cabinet will at
tract attention to him, and his speech
may be used as a vehicle for conveying
TO the country some of the views of the
new administration.
''Erring Son. Welcomed.
Hello, Jim Tawney," a number of
visitors in the offices heard the President
exclaim with heartiness today. Looking
around they saw the President and Rep
resentative Tawney of Minnesota eX-
changing warm greetings. Mr.. Tawney
went west right after the adjournment
of Congress and returned today. His
friends were pleased with the greeting eX-
tended him. Having been one of the lead
ing members of the In Bad" Club,
ganiZed by the last administration, Mr..
Tawney had not been to the White House
for several years.
Burrows Working for O'Brien.
Senator Burrows is doing what he can
10 have Thomas j. OBrien retained as
ambassador of the United States to Toxic
and called on President Taft today in that
Connection. Ex-Secretary Nathan Straus
is scheduled for that important embassy,
but it is understood that the change will
not be immediate. When il does occur
Senator Burrows will endeavor to have
Mr.. o Brien cared for somewhere else.
An idea of the days rush is given by
partial list of the congressional callers:
Senators Hale, Root, Burrows. Warner,
Dixon, Piles. Wetmore, eX-Senators Full
ton and Iemenway and Representatives
Hin. BroWnlow, Austin, Foss, Lawrence,
Mckinlay. Gronna. Ellis Kennedy, Pray,
DENLY, Slemp. Grant, Bartlett, Hardwick,
Hamilton, Greene, Humphreys Olcott,
Howland and Parsons.
Every Man Entitled to One Drunk
s. Warren of Butte. once famous police
Judge in that city. 1t was Judge Warren
who rendered the famous decision that
every good citizen was entitled to at
least one drunk month without being
tued or imprisoned for il, but all drunks
over that number must be paid for in
sun fines. Cen Warren said he had
never been sorry for that decision, as il
rad reduced drunkenness.
SiSD0D Gaines A
lad conference with the President this
morning about ''the future of the race"
as he expressed il as he was leaving the
White House.
We did not take up any particular
Offices. the bishop explained but had
general talk. | am convinced that the
PRESIDENT VIII treat the negro race fairly.
BY fairly / mean that he will do as well
by us as his predecessors. We have d
Espd many offices in the south and hope
20 keep them"
Cen Warren keifer, representative from,
Ohio. called at the White House this
morning to recommend the appoint ment
OF a man who already had the job.
wanted TO speak a good word for
John w. Warrington for circuit Judge"
said Gen. Kefer. ''and the President told
me that he had already given him the
place. Warrington Is ii splendid fellow
He was in my command during the war
and on the I'd of April 6J, in the assault
before Petersburg. he was wounded within
twenty feet of me. The fragment of a
shell went through his leg. | called to
ell the President all about him. but found
That he knew even more the subject
Than ! did. I'm glad he got the place
Leech as Public Printer.
President Taft will before long give
consideration to the question of res.or-
lug John ). Leech public printer and
there will be no surprise if Mr. Leech
goes back into his old position. 1t was
Mr.. Taft who secured the position for
Mr.. Leech. The President had known
Mr. Leech for years in the Philippines
when the latter was public printer
there. Upon the ousting of Public
Printer Stillings, Mr.. Taft suggested
Mr.. Leech's name, which resulted In
his retirement from his position at the
desire of President Roosevelt. This
was after the election, but Mr.. Leech
and his friends knew that Mr.. Taft
would shortly come into power. In
stead OF trying to reopen the case at
the White House under President
Roosevelt, they took the whole thing
before Mr.. Taft, who gave il consider
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