Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-18
|SeaWeII Named for North Car
DINA Judgeship.
PRESIDENTS HANDS OFF
Declines Invitation to Attend Ma.
tional Tariff Convention.
LINCOLN BIRTHDAY PROBLEM
How the Crowds Will Reach Old
Cabin Birthplace Is Bothering
Kentucky Governor.

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Kentucky Governor.
| President Roosevelt today settled the
| North Carolina iudgeship fight by sending
| to the Senate the nomination of Herbert
| F. Seawell of Carthage to be judge of the
eastern district. Mr.. Seawell's name was
recently presented by Judge Pritchard as
| a compromise, there having been a vigor-
| Gus fight from all parts Of the district for
! the honor. Mr.. Seawell is satisfactory to
| the republican state organization.
He has been identified with that party
for a number Of years, having left the
democratic party back in the COS and
joined the populists. He was at one time
! the populist nominee for lieutenant gov
ernor, and on the station steps of the
depot of the Seaboard Air Line road at
Carthage was rotten-egged by a mob.
He brought suit against the railroad for
s. 900 damages and was given $4,000.
President Roosevelt has another judy
ship fight on hand. The vacancy this
| time Is in the eastern district of Louisi-
| ana. Senators McEnery and Foster have
visited the White House several times to
present petitions and papers from their
constituents. They say that they are not
! taking part in the contest beyond ex-
| pressing the views of constituents who
wish certain things known at the White
House. Pearl Wight, republican national
committeeman from louisiana, was also
with the President on the same subject
today. He is pressing the name Of a Mr..
Foster.
Invitation Declined.
President Roosevelt today declined an
invitation to attend the national tariff
commission convention to be held at In
dianapolis February 16. stating that he
did not desire to interfere in a question
which should be and will be settled by
his successor, Mr.. Taft. Regarding the
question OF creating a general tariff COM
mission, which will be discussed by the
conference the President said he had
several times expressed himself in favor
OF such q commission.
The proposition to be considered is the
| creation of scientific, nom partisan, semi
and prepare for the use Of Congress in
making tariff schedules all facts peril
nent to tariff matters
The invitation was presented by Henry
Rosenberg OF Indianapolis, chairman of
the executive committee of the confer
ence, who said that the President was
emphatic in his declaration that he would
not interfere In any work connected with
berg has a letter from Mr.. Taft on the
subject OF a commission. 1t is as fol-
lows:
Il quite agree with you in the advan-
tage of having a permanent tariff com.
mission, and If the coming tariff bill
should make such a provision it would
meet my views exactly"
The University of Geneva desires Presi-
dent Roosevelt to honor that institution
by visit either before or after his hunt
ing trip in Africa. The invitation was
presented today by Leo Vogel, the min
lister Of Switzerland. The President. how
ever, said he would not be able to accept
the invitation, which he greatly appre-
ciated.
Lincoln Birthday Problem.
Gov. Wilson Of Kentucky is somewhat
concerned over the arrangements for the
celebration which 1t is proposed to hold
on the Lincoln farm next month, on the
occasion Of the one hundredth anniver-
sary Of the birth of Abraham Lincoln.
The governor called at the White House
this morning and had talk with the
President about it.
The birthplace of Lincoln is near Hodg
inville. in Larue county. three miles from
the nearest railroad and the road leading
to the farm is very poor one. and al
ways in wretched condition In February.
The Lincoln celebration has been pro-
NOTED largely by q weekly periodical, and
Gov. Wilson has written to the pro-
motors asking them pointedly how they
expect to transport visitors over that
three miles Of miry road, and what shell
ter they will provide there for the large
number OF aged persons who will spend
dent Roosevelt's address.
Gov Wilson is now waiting for the
proprietors Of the weekly publication in
question to reply to his inquiry. The trans
NOR fof fnr to corfn ynt, L.
thinks, but If a number Of aged visitors
to the farm should contract pneumonia
as result Of exposure while there. the
periodical which stands sponsor for the
advertising value for the enterprise.
Representative Hamilton, chairman of
the House committee on territories. will
report to the House, probably Wednes-
to Arizona and New Mexico Mr. Hamil-
ton called at the White House today.
The President is in thorough sympathy
with the demand for statehood for each
territory. and hopes a bill of this kind
will pass.
In the House 1t Is said to be certain
that the bill will be put through without
much delay, and that 1t will go to the
Senate in time for that body to act.
Statehood boomers for both territories
have been confident for some time that
the long fight for admission is soon to be
ended. leaving only one territory left on
this continent-Alaska.
Panama Merchants Complain.
Merchants on the isthmus of Panama
and in the adjacent territory Of the re-
public Of Panama are setting up a grea
howl against the commissaries Of the
United States on the isthmus. They have
presented their grievances to President
Roosevelt and Secretary Wright
1t is their allegation that the United
States is substantially competing against
them and that they are In a bad fix.
What they want is restriction Of commits
sary supplies.
Their charges are that vast quantities
Of all sorts of luxuries are imported into
the Canal Zone free Of charge and sold
not only to American employees. but to
any one who asks for them; that the mer-
chants are compelled to pay heavy duty
and cannot compete: that the system now
Fin vogue Is calculated to stifle isthmian
trade in favor OF the cOmmissaries, and
that the Panama railroad is rebating to
the commissaries against the merchants.
The other side Of the matter is that I'M
til the cOmmissaries were established the
merchants charged any price desired and
robbed at pleasure Sometimes the prices
were 500 per cent higher than in this
country.
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