Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-25
Collector at Sandusky Despite
Foraker Opposition.
CONFIRMATION EXPECTED
Leishman, Ide and Sheriff. Nominal
ed to Diplomatic Posts.
ORR FOR KEYSTONE BENCH
Hernandez to Be Chief Justice and
Toro to Be Associate Justice Of
Porto Rican Court

President Taft has stirred Ohio poll
ticians by sending to the Senate today the
nomination Of Charles A. Judson to be
collector of customs at Sandusky. Ohio.
The ForakerDick element OF the state is
said to be bitterly opposed to Judson.
Judson was for many years identified
with the Foraker element in the state. is
the story according to Ohioans who know.
Four years ago he was made collector OF
customs by Senator Foraker. whose per
sona1 choice he was.
Then came the great fight last year for
the control Of the state. Judson deserted
Senator Foraker. the latters friends
claim. and went over to Arthur Vorys and
into the Taft column. He did good work
for Taft, too, and made himself valuable
throughout.
Upon the expiration OF Judson's four
year term last fall President Roosevelt
sent his name to the Senate for another
four years. The Foraker-Dick people
brought such heavy batteries to bear on
the nomination that President Roosevelt
finally withdrew it. deciding to leave the
problem for his successor.
President Taft had hardly been in office
when the fight over Judson's case began
at the White House. The Erie county
republican committee sent several OF its
ablest representatives here to quietly OPP
pose Judson and to tell the President that
1t would no; be wise to appoint him.
Senator Dick introduced the Ohioans.
Arthur Vorys heard of the efforts to
defeat Judson and put out for Wash
ington. bringing with him Henry Williams.
republican state chairman. The two men
conferred with the President and insisted
that Judson should be named. They pre-
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the President to agree with them.
Senator Burton was at the White House
early this morning and also agreed to
the nomination. Senator Dick is expected
to fall into line simply because he can
not do anything else. unless he wants
to at once start a fight upon the new
administration in the Senate. where he
would not have the same backing he and
Senator Foraker had during the Roose-
welt regime.
Diplomatic Nominations Sent In.
Other nominations announced today are:
Ambassador extraordinary and pienipo-
Tertiary to Italy-John G. A. Leishman Of
Pennsylvania.
Envoy extraordinary and minister p.eni-
potentiary to Spain-Henry Clay Ide Of
Vermont.
Envoy extraordinary and minister pieni-
potentiary to Argentine Republic-Charles
II. Sheriff., New York.
United States Judge. western district OF
Observation-Disclosures p. Orr. Pennsyl-
vania.
Chief justice of the supreme court OF
Porto Rico-Jose Conrado Hernandez OF
Porto Rico.
Associate justice Of the supreme court
Of Porto Rico-Emilio Toro Cuevas Of
Porto Rico.
United States district judge. first divi-
sion, district Of Alaska = Thomas r.
Lyons of Alaska.
United States attorneys-Henry A. Wise.
southern district of New York: George
B. Curtiss, northern district of New York:
William G. Wheeler. western district OF
Wisconsin,; Cornelius D. Murane. third
division. district of Alaska.
Register of land Office at Wausau. WIS.
John w. Miller.
Receiver of public money at Wiiliston,
N. D.-Minor S. Williams
Wishes Republican Ticket Well.
President Taft has sent his best wishes
to the republican mayoralty ticket in st.
Louis. Before doing SO. however, he in
quired with great care from Representa-
tive Bartholdt whether the ticket was a
ciean, good one.
His intentions are to help republicans
wherever they deserve to DO helped. but
20 withdraw his help and moral support
where clean, able men are not nominated.
in this respect he will go even farther
than President Roosevelt in insisting that
the party organization shall always NOM
mate men or uprightness and standing. .
The maycralty campaign is now In fun
progress in St. Louis. Election will be
neid April g. 1t will be the first impor-
tant election under the new administra-
ton. The issues are entirety local, but
naturally mean much to the republicans
u Missouri.
Mr.. Barthoidt told the President that
when the election is over he wishes 10
take up with the White House the nomi-
nation Of a postmaster at st. Louis
The republican city organization there
mas been after the scalp OF POSTMASTER
Wyman. q brother OF Dr. walter Nyma-n
OIL the marine hospital service, for more
TO throw the postmaster overheard and
would not take chances on sending his
name to the Senate. where 1t had once
been sent and failed OF confirmation.
Representative Bartholdt and st. Louis
republicans will again try to put in
new man, but will do nothing until after
the election.
Ellerbe in Florence Fight.
Representative Ellerbe OF South Carolina
has taken a hand in the Florence, 8. c..
post office squabble, about which Senator
Smith of that state, has been having some
serious moments. Representative Ellerbe
understood that Howard n. Cassel. q
son Of Representative Cassel Of the ninth
Pennsylvania district. had been selected
by Postmaster GENERAL Hitchcock for the
post.
II asked the President to hold up this
nomination for ten days until the people
Of Florence could be heard FROM" said
Mr.. Ellerbe. THE President said he
would hold it two weeks IL I desired.
believe that when l present the facts to
the President he will not appoint Mr..
Cassel
1--WE appreciate the Presidents courtesy
in not appointing Wilson or another negro
as postmaster at Florence and his evident
wish to pick a man for the place who is
satisfactory to the people OF Florence.
But Mr.. Cassel Is not citizen of Flor
ence I do not think he ever claimed to be.
He ia simply in the town Temporarily
as secretary OF the local water works
company. representing the interests of his
father, part owner Of the concern. Mr..
Cassel has been in the town but q little
WHILE has no interest In 1t except to get
all that Is coming to the water works
company, and would leave there immedi-
ate,y should he lose his position.
I'VE stand for local people for local Of
fees, and believe the President will view
It this way"