Evening star., 1909-04-16
ROBINS LOSES HIS FIGHT
Will Not Be Reappointed Surveyor
at Dayton, Ohio.
FULTON DECLINES CHINA POST
Ex-senator Prefers to Practice Law.
James J. Hill Among Today's
White House Callers.

President Taft today told large body
of Pennsylvanians and Virginans that
he had heard much said about the proper
qualifications Of man for President of
the United States, but that after an ex
perience Of six weeks in the executive
chair he had come to the conclusion that
he lacked one essntial qualification-the
ability to decline invitations. He was
trying. he said. to educate himself up
to this standard, but he could not begin
the experiment of declination upon such
body of distinguished men and upon an
invitation presented with such cordialty
and heartiness. He agreed to go to Pc
| tersburg, Va, May 10, and be present at
the unveiling Of a fine monument at Fort
Malone to the Pennsylvania troops who
| fell In the fights during the famous siege
of Gen. Grant. The monument has been
erected by the state of Pennsylvania
under the supervision of battlefield COM
mission and q joint committee of the Leg
| islature. The unveiling ceremonies will
| be participated in by officials and former
civil war soldiers Of both states.
| The invitation to the President was pre-
! sented by Maj. Isaac Brown of the Penn
| sylvania battlefield commission: State
senator FOX OI the TGuuSyItdHII lS6iS-
lative joint committee, who also gave the
President a letter from Gov Stuart; Sena-
tor Martin of Virginia, with q letter from
Gov. Swanson of that state; Mayor Jones
of Petersburg; w. N. Jones. chairman OF
the Petersburg board OF aldermen: M. L.
Patterson, president Petersburg city coun-
Gil; Charles II. Davis, president OF the
Petersburg Chamber of Commerce: Rep
resentative Olmsted of Pennsylvania and
a large number of others. including the
members of the battlefield commission.
President Taft will spend the greater
part of May 10 on the battlefield OF
Petersburg and will have pointed out
some of the spots Of that great strug-
the morning of the 10th, arriving In
Petersburg after noon. He will be In. that
vicinity until the night of the 18th, when
he will go to Charlotte, n. c., where he
on the Goth OF May. This invitation was
accepted by him several weeks ago. He
will return from Charlotte the afternoon
or evening Of the Goth, gettinGs TO Wash
ington the morning Of the Ist.
Robins Will Not Be Appofntsd, -.
President Taft has reached the con-
clusion that 1t will be impossible to ap-
point Oscar /. Robins as surveyor OF the
port at Dayton, Ohio, for another term,
but he has not picked a man to fill the
place. The decision as to Robins has
been reached with regret. Charges filed
against Robins have had just sufncfent
foundation to shut him out Of four more
years Of Office, but at the same time they
do not involve moral turpitude or reflect
upon the character of the 0ff1ceholder.
They are of that annoying class that
stand in the way of really good man
being continued In service. This Is the
opinion Of Senator Burton and Others
who have consulted with the President
about the case. and who regret that the
matter has been shaped up as 1t has. AL
though Robins will not be named. neither
will Charles w. Beidler. for years known
as the republican boss Of Dayton.
Senator Burton conferred with the
President not only as to the several Ohio
appointments hung up In the air. but
next Tuesday in the Cleveland district for
a successor to Mr.. Burton in the House
| of Representatives. James B. Cassidy.
who was secretary of the House commit
tee on rivers and harbors is the repub-
lican candidate. while the democrats have
put up M. B. Excel. Senator Burton left
| for Cleveland this AFTERNOON, and tomor-
row night will speak In behalf Of Cassi-
dy, really closing the campaign for the
| republican nominee. Mr.. Burton takes
with him a word Of good cheer from the
i White House for the republican candi-
date. and message to the voters Of
the district. hoping that they will con-
tinue republican in Congress from that
district.
| Carmi Thompson. secretary OF state of
Ohio and talked of as the next republi-
can candidate for governor OF the state,
was at the White House today. He said
THAT he was in the city on business and
had not called at the White. House in
connection with appointments or politics
German Picture Post Cards.
William A. Coakley. president of the
International Protective Association of
l sv,fr r.
dent today by Representative Bennett of
New York Mr.. Coakley. on behalf Of
the labor bodies interested. has come to
washington. to urge upon the President and
Congress the advisability of increasing
the duties on Autographs. so that pic
tnre post cards. now extensively used in
this country, may be made here instead
of Germany. Mr.. Coakley exhibited copies
of these post cards containing the White
House and public buildings of the United
Estates. At the bottom of each was the
small print, made in Germany" Mr..
lCoakley said 1t was curious commentary
that Germany should print nearly all
these cards. He said this was due to the
fact that there are no protective duties
and that Germany could print them and
ship them to the United States cheaper
than they could be made here.
Senator's Smoot and Hepburn have
asked the President to appoint William
ii. Batting of Utah register of the land
Office at Coeur d'Aiene Idaho. r. N.
Dunn. the register at that place, was re-
Gently named as judge of an Alaska
idistrict
James ]. Hill. the railroad magnate,
was among the White House visitors to-
iday. He talked briefly with the President.
and declined to discuss tariff or other sub
jects with newspaper men.
i Representative Dawson of Iowa intro
duced Charles A. Stewart. an Iowa post
Office inspector. who Is often mistaken for
president Taft.
Don't Want Chinese Mission.
Ex-senator Fulton of Oregon has tele-
lgraphed President Taft declining the offer
lof the Chinese mission. Mr.. Fulton tells
the President that he has decided to re-
jsume the practice OF law. The President
wished to make ex-senator Fulton fed
jeral judge in Oregon. but the political
feuds in that state prevented
1.-THE only successful wheat, corner
ever heard of was the one that Joseph
got in biblical days. declared Secretary
of Agriculture Wilson at the White
House today. when he was asked for an
opinion as to the Patten operations on
the Chicago Board OF Trade. The Sec
retary was about to enter the usual Fri
day cabinet meeting. 49, 81 = sF
ITO successfully corner the wheat mar.