Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-16
CONFERS WITH PRESIDENT
Says Never Was Time When Ma
jority Could Not Control.
CHAMP CLARK ALSO CALLS
Exchanges Remarks About House
Rules and Declares Uncle joe
Has Paresis-Other Callers.

Uncle Joe Cannon handed out some
stinging left-handed jabs during "A call at
the White House this morning. right after
he had conferred with President Taft
Gesticulating emphaticaIly with his up
raised left, the Speaker answering
question as to the fight in the House yes
terday, said: The amendments To the
rules have greatly improved them. All
this stuff about the Speaker being a car
is the purest tommy-rot. There has never
been a time when the majority could not
control the House. What they wanted
czars, dominated by Champ Clark and
La Toilette. That is also tommy-rot. La
Toilette is fake and the Speaker
strode out, putting hard at his big Havana
cigar.
Champ Clark the democratic leader
Of the House, who happened along a
few minutes later as a member of the
House committee to notify President
Taft that Congress was in session, was
told of the views of the Speaker, but
smiled broadly without further COM
ment than to say that "Uncle' Joe has
paresis-" Mr.. Clark likewise added
the remark that the amendments 10
the rules amounted to little.
The congressional committee that
called on the President consisted OF
Senators Aldrich and Daniel, from the
Senate, and Representatives Olmsted,
Mckinlay and Clark from the House.
The President told the committee that
his tariff message would be sent 70
Congress at noon. 1t went up at that
hour. borne by Chief Clerk Latta of the
White House.
Sore on Senator La Toilette.
Regular republicans of the House are
as sore as boils on Senator La Toilette
They declare that he sat in the House all
yesterday and practically directed the
movements of the insurgents. Speaker
Cannon's characterization of the Wiscon-
sin man as fake furnishes an indica-
ton of the feeling.
The soreness was evident among repub-
hcan House callers generally at the White
House: Representative Gaines of West
Virginia took a fall out of the democrats
by saying that they had never been able
to take advantage of their opportunities.
and would never be able to do SO. because
each man among them thought he had the
only real solution of problem. Il think
this is the end of an attempt to modify
the rules said Mr.. Gaines. These rules
are not the work of any one Congress.
They have existed for fifty years, through
all sorts of political administrations, and
they will continue to exist. The rules
have not made the difficulties complained
of: the difficulties have made the rules
MIR. Gaines called to recommend the
nomination of Frank Hudson as post
master at Charleston, W. Va. instead of
Col. j. +. Dana. who has served one term
and does not wish another.
Representative Hughes of West Vir-
ginia also called with friends.
Invited to Miami University.
Eek Representative Harding of Ohio
called on the President today with o. Y.
Parrish a trustee of Miami University,
who invited Mr. Taft TO be present June
IL at the elaborate ceremonies commem-
Grating the one hundredth anniversary of
the institution. The President said that
he could not give an answer now. as he
feared Congress would be in session at
that time. and he wou have to remain
here. President Taft's fatherin-law.
John w. Heron. has been president of
the board of trustees for many years,
and the President would naturally like
TO accept if he can find time to do So
John S. Wise, formerly of Virginia.
was one of the Presidents callers today
"Oh, yes, | remember you. but can't
place you,' said the President with
laugh at an old joke he remembered
Mr.. Wise said he did not care To ne
placed, as lie was not hunting Il JOB.
Arthur Vorys in Town.
Arthur Vorys, who was the Ohio cam
paign manager of President Taft. is sched-
uled for a conference with the President
this afternoon. Mr.. Norys. il is now un-
ders TODD. will have no position under the
new administration. He wanted a cabinet
position. but Mr.. Taft was not able 10
give it 70 him, offering him the position oi
commissioner OF internal revenue. This
position he declined. and he has since
formed a law partnership which he be-
lieves will be more profitable than. COM
ing TO Washington If he gets any place
at all it will be one I'm Ohio. which he can
Till in connection with his law practice.
Senators Dixon and Stephenson ana
Representatives Longworth. Calder. Foel-
ker. Stirling and Lassiter called on the
President with friends.
Standing by Hundley.
J. Q. Thompson. internal revenue col
lector of Alabama. for six years patron
age referee in Alabama was at the White
House today. He says that the fight on
Judge Hundley is largely political. there
being some personal objection to him on
the part of attorneys who have not been
able to him. The great ma iority of
the lawyers OF the northern district of
4 la bama are satisfied with Judge Humid
ley said Mr.. Thompson. John b. Knox
who presided over the recent constitu-
tiOna convention in the state is To be here
tomorrow to urge the President to ap-
point Hundley Mr. Thompson was ac-
companied to the White House by f. IL
Lathrop. who managed the republican
campaign i'm the state last year.
Brownsville Case Considered.
The Brownsville case was considered AT
the cabinet meeting today and it is ex-
pected that the army court of inquiry
provided by the Foraker BILL will be an
nounced in day or SO. kumor has it
that Lieut.. Gen. Bates. U.SA retired,
will be made president of the court
Taft's Tariff Message.
President Taft's tariff message today is
about one-third the length of that sent
to Congress by President Mckinley. Just
twelve years ago. when he called Con-
gress In extra session to pass a new
tariff bill President Mckinley went
into detail to show the condition Of
finances under the Wilson bill. which