Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-03-07

today.
! The Ohio political stus'ion, part Gu
larry the outlook for republican candi-
date for governor against Judson Har-
mon, was the subject uader discussion
at The White House today, when Wade
III. Ellis, the newly appointed manager
of the Ohio campaign, took lunch With
President Taft. Besides getting the
battling factions OF the Ohio republican
organization together, Ellis's hardest
work seems TO be locating guberustoiial
candidate. One OF the names mentioned
most oitan In connection with the place
has been James r. Garfield, the former
secretary OF the interior. 1t is recog-
nizsd that he Is one Of the most popular
men 10 the ranks of the Ohio republicans,
but bis standing with the present sd-
ministralion Is open to question. Presi-
dent Taft, while be has no definite
choice for gubprnstorial candidate went
over the ert re field with Ellis and made
several suggestions SIS to the conduct OF
the csmpsigu. II Is Understood thu t the
matter Of selecting Succession to Ellis,
sssi,tsnt TO the attorney general, was also
threshed out.
Owing 1, press OF other bu'lness
which detained him in this city Chair
man Kospp Of the ibtsrstats commerce
commission did not go to Baltimore to-
day 10 assist 10 tie medlstlon OF the
labor troubles bttReen the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad and it's trainmen. For
day or two The efforts to bring about a
peaceful solution of this difficulty will be
left in heihands of the other government
medis tor, Commissioners Of Labor Neil.
He Is todsy reiu ming his conference With
representatives of the men In Baltimore.
Z. I. ChsmberlsiD, United st tss
Commissioners OF navigation, and Lieut..
John l.. Walton, of the revenue cutter
service appeared before the House mer-
chant marine committee today to urge
the necessity Of legislation tbst will pre-
vent amateurs from interfering with
government wireless messages and with
messages affecting the safety of life. Az
the wireless field Is new scientific do.
maiu, Chamberlain said be believed
that preseLt exigencies would be met II
Congress merely legislit,d this session
to prevent interference with government
messages. Commercial and interst ate
message, we're matters TO be taken up
later.
The first step toward the organization OF an
army of $4,000 men trained men as first
line of defense 70 the United States is being
taken in accordance with sn order just issued
by Secretary Dickinson creating the first
field army Of the United States. This army
consists Of three divisions made up Of the
national guard Of New York, Connecticut.
New Hampshire, Massachusetts,, Rhode Island
and Maine and the full strength the regular
army in those states. II will consist Of $1,000
men. Later other armies will be organized
by combining tactically the militia Of the
other states with the regular army. sit is ex-
pected that all the governors will consent to
the state troops being assigned to tactical
Organization with the regulars as in the case
Of New England In case Of war the national
guard vii mobilize with that of New England
which will mobilize with the regular troops
and come under the command ofthe head Of the
Department of the East. Similarly, when the
| plan is complete the militia sf other states,
! will mobilize at the selected heaC quarters
under the general command Of the regular
| army head of the division.