Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-03
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President to Name Pittsburq
Census Supervisor.
ALL OTHERS APPOINTED
Senator Oliver and President Reach
Agreement-Appeal in Behalf
of Indian Convict.

President Taft will probably send 10
the Senate in the next day or two the
nomination of the last census supervisor
TO be named by him. 1t will probably be
Charles Gerwig as supervisor at Pitts
burg. This position has been in dispute
for several months, the President de-
Ginning TO appoint man named by the
republican organization at Pittsburg. and
expressing the desire to name Prof Will
lett. a Yale man. Senator Oliver has
had frequent conferences with the Presi-
dent and has objected to Willett al
though stating that whoever was named
by the President would be confirmed
After looking over the field Senator
Oliver found the principal of a high
school in Pittsburg who seemed to fill
the bill demanded by the administration
This man is Prof. Gerwig and he seems
to he about agreed upon as the lucky
fellow.
Victor Murdoch of Kansas was among
the Presidents visitors today. Prof
Alexander Graham Bell was also Wis
ltor, introducing two Chinese girls.
Aid for Alaska Railroads.
Senator Piles and ex-senator Turner of
Taft today the proposed bill for a change
in the system of government in Alaska.
which will create an executive council as
an aid to the governor in the handling
of territorial affairs The visitors wanted
to ascertain if the proposed measure
would extend government aid to railroads
in the territory. Mr.. Turner said there
could be no development in Alaska with
out railroads. and railroad construction
federal
Senator Nelson is drawing the bill for
change in the form of government of the
far-off territory and will soon introduce it.
Communication of Sentence Desired.
Representative Davidson of Wisconsin
today asked the President to commute the
sentence Of a Menominee Indian, named
John Frank, who was convicted in 1904
of numbering another Indian, named
Dennis Turkey, and sentenced to life i'm
prisonment in Fort Leavenworth. The
evidence was wholly circumStantlal and
a strong petition is before the Depart
ment of Justice for the pardon of Frank,
who was the last man seen alive with the
murdered Indian. Frank recently distin-
guished himself in Leavenworth prison
by attacking a vicious prisoner who was
about to murder a guard The President
directed that the Department of Justice
report upon the case.
West Virginia Nominations.
Senator Scott saw the President today
about the delayed West Virginia federal
appointments. The understanding is
that the slate. agreed upon by Sena-
tors Scott and Elkins will be sent to
the Senate in the next few days. These
are Waugh for United States attorney
of the northern district Doyle, United
States marshal, northern district, and
Tyree, marshal of the southern district.
AS to Maj. Charles d. Elliott, marshal
for twelve years of the northern dis
trict, whose place is being taken by
Doyle, it is said to be the intention of
Senators Scott and Elkins to see that
he is provided for in a good federal po-
siton SO soon as there is an opening.
The President understands that the SEN
ators are not inimical to Maj. Elliott.
who was one of the earliest and fore
most of the Taft supporters in West
Virginia over a year ago.