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

To-Day.
The Ohio political s'tuaiion, part'cu-
larry the outlook for republican candi-
date for governor against Judson HAY
mon, was the subject under discussion
at The White House today, when Wade
Fl, 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 10 be locating guoernatolisl
candidate. One OF the names mentioned
most otan in connection with the place
has been James e. Garfield, the former
secretary of the interior. 1t is recog-
nized that he is one Of the most popular
men in the ranks of the Ohio republicans,
but his standing with the present ad-
ministration is open to question. Presi-
don't Taft, while be has no definite
choice for guberns torial candidate went
over the ept re field with Ellis and made
several suggestions SIS to the conduct OF
The campaign. 1t is Understood thu t the
matter of selecting succesror t, Ellis,
sssi.tsnt to the attorney general, was also
threshed out.
Owing t, press Of other bu,inees
which detained him in this city CHAIR.
man Knapp of the iDtsrstats commerce
commission did Dot 60 to Baltimore to.
day to assist ia the medistion OF the
labor troubles between the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad and it's irainmen. For
day or two The efforts to bring about a
peaceful solution of this difficulty will be
left In thelhands of the other government
! medis tor, Commissioner of Labor Neill.
He Is today resu ming his conference With
representatives of the men In Baltimore.
E. T. Chamberlain, United ST tas
commissioner of nsVigs ton, 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 thst will pre-
4 vent amateurs from interfering with
government wireless messages and with
messages affecting the safety of life. As
the wireless field is new scientific do
maip, Chamberlain said be believed
that present exigencies would be met it
Congress merely legislits this session
to prevent interference with government
messages. Commercial and interstate
message, were matters to be taken up
later.
The first step toward the organization OF an
army of $4,000 men trained men as q first
line of defense 70 the United States is being
taken in accordance with an 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. It will consist Of 5000
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. Similar =, when the
plan is complete, the militia tf other states,
| will mobilize at the selected headquarters
under the general command Of the regular
army head of the division,