New-York tribune., 1910-12-20
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.


u-,eb;pg,on Dec 1o-Fhe President Is
ANXIOUS that the nominations OF Martin a.
r<rapp and Robert W. Archibald as Judges
of the Commerce Court and b. H. MEYER
and G. G. McChord as members of the In
,erstate Commerce Commission shooid "
confirmed simultaneously. Senator's ofaiiuS
gee and kean discussed these romlhatiohS
with Mr. Taft to-day.
Ar a conference in which the Presldeht
Senator Root and Representative 'ochs
took part it was decided that "iiain -
yc,mes should have another term as Ciilte.
states Attorney for the Eastern DistricG VI
New York.
President Taft granted hearing to GOV
ernor Eberhart of Minnesota and the MIL
pesota delegation in Congress, VINO caieo
IN discuss the liquor question In their STATE
rrvicttner treaties with the Indians provide
that about three-quarters OF the state mus
b, s.drv" The Chief Executive VIII near
ths temperance union representative TO-
morrow and make public his decision ON
Wednesday.
Governor Eberhart. who was a tuiche'h
guest at the White House, said ne "as III
terssted in the movement to estaDtisn .
department of agriculture in Minnesota anu
to obtain the services of j. o. Walker no"
in tie employ OF tne government O.
and food inspector for his state
Ohio appointments were discussed OS 'iie
President with Ex-Governor HerricS and
Arthur 1. Vorys. r
II = Wills. legislative representative Oh
the brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
the Brotherhood of Locomotive fheIiieii
and E.nginernen. the Order of Railway Con
ductors and the brotherhood OF Railway
rrrainrcen- urged the President to use ms
Influence, i'm having the Burkett DILL pro
viding for boiler inspection, passed Nj
Wills said the railroad men were strongly
opposed to the Mann bill
IT is possible that the President VIII at
tend the annual meeting of the state na'
Association of Ohio. to be held at Ceca'
Point Ju,y II TO f3. The invitation was pre-
sented nv H r Burkett, of f1ndiaE, oiii''
chairman of the executive committee
Representative Langley called to discuss
Kentucky appointments Because ol o'-
iaction to the confirmation of j. n SnaTp
as Tinted States Attorney for the eastern
District of Kentucky. the President may
ufthdrav his nomination and name Gay
Howard instead. Mr. Langley urseu tho
ennointment OF Fred A. Vaughan OF lle
10th District. as special agent Oh the uei'-
eral Land Office.
The President VIII attefiu the me- -
Army of the Republic encampnlent, III fNocAi-
ester. some time next August hdNlH5
cented the invitation OF Commander t''i-
man. r. b. StilIings and Thomas . hop
kins Mr.. Taft also asked Mr. Gilman "
he his guest from Beverly to Rocneste-
carl r. Deichman. American CohSui at
>-oo,or.l-; Ianan told the President that,
while Japan has q large army and navy
,.a, statesmen are bending their energies
toward the industrial development Oh Iiis
nation" A.,
Among the White House callers were ..ie
the Secretary OF state tho
sacretarv of the Interior. Assistant SecLe-
tarv Winthrop. Senators Crane bro"i' M
f,,,,,,ha,. Dillingharn, Culloni, Clark, burton
and smith. of Maryland; Represehta'.,o
weeks. Pickett, Norehead, Fftzgeraid' Hio,
- 1,oc.uire Edwards Humphrey and
D,ytght: National Committeeman James
of North Dakota, and james A.
Moore. of Seattle