Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-24
DepeW Thinks Democrat Will
Be Named in New York.
REPUBLICANS PROTESTING
Think Member of Party Should Be
Surveyor of Port.
PRESIDENT BACK FROM TRIP
Visitors to White House Say he
Looks Tired-Friends Fear He
Is Overtaxing His Strength.

President Taft, accompanied by Sena-
tors Lodge OF Massachusetts and Kean
| of New jersey, arrived in Washington
| from Newark at 1:12 O'Clock this morn
ing. The President was driven at once
to the White House. On the train with
him came Samuel Gompers and Louis
I, Brandeis.
| White House visitors today report that
| the President looks tired and worn out
although he continues cheerful and is, as
usual courteous and attentive to those
| who crowd into his offices. If he feels
run down he does not manifest it IN any
way. Some of the visitors express the
opinion that the President is oyertaxing
his physical strength in the hard exercise
he takes daily and In his frequent and
trying trips out of the city, during which
he gOod-naturedly permits himself to be
dragged from one function to another
and is on his feet many hours without as
much sleep as he should have. The Pres
ident is regarded as a marvellous traveller
for a man fifty-two years old, putting UP
| with all sorts of hardships and calls upon
| his strength.
The President is awake by 7;8O clock
every morning, going through various ex-
ercfses with his physical trainer. Then
he is on his feet much through the day
| shaking hands with visitors and receiv-
ing those having business with him. In
the afternoon he goes for a long walk of
four or five miles, returning to the
White House for an evening Of work or
visits to conventions, banQuets, etc, 1t
is generally midnight or later when he
rettres His sleep is generally refresh
ing. but he does not get as much as he
should have. Mr.. Tafts warmest friends
try to induce him to stop his trips out
of town while he is SO busy on Official
business. but he dislikes to decline in
hot DwA0
should mingle with the people as much
as possible.
To Address Suffragists.
The President today accepted an invi-
tation to make an address Of welcome
at the forty-second annual woman's S
suffrage convention. to be held In Wasn-
ington April IL The invitation was
extended by Mrs. Rachel Foster Avery,
first vice president OF the convention,
and Mis- Emma N. GiIlett of this city
Senators Root and Depew both were
at the White House today. They did not
care to discuss the case Of Frederick
Bugher, the New York democratic as
sistant police commissioner, who has
been tentatively selected by the Presi-
dent for surveyor OF the port of New
York in place OF John S. Clarkson
whose term will expire in April.
few days ago IT was represented that
about to acquieSce in the nomination of
Bugher. but II il known today that the
leaders there are making regular storm
Of protest through the two senators and
others, declaring that there are q thou
sand republicans as well qualified as
.Bugher and more entitled to the posi-
ton, and that the selection of q democrat
will AFFORD little encouragement to re-
publicans to put forward their hest Of
forts In the coming campaign, which is
30 full Of danger to the republicans. Post
master General Hitchcock, the political
adviser OF the administratio has been
fully informed of the row that will be
caused should Bugher be named. He
was at the White House today, but
whether on this business is not known.
Bugher Appointment Likely.
Senator Depew said today that It looked
as II Bugher would be nominated. The
senator said he thought the movement
for providing a permanent home for the
Vice President should be carried out. The
dignity of the second Office in the country
should be maintained, and it was not
right that a man should be forced to
spend two or three times the amount of
| his salary to uphold his position. The
vice presidency, he said, should not be
regarded as a rich mans office. Poor
| men were entitled to the honor the same
as men of wealth, but II would practically
be impossible for a poor man to hold the
Office now.
| Senator Beveridge called on the Presi-
dent with George AIDE. Senator Burnham
called with Judge Edgar Aidrich, United
States district judge OF New Hampshire.
Position for Mrs. Leroy.
Mrs. James A. Leroy, widow Of James
A. Leroy. who was in the Philippine serv-
ice when President Taft was governor of
| the islands, has been appointed by the
| President a clerk in the land office to sign
the chief executives name to land pat
ents. The vacancy was caused by the
death Of the incumbent Mrs. Leroy was
at one time a tutor in the Pres dent 5
| family. Her husband contracted tuber-
culosis.
Cecil Lyon, the republican national
committeeman of Texas, has come to
Washington to urge President aft to
name a republican as United States dis
| trict judge of the eastern district OF
/ Texas to fill the vacancy caused by the
! death of Judge David r.. Bryant The
| democrats In Texas declare that there is
| no republican OF sufficient legal caliber
in the district to be named, bat Col. Lyon
asserts that this is democratic talk and
/ that he can lind half a dozen good re-
publcans who will honor the bench. The
| President Is fond of the Texas republican
leader, but will insist on a good man for
the judgeship. II . republican of the
| right qualifications cannot be found a
! democrat will be named.
| Victor H. Metcalf, ex-Secretary Of the
Navy paid his respects to the President
| today.