Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-08
Leaves for Michigan to Enter
Hard Contest.
CALLS AT WHITE HOUSE
Representative Townsend Wants to
Succeed Him in Senate.
OHIO MAN GIVES UP OFFICE
Hands Resignation to the President.
Intimation That Corporation Bill
Will Not Be Pressed.

Senator Burrows, in Congress from
Michigan as senator or representative
for thirty years. was at the White House
today before leaving for his home state
to enter upon the hardest fight of his po-
litical life He will spend a week making
speeches before Lincoln clubs. now one
OF the political fads of the state.
Senator Burrows and Representative
Charles E. Townsend are candidates for
United States senator, and both hav:
agreed to submit their claims to state
wide primary of republicans, the man
receiving the largest vote to be the choice
of the republican legislators Of the state
for election. The primary laws Of the
state are not very clear, and both can
dfdates have made it clear by agreeing
to submit their chances to the entire
state
Senator Burrows term will expire mex
March. and it is his amb ton to succeed
himself. Both of the candidates are will
ing to be known as friends OF President
Ia t. Senator Burrows goes to the White
House often, while Mr.. Townsend has
been intrusted with the management OF
the administration interstate commerce
amendment measure in the House. MIR
Townsend is known as a progressive re
publican, while Mr.. Burrows is known a
a conservative.
Fight Will Be Interesting.
Michigan people say the fight will bt
hot from start to finish and proba bly,
close. Senator Burrows, although con
fronted by a younger and probably more
active man. will stump the state from
end to end and make hundred or more
speeches before the primary This fall.
\ delegation from the Hamilton Clut
of Chicago today extended the Presiden
the courtesies of that organization wher
he Is in Chicago as the guest of the Coco
Eel owship Club, ST. Patrick's day.
Representative Loudenslager talked
with the President today about the nava
bill being prepared by the House com
mittee on naval affairs.
Ohio Postmaster Resigns.
One Ohio man has relinquished a fed
eral job. He is O. v. Parrish, postmaster
at Hamilton. Mr.. Parrish was at thu
White House today with Senator Dicl
and formally handed his resignation t
the President. Senators Burton and Dicl
have agreed upon c. H. Schell for nom
nation as his successor.
John W. Croskey of Philadelphia in
vited President Taft to attend the an
nual dinner of the Nicholas B1ddie sec
ton of the Naval League at Philadelphia
next month. He was introduced by Sen
ator Oliver. The Presidents engage
ments will prevent his acceptance.
Will Not Press Incorporation Bill.
President Taft has let it leak out thai
he will not press the incorporation bill
for corporations and that he does not re
gard IT as part of his legislative program
He will, however, be glad If the bill be-
comes law, feeling that it will be valuable
to the government in its supervision o
the corporations and likewise of value tt
the corporations in fixing Their status as
good or bad combinations. The ad
mnistration feels that a federal charter
will be a safe harbor for corporation:
that really try to live Within the laws Of
the government.
Frank A. Vanderlip and other financ a
leaders in New York have told the Pres
dead SET against the bill. This woule
not influence the President, but he l:
candid enough to admit that there are
doubts as to the constitutionality of the
proposition, and that It might be just a:
well to let the administration measure
have long and careful consideration by
Congress and the business world before
it's passage is insisted upon. The bill will
be handled by the judiciary committee o.
the Senate and House and they will g
over it carefully.
Attorney General Wickersham believes
that the big corporations will finally SET
the wisdom of the measure and will urge
its enactment into law.