Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-11
TAFT DID NOT KNOW
Republican Committee Acted
Without His knowledge.
PARTY ROW IN CONGRESS
President Tired of Being Misquoted
by Partisans.
FEDERAL JUDGE IN MARYLAND
Representative Discusses Proposed
Increase in NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Callers at White House.

President Taft had long talk this
morning with Representative John Dwight.
republican whip Of the House. The
President is often credited with favoring
or opposing many of the things being
done I'm connection with the insurgent-
Cannon fight in the House. Newspaper
reports have alleged that he gave his
approval TO the action OF the republican
congressional committee in refusing sup
port to insurgents. 1t has since become
evident that the action was not known in
advance to most Of those connected with
the committee, and that the President
| had not the slightest idea that the state
ment was going out. Mr.. Taft is under
stood to be getting tired of this sort Of
thing, and some day will put the execu-
| tive humping apparatus into play. The
Presidents name is being traded upon
more than he is willing it should be- His
attitude was pretty clearly made known
| today in his conference with Mr.. Dwight,
so that there should be fewer things
charged up to him in the future.
| Federal Judgeship Appointments.
Representative Pearre of Maryland,
who is pushing for an additional federal
| Judge in that state, and believes that
Congress will pass a bill authorizing the
appointment talked to President Taft
about the matter today. Judge Morris.
the only federal district judge in the
state, is past the retiring age, and work
is accommodating in his court so fast that
assistance is necessary. President Taft
told Representative Pearre that he would
sign the bill. and Mr.. Pearre said that
when this had been done he wished to
recommend man from the western part
of Maryland, Judge Morris being from
Baltimore.
| Mr. Pearre himself has been spoken of
as just the man for the appointment, but
| he sHid today that under the Constitu-
ton he could not be appointed, the Con-
stitution providing that no man serving
| in congress in which bill of this kind
passed would be eligible. Mr.. Pearres
conference with the President was cor
! dial and at variance with stories that ar
Pearre is piqued with the chief execu-
| tive.
| Senator Smith Of Michigan, also talked
| judgeship matters with Mr.. Taft Dis
! trict Judge Loyal p. knappen of the west
ern district of Michigan, is to be named
as United States circuit judge of the sixth
| circuit in place of Justice Horace LurtOn
of the Supreme Court. Judge Knappen
is from Grand Rapids, the home of Sem
ator Smith. AS successor to Judge Knap-
| pen, should he be promoted, the President
will nominate A. G. DennisOn one of the
| best known lawyers of that city, long a
personal friend of the chief executive.
President Invited to Chattanooga.
/ President Taft has for some time con-
templated trip to Indianapolis, Louis
! vile and Nashville, but he has hesitated
about fixing a time for the trip owing to
the legislative outlook here. He will not
| spend much time away from Washington
! until his Legislative program goes through
Senator Frazier of Tennessee waited upon
/ the President with Chattanooga dele
cation wishing TO extend him an invita-
| ton to visit that city should he go to
Nashville. The President promised the
! delegation that he would accept the invi-
tation if he made the trip at all. The
delegation consisted of d. NJ Steward,
department commander of the G. A. r.
of Tennessee; John A. Patten, w. G. NJ.
Thomas and w. j. Colburn.
Statehood for Territories.
Representative Hamilton, chairman of
the House committee on territories, con-
ferred with the President today about
| statehood for Arizona and New Mexico
Mr.. Hamilton said he thought there was
no doubt that statehood would be given
by this Congress. Mr.. Hamilton has pre-
pared bill he expects to report from his
committee in a few days. 1t has been ap-
proved by the President. The principal
provisions of the bill are that state off,
GERS shall not be elected until after q con-
stitution has been ratified for each state.
The object is to avoid a repetition of the
] Oklahoma affair, when the constitution
and election Of state officers were SUBJ
mitted to the people at the same time
Should a constitution in either state be
] defeated the constitutional convention is
to meet Immediately to adopt another one
II the constitution is ratified election OF
state officers Is to follow
Want Merger Suit Dropped.
Judge r. S. Lovett, head of the Union
and Southern Pacific roads, is urging At
torney General Wickersham and Presi-
dent Taft to abandon the suit for the
dissolution of the merAer of these two
he for