Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-11
VISITS ANNAPOLIS TUESDAY
President VIII Attend dwelling Of
Monument in Memory Of French
Revolutionary Soldiers.

where he has been, studying the reel
procity situation at first hand
IT is generally recognized that the
President has a most difficult problem
on his hands. and how he is going 10
name United States marshal the
chief plum in dispuate. without offend
ing one faction or the other, no one
| disinterested can see.
Since last November there has been a
hot nght over federal Offices that have
become vacant. The Beveridge people
VINO control the state machinery, have
insisted that as the party organization
they should be recognized in tue making
Of recommendations and that the Pres
ident should not look to anybody else.
On the other hand, the old Fairbanks
Hemenway-Watson faction holds out
70 the President the promise of future
party success IL he will give aid I'm fed
eral appointments
President Taft has had several con-
situations with former Vice President
Fairbanks as to the situation in the state
Ex-senator Hemenway has been to the
White House a dozen times an the last
three months to give his view OF the
matter. and eX-Representative "Jim"
watson has seen the President a number
OF times. Senator Beveridge has seen the
president on the same subject three or
four times.
Is a fractional Fight.
1t is factional fight pure and simple,
with the leaders of each faction holding
out to the President the tremendous inn
portance Of naming a man of their own
choice for marshal The President does
not wish to go so far as to choose be-
tween the factions. He has tried to find
personal friend of his own for the
place, SO that the fractional aspect would
not be present, but he has failed in this.
The last suggestion was that RobSrt J.
Tracewell, controller of the Treasury for
fourteen years, be made marshal. Mr..
Traceweli was willing to accept. but the
Beveridge people objected on the ground
that Mr.. Tracewell was a leader in the
old faction.
On even post ONCE appointments the
fight wages hot. Most of these fights
have been settled by the President keep
ing in ONCE the incumbents, a great ma
1ority OF whom are adherents of the old
faction lection To-Day; for instance as Y, :Georss
saw the President to recommend the NOM
ination OF James Henry. a republican
state committeeman. for postmaster at
Fort Wayne. -.
The present postmaster = is Robert
Hanna, a former Fairbanks-H emenway
man. He has made good record. though.
and the President and Postmaster Gen
eral see no reason why he should be
turned out. The policy Of the Post Of
flee Department IL to keep In Office as
long as possible all efficient postmasters-
The Fort Wayne men were introduced
to the President by Representative Crum-
packer, the only republican in Congress
from Indiana. Indiana men coming here
look TO Mr.. Crumpacker TO take care OF
them and he does so.
The Beveridge people are standing pa
on their request of the President tina;
Edwin NJ. Lee, republican state chair
man. be made marshal. The President
some time ago did not consider this wise
and offered to make Lee collector of in
ternal revenue IL the occupant OF that
Office, also q Beveridge man, withdrew.
The collector declined to become a sac
rifice for Mr.. Lee and thus the thing