Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-23
President Is Asked to Pardon
Convicted Socialist.
ARE ANXIOUS ABOUT JOBS
Retiring Members of Congress Talk
Over Patronage.
CONSIDERING WESTERN TRIP
Taft Invited to Kansas State Fair
and Has Taken the Matter
Under Amusement.

Under Amusement.
Representative Campbell OF Kansas 70
day petitioned President Taft for the re-
lease from prison OF Fred l.. Warren, a
socialist editor. WHO was sentenced re-
Gently for having offered reward III
printed form of $1,000 for tho return IL
kentucky OF former COY. " s Taylor
of that state.
In his petition Mr.. Campbell says tina;
as "the authorities of Kentucky had OF
fered a reward for TsNlors return il
would seem that Warren's offer Of a re
ward was eNcusable, IL not justiiia bic
and that as for Years fun publicity was
given in the press u Gov. Taylor's al
legged completely against the laws OF Ken
lucky. Warrens offer could not add 10 tie
injury to Taylors name
In Quest of Patronage.
About a score of members of Congress
the majority of whom viii not return +,
the Capitol after March I, called at the
White House today 10 obtain tho Pres
dents Endorsement on many patronage
questions that must be closed up before
the term ends. Most of the retiring mem
berS are especially DESTROYS Of straight
ening out patronage problems in their
districts
Representative Madison of Kansas
invited the President To attend The
Kansas state fair, To he held at Hutch
inson september IL to 30 next Al
though the President did not make a
decision. he is said TO be thinking seri-
ously or taking the trip
Regrets Death of Bishop.
In response to a telegram from KAN
sas city, Mo-, announcing the death OF
Bishop Grant of the a. NJ. f. Church.
the President today sent the following
telegram of coincidence. addressed 10
IL. b. Parks of Kansas city:
our Telegram announcing the death
OF Bishop Grant received. greatly
depiore this and extend TO his family,
his friends and those to whom III.
preached my heartfelt SYMPATHY
Bishop Grant and have been for son.
years associated in the work of pro
noting the education of negroes in the
south. and | came to know his high
and sturdy qualities. His death is a
real loss tn his people"
Senator William Alden Smith of Mich
igan and Representatives Mclaughlin and
townsend of the same state called on the
President today to invite him to attend
the nty-fifth-anniversary celebration
or the HoughtOn School OF Mines, at
Houghton, Mich, in August. The Pres
ldent VIII announce his decision later
Tawney Discusses Legislation.
Representative James a. Tawnev "a.
in conference again today with the Pres
ident, discussing the legislative situation
in the House. He said the boom for him
as successor to Secretary Norton was un-
authorized, and that no one had suzxest-
ed the subject to him.
Following his conference with the Pres
ident this morning. Senator Burton OF
Ohio said Mr.. Taft still hoped to have
his whole legislative program enacted be-
Iore THIS session OF Congress ends. He
said the executive laid stress on his de.
mand that the tariff commission bin.
agreed upon by republican mernbern OF
the committe on ways and mearI be
passed before March 4
referring to the bill providing for the
Appalachian forest reserve. Senator Bur
ton said he would again speak In oppo-
for vote
Representative Boutell talked with the
President concerning the status of his bill
10 settle the boundary dispute between
Texas and New Mexico on objection
Of Representative Payne this measure
was stricken from the calendar some
time ago. Mr.. Boutell has prepared !,
resolution whereby the committee OF
rules may authorize the bill II be
brought before the House for a vote.
Representative Iatta of NeDras ska iil-
trOduced number of his constituents 10
the President this morning.
Hears From West Virginia.
Mr.. Taft today learned some of the
details OF the senatorial situation in
West Virginia from Representative
Sturgiss of that state. Mr. Sturgiss is
Of the opinion that the republicans in
the state senate exercised poor juds-
ment in leaving the state to prevent a
quorum being present and thus prevent
the election of democratic United
States senator's to succeed Senator's Ell
kins and Scott.
Other callers al the White House to-
day were Secretary of the Navy Meyer.
Senators Root Of New York and Stephen
son OF Wisconsin and Representatives
Kahn OF California, Young of Pennsyl
yania, Dwight of New York. Parsons
of New York, Mccall Of Massachusetts.
Wilson of Illinois. Edwards of Ken
lucky Mcclure OF Oklahom Pickett
Missouri. Cullop of Indiana and Austin
of Tennessee.
President Taft returned 10 the CAPT
tai early yesterday morning from New
York, where he addressed the banquet
Of the PENNSYLVANIA Society SATURDAY
night He went alone to All Souls
Church for the morning service.
During the day he received several
callers.
Mrs. Eustace Morgan of Saco. Me-. aunt
OF Mrs. William Ridgeley. wife OF the
former controller OF the currency
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