Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-07
NEBRASKAN IN JOLLY MOOD
But Parties All Questions Relating to
Political Conditions.
SOME APPOINTMENTS URGED
South Dakotans Want J. D. Elliott
for Judge-Cotton Industry
Under Discussion.

Iol w. j. Bryan put In more than an
hour today with President Taft. He ar
rived at the executive offices at 1880
O'Clock and left about 11:4O. President
Taft took his distinguished visitor into
the cabinet room and the talk was had
there The heads OF departments who
arrived at II o'clock for the regular cabi-
net meeting remained in the President s
office until the conference was ended.
President Taft introduced the Nebra ska
man to each of his advisers.
Col. Bryan was in a most pleasant frame
of mind when he left the President. He
parried all questions of newspaper men
dealing with political and public ques-
tions. however. saying that 1t would be
improper for him to discuss the subjects
that had been talked over.
I'VE did mention the weather." said
the democratic leader. land upon that
no differences developed
Col. Bryan was pressed as to state
ment that he had openly declared against
Senator Martin of Virginia as the leader
Of the democrats in the Senate.
What did say" was his answer.
was that If I were senator Mr.. Martin
would not be my first choice Tor Senate
leader of the democrats"
Col Bryan could not be drawn into any
discussion of his attitude toward Gov.
Harmon of Ohio. Gov. Wilson of New
Jersey or others. All he would say as to
the situation in Congress was that he was
pleased with the way things had opened
in the House. He said he had enjoy ed
his visit with the President and insisted
that the call was social.
Want Elliott for Judge.
Senators Gamble and Crawford are
urging President Taft to send to the Sem
ate the nomination Of James d Elliott Of
Aberdeen. former United States attorney
for South Dakota, as United States dis
trict judge for that state. Some time ago.
when the President was looking around
for men for the Court Of Commerce. he
picked John E. Carlin Of South Dakota
and made him a circuit Judge. to sit on
the Court Of Commerce. There is no
other United States district judge in the
state. Mr.. Elliott's name has been before
the President for three months. senator
Crawford was at first supposed to be op-
posed to Mr.. Elliott, but has united with
Senator Gamble for the Aberdeen man
The principal objection to Mr.. Elliott Is
that for q year he has been the attorney
1t is said in his behalf, however, that he
has done no political work for the road
Senator Gamble saw the President today.
Senator Gamble was a member OF the
dt0 COI1LlttGc Su0I AAtCSSA6 oICu SAO
charges against Senator Lorimer, sup
porting that senator throughout the
struggle over his title to a seat. When
asked today about the new attack upon
the Illinois senator he said that he
thought it wisest to wait until the
Illinois legislature completes the in
vestigatiOn 1T is now making before
considering the question of another in
vestigatiOn.
Invited to Cotton Mill Celebration.
The one hundredth anniversary of the
establishment of the cotton mill in
dustry in New England is to be cele-
brated in Fall River, Mass, June 1924,
and Representative Greene of that dis
tTict asked President Taft to attend.
The President does not think he will
be able to go. Mr.. Greene said that
there are now one hundred and eight
cotton mills in Fall River alone. At New
Bedford fifteen new mills are in course
of construction.
Mr.. Greene does not like the idea of
reduction Of duty on cotton goods, such
as is likely to be adopted by the demo-
Gratis OF the House.
''The duty is already as low as it
should be- said Mr.. Greene. Cotton
manufacturing is reasonably prosperous
now. 1t has grown strong under the pro-
tective duties Of the republican party. II
schedules as they now exist. The pres
ent rates are by no means prohibitive 1t
is fact that more goods have been i'm
ported into the United States under the
Payne-Aldrich law than under any other
t law. During the first year Of the Payne
| law the impOrtations Of cotton goods
were valued at 5000, ,OOO as against
| S1s,W0OO for the first year Of the Ding
| ley BILL
South Dakotans to Celebrate.
! The South Dakota senators have invited
the President to attend the celebration
of the fiftieth anniversary Of the organi-
zation of the territory Of Dakota, to be
held at Yankton June 11-17. The Prest-
dent wants to be in Washington at that
time.
| Elihu Root, Jr., this afternoon intro
duced to the President in the east room
of the White House. about fifty members
Of the intercollegiate League who are
in the city from New York and else