Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-06
BUSY. WITH CALLERS
Presidents Time Given Up to
congressman Today.
WORD FROM PARTY CHIEFS
Hopeful Outlook for Taft's Renom-
nation and Reelection.
JAMES S. HARLAN REAPPOINTED
Given Another Term on Interstate
Commerce Commission-Mr.S ulzer
on Russian Treaty.
WORD FROM PARTY CHIEFS
JAMES S. HARLAN REAPPOINTED


uIar Office work. The visitors came fast;
too. republicans. democrats and insurg-
ents all mixing together in the cons email
atmosphere of the executive Offices The
insurgents have been shy in getting into
the visitation list at the White House
but today. Senators foindcxter, Dixon and
Kenyon were among TIE numerous SEN
ators with the President Senator Poin-
dexter is ranked among the most radical
Oh the insurgents, supporting La Toilette
IOr PRESIDENT. Senator Dixon has voted
and worked with the insurgents, but he
is not telling the country whom he is for
as the nominee of his party.
His visit to the White House today was
somewhat prolonged and it is believed he
will gradually fall into line with the main
branch Of the party in the support of
President Taft. Senator Kenyon is Taft
supporter, although he is from Iowa,
state supposed to be under the domino
ton of Senator Cummins
Other senators who saw the President
during the day We're Brown Of Nebraska.
Smoot of Utah. Myers of Montana Gam
Die OF South Dakota. Overman of North
Carolina. Briggs Of New Jersey Root Of
New York, Burnfam of New Hampshire.
Curtis OF Kansas, Crane of Massachu-
sets, CulberSon of Texas. du Pont of Del
aware Swanson and Martin of Virginia
Fletcher and Bryan of Florida. Bacon of
Georgia and Tilman of South Carolina
The House was represented by over TWEEN
ty members, some of them democrats and
Party Outlook Promising.
Practically all the republican callers.
when they talked politics al all with the
President, encouraged him with state
ments of the better outlook for his re-
nomination and of the growing belief
among the faithful that he will be re-
elected. Senator Gamble. whose colleague.
Senator Crawford, is hard a work for La
Toilette for the republican nomination,
makes the assertion that in the South Da-
kota primaries, to be held early next
year. President Taft will win every dele
gate and then carry the state in the No
vember following.
Representative Kahn of California said
he was confident that in the preferential
primaries that will be provided by the
California legislature President Taft will
have a sweeping victory.
There is no opposition to and no fight
against President Taft in Michigan" said
Representative Young of that state. He
will have the solid delegation and then
run away with the state in the November
election"
1t was pretty much the same with other
republicans who talked with the Presi-
dent. Il just came to give the PreSi-
dent the glad hand and tell him that We
are all for him." said Representative
Olmsted Of Pennsylvania.
Harlan Gets Another Term.
President Taft will tomorrow send to
the Senate the nomination of James S.
Harlan, a son of the late Associate JUS
tice Harlan. for another term of seven
years member of the interstate COM
merce commission There has been some
unauthorized talk that the President
might leave Mr.. Harlan off the commits
sion because his father was not in agree
ment with the Supreme Court on the
big trust cases decided there some time
ago.
The President will also nominate NJ.
Mansfield for another term as postmaster
at Boston. This was arranged by Senator
Crane, who saw the President.
The President will tomorrow receive Sa-
burO Shimada, member of the imperial
diet of Japan, who Is visiting in this
country and lecturing on international
peace.
A number of invitations have been de-
clined by the President One of these
was to attend memorial service in honor
of the late Justice Harlan at the Metro
politan A. NJ. E. Church. December IL.
The President cannot go because he will
entertain the republican national COM
mittee at dinner that night.
This afternoon the President received
go delegates to the Atlantic deeper wa
terways convention, now in session, and
100 members of the Boston real estate ex-
change.
Gov-elect Goldsborough and Represen-
tative Thomas Parran saw President Taft
today about a civil service matter.
Russian Treaty Situation.
Representative Sulzer. chairman of the
House committee on foreign affairs. said
today at the White House, where he had
called to pay his respects that his COM
mittee will go right with its considera-
ton of the question of abroga ting the
treaty of 1882 with Russia, because of
the attitude of that country to American
Hebrews travelling abroad.
Il do not doubt that we will be able
to make out conclusive case of viola
ton of this treaty by Russia, said Mr..
Sulzer. We will begin Monday with
hearings and will have number of per-
sons before us.
Mr. Sulzer is going to continue the
inquiry into this matter in spite of the
now in negotiations with Russia, and
hopes to be able to announce some sou-
ton OF the problem.
Senator Alleges Extortion.
Senator Benjamin Tillman of South
Carolina won't let any Washington cab
man impose on him. The senator drove
from the Post Office Department to the
White House today that he might pay his
respects to the President. AS lie stepped
out of the cab he turned to the driver
and handed him "a quarter. The caoman
looked at it in disgust, and then said:
1.-The rates 80 cents.
What? said Senator Tiilman. DO
YOU mean to say it's - cents from the
post office to the White House?
Yes. sir" said the cabby; you can
look at the rates inside for yourself
Well" said the South Carolina senator.
Il amt going TO pay il. aud he stumpeu
his way in the White House offices.
Idaho Lands Released.
The President, upon Recommendation oil
the Secretary OF Interior, ordered the |
restoration of nearly two and ote-hdh |
million acres OF land, temporarily Win |
drawn i'm Idaho, where the field eXahlha-
ton by the geological survey has oeeh
completed and the results reported. Inese
RESERVATIONS are Idaho Nos !, > and u |
and aggregate 2.4S3..t9 acres Ihey We're
withdrawn as possibly containing coal
and are now known to be with