The Washington times., 1911-01-16
D|SPOSES
Of OHIO PATRONAGE
Lewis Is Reappointed Mar
shall of the Eastern
District.

The President today began straighten-
ing out the patronage situation in Ohio.
This has given him more or less con-
Cern on account of the opposition to the
! party organization of some Of the ap-
plicants who were, in spite Of that fact,
| loyal to the President himself.
The first appointment was that Of
Eugene L. Lewis, of Cincinnati, to be
United States marshal for the Eastern
district of Ohio. This appointment was
agreed upon today at a conference be-
tween the President. Senator Burton.
and Mr.. Lewis. The understanding had
been that Lewis was opposed te. the
Burton organization. For this reason
he was not named to succeed himself
some weeks ago when his term expired.
Today, however, he promised to keep
out of politics, and Senator Burton with
drew his objections. The President at
once announced that he would reap
point Lewis.
1t was also announced that George
Puchta, a prominent merchant of Can
cianati, who had been offered the sub
treasurership Of Cincinnati some time
ago, had d-CiGed to accept II and that
he would be nominated within the next
few daNS.
ship for the Eastern Chic District is
still pending. There Is Il strong impress
sion prevailing that the President will
appoint Tom DartN TO this position.
Blackburn At White House.
Former Senator Blackburn of Ken
lucky looked in today to renew his ac-
Quaintance with the President He said
that he was on his way to Baltimore to
make a speech at the Democratic rally
there tomorrow night.
Senator Blackburn would not discuss
his Senatorial aspirations, If he has any.
He said that some of his friends had
talked the matter over with him, but
further than that he could not talk.
The former Senator said he expected the
Baltimore love feast to do much toward
bringing the loose ends Of the party
together and welding them into one har-
monious whole for the campaign of 1913.
Gen. Clarence Edwards. chief Of the
Bureau of Insular Affairs of the war
Department, talked with the President |
today about the appointments for the
Philippines and Porto Rico. II any
agreements were reached between the
general and the President. no state |
ment concerning them was made follow |
ing the conference.
William H. Fitzpatrick and Joseph Kill !
patrick, of Wyoming. were presented
TO the President today by Representa- |
tive Mondell of Wyoming These call |
ers are among the biggest railroad con- |
tractors in the West. They have built |
railroads where it seemed impossible to |
find a roadbed. They have been en-
gagged in big work for years. They told |
the Executive that they were going to |
Panama next week to see how the Gov |
handled a big piece OF con- |
struction.
Chicagoans See Taft. 4
Representative Mann of Illinois today |
introduced the members of the Chicago |
Board of Local Improvements to the |
President This party is en- route from
New York to their homes and stopped |
off here to have a look at the way the |
municipal authorities do |
things. They agreed that Washington
still holds the position of the country's /
most beautiful city. They were not GER
tain, however whether Washington is
able to maintain its exclusive position
at the least per capita expense.