Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-27
'GETS H|LLES' PLACE TRIBUTE OF CITIZENS
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H. O. Bailey Named Assistant Senator GaInge to Be Guest
Secretary of Treasury. of Honor at Banquet.
TWILL SOON BEGIN DUTIES DATE PROBABLY MARCH %
Troubles Experienced by Recognition
Bradley of Kentucky. of His Work for District.
FIGHT INDIANA OFFICE ANNIVERSARY OF HIS BIRTH
Beveridg Seeking Nomination OF
e. M Lee for Marshal-Public
Printer Donnely Stay. Him at Capitol
R. O. Bailey Named Assistant
Secretary of Treasury.
WILL SOON BEGIN DUTIES
Troubles Experienced by Senator
Bradley of Kentucky.
FIGHT OVER INDIANA OFFICE
Beveridge Seeking Nomination OF
E. M. Lee. for Marshal-Public
Printer Donnelly to Stay.

A new assistant secretary of the Treas
ury was selected today when the Presi-
dent sent to the Senate the name Of
Robert 0. Bailey. now private secretary
to Secretary MacVeagh, as the successor
to Assistant Secretary Hilfes. slated to
become secretary to President Taft.
The promotion OF Mr.. Bailey has been
a foregone conclusion for months. He
would have had an assistant secretary's s
vacancy some time ago had he been
willing to leave some important personal
work he was doing for his chief. Mr.
MacVeagh, but he would not agree to
this.
He is held in the highest esteem by
Mr.. MacVeagh, and will become the lat
ter's right-hand man in the Treasury
Department, particularly in matters of
reorganization and personnel. Assist
ant Secretary Andrew is the financial
expert of the department and Assistant
Secretary Curtis the customs expert.
Mr.. Bailey will enter upon his new
duties somewhere around the 4th of
March, when Mr.. Hilles will retire. The
successor to Mr.. Bailey as private Sec
retary has not been announced
A Kentucky Senator's Troubles.
Senator Bradley of Kentucky has sew
eral varieties of trouble on his hands
Out in his state the rumor went the
rounds that he was opposed to reciprocity
with Canada. He didn't pay any atten-
ton to 1t at first, and the result is that
he is receiving barrels of letters and
kilograms criticising him for not standing
by reciprocity and urging him to vote for
it. OF course he has always been with
the President on that question.
Second trouble: The senator some time
ago wrote letter to the President in
dorsing ex-Representative Bennett OF
Kentucky for commissioner to the Pana-
ma exposition at San Francisco. 1t is
contemplated that Congress will provide
for the appointment Of a non-partisan
board of commissioners to represent the
government at the exposition. paying
good salaries. Mr.. Benefits warm in
dorsement had hardly gone in before
Senator Bradley ascertained that his
own son-in-law, John G. South Of Frank
fort, had received the Endorsement of all
the Kentucky democrats In Congress,
with reinforcements from other states
crat. and hadn't told his republican
father-in-law that he wanted anything.
Mr.. South and his wife were introduced
to the President today by Senator Brad
ley
Third trouble: Kentucky appointments
elections. when Caleb Powers was sent
to Congress from the eleventh district,
fight has been going on between HIM
self and Representative Edwards as to
who should have certain post Office ap-
pointments in the district. senator Brad
ley has thrown his influence with Powers,
who will not get his seat In Congress
until March 4. Powers has declared that
postmasters in the district for the last
few months he would build up part of
a machine against him, while Edwards
has urged the President to put through
certain appointments as q matter of right
to him. The fight has kept going, Mr..
Edwards making frequent visits to the
President in the hope Of getting action.
He wants some of his nominations put
through this week, although Senator
Bradley would stop their confirmation IN
the Senate
Urging Lees Nomination.
Indiana republicans. aligned with Sem
ator Beveridge, are trying hard to bring
about the nomination of Edwin NJ. Lee.
republican state chairman, for United
States marshal of Indiana before Con-
gress adjourns. but President Taft has
done nothing about that either A va
cancy exists, and the fight has been in
progress for months. Mr.. Lee, who con-
a.
has the backing Of nearly all the repub
lican members of the legislature and of
the republican state committee. Lee is
opposed for marshal by nearly all the old
time republican leaders of the state,
many Of whom have come on here to
see the President, including ex-senator
Hemenway. exRepresentative Watson,
ex-Representative Steele. ex-Gov. Dur
bin. Joseph B. Healing. former state
chairman. and Harry New.
Mr.. Lees dDDOintmenr IN Somo D0od
federal position in Washington is not
opposed. both factions desiring har-
mony, but there is objection to him for
marshal. Senator Beveridge is stand
ing by Lee, who declines to accept any
office in Washington. although he had
an offer of an authorship.
Some Indianians are looking for ac-
tion from the White House this week,
done for some time and that further
efforts for harmony will be made.
Donnelly to Stay.
Rumors that Public Printer Donnelly
may not remain in his present position
have led some of the friends Of Col. Cas-
son. sergeant-at-arms of the House, to
suggest his name to President Taft. It is
known. though. that the President de-
sires no change in the printing Office. AT
fairs there are running smoothly and he
wants Mr.. Donnelly to stay. Mr., Dom
nelly was at the White House today.
Representative Cornelius Pugsley of
Westchester county, N. Y, was q White
House caller today. Mr.. Pugsley has been
mentioned as a dark horse for senator
from New York in the event of the break
in the deadlock there He is a banker at
Peekskill and is ranked with democrats
as being Of the Gov. Dix type.