Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-13
Will Attend Masonic Banquet
in Newark Tonight.
THENCE GOES TO NEW YORK
Frank s. Cairns, Director Of Taxa
ton in Persia, at White House.
CALLS TO PAY HIS RESPECTS
Struggle Over Senate Presiding Of
fcer to Be Renewable
Compromise Probable.

President Taft, accompanied by Senator
Briggs of New Jersey, Secretary Hilles
and Maj. Archibald Butt, left Washington
at 1880 o'clock today for Newark, n. j.,
where he will this evening attend a ban
quet Of the st. Johns Lodge OF Masons.
This lodge is celebrating its 10th an
niversary today.
Upon arriving at Newark Mr.. Taft will
go to the residence Of former Gov.
Franklin Murphy and from there to the
banquet hall. where he will make an adj
Dress Later in the evening he will go
over to New York to attend a banquet
given by the conference on reform Of the
criminal law and procedure. He will
spend the night at the home OF his
brother. Henry w. Taft.
Mrs Taft left this city early this MORN
ing and tomorrow will accompany the
President on his trip to Harrisburg.
where he goes to address the convention
of the Brotherhood of Railroad Train
men of the United States and Canada.
Mr.. and Mrs. Taft while in Harrisburg
will be the guests Of Representative Ohm
sted. The presidential party Will return
to this city Monday morning.
Frank S. Cairns a Caller.
Frank s. Cairns, the new director Of
taxation in Persia. who is on his way to
Teheran to assume his duties called at
the White House this morning to pay his
respects to the President. When he ar
rives at Teheran Mr.. Cairns will have
travelled about 10000 miles to reach his
destination. He was in Manila when APP
pointed to assist in STRENGTHENING out the
finances OF Persia. He has already con-
sumed several months in travelling, and
will have crossed several oceans seas and
numerous countries before his journey
ends. Mr.. Cairns said he will have to
make the last 200 miles of his journey In
a carriage over an ARD country Soo,.r
N. Y, paid a brief visit to the White
House today and expressed gratt1cauon
at the appointment OF Henry L. Stimson
as Secretary of War to succeed Mr.. Dick
inson.
Renewal Of Senate Struggle.
It became known at the White House
this morning that the Senate will on Mon
day again endeavor to elect q successor
to Senator Frye as President pro tenn
pore Of that body. One of the leaders of
the Senate regulars made 1t plain that no
com promise candidate had been agreed
upon by that faction and that Senator
Gallinger will again be backed by the re-
publicans He denied that the deadlock
could be solved by having the Vice Pres1-
dent appoint a president pro tempore for
ten-day intervals. 1t is said the Presi-
dent Of the Senate can only designate .
president pro tempore for one day.
Senator Borah, who was in conference
with the President for a short time before
he left for the Union station. also de-
clared he had heard no mention Of com
certed action for compromise candidass
for the honor.
Will Urge Lorimer Inquiry.
He does not believe that the matter Win
come up for q vote again Monday. but
he is Of the opinion that his resolution
providing for another investigation of
Senator Lorimer's election will receive
some action upon that day. The senator
also said that he expected action of q
decisive character Monday on the reso-
luton providing that the Constitution b
amended to provide for the direct cleo
ton Of senators.
Secretary Of War Dickinson was an
other White House caller. He said he
had nothing further to say regarding his
resignation. He had heard that Mr.. Slim
son, his successor, would confer with
President Taft in New York tonight or
tomorrow morning.
To other visitors the President paid
glowing tribute to the ability and char
acter Of Mr.. Dickinson.