Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-11-16
SUCCESSOR
NOT NAMED
No One Yet Selected d Take
Place Formerly BeId BY
Df.xley
Dr.. DoodIittle's Name Ny be
Sent 10 Congress D6iDg
Next Month

W<AoIIt.>N oN, NON. wv uH'
nouncenent OF a successor to DR.. Har.
vey W. Wiley as chief OF the bureau
of chemistry followed the meeting Of
the cabinet. This selection has been
delayed for months, and the president
shows no inclination to hurry about
1t. He obtained the Jews OF the lead
ing chemists of the country as to fit
men for the place and mas had the let.
tiers and recommendations of these
men before him a long time. The sit.
uatiOn still favors DR.. II. r. Doolittle,
the acting chief of the bureau, and 1t
is probable that the president will
send to congress early in December
the nomination of Mr.. DoOlittle.
The president and Secretary Wilson
have seen little use to hurry in making
official announcement OF the choice OF
q man for the head of the bureau.
Both are said to he satisfied with the
work Of DR.. Doolittle. There has been
little or no friction under his guidance
of the affairs Of the office and his rec
ord, it Is said in high quarters, Is ex.
ceedingly good.
Friends Among Democrats.
The prediction that DR.. DoolittSe, if
nominated by Mr.. Taft, may be able to
hold his office only until the democrats
come in is not regarded as an .accur.
ate one. DIR. Doolittle is said to have
some strong friends among the demo.
Gratis. His Office is not political and
was never held to be such. If he is
named by the president il is said to be
quite unlikely that he will be disturb.
ed by the democrats.
From President Taft down republic
an leaders generally believe that Gov.
Wilson soon will make announcement
Of his purpose to call congress in extra
session to revise the tariff. Repre-
sentative Serene Payne of New York.
long chairman of the ways and means
committee of the house under repub-
lican rule, is laying his wires for an
extra session. He saw ana talked with
the president. Along in February there
will he a number OF conferences at the
white house on the republican attitude
on the tariff.
Whatever opposition the democrats
have will come from the republicans,
as the majority OF the progressive re-
publicans now in the house have voted
with the democrats on the tariff bills
heretofore reported and PASSED by the
house. The republican view is uni
versal that the democrats are going
to hurt the industries Of the country
by their tariff bills, and that the re-
publicans will ride back mo power four
years from now on the ole cry Of hard
times"
Bearing on Campaigns.
The program to be followed in the
next congress will naturally, therefore,
have direct and important bearing on
the republican campaigns two and four
years from now .
The president agreed to be present
at the opening Of the rivers and har.
bors congress in this city December 4,
Senator-elect Ransdell CT Louisiana, is
president Of the congress and some
months ago he obtained a tentative
promise from the president to be on
hand. The president received S. A.
Thompson, secretary OF the congress.
and z. C. Snyder, n OF it's officials.
Col. Theodore A. Bingham, for many
years superintendent Of public build.
ings and grounds in Washington, visit.
ed President Taft. Col. bingham, after
serving as police commissioner in New
York, took an engineering position OF
Importance I'll der the democratic ad'
ministration in New York and still
holds the place.
Miss Lathrop at White House.
Miss Julia Lathrop, superintendent
of the new child's bureau in the de-
partment Of commerce Snd labor, cali
ed on the president with Secretary
Nagel.
One OF President Taft's n%eighbors al
E'verly has sent him the result Of the
November election in that town. The
President was highly pleased because
he received o votes than both
Roosevelt and Wilson combined. The
vote was: Taft, 1,715; Roosevelt 1856;
Wilson, $40.
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