Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-30
WILL BE READY NEXT WEEK
Opening Of Republican Headquarters
Here Urged.
A. F. L. LEADERS SUBMIT NAMES
Nominations Suggested for Indus
trial Commission-Aids for the
White House Social Season.


hours today with his cabinet advisers
going over a message to Congress. He
called the cabinet members to the White
House shortly after o'clock, and it was
getting toward 1 o'clock when the gath
ering broke up. The President recently
completed his first message to Congress
that dealing with foreign relations-and
the one under discussion today was the
general message. covering most of the
subjects upon which the President wishes
to make recommendations.
The first proofs of this message were
before the cabinet and these were cor
rected after consultations the President
had with the different heads of depart
ments. The message will be printed with
in a few days and will go to Congress
about the end of next week.
Numerous White House Callers.
The President had a large number of
visitors waiting for him. some merely to
pay their respects and others upon busi-
ness. There were number Of prominent
democratic statesmen, including Repre-
sentative Sulzer, who has been elected
Governor of New York; Representative
Clayton of Alabama. Representative Pad
gett Of Tennessee. Representative Jones
of Virginia, Senator Foster and Repre-
sentat:ves Broussard and Estopinal OF
Louisiana. Prominent republican visitors
were Representative Mann. minority lead
er of the House; Representative Kahn
of California, Senators Warren and Clark
of Wyoming and Cullom of Illinois.
Headquarters Here Suggested.
David W. Mulvane Of Kansas. who had
quarters at Chicago in the last campaign.
reached Washington today to urge upon
the President that republican headquar-
ters be opened in Washington as soon as
possible and that a publicity bureau also
be organized. He discussed political con-
ditions with the President following the
cabinet meeting.
Urged for Industrial Commission.
Samuel Gompers and Frank Morrison.
president and secretary. respectively. Of
the American Federation Of Labor. con-
ferred with the President about the three
representatives OF organized labor who
are to be named upon the industrial COM
mission. The recent session of the fed
Grafton indorsed John b. Lennon, treas
urer Of the federation, and James O'Con-
nell, third vice president, for two Of the
three labor places on the commission
They laid the two names before the
President and asked that the nominations
be sent to the Senate along with the
others. 1t is understood that the Presi-
dent will send the nominations of the
nine commissioners to the Senate early
next week. I.
Aids or the Social Season.
President Taft's aids for the coming
social season have been announced. They
will be Col. Spencer Cosby, military add ::
Maj. Thomas l.. Rhoads, personal aid:
Lieut.. Commander John w. Tmmons.
naval aid, with the following junior aids:
From the army-Leut. c.. X. Rock
well. Lieut.. Henry B. Claggett, Lieut.. e.
ST. j. Greble, jr., and Lieut.. Beverly C.
Dunn.
From the navy-Capt. Louis McC. Lit
tie. Lieut.. G. r. P. Rodgers. Lieut.. Archi-
bald g. Stirling. Lieut.. Matthias E. Manly
and DR.. Cary T. Grayson.
Wants White House Certification.
Andrew G. Haight of 357 Bridge
street. Brooklyn, N. Y, who. started
from New York August 5 last to walk
around the world. arrived at the White
House today to get letter showing his
presence in Washington. Haight pro-
duced letters from Cows. Dix. Wilson
and Goldsborough showing that he had
been in New York, Pennsylvania and
Maryland. Haight is travelling on a
wager, and is on his way south, head
ing for Richmond. He proposes to go
to the capital OF every state in the
United States before starting for for
eign countries.
By the terms of his wager he must
walk all the way. except when using
steamers or when offered free rides by
automobilists, farmers and others. and
unless he is able to make enough money
as wireworker to buy an automobile.
He sells trinkets made of gold wire. He
has already walked 721 miles and has
ridden on steamers and in wagons and
others vehicles 80 miles. If he is ever
able to buy an automobile out of his
earnings he will complete his trip in less
than five years. he says; without the
automobile he will be five years or more.
He is more than fifty years old, and says
he is enjOying his tramp.