Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-13
Lincoln Memorial Commission
to Meet at White House.
VIEWS OF MEMBERS DIFFER
Form Of the Tribute to Be Settled
at an Early Date.
OHIOANS PRESENT PROJECT
Want Congress to Aid Centennial at
Columb us-Taft Sentiment in
South Dakota.

The Lincoln memorial commission will
meet at the White House a week from
next Monday to decide on a site for the
question of an appropriate monument or
other memorial will have to be passed
on.
Senator Cullonn, who has taken a most
active interest In the proposed memorial
from the beginning, and whose principal
desire is to see 1t constructed before he
leaves public life, saw President Taft
today and asked him to call a meeting of
the commission for Monday week. This
the President agreed to do.
There are differences of opinion in me
commission as to the proper site, but 1t
is expected that an agreement will be
reached. When the form of memorial is
also decided upon a report will be made
to Congress, where a fight is sure to fol-
low. In previous meetings the commits
sion has shown a decided preference for
a site in Potomac park, with large
monument thereupon, as the most fitting
tribute.
All sorts Of views are entertained in
Congress as to the memorial, for which
$2,OuO,UOU has been authorized by Con-
gress, and numerous bills on the subject
are pending In the Senate and House.
The work of the memorial commission
must be passed upon by Congress.
Ohio Centennial.
A delegation Of Ohioans, headed by
Gen. r. B. Brown of GAINESVILLE and John
Pc and of Chillicothe, are in Washington
to try to secure from Congress some
sort OF recognition, through an appro
priation, for the Columbus-Ohio centen-
NAL exposition to be held at Columbus
In August. concentrating the progress
Of the great northwest territory and the
of Ohio. The visitors saw President
Taft today and he promised them that
he would cooperate in any way he could
with Congress. Representative Taylor
Introduced the visitors.
President Taft arranged today with
Representative How and Of Cleveland for
the program of the Presidents visit In
that city January %, when he goes to
Ohio for three-day visit. The Presi-
dent is to arrive in Cleveland at II 70
the morning of January %. He will be
entertained at luncheon by the chamber
of commerce. In the afternoon he will
visit the headquarters Of the brotherhood
Of Locomotive Engineers and at night
he will speak before the Tippecanoe Club
and appear at a large gathering OF
Hungarian citizens.
January 30 the President will be in
Columbus, and January 81 In Akron.
Talk Over Wyoming Appointments.
Senator Clark Of Wyoming. chairman of
the Senate judiciary committee. conferred
with the President today about some Wy
oning appointments. and also as to the
judicial Nominations the President has
been considering so long. The Supreme
Court appointment has been again de-
layed, the President desiring Attorney
General Wickersham to investigate the
charges made against Judge Hook. This
may require some time
Senator Gamble Of South Dakota, re-
Gently returned from a Taft meeting In
h s home state. called on the President to
tell him the situation there. Mr.. Gamble
said there was no question that the dele
CATION from that state to Chicago will be
for the denomination OF the President.
Sentiment In the state for the Presi-
dent Is showing strongly" said the SEN
ator.
Mr.. CANDLES colleague. Senator Craw-
ford, Is trying to carry the state for La
Toilette. With Senator Gamble are Rep
resentatives Martin and Burke.
The Merchants and Manufacturers AS.
ISOLATION of Baltimore, through commit
tee headed by William SymfngtOn. intro
duced by Senator Rayner. today inv
the President to attend it's annual dinner
to be held January IS. The President will
go If he can spare the time.