Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-09
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NAME PRESENTED TO TAFT
Declared to Have Backing in Senate
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MANY WHITE HOUSE VISITORS
Members of Congress See President.
More Nominations Are Sent in
by Chief Executive.

President Taft has added another name
to his list of prospective District Com
missioner selections. This time it is
Charles w. Darr of the local bar. Mr..
Darr's name has been placed before the
President by democrats of local promi-
nece. and ii is claimed he has back
ing in the Senate and House that would
assure his confirmation as the democratic
representative on the board
The President has not eliminated
Capt. James F. Oyster or a. Leftwitch
Sinclair from consideration, but at
request he will look over Mr.. Darr's
recommendations before reaching a de-
>cision. The President is perfectly
willing to hear from District people
and members of Congress as to the
choice of a democrat for District Com
missioner. Mr.. Darr the latest candi-
late for the honor. has been practic-
ing law in Washington for a number
of years. and has been known as a con-
sistent democrat.
Gallinger Sees Taft.
Senator Gallinger, chairman of the
Senate committee on the District of Co.
lumbia. conferred with President Taft
today. but as the President had a large
number of visitors in the executive Of
fees the New Hampshire senator will
make another call at the desire of the
President.
The nomination of a successor to Judge
De Lacy as judge of the Juvenile Court
is not much farther advanced than 1t
was ten days ago, when the President
began to consider the filling Of that posi-
tion. Judge De Lacy's friends are still
active in his behalf. as are the friends
of other men whose names have been
mentioned.
Sends in Nominations.
President Taft today sent to the SEN
ate. with other nominations, Edwin p.
Parker Of the District of Columbia. to be
second lieutenant of the field artillery,
and Hamilton Templeton and George w.
Polhemus. both Of the District OF Column
bia. to be second lieutenants of infantry.
President Taft's visitors today included
Senators Crane. Smoot. Warren and Gal
hnger. Representatives Green. Sheppard,
Burgess. Garner. Slayden, Anthony, Fair
child. Mckinley. French. Loud and Sui
yer. Mr.. Sulzer introduced ]. ". Sans
bury. a prominent official of the New
York State Grange.
Representative Mckinley, who managed
the Taft pre-convention campaign this
year. will take. a trip around the world
after March f.
! President Going to Panama.
President and Mrs Taft. accompanied
by Secretary. Hilles and DIR. Rhoads,
probably will sail December 10 for
Panama on the battleship Arkansas.
boarding the vessel at Key West. Def
mite decision to make the journey has
not been reached by the President. but
his plans are we'll advanced and il. moth
Ing arises between now and then it is
almost certain that he will be away from
the White House for ten days or about
two weeks during the Christmas holi-
days.
So certain are navy officials that the
President Will make the trip that orders
have been sent to che officers of the
Arkansas at Norfolk to put everything
in readiness for the President and his
party. COmmodious quarters will be fit
ted out for the President and Ills fam
lly, and piano. monograph and small
library will be added to the other COM
forts of the big fighter. the largest in
the navy The Arkansas will be ac-
con1panied by the battleship Delaware,
that being done as a precaution in case
Of accident. and to accommodate the
subordinate officials who will go with the
President
At Canal Four Times.
President Taft has made four visits to
the Panama canal and is SO deeply in
terested in the work there that he desires
to add the fifth before he goes out Of
office.
The Presidents offer to Gov Wilson Of
battleship for trip to Panama has
been declined by Mr.. Wilson. who has in
formed Mr. Taft that he will be too busy
with the New Jersey legislature and with
others matters to leave the country be-
fore he takes the oath of office i'm March,
Mr Wilson told President Taft that he
would be delighted to see the work upon
he Panama canal. but would have to wait
for another time to witness the activities
uIOU the great underfa king