Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-15
POST IN BRITAIN
DECLINED BY 0LNEY
Personal and Family forests
Prevent the Acceptance. s...
of Ambassadorship. :
JOHN BURKE NOMINATED
FOR U. S. TREASURER
North Dakotan to Succeed Carmi
Thompsonr-Chairman McCombs
Sees the President.


Richard Olney today declined the offer
OF the ambassadorship to Great Britain.
In O friendly and gracious letter to Pres
ident Wilson. The reasons given were
brief-personal and family. The Presi-
dent regretted the declination and must
turn elsewhere for a man big enough
for the position.
Speculation as to who might be chosen
ambassador to Great Britain began I'M
mediately on the announcement OF MT
OIney's declination. 1t was pointed out
that beside Mr.. Olney, President Will
son had had in mind Charles w. Eliot
president emeritus of Harvard, but had
offered Mr.. Olney the place because OF
his conspicuous record in the demo-
William Church Osborne and Judge
George Gray, the latter of the United
States circuit court of Delaware. were
also brought out as possibilities for the
London post. 1t was pointed out tn9t
Judge Gray, democrat and former
senator, was q close student of inter-
national affairs. He has long been one
of the United States commissioners at
The Hague.
Burke for u. s. Treasurer.
John Burke. Governor of North Dakota
nary last, was today nominated for treas
urer of the United States to succeed
Carmi Thompson. who was secretary to
President Taft during the campaign last
year when Mr.. Hilles was directing the
work of the republican natiOnals commit
tee. This is a personal selection OF Presi-
dent Wilson, acquiesced IN Dy secretary
McAdoo. Mr.. Burke was one or the men
the President for a long time considered
for a cabinet place. Having no opening
for the North Dakotan in the ofnciai fam-
ily, the President picked out what he con-
sidered the next best place. Burke also
suited McCombs.
President Wilson and Chairman Nc
Combs OF the national committee had
another long conference at the Wnlte
House today concerning questions OF ootn
patronage and policy. The chairman
left in Apparent good humor. giving de-,
nial to stories that he and the President
are In disagreement.
Mr.. McCombs has a number of demo-
Gratis listed who helped him in the long
for, and he has discussed places Tor many
OF these with the President So far as
eompatible with pubic business and ex-
pediency. the recommendations OF M.
dent.
Solicitous for Party Workers.
Mr. McCombs understands this, and is
simply waging the fight that falls to the.
successful chairman of every national
committee to place Loyal workers of the
party in good positions.
. He recognizes that the President cannot
always grant the requests that are made
and there will be no i'll feeling between
the two men, He will simply struggle.
rs best he can, and those who fall by the
wayside will know that he did his best.
Mr McConbs is to have frequent con-
ferences with the President. Next week
times. He said today that there was moth
ing new about the offer he has of the
French embassy. That Is to hold open a
while longer. II he does not accept it
will not be because of any differences
with the President, he intimated.
Wisconsin Man Offered Place.
Joseph E. Davis, democratic national
committeeman Of Wisconsin. and man.
ager of the westefflbheadquarters of the
democrats In the last caeapaign, has been
offered his choice Of an As9portant Dip
lomatic position or the post of assistant
secretary of war. He has the offer uI.ier
consideration and will notify President
Wilson within few days. Davies is one
of the men Chairman McCombs of the
national committee has asked the Presi-
dent to provide for, and the offer to
Davies followed a conference the Presf-
dent had with McCombs today.
Senator Thompson, the new senator
from Kansas. made his first request for
patronage at the White House today
He introduced S. l. Hall, for many years
lawyer at La Crosse, Kan, and asked
that Mr.. Hall be made assistant attor-
ney general of the Department of Justice
in place of the late John Q. Thompson of
Kansas, who. was assistant attorney gen.
eral in charge of the work before the
Court of Claims.
The PreDdent referred his callers to
Attorney General McReynolds. Never
theless. the Kansans appeared to be sat
lev of Arkansas City. Ark. who wants
to be postmaster of his home town, was
also introduced by Senator Thompson,
but the subject of the post Office was not
mentioned and Will be laid before the
Postmaster General.
Henry F. Hollis. just elected senator
of New Hampshire and sworn In today,
paid a call Of respect. He said that he
wished to thank the President for strong
efforts in his behalf.
Dr. Carl E. Grammer Of Philadelphia.
president of the Indian Rights Associa-
tion. and members OF the executive COM
mittee of that association, today urged
President Wilson to name E. P.erritt
of Arkansas as commissioner -. -adian
affairs. Mr.. Merritt is now chief law
ofYlcer of the Indian bureau. The Presi-
Lane Of the Interior Department
Malone Not Anxious for Once.
Dudley Field Malone. a young New
York lawyer, sof.-in-law OF Senator
OGorman. and close personal friend of
President Wilson, is the subject of much
of the patronage talk going the rounds.
The President, who likes Mr.. Malone,
and conferred with him today, says
nothing of his purpose, but gossip is
busy giving Mr.. Malone his choice Of a
number of places, but not just the one
he seems to prefer.
II Is definitely known that Mr. Malone
can have any one of two or three choice
places in the Department Of Justice but
II II also pretty sure that the young man
has told the President that he does not
want anything and will continue his Law
practice In New York.
Don't worry about me-" Mr. Malone
said at the White House today 4
haven't asked for any Office and don't
care a rap for one. II can do more
to help progressive democracy and Pres.
fdent Wilson along outside of ONCE than
In. I'm going to stay with the boys out
side.
II the President feels that lean be oi