Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-17
PRESIDENT CALLS
G. 0. P. SENATORS
C0nsuIts With Lawmakers on
Patronage Question in
Their States.
WILSON is WARNED
TO LEAVE CAPITAL
City's Destruction by Earthquake
Predicted-Many More Nomina-
tons Sent to Congress.

ton as to nominations of democrats to
federal offices today limited that thev did
not object to giving the President what
ever information they had as to proposed
appointments, but that they did not as
sumo the least political responsibility for
the men nominated.
! Senator Bradley of Kentucky always
frank and outsDoken. told the President.
who asked him about Henry C. Brecllin-
ridge of Lexington, to be nominated for
assistant secretary of war, that person
| ally he understood Mr.. Brenkinridge to
be a most estimable citizen of the state.
but that in this and all other appoint
ments in that state he did not wish to
assume the least political responsibility.
! The President said that this was salts
factory to him, but he felt he would like
/ to have the opinion of the senators of
each state. whatever their political affila-
lions, on the qualifications of men about
! to be named to office.
| Seven Republicans Called.
! There were seven republican senator's
called into consultation by the President.
They were Senator Bradley, who called
with Senator James, democrat, as to the
case of Mr.. Breckenridge, and Senators
Penrose and Oliver of Pennsylvania.
Cnmmins and Kenyon of Iowa and Clark
and Warren of Wyoming.
Senators Penrose and Oliver were sent
| for to give their views about w. W.
| Roper, the noted foot ball coach of
Princeton number of years ago. Roper
was today nominated for appraiser of
merchandise of the port OF Philadelphia
Cummins and Kenyon were consulted
about Jerry Sullivan, an Iowa democrat.
picked by the President for membership
on the board of general appraisers in New
York and also nominated today, while the
| Wyoming senators were asked about
number Of applicants for land office posi-
tons in Wyoming, whose names have
been submitted to Mr. Wilson, and from
which a choice will shortly be made.
! Do Not Seem At Ease.
The seven republican Legislative col
leagues of the President did not seem
! to be fully at ease as they waited out
| side the executive Offices for the sum-
| mons to the Presidents room, but it be-
came known through inquiries, that
! while they were willing to give whatever
assistance to the President possible in
| passing upon prospective nominations
| and appreciated his courtesy in calling
! them in for consultation. they did not
bind themselves to support. the nomina-
| tons in the Senate if they later con-
| cluded to change their views as to par
| ticular men. Neither did they feel bound
politically by their personal Endorsement
| of the character of men without personal
| opportunity, in some cases at least, to
| investigate these men. All they were
willing to do was to contribute such in
| formation as they already had as to the
men about whom they were asked.
Joins Country Club.
! Senator O'Gorman of New York and
Henry l.. West, a committee from the
Columbia Country Club. today waited on
the President and invited him to accept
honorary membership in that club. ex-
! planning to him that the constitution and
| bylaws of the organization admitted the
! President and Vice President as honorary
members.
Senator O'Gorman limited to the Presi-
! dent that if he would get out and play
/ golf on the grounds of the club he would
get in fit condition to fight tariff and
| other battles. The President thanked the
| committee for the visit and said that he
| would be pleased to become member of
the club. A formal letter of invitation
will be addressed to him and he will ac-
! cept in formal manner.
! To be Glass-Owen Bill.
| The currency bill that will be intro
| duced in Congress following the passage
of the tariff bill. will, it was suggested
by an influential democrat at the White
House today, become known as the Glass
| Owen bill, in honor of Representative
| Glass, who has nearly completed the
! preparation of the bill in the House, and
Senator Owen, chairman of the Senate
committee that will handle the bill
Senator Owen was at the White House
during the day and said that his commit
tee will soon begin consideration of a
BILL The democratic program will be
to put through q currency bill If the
tariff measure advocated by the admins
tration gets through the Senate in time
for currency consideration without Con-
gress being kept here an indefinite length
of time.
Predicts City's Destruction.