Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-21
REFORM IN JERSEY
UNDER DISCUSSION
President Wilson Advised by
Party Leaders of Pending
Legislative Measures.
ASPIRANTS FOR OFFICE
DOOMED BY STATESMEN
President Eliot Silent Regarding
Ambassadorship - Mexican Ap-
poiutment Delayed, Awaiting
Events.

Events.
Democratic statesmen and politicians
from New Jersey were in active circula-
tion at the executive offices today. Sen
ator Hughes, State Chairman Crosscup
and State Senator J. Warren Davis ar
rived in the morning with number Of
constituents. snd Gov. Fielder arrived
at 2:30 o'clock in the afternoon for a
conference with the President. The
President and Secretary Tumulty are
discussing with their New Jersey col
leagues" the legislative situation re-
garding the jury reform bill, the calling
of a constitutional convention and other
questions.
ton will be carefully followed by the
leaders. When Gov. Fielder returns to
Trenton he will have a definite idea OF
just what the President wants. He came
here to tell the President the situation ir
the legislature. 1t is now expected that
the jury reform bill will become law
without submitting it to a referendum
The house has passed a bill providing
for constitutional convention which
shall redistrict the legislative districts oi
The state senate is holding up the calling
of convention. The democrats last year
pledged themselves to such convention
There are twenty.One counties in the
state and each one has senator. There
are four counties that contain over hal
the population in the state. Their repre-
sentation in the state senate is eXactl.
the same as four of the smallest counties
The house bill far a constitutional con
vention gives delegates in the convention
az Ry
larger counties would obtain representa-
tion in the convention and later in th
state senate about as large as the seven
teen small counties now have. The sena
tors from the seventeen small countie
are said to be holding up the bill.
Silent Regarding Foreign Post.
The White House had no word toda,
from Charles w. Eliot. presiden
emeritus of Harvard University, as t,
whether he will accept the offer of th
ambassadorship to Great Britain. TIL
feeling is rather strong, however. tina
the venerable educator will accept thi
highest honor in the diplomatic serv
ice. Many OF his friends here hav
telegraphed him urging him to accept
Another distinguished educator ha
been honored with the next best diplo
matte post. the ambassadorship to Ger
Burchard Fine, dean of the department
Of science. OF Princeton University. H
has written many books and has lon
been one Of the foremost officials a
Princeton. He graduated from Princeton
i'm 1880 and is about fifty-five years old
Dr. Fine is expected to accept the offer.
George W. Guthrie. democratic stat
chairman of Pennsylvania and forme
mayor of Pittsburgh. is being urged fo
ambassador to Mexico. He desired I
have the Italian ambassador.
Guthrie is pushed by Representative
Palmer of Pennsylvania, who was offere
a cabinet position, but declined. The ma
most likely for the Italian embassy
Justice James w. Gerard of New York.
Mexican Appointment Delayed.
There is reason to believe that the ex
planation of the delay of the admins
tration to make any change in the dip
lomatic representation at Mexico City i
that a new ambassador to that countr.
would have to be accredited to Presiden
Huerta-an act involving the recogni
tion of that ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 1t i
said, President Wilson is not prepared t
do in the present unsettled state of tn
neighboring republic.
been placed at the disposal Of the Presi
dent. but he is Withholding action on i
until the political atmosphere In Mexic
is clearer than it is at this time, ant
there is better assurance of the stabilit.
of the government
Candidates multiply each day for othe
choice places in the service, but no de
cisions have been reached. Joseph +
Willard and Thomas Nelson Page o
Virginia. Augustus Thomas. Seth Low
and William Church Osborn Of New
York and Frederick c. Penfield of Ger
still in hta running fo
good places
Port Collectorship for Gardner.
Former Senator Obadiah Gardner o
Maine probably will be collector of tn
port at Portland, Me-, the largest Gus
toms port in that state. paying a salar.
of 5000 year. The former democratic
senator. who was considered by the Pres
ident for Secretary Of Agriculture, wa
recently offered the position Of commits
sioner of pensions, but declined the OF
fer prefering to return to his farm
rather than accept q position in Wash
ington. AS collector of customs at Port
land he would not be far removed from
his business interests and could give then
some attention. DR.. ID. c. Gentsch o
strongest candidates for commissioner o
pensions
Representatives Neeley, Connolly, Hell
vering and Taggart Of Wisconsin toda!
urged President Wilson to nominate Sam
uel 1. Hall of La Crosse. Wis, as as
late John @. Thompson of Kansas. Mr
Hall has the Endorsement Of the fiv'
democratic representatives from Wiscon
sin, the national committeeman, JOSEPH
Davies, who probably will become as
sistant secretary Of war, and the demo
,sn ton II a NE n
didate for a place, but was asked by th'
democrats to stand for this position. Th'
Kansas democrats, headed by Senato
Thompson, have asked the President To-
the same position for Kansas man, ant
there are a dozen other candidates.
Rural Credits and Agriculture.
Secretary Houston talked with Presi
dent Wilson today about rural credits
and general agricultural organization
with the view to making agriculture
economically efficient. There Is al
appropriation Of $4,000 for the division
Of marketing. and the department 10 CIV
ing it's aid in every way proper to tndi'
vidual endeavor along economic and ef-
ficient farming lines. Walter H. Page oi
New York and Wallace Buttrick OF the
general educational board, who called
with Secretary Houston. are interested in
the study Of rural economics, and eSpe
ciaIly in experimental work in North
Carolina, which is being carried on by
F. L. Gates Of the general board.
INnden Evans of Chicago, regarded al
an authority on corporation and constitu-
tional law. is being urged upon the Presi-
dent for commissioner OF corporations He
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