Evening star., 1913-11-19
President to Address 600 Ban.
queterS in Rochester.
New York.
C0NSERVATIONlSTS NOT
TO HEAR CHIEF EXECUTIVE
He Again Declines Invitation-Mc-
Combs Coming for a
Conference.

President Wilson will send greetings
over the lonG-distancC telephone to tEo
guests at the annual dinner of the Roch-
ester Chamber Of Commerce the evening
of December 10 AR. Wilson made the
promise today when committee from
the chamber. presented by Senator OGor-
man. asked the President to attend per-
sonally, jointng out to him that the oc-
casion would be an important one and
that there would he representatives from
many other chambers at the dinner. In
stead of being able to attend personally
the President agreed to convey his greet
inss by telephone. There will be 6D
separate telephones installed i'm the ban
uuet room. and the telephone people will
make every arrangement so that each
man Will near the voice of the President
distinctly
President Wilson's executive staff
hoped he would not agree to this teIe-
phone talk. they believe he will be
forced TO 60 through the same per-
formance many times in the future
when othe~ gatherings away from
Washington wish to hear his voice.
Refuses to Speak
Secretary Bryan introduced to the
T. esident Ds. =. r. Condra and Capt.
!. = White of the executive committee
Of the conservation congress now in
session here. They urged the Presi-
dent 70 reconsider his declination of
an invitation to address the congress-
but he said he could not do so. He was
~ sympathy with conservation, how
ever secretary Bryan agreed to make
ali informal talk tomorrow afternoon
lar AIor % Tar
has picturesque vocabulary of de-
nunciatory and ccndemnatory words
which he uses only on certain occasions.
To-Day was one of them. Tile New Jer-
sey senator had made an appointment
with number of his constituents living
III Mon county TO he presented to the
President TO urge the nomination of
tornty Judge James Il. Connolly for
United States district Judge OF that state
hr. MARITIME waited long past the hour
ior his constituents TO appear. He then
G!sw upon some of the choicest morsels
in the speciAl vocabulary referred TO and
returned to the Senate The New Jersey
senator vas not the only statesman who
Senator Bryan of Florida was another
Armour Story Denied
statements that J. Ogden Armour. the
head of the beef business at Chicago,
has been refused an appointment to see
President Wilson on a personal mat
ter was declared today to be a pure
taDrica ton Senator Lewis sought yes
terday 70 make an appointment for Mr.
Armour but the Presidents schedule
OF visitors was full for the next day
or 50 Senator Lewis was told the
President would see Mr.. Armour one
day next week White House officials
said today that Mr.. Armour has as
much right TO see the President as any
other citizen who has business.
The President is expected to send to
the Senate tomorrow the nomina ton of
H. NJ. Pindell of Illinois TO be ambassa-
dor 10 Russia. about which there has
been considerable discussion.
McCombs Here Friday.
William r. McCombs. chairman Of the
u mccratic national committee has an
appointment Friday for a conference with
President Wilson. 1t has been number
OF months since Mr.. McCombs, who went
10 France for his health. has seen the
President. and there probably will be a
number of matters for consideration
The first of these is whether Mr. Nc
Combs goes 10 France ambassador
from the United States He has severa |
times declined the offer in such a way
as 10 cause the President TO still hold
the honor open for him. The matter
ought 10 he definitely settled after the
Friday conference. Mr.. McCombs is said
10 be Interested in number of ap-
poinfments. He made many recom-
mend2 tons TO the President before go
ing abroad Some Of these have been
carried out. while others are in the air.
Another topic between the TWO is like
is 10 he the reorganization OF the demo
cratic party in New York.
Mr. McCombs is quoted as saying that
representative Of both wings OF the party
have requested that he help in the pro-
posed reorganization, but that he has had
little time to diagnose the situation and
cannot say AT present what his course
will be.
May Take Up Tumulty Boom.
Suggestions that Mr.. NcCombs will talk
TO the President about the boom for Sec
retary Tumulty as chairman of the ma
tional committee are dismissed today. as
il Is not thought likely the subject will
he mentioned unless Mr.. McCombs decides
10 go to France as ambassador In tha,
event his resignation as chairman OF ths
committee would be proper il is said
and il would be time to begin thinkin.
Of a new chairman.
Senator Lea OF Tennessee presented
20 the President delegation from Nash
vile 10 invite the President to attend
the Southern Teachers Association con.
|eflti0n IN tnat city 9prli .. The PreSl-
dent did not wish to give an answer Sc
far away. but said he would be pleased
10 have ii under advisement-
T.. Howell Griswoid and X. Brent
kcyser. directors OF Johns Hopkins CnI-
vsrslty. called on the President today Il
discuss with him the election Of !:
president of that institution Mr.
Wilson Is q graduate OF Johns Hopkin
and takes deep interest in tn. insti
tuition The directors wished to con
srlt him about the different men whs
are being talked over for the presidency
Rabbi Wise in Denial.
Afier a conference at the White Hous
With President Wilson, DR. Stephen S
Wise. Dbl OF the Free Synagogue. New
York. made the following statement witt
regard 10 an article recently pubIishe.
in one OF the New York evening paner
70 the effect that President Wilson an,
Secretary Bryan had abandoned the ide;
cI pressing Russia for a new corlmercia
treaty that will recognize the passnor,
of american citizens without distinctio,