Evening star., 1913-11-18
WILL NOT APPROVE
MOTION TO ADJOURN
Retarded as Certain the Pres
ident Wants Congress to
Continue Work.
GRAFT SPECTER ARISES
OVER MILEAGE QUESTION
Believed That Mexican Problem Will
Soon Be Solved-Tennessee Col
lectorship Settled.

the regular session. the understanding Is
pretty clear that when he is asked about
ii by the leaders of the party in House
and Senate he will express his opposition
In unmista kable words. That he Will not
go out OF his way to interfere with
matter so certainly congressional as one
OF adjournment is palpable, but that ne
will be consulted by the leaders before
action is taken. if there is action, is also
a foregone conclusion. This consultation
will reveal his views.
Several congressional leaders close TO
the President nave confidentially an
nounced that they will not agree to ad-
journment- They base their opposition
mainly upon the fact that it has been
thoroughly advertised there is much anxi-
ETY. 10 secure the mileage that would come
from adjournment. and that to adjourn In
the face of an impression of this kind
would be to bring down upon the party an
avalanche of accusation that mileage
graft was the real reason for adjourn
ment.
The sincere desire or members to get
10 their homes for short time before
beginning the hard work of the coming
winter would not count against 1nslnua-
tionS that the Treasury OF the govern
ment was simply being tapped for little
extra money Upon this point the Presi-
dent Is said to have given no expression
of his ideas, his wish for continuation
of the present session up to December
being based on his desire for currency
bill.
Mexican Situation Well in Hand.
There is no hint from the White House
or any other direction that the President
wants Congress here in connection with
the Mexican situation.
An inside source reveals the information
that the President believes himself per-
fectly capable of handling the Mexican
difficulty without appealing to Congress
at the present time. Despite the attitude
of Huerta, President Wilson is said to
grow more optimistic each day that the
obstinate provisional president of Mexico
is slowly getting to the end of his rope
through financial and other troubles that
are besetting him within his own country.
The moral suasion dose the adminis-
tration has injected into Huerta fs be-
lieved to be slowly devitalizfng him.
much as slow poisons work upon the
human physical system His resources
will be gradually sapped, his supporters
Will fall away by degrees. revolt and
conspiracy against him VIII rear their
heads In his own camp. and from the
outside the constitutfonallsts. in
vigorated with late successes, will press
upon him. With this appalling outlook
confronting him Intervention is natu-
rally far from the thoughts OF the ad-
miEjstration. Congress would not be
necessary in Washington unless inter-
was I'm contemplation. The President.
therefore. is not seeking to keep Con-
gress here because Of Mexico, it is
stated with emphasis
Agreement on Collectorship.
President Wilson is expected to send to
the Senate within a short time the nomi
nooga for collector of internal revenue of
that state, as the outcome of long
deadlock between the two Tennessee
senator's, Lee and Shields. The Pres-
dent has had many of these and similar
deadlocks over patronage to deal with,
and he has calmly told all those inter-
ested that they must settle their troubles
among themselves IL they expected demo-
Gratis to take the places of republicans, as
he did not propose to make himself the
arbiter of patronage rows that could be
settled by agreement Of the contendins
persons responsible for the recommended
lions that should be made to the White
House.
The two Tennessee senators were given
the same intimations by the President
Having unSuccessfully trsl since July
last TO reach an agreeInent. the senators
finally agreed to leave to Secretary Nc
Adoo the selection of "A man, the only
restriction being that he should not rec
ally obnoxious to either senator. From a
list of nearly 100 applicants. Mr.. Nc
Adoo. himself a Tennessee man original
ly, selected Craig. and 1t Is said that
neither senator will oppose his confirma-
ton
Senator Shields first picked W. II.
Hartford of Nashville, and Senator Lea
wanted Henry T.. Graper of Lexington.
Representative McKellar sought to get
Dudley Porter of Paris This was the
lineup for long time. Repeated con-
ferences Of the senators failed to Sc
cure agreement
Mr.. Craig's Record.
Mr.. Craig was three times treasurer
of Tennessee and has for years figured
as an influential factor In the affairs of
the democratic party there
In the last legislative fight for the cleo
tion of United States senator Mr.. Craig
went to Nashville and worked for the
election of Senator Shields. but two years
before he voted for Hooper, republican
for governor. Lately he has worked hard
20 encourage cessation of the factiona
hostiities within the democratic ranks
and the unification of discordant elements
Neither OF the factions can claim. il is
eaid, a victory in the selection OF Craig
Many patronage deadiocks continue IN
the locking of horns of Vardaman and
Williams of Mississippi and Tillman and
Smith of South Carolina While the con
tention RACES among the senators re-
publicans continue to hold fat offices tina,
democrats are longing for
virginian Urged for Position.
Representative Flood called at tn.
white House and State Department toda,
20 urgently recommend the nominatio,
of Peyton Cochran. young LAWYER O
Staunton. Va, for third assistant score
jary of state, to take the place made va
Sant by the resignation of Dudley Fia,,
Malone. who becomes collector of the nor
of New York. Mr.. Cochran a cradua =
of number of colleges, including prince
ton. was the president of the Woodrou
Wilson Club of Staunton and Auyust.
county. Va. and this is claimed to hav,
been the first club of It's kind i'm m,
country.
MFR. Flood said MIR. Cochran was ex
ceptionaliy well fitted for this place
was stated today that Secretary Bryal
and President Wilson have made a So
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