Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-01
President Loath to Appoint
CiaSsmate as Governor
of Porto Rico.
SENATORS CALL, URGED
TO PUSH CURRENCY BILL
Senator Salisbury Confident His
Delaware Man Will Be Made
Customs Collector.

lo8e. mat state. may be governor OF
Porto Rico. according to Kentucky
friends who have bean pressing his can
dfdacy at the White House. and with
Secretary Garrison at the War Depart
ment. Mr.. Garrison, who conferred with
President Wilson this morning 10 said
to be favorable to DR.. Yagor over two
other prominent men mentioned for the
same position. Senator Ollie James Of
Kentucky has been busy at the White
House urging Or. Yasers selection.
Tho Georgetown educator was a clasa.
mate OF President Wilson at Princeton,
and that IL said to be against his prob.
able success. inasmuch as the President
does not propose to invite criticism upon
himself by hunting around for class.
ulafes to put In federal Office
Not Playing Favor1tes.
The President. It Il pointed out, has
p strong tendency against having any
particular body Of tavorites from which
to pick appointees and advisers. and
not much Roadway Is made when q cam
didate Is put forward largely upon h.
previous college or other association WI
Mr.. Wilson.
Minnesota democrats have boosted theA
there Ii not a single candidate among
them for office. but Representative Ham,
mond Of that state today suggested TO
Secretary Tumulty that Frank A. Day,
the Fairmount editor. and for many years
the wheelhorse Of Minnesota democracy.
would be just the right man for gov
ernor of Porto Rico. Mr.. Day Is not an
applicant for Office. but his Intimate
friends declare that his long service TO
the party should be rewarded. Mr.. Day
has another advantage In that he was
the real leader Of the Wilson forces In
Minnesota and is man OF the class the
President likes to name to office.
Ex-Representative Martin Foster OF
Illinois 10 the third man prominently con-
sidered for the governorship, q plum that
has attracted Americans for a number
OF years.
Talking on Currency.
President Wilson today followed the
lead he set yesterday Of pushing cur
rency reform as much as possible. To a
number Of his democratic senatorial call.
ers. including Senator'S Ashhurst. New.
lands. Thompson. MARITIME. Tillman.
Fletcher. Shively, Swanson and Sauls.
hope that currency legislation would DO
put through as early as possible.
The callers took up q number OF mat.
ters with the President. Senator'S Ash.
hurst and MARITIME spoke In behalf OF Lac
Sy2nO8lk Wen Known Lu18 city dfiu
Arizona, for superintendent of documents
In the government printing Office. Sen.
atOr T1llman discussed the mix-up over
the appointment OF United States at.
torney for South Carolina, himself and
Senator Smith being unable to agree upon
testing against the selecting OF Frank II.
Weston Of Richland county by Senat ,r
Smith. The Information today was, 4 A&
the President will do nothing about he
Az Cor I'm
come.
Senator Salisbury IL going to leave
Saturday for q brief trip abroad. leav-
ing with tho President the settlement
Of the fight az to whether Maryland
or Delaware shall have the collector.
shin of internal revenue for the districe
embracing those two states and the
District Of Columbia Mr.. Salisbury
10 sure his Delaware nominee Will Dc
chosen. Senator Thompson ana otner
delega ton invited the President TO At
tend the hftieth anniversary or the
Kansas State Agricultural College. ae
Manhattan. October Is. 20 and 30.
Gets Invitation to Florida.
Senator Fletcher told the President
about the glories OF the Interstate fair to
be held at Pensacola this month. and
asked the President to stop there the
26th. if he goes to Mobile to attend the
Southern Commercial Congress Octoh
n. The President has tentatively agree
to 90 to Mobile. but there Is now oouf
that he will be able to CO.
Representatives Kahn and knowlan
of the California delegation talked TO TIE.
President about the bill pending In 20
gress to give to San Francisco the PRIV
lege of getting its water supply from 1
Hetch Hetchy valley. The deiegation
unanimous for the bill and wishes
President to know the situation and u
scope Of the bill. Nature lovers fro
various parts OF the country are Will
the President trying to induce him I"
veto the bill when II goes through the
Senate. as II is expected to do. when only
the signature of the President Will %
necessary to make II law.
Senator Newlands, who is chairman oe
the Senate committee on interstate conf
merce, had q short talk with the Presi-
dent regarding the preliminary shaping
of legisla ton concerning the trusts ana
river regulation in the next session OF
Congress Senator Newlands has been
giving careful attention to the operation
OF what ia known as the seven sisters
laws in New Jersey regulating the trusts.
THE idea advanced is that the President
based upon these laws. which II is claim
ed have been successful and SATISFACTORY
Urges Poindexter Bill.
Bruce Rogers. the attorney Of the 60
attic socialists whose property was dam
aged In the July riots there. claimed to
have been led by sailors from the Pacific
coast feet, earnestly urged the President
to give his approval through the Navy
Department, to the bill of Senator Poin-
dexter appropriating $500 TO pay the
damages alleged to have been done. Sec
rotary Daniels has refused to recommend
the appropriation, on the ground thas
the rioting was net led by American sail
ors and that they were merely part OF
the crowd taking part In the destrucuons
Mr.. Rogers exhibited pictures OF the de-
stroyed property to the President.
An American flag dedicated to peace.
carried over the battienelos OF
fhe south by soldiers Of the blue and
gray. was unfurled today in the execu-
tive Office by Mai. Alfred f. Judson OF
lbs Aneeles, an ex-Confederate soldier,
and Lieut.. Gen. Young or Washington.
the Grand Army OF the Re-
public. u,.,
hope that Ii would become
an insignia of domestic and international
peace. The flag was first unfurled In the
Interest OF peace at Los angeles. ana
since then has waved over most OF the
hattlefelds of the civil war, and few
DAVIS ago over Washington's tomb at
Mount Vernon Peace exercises "
held on each OCCASION
Approves Bird Law Regulation
President Wilson today approved
regulations drawn by the Department
for the enforcement OF