New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-16
PLACE HUNTERS KEPT
ON THE ANXIOUS SEAT
President Expected to Hold
Most of Them There Until
the Meeting Of Congress.
TO HEAD OFF TARIFF ROW
Burke Nominated for Treasurer
Malone Will Not Accept
Any Office-Sague in
Collectorship Race.

From The Tribune Bureau
Washington. March l5.-Many Of the
Democratic patriots who have been hop
ins for federal appointments are going
10 be Kept on the anxious seat until the
special session of Congress begins, and
maybe for q little while longer. TINS
news followed a conference to-day be-
tween the President and William r. Nc
Combs, chairman OF the Democratic Ma
uonal Committee. over the patronage
situation. the result Of which. II is under
stood, was the determination OF the Pres
iGent 10 make as few appointments as
possible before Congress begins To iIegle
with the tariff
This determination by the President
coupled with the announcement a day or
TWO ago that practically none Of the
House committees would DE named until
after the tariff bills were passed Is
looked upon as an indication that trouble
Is expected In the Democratic ranks when
the tariff bills come up. and that every
possible means will be used 10 whip the
measure through Congress In the shape
desired by the President ana his advisers.
Not all appointments will be held up un-
I'll Congress meets. but the places filed
before that time viii be comparatively
few. only those appointments which in
the opinion OF the President and his adj
yiscrs are urgent will be made
Mr.. McCombs'. conference with the
President concerned patronage chiefly
The two also discussed the Illinois SEN
atoria situation. bat did not take UP the
French assadorship. which the ma
tioual chairman still has under consider
alton. During the hour the President and
Nj McCombs were together the latter
presented the names Of several men who
hal helped him considerably during the
Wilson pre-cOnyent.on campaign and
urged their consideration Bog the Presi-
dent Among them was the name Of
Walker Is. N:ck FOR whom Nj McCombs
is anxious to secure good place The
President took the names under consid.
Grafton and incidentally asked Nj Nc
Combs for his opinion Of others which he
had on his list
The President and the national chair
man discussed the Illinois Senatorial situ-
alton at length and later Mr.. McComhs
had q conference with Roger sullivan at
luncheon in the Shorcham. MIR McComhs
said he had definitely decided not 10 20 %
Illinois
Nj McComhs will 60 10 New York to-
morrow but Will return here on Tuesday
FOR another conference with the Presi-
dent.
Confirm atoms Delayed
Republican objections to- hasV action
oq Presidcn, Wilson's appointments again
DELAYED to-day the confirmation hy the
Senate of several important nominations.
including those Of Dr y r GALLOWAY 20
oe Assistant Secretary Of Agriculture
John : Williams. TO BE- Assistant Score
tary II the Treasury Edwin =. sweet. 10
DE- Assistant Secretary Of Commerce. and
Franklin y. Roosevelt. 10 Doc Assistant
Secretary OF the Navy.
Democratic riairmcn. newly chosen.
were ready 10 pol their committees as 20
The approval OF the appointments. but
Senators Roo, and Jones insisted that
regular committee meetings be held Son
ator Smith. 81 Georgia. chairman Of to
Committee on Education and Labor. made
arrangements for a meeting Of his com
mit'eo 10 consider the protests that have
been made against the roappointment OF
IL. Charles = Noin as Commissioner ~
Labor Statistics. II is expected that the
Senate will act on Monday on several Of
the pending appointments.
The nomination Of John Burke cx-Gov-
ernor Of North Dakota, to be Treasurer
of the United states. was gent 10 the Sen
ate bv President Wilson this afternoon.
Dudley Field Malone, Of New York city
will not accept public Office. lie vas
promincntly considered for Collector 81
the Port Of New York. but decided 10 de-
vote himself 10 his law practice and con
tinue his activity IN New York State poll
tics II was said al the White House
that the President would issue state
ment next week setting forth the high
grounds" on which Mr.. Malone declined
10 take public office.
George Foster Peabody was an carly
White House caller. He declared he had
not been offered the office OF collector al
New York
Sague a Candidate.
John Is Saguc. three tunes Mayor OF
Poughkcepsc. y. Y. was brought out to-
day as n candidate for the New York
collectorship His name was presented
by friends who were confident he would
be the selection.
Joseph r.. Davies. OF Wisconsin. secre-
tary OF the Democratic National Com
mittee, probably will accept the Office of
Assistant Secretary OF War, which the
President has offered Mr.. Davies had
been offered a diplomatic post and was
considering il when Secretary Garrison
offered TO make him his assistant
John Burke named as United States
Treasurer was Governor Of North Dakota
for three terms being elected in 1907 and
serving continuously until the beginning
of the present year. He was born in
Keokuk County, Iowa, on February %.
1853. and was educated in the public
schools OF Keokuk and at the University
of Iowa. from which he was graduated in
1856. Mr. Burke removed to North Ia
kota in 1855 and was elected County Judge
I'm Rolla the following year. lie was
chosen as a Representative In the State
LEGISLATURE in 1891, and as State Senator
I'm 1899. He is a Catholic and a member OF
the law firm of Burke & Middagh, at
al