Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-21
Are Hearing From Home. .

Democratic congressman are being
pushed from the rear for federal JOBS and
they are unloading as fast az possible o.
the President and his cabinet officers
The visit of the Georgia men was follow
ed by one from Senators Bankhead and
Johnston and Representatives Clayton
and Taylor of Alabama. making gentlg
inquiry as to patronage and getting about
the same answer as did the Georgians.
The President told them he wanted clean
active. able progIessives in the offices.
Senator Ransdell Of Louisiana today
laid before the President the recommen-
dation of himself and Senator Thornton
for the nomination of John ;. Y F'aunt-
leroy of Monroe, La, for collector of in
ternal revenue of that state to succeed
Collector Kemper. republican, who the
democrats believe, has held office long
enough. The Louisiana senators have
conferred with Secretary McAdoo abou,
the appointment but he has not given
any definite information. The President
said the Secretary mad not conferred with
him.
The Louisiana senator's do not believ,
that their attitude against free sugar vii
have anything to do with the view the
President will take as to patronage In
that state. and they are perfectly Willing
that stories of patronage "hold-up shall
be tested out through the collectOrship o1
internal revenue. The President has not
been in any haste about dispensing pa
tronage in any direction. and he is not
likely. in view of what he said today. to
put on speed in the future in this line
but it is said the Louisiana senators
would like to see what is to happen in
their case before the tariff bill reaches
the Senate and is voted upon in tina
body. Both senators will fight the ad-
ministration tariff bill in the Senate Sc
far as it applies to free sugar, and fight
it hard. too.
Senator Pomerene OF Chic saw the Presi-
dent today to recommend the nominal tiol
OF Lee Thurman Of Columbus grand
son of Allen Thurman. the grand o.d man
of Ohio democracy, for the position ot
solicitor of the Department Of Commerce.
Mr. Pomerene also hopes to land ". w
Warwick. now a member Of the economy
and efficiency commission, for controlle,
OF the Treasury i'll place Of x. ]. Trace
we'll Mr.. Warwick was nominated By
President Taft for assistant controller,
but the nomination was not confirmed
1t is said 70 be pretty certain that War
wick will either be made controller OF
deputy controller.
President Going to New Jersey.
President Wilson has practically dc
cided upon May and as the dates for
his speaking trip in northern New Jersey
in behalf Of jury reform and the proposal
to call state constitutional convention.
Mr. Wilson will Speal, in Paterson and
Jersey City, and VIII appeal to the people
to bring pressure on the assem- biyinaa to
support the reform.
The White House announced the Presi-
dents itincrary as follows:
May 1-Lea:-t " ash;nGton 1o:2l o 'ciocl.
speech al Paterson, y. J.. meeting TO be
presided over 10y United States Senator
William Hughes.
May Speech at Jersey City. meeting
to be presided over by National Commit
teeman Robert Hudspetn.
Both meetings will be under the aus
pices of the democratic state committee
of New Jersey. Acting Gov Fielder and
Mayor Wittpenn OF Jersey City. rival
candidates for the gubernatorial nomina-
ton at the coming primary, have been in
vited to speak at the Jersey City meet
ing.
The President will spend the nights of
May l and > in New York, returning TO
Washington May 5.
Nominations Sent to Senate.
President Wilson today sent the follow
ing nominations to the Senate:
Governor of Alaska, J. F. A. Strong of
Juneau.
Surveyor general of Alaska, Charles T.
Davidson of Alaska.
Auditor for the War Department T. L.
Baity of Missouri
Collector of customs at Astoria, Ore,
William c. Logan; at Portland, Ore,
Charles c. Burke.
Attends Central Church Service.
Central Presbyterian Church. Sd and
I streets. where the President wor-
SHIPPED the first Sunday he was in
was attended by him.
Mrs Wilson and Miss Eleanor Wilson
yesterday morning. The apparent
tendency of the times away from the
Christian faith was the theme of the
sermon delivered by the pastor, the
Rev. James II. Taylor.
Representative II. a. Barnhart OF In
diana, who probably will be chairman of
the House printing committee when COM
mittees are announced Representative
Finley of South Carolina preferring to
retire from that craftsmanship, saw th,.
President today and made an appoint
,nent for q longer talk as to the printing
of public documents. Mr. Barnhart be.
lieyes there is opportunity for great re-
form In both printing and distribution of
documents and that the government can
save many thousands of dollars each
year.
He wants n marked readjustment in the
allotment Of documents to senators and
an allotment giving to
statesmen the kind of documents in
which their constituents are interested.
He thinks that too much material goes to
,ity neonle on the raising pf alfalfa and