Evening star., 1915-11-17
FEELS
NO RESENTMENT
Will Refuse to Sanction Any
Movement Against Repre-
sentative Kitchin.
COMEDIES LEADER HAS
RIGHT TO OWN OPINION
White House Pleased, However, at
His Prediction That Preparedness
Program Will Pass.

White House officials let it be
known today that President Will
son has no feeling against Repre-
sentative Claude Kitchin because
of the latter's attitude on pre-
paredness legislation and con-
cedes the right OF Mr.. Kitchin to
follow his own convictions.
Qualification was expressed, how
ever, that Mr.. Kitchin realizes
that the administration program
will go through Congress.
Those who understand President Will
sons methods in similar cases have
Mr.. Kitchin would lead to an attack
upon the North Carolinian or any at
tempt to influence other democrats in
the House to attack him or seek to re-
means committee. The President has
always taken the position that it is
for the public to judge as to the opin-
ions and convictions of men in public
life and that it IL unworthy of Presi-
dent to try to use his great influence
for the political or personal harm OF
any man opposed to him. The Presi-
dent will not Sive his sanction to any
movement against Mr.. Kitchin if it is
based upon the latter's attitude toward
the administration on any given Ques-
tion.
Mr.. Kitchin Will Call Tonight.
Mr.. Kitchin will be at the White House
tonight along with other members of the
House budget committee to discuss with
the President the scheme of House demo-
cratic leaders to agree upon budget
plan of handling the appropriations to be
made at the coming session of Congress.
Those who are to see the President are
Representatives Sherley, Fitzgerald.
Kitchin. Hay, Garner and Stout.
President Wilson had a number of
callers today, but 1t was stated that he
will see few persons the remainder Of the
week, SO that he may work upon his mes
sage to Congress. He hopes to complete
document will be submitted to the cabinet,
and later sent to the government print
ing Office
Senator James of Kentucky called on
the President today to urge the nomi-
nation of c. c. McChord. now chairman
of the interstate commerce commission,
for another term. MIR. McChOrd's term
will expire December 81. He was ap-
pointed to the commission by President
Taft nearly four years ago to fill an
unexpired vacancy. He Is democrat.
Talk on New Jersey Affairs.
Gov. Fielder and State Chairman
Grosscup of the democratic party of
New Jersey conferred with President
Wilson today as to political conditions
in that state. The legislature is soon
to meet and it is republican. 1t is pre-
sumed that the republicans will at
tempt to frame up a political atmos-
phere that will be detrimental to the
democrats in the state next year, and
the President, it is understood, had
some suggestions designed to offset re-
publican schemes. '--
Reports have been in circulation that
the President and prominent democrats
would like to find strong man to
make the race against Senator MARITIME
for the democratic nomination for the
Senate, recognizing that the democratic
party is liable to lose seat In the SEN
ate to the republicans 1t is denied,
however. that the conference today dis
cussed the question Of seeking man
to oppose Senator MARITIME, and promi-
nent Jersey democrats expressed the
opinion that the President will take no
hand in any fight of this kind or give
his Endorsement tp anybody.
Mr. Grosscup Will Lose Job.
Mr.. Grosscup will be out of job as
state treasurer when the republican
legislature meets in January and some
thing must be done at the White House
to take care of him if he wants fed
eral position.
Ex-Gov. Murphy and exGov. Stokes
are both in the race for the republican
for senator next year and
have been lining up their forces for
some time.
Gov. Fielder said the talk had been
a general one about politics in the
state. There is no basis for the state
ment that we took up the question of
finding some one to oppose Senator
MARITIME" the governor said. LAS to
myself, I announced a year ago that
I would not be a candidate for the
Senate / have been in public life
eleven years and it is time for me to
return to the practice of law if l ever
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