The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-21
THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS.
Delegation of Southern Negroes
Among Visitors at the White House.


Among visitors at the White House.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2O.-The White
House throng had a last opportunity to see
the President to-day as the Cabinet meet
ing tomorrow will cut off most of the Wis
itors. and it is expected that the President
will leave tomorrow evening for North
Adams. Mass where he will be the guest
OF Mr. Plunkett, an extensive wooden man
ufacturer Assistant Secretary of State
Day called during the morning and was
with the President an hour.
General Alger came over from the War
Department, accompanied by z. b. Weare,
OF the Alaska Trading Company, for the
purpose of completing arrangements for re-
lief measures for the Klondike country.
Senators Thurston and Elkins called, the
latter desiring to have word win the
President concerning the discriminating
tariff duties before the appearance oil the
attorney generals opinion. Other callers
We're Representative Marsh of Illinois, Rep
resentative Corliss of Michigan, ex-Repre-
sentative McCreary of kentucky and Jud-
son Lyons, colored, the candidate for the
Augusta (Ga-) postmastership.
The killing of the colored postmaster at
Hogansville, Ga, was the subject of much
comment among the representative colored
men who called on the President. One of
them, National Committeeman Hill, of Mis-
sissppi who was postmaster at VickSburg
under the Harrison administration, said
that the Hogansville incident was in no
way characteristic of the attitude of the
people of the South. The racial feeling had
been largely overcome, he said, and SUCH
as existed was confined to the smaller COM
munites. The choice of colOred officials
would not he said, lead to any general OPP
position, so long as the men named were
capable of transacting the public business.
Postmaster General Gary and Senator
Wellington, of Maryland, called during the
afternoon and had half an hour with the
President The senator's call cccasioned
much comment in view of his recent resig-
nation from the Craftsmanship of the Re-
publican state committee and his with
drawal of support from candidates for fed
eral offices who opposed him. After the
conference the senator would not discuss
what had occurred. but stated that he ex-
pected Mr. Parlett to be appointed collector
of internal revenue.
Chief Justice Fuller, Senator Proctor and
Attorney General McKenna saw. the Pres
ident during the afternoon. At o'clock
the President held public reception, sew
eral hundred people attending.
Inc arrangements for the Presidents trip
were concluded during The day. He will
leave tomorrow night by special train on
the Pennsylvania road, going through to
or elsewhere. 1t has been suggested that
the President would make an address a a
gathering at North Adams on Wednesday,
but no decision on this point has been
made. Mrs. Mckinley will accompany the
President on the trip,
The presidential party will leave the city
at about o'clock in the evening, and will
reach their destination twelve hours later
where they are to be the guests of Hon. w.
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President and Mrs. Mckinley. Secretary
and Mrs. Alger Attorney General and
Mrs. Mckenna and daughter. Miss Mabel
Mckinley. Mr.. Cortelyou, of the White
House clerical force. the White House
steward and Mrs. McKinley's maid A spe-
ciaI train win be placed at the disposal of
the President for the trip.
Clerks to BE Reduced in Rank.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 2O-Audtor Castle.
of the Postofiice Department, has sent no.
tees to four chiefs of divisions and about
twenty clerks in his bureau asking them to
show cause why they should not be re-
duced i'm salary and position, with the end
in view of appointing other clerks to their
places. Referring to the matter, Mr.. Castle
said that his action was in accord with the
regulation of the secretary of the treasury
requiring that lin all eases where clerks
having higher salaries are less efficient
than those having less salaries that fact
shall be reported, that the salaries may be
arranged on the ground of merit alone"
He added that all seven of the chiefs of di-
vision in his bureau had been selected from
private life by the Cleveland admnistra-
tion, displacing in many instances men
who had been In the department for many
years, while in other cases old soldiers had
been removed. Mr.. Castle believes the in
cumbents 10 be less efficient than the older
clerks, and viii reduce them. in case they
are not able to convince him TO the con-
trary. giving their places to Others who at
present occupy less remunerative positions.
Thompson May Succeed bingham
Special TO the indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20.-Judge A. j.
Thompson. chairman of the commission
created last spring by Congress for the
codihcation of the federal criminal laws. is
slated for appointment to the chief justice
ship Of the Supreme Court of the District
OF Columbia. This elevated position is now
held by Judge Bingham who is in feeble
health, and who has reached the retirement
age. He is expected to retire from the
bench in January, when his successor.
Judge Thompson. will he named TO succeed
him. Judge Thompson is an ex-member of
Congress from Ohio. and will be remem-
bered = having conducted the Mckinley
fight before the committee on credentials
81 the ST. Louis convention in 1896. He dis
played remarkable legal ability and politi-
csl gSneralship on that occasion. He Is one
OF the sure enough original Mckinley
mtn."
HauRhey Must Wait.
Special 10 the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 20.-There are a
number OF pardon cases which have been
duly briefed ready to be submitted to the
President, lying on the desk of the pardon