The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-04-07
ABDUL HAMID is TOO SLOW
AND a LIVE DIPLOMAT Is NEEDED
TO PROD HIM INTO ACTION.
Latest Phase of the Terre Haufe
Squabble-New Indiana Postmasters
Hope for Colonel Holloway.
specill to the Indianapolis Journal.

welt, the terror" of New Yorks finest"
was to-day nominated for the assistant sec-
retaryship of the navy. Mr.. Roosevelt is
rich and does not need the salary attached
to the position, and he therefore takes the
place for the mere honor it will bring him.
He is man of great force of character
and will no doubt proceed. with the sane
ton of Secretary Long, to reform the ad-
ministration of naval affairs The nominal
tions sent to the Senate to-day by President
Mckinley follow:
THEODORE ROOSEVELT of New
York, to be assistant secretary of the navy
CAPT A. s. CROWNINSHIELD L. s.
N, TO be chief of the Bureau of Navigation
in the Department of the Navy.
Alonzo j. Tyler, OF Tennessee, to be col
lector of internal revenue for the Second
district of Tennessee; Park Agnew. OF vir-
ginia to be collector of internal revenue
for the Sixth district of Virginia.; William
Barrett Ridgely to be postmaster at Spring.
Theodore Roosevelt was born in New
York city Oct. q. 1S5s. He graduated from
Harvard University i'm 1880 and the next
year was elected TO the New York Assem-
bly, Republican. From that time he
has been prominently before the country as
a politician. reformer and author. He was
chairman of the New York delegation TO
the national Republican convention in 1854
Later he appointed member of the
United States Civil-service Commission.
where his zeal and activity in enforcing the
law made him both friends and enemies.
He resigned as civil-service commissioner
few years ago to accept the presidency
of the New York board of police commits
sioners under Mayor Strong. This position
gave him opportunity TO carry out his civil
service and reform ideas, and he at onco
began to purge the New York police OF
Of ;rtr Il
ceeded, but in doing so earned for himself
the sobriquet of Teddy the Terror" Mr..
Roosevelt is great lover of outdoor sports
and spent a few years i'm the far West ex-
ploring the country and hunting big game.
He has written several books on history.
biography and hunting.
There Is no doubt according to the dis
patch from New York. that Mr.. Roosevelt
will accept the appointment IL he is con-
firmed by the Senate. For while Mr..
Roosevelt and his associates of the New
York Police Board got along nicely to-
gether. They started in TO reform the de-
partment, weed out dishonest men, elm
mate politics from the force and raise the
standard of discipline. but soon began quar-
reling over the subject of promotions. the
board being split i'm two hostile factions.
one led by Colonel Grant. the other by Mr..
Roosevelt. Ii is believed that because OF
this strife Mr.. Roosevelt is anxious 10 get
out of the police board One of the chief
things Mr.. Roosevelt insisted on when he
became police commissioner was the en-
forcement of all laws.
Before the nomination of Mr.. Roosevelt
was sent to the Senate to-day Senator
Fairbanks and Representative Johnson. OF
Indiana, made last pull for William II.
tary OF the navy. The President frankly
told them there was no hope for Mr.. Eli
lott. Mr.. Johnson asked that something
just as good" be given the Indiana editor.
and the President said he would consider
| this. ***
The Senate In executive session to-day
confirmed the following nominations: Benz
| jamn Butterworth. of Ohio. to be commits
sioner of patents; Oscar Palmer. df Gray
| ling. Mich. to be register of the land office
| at Graylng, Mich, and Jay Allen. Of Gray
| ling, Mich. 10 be receiver of public moneys
at Grayling, Mich.
With regard to the Vigo county squabble
| ii can be said that the collectorship and
| postofhce appointments have been divorced
and will be decided each upon its merits. II
is understood that nothing will be done for
a time about the collectorship. but that q
postoffice. Representative Faris has been
subjected TO strong pressure to-day In be-
half Of Mr.. Benjamin for postmaster. but
has not yet made up his mind TO recon-
mend that gentleman's appointment The
| choice lies between Benjamin and Edito>-
| Allen. where IL has been from the first. Mr..
| Faris has given the intimation that he will
| decide i'm a day two.
Editor Allen has uncovered what he re-
| CARDS as a piece of duplicity on the part
| of Representative Faris. In an interview
with Faris tonight that gentleman in
| formed Mr.. Allen that he had received a
telegram from A. NJ. Higgins. one OF Aliens
/ supporters, shifting Endorsement from him
TO +. f. Benjamin: Later on Mr.. Allen
| Higgins: Ask Faris for my last nights
! telegram urging your appointment. Ny
message TO-DAY Was sader IN answsr me TO his his u,ti-
Allen to the last ditch. L have so wired
| him.
Representative Faris has made the fol-
lowing recommendations for postmasters In
his district:
| Morgan County,
Mooresville-J. o. Thompson.
| Morgantown--A. q. Payne.
| Monrovia-J. III. Brown.
-Parke County,
| Lena-Daniel NJ. Newton.
| Putnam County,
| New Maysvile-L. Il. Mills.
The Morgan county Endorsements were
made on results of primary elections.
Col w. r. Holloway has received d.
rect promise OF consular appointment.
No place was named. but Germany win
probably be the scene OF the coloners diplo-
matte efforts. -
James Nj. ODell formerly a resident OF
! Hendricks county. Indiana and a member