The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-04-02
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
Rush Of Visitors Yesterday-Dr. Thorn
as to Receive N Mission.

WASHINGTON, April 1.-The congress
sional contingent at the White House to-
day was unusually large. During the con-
sideration of the tariff bill in the House the
members have had little opportunity to
visit the executive mansion and to-day they
flOcked TO see the President. Mr.. Bailey. of
Texas, and a number of other Democrats
were among the callers. All the Republican
members of the ways and means commit
tee, with the exception Of Chairman Ding
ley. paid their respects. The President Will
give a complimentary dinner at the White
House tomorrow evening in their honor.
Although the crush was great, only a few
failed to see Mr.. Mckinley.
One of the things developed by the visit
of a delegation to-day was that Mr.. Nc
Kinley has practically decided to appoint
DR.. w. w. Thomas. of Maine. minister to
Norway and Sweden. Representative Dill
liver. of Iowa. and Representative c. w.
Stone. of Pennsylvania, had called 10 press
ex-State Senator Ericsson, of Iowa, for this
mission, but they came away convinced
that the President had made up his mind
to appoint DR.. Thomas. who was minister
to the Swedish court under the administra-
ton of President Harrison.
Speaker Reed. ii is understood, has only
made three requests of the President; one
is for the appointment of DIR. Thomas, an
other the appointment OF ex-Congressman
Aldrich. of Illinois, as minister to Belgium.
and another the appointment of William
+. Ledger, of Atlanta, a colored man. as
consul to Jamaica. The two latter have
been ardent followers of the speakers po-
litical fortunes, and worked with great zeal
for his nomination at St. Louis.
Representative Foss, of Illinois, presented
the name of Fred Bondy for consul to
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kota. introduced Carl A. Snyder. who wants
to be associate justice OF the supreme
Court of New Mexico. Ex-Congressman
John NJ. Farquhar. of Buffalo, after see
ing the President, announced confidently
that he would be the next COMMISSIONS
OF navigation.
Bate, of Tennessee, called to urge the
selection of General II. V. Boynton as
chairman of the Chickamauga National
Park Commission. to succeed General Full
lerton. Representative Codding. of Penn
sylvania, is Endorsed by the presidential
electors of Pennsylvania for recorder of
Senator Perkins. Of California, and Sen
ator Proctor. of Vermont, accompanied by
Colonel JOIN S. Mosby. the famous Con-
federate guerrilla. saw the President in. the
afternoon relative to the latter's candidacy
for the position of cons"l general TO Ha-
vana. to succeed General Lee. IT is un-
derstood thai Judge William r. Ray. of
Ohio. will return here in about ten days
and after an investigation here of the Ruiz
cast VIII ~ W TidNdld oh d SPeCidi HlS-
sion.
| The most important caller I'm the after
noon was Judge Nathan Con, OF West Vir-
| ginia. There is an impression about the
| White House that in the event OF the re-
ltirement of Associate Justice Field. of the
Supreme Court and the appointment of At
torney General McKenna to the bench. that
Judge Golf may be induced TO accept the
position of attorney general. There is also,
| of course. speculation as to the possibility
that Judge Golf himself may succeed AS
| sociate Justice Field. The Justice is now
very old. but has not decided anything re-
garding the time when he will quit the
bench.
Mr.. Mckinley had an hours conference
in the afternoon with a delegation from the
by H.. II. Hanna, of Indianapolis.
Prefers to Remain in Colorado.
DENVER, Col, April /. Brig. Gen.
Frank Wheaton to-day received a telegram
from the War Department asking him If
he would prefer TO move to Chicago and
take command of the military department
of the Missouri or remain in Denver during
the remainder of his term of service. This
telegram is taken TO be a positive indication
thai General Wheaton will be made a
major general. to succeed Major General
Ruger, who reaches the age of Sixty-four
tomorrow. General Wheaton replied that
he would prefer to remain with the Depart
ment of Colorado. The Department of the
Missouri Is a major generals command,
and If General Wheaton had longer to serve
he would accept the post. but as he goes
upon the retired list early in May he be-
lieves that IL would be more acceptable 10
brigadier general who will be promoted 10
the next vacancy In the higher grade.