Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-04
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
Maryland Appointments Determined On. by
fhe President.
senator "eiiinst3Hn and Judge Me-
eOmas Caa1-Pressure for Army
Appointments.

The Maryland Offices which have remain
ed untitled forTso many months were at
tended to at the White House today SEN
ator wellington and Senator-elect McCo-
mas had an extended conference with Pres
ioent Mckfniey1 resulting in an agreement
lnat the Following Nominations were or
oereo by the President: William F. Stone.
collector at Baltimore; William Airey,
United states marshall; John c. Rose,
Ohiteo states district attorney: John B.
Hahna' surveyor Of the port at Baltimore;
norman b. Scott. naval officer; Henry r.
Ioroert, appraiser. The nomination of Mr..
Torbert Is a concession to Mayor Master.
IL was requested by the President and
agreed to by the Maryland senator's The
choice Of the Maryland delegation for this
place was ]. H. Ching -.
1t was some time ago agreed that Post
master Warfield at Baltimore should be
reappointed.
Shortly after the visit of the Maryland
senators General Felix Agnus of Baltimore
saw the President, but his visit was purely
social.
1t is understood that the President will
provide good place for Mr.. Ching.
Expecting News From Dewey.
Secretaries Long and Alger were both at
the White House after noon today, the
former taking stroll through the White
House grounds with the President Sec
rotary Long said that no news from Dewey
had been received up to the time he left
the Navy Department for the White
House. I'VE are expecting something at
any minute" The Secretary is becoming
as anxious as anybody elsa for official
news from across the Pacific.
Secretary Alger said that he had some
details of military affairs to talk with the
President about.
For Capt. Harris Pardon.
1t is probable that within a few days
President Mckinley will pardon Captain
John d. Hart, convicted in Philadelphia
last year and sentenced to a term in prison
for violating the neutrality laws of this
country in organizing a filibustering ex-
petition to the Cubans
An influential delegation visited the
President today to urge the pardon. The
delegation consisted of Representatives.
Young. Bingham and McAleer of Philadel-
phia apd Cummings and Mcclellan of New
York. Senator Quay was also visitor,
and spoke to the President on the same
subject.
The President has the papers under con-
sderation.
Pressure for Army Appointments.
The army appointments to be made by
the President are inducing a multitude of
callers at the White House The number of
visitors has reached a point almost equal
to the days when the search for political
offices daily filled the White House with
job-seekers and occupied all the time at the
disposal of the President. Republicans and
democrats, official and unofficial, are hard
at work in the interest of friends. The
President considers this natural and proper,
and does not grumbfe, but many visitors
give him unnecessary trouble.
Among the more prominent visitors to
confer with the President today were SEN
ators Turpie and Fairbanks of Indiana
Senator Quay, Representatives Dalzell and
Adams of Pennsylvania, Senator Foraker
and Representative rcsvenor of Ohio
Senator Mills and Representative Sayers of
Texas. Senators Fauiknerof West Virginia
Lindsay Of Kentucky. ,Cullem Of Illinois
and Lodge of Massachusetts,
All of the Presidents vsftors inquired If
official news had been received, and were
disappointed when they learned that moth
ing has yet arrived.
A number of G. A. r. men today request
ed the President to appoint Gen. A. C.
HaWley of Illinois brigader general The
PRESIDENT will consider the request. which
Is made by Corporal Tanner, Major Butts,
Gen. w. w. Dudley, Col. M. j. Foote. Col.
T. j. Shannon, Col. e. c. Kniffin and ex-
Gov. Fletcher.