The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-22
THE PRESIDENTS TRIP
MIR. M'KINLEY INVITED TO VISIT
SEVERAL WESTERN CITIES.
Yesterdays Visitors at the White
the investigation Commission.

WASHINGTON, Sept H.-The President
has decided to postpone his departure for
the West until the second week in October,
giving himself only time to reach Omaha
by the 18th. This is a change from the orig
inal programme which contemplated an
earlier start and a visit to other places be-
fore arriving at Omaha. He has received
invitations to many other points while on
his tour, but so far has definitely decided
only to go to Omaha on the 18th and to
Chicago on the 18th. He was to-day invited
to st. Paul and Minneapolis, but deferred
a definite answer The invitation in this
case came from Governor Merriam and the
official bodies of the twin cities
Senator Plat, of New York, was the
Presidents first caller to-day. He was with
the President from 10 to IL o'clock, but said
after leaving the White House that he had
only talked with the President concerning
New York politics. He also said that he
did not consider it probable that Gen. Arson
G. McCook would be a member Of the COM
mission to investigate the War Department.
Representatives c. w. Stone and Faris
were among the Presidents callers. Mr..
Faris talked with him briefly concerning
the conduct of the approaching campaign,
while Mr.. Stones visit was devoted to an
effort to have the Pennsylvania troops, at
present in the field in Porto Rico, recalled
and others substituted in their place. The
President promised to give attention to the
request Those who talk with the President
say that the general subject of the recall
of the Porto Rican troops is giving him
some concern, as is also the question of the
discharge of Individual soldiers in this and
other departments of the army. Many APP
plicationS are daily made for such dis
charges and to some of them the President
gives personal attention. He has laid down
no general rule for conduct in such mat
terS but allows each case to control.
1t is now expected that Mr. Hay will be
installed as secretary of state before the
Presidents departure for the West and 1t
is hoped to have the War Department in
vestigation well under way before the Pres
ident gets away. The report that eX-GOv.
Woodbury., of Vermont, las been asked to
accept a place on the investigation commits
sion and that he had accepted, was con-
firmed at the White House to-day He is
the seventh member of LIE commission.
There are two places still to be filled.
NASHVILLE. Tenn, Sept. 21.-General
w. II. Jackson, received a telegram to-day
from President Mckinley inviting him to act
as member of the board to Investigate
the War Department General Jackson has
taken the offer under advisement and will
return an answer tomorrow. His friends
say he will accept.
NEW YORK, Sept. 21.-Among the pas
Nordland, which arrived here to-day, was
Dr. j. w. Keen, president of the Jefferson
Medical College of Philadelphia He has
been rendered place on the proposed COM
mission to investigate the War Department.
Dr. Keene. after taking Ills daughter home
to Philadelphia, will so to Washington. He
did not know whether or not he would ac
cept the place on the commission.