The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1899-07-21

anu MS h-1lHitni nave hoih Dtth away
since Friday, and the result was the
absolute suspension OF all public bust
ness requiring the signature or action
of the Secretary Of War, although Gen.
Miles was in his office in the Stale
War and Navy Department building,
each day, prepared to perform the
duties of Secretary of War. Adiutant
Gen Corbin said that Gen. Miles was
acting Secretary Of War, but rs "a mat
ter Of fact, from Friday until today,
Gen. Miles did not sign single paper,
as Acting Secretary, although there
must have been hundreds relating tO
routine matters, requiring the Secre-
tary's signature. II was another added
to the many unn, cessary Sights put
upon Gen. Miles by Secretary Alger
and the willing tools with which he
has surrounded himself i'm the War
Department. Although the law says
that Gen. Niles should have been
Acting Secretary of War, during those
three days, Alger, assuming himself
greater ,hau the law, said that there
should be no Secretary of War during
that period, and his word was obeyed,
regardless OF cost or inconvenience,
and all business held up to await his
return.
So many more or less prominent
Republicans have come 10 Washington
of late with substantially the same
story about Col. Bryan's loss Of popu-
larty in the West, that it is practically
certain that these men are working in
concert, trying TO prevent Col. Bryan
being renomnated for President, 10y
the Democrats. Whether they are
doing this under instructions from the
Republican leaders, who are known To-
fear Col. Bryan's candidacy, or i'm the
interests Of the handful of Eastern
Democrats, who, although they cannot
pledge single electoral vote, are also
trying to prevent Col. Bryau's nomi-
nation, is not entirely clear, but thdt
they are spreading the story with
purpose is as clear as anything can be
as clear as the falsity Of The story, for
instance.
Representative Lent, Of Ohio, is in
Washington upon important legal
business He no longer regards him
self as a candidate for the Democratic
gubernatorial nomination, but frankly
says he would like to have the second
place on the Bryan ticket and adds
that he has received encouragement |
enough TO cause him to believe that he /
may receive the nomination for Vice
President
Ex-senator Dubois says that if the |
Republican platform comes out square
ly for the single gold standard, as now
seems likely, it will elect Bryan by |
Republican votes; that he knows Of /
thousands who voted the Republican
ticket in 1916, solely because Of the
promise to bring about wider use for
silver, who will under no circumstances
vote gold standard ticket Mr..
Dubois says he regards il as certain
that the Republican platform will con-
tain as strong an antitrust plank as
the Democratic platform, tut thinks
the individual voter should have TO
doubt a to which party will really
combat the trusts. Mr. Dubois also
says that he is certain the tickets Will
be headed next year. by Bryan and
Mckinley, as in '96.
Gov. Roosevelt was reminded bv the
down of several men whom he
had recommended personally, to NJ.
for appointment to be officers
IN the volunteers, that there are other
politicians in New York, who have a
pull with the administration. Not
only were some of Roosevelts men
turned down, but there were New
Workers appointed whose names were
not even referred to him, by Mr. Nc
Kinley. The authority for this state
ment is an official Of the War Depart
ment, who knows the endorsements
IN the papers Of every man who was
appointed. Perhaps Roosevelt would
nave bad better luck if he had with.
leld his declaration i'm favor Of Mr..
denomination a little long
n. Publicly committing himself prob
IDLY weakened his pull.