Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-06
Presidential Nominations Sent to the
Senate.
LEONARD WOOD TO Be MAJOR GENERAL
Many Congratulations on Account
of the Message.
SOME OF TODAY'S CALLERS

The President today sent the following.
nominations to the Senate:
State-Heaton w. Harris of Ohio. tn he
consul at Mannheim. Germany
Nar-Brigadier General Leonard Wood
I. s. v, to be major general of volunteers.
ColoEels to be brigadier generals-Edear
r. Kellogg. 9Th U. S. l.; Gilbert s. Carpen-
ters 18th |. S. L.; Wm. A. kobbe 35th T.
5. v; j. Franklin Bell, 36th L. S. v
ihere were also large number of an
Holntments made during the recess which
were filed. Among the more important
We're Elihu Root of New York, to he Secre
tary of War; Jos. W. Fifer of Illinois. to
pe interstate commerce commissioner; Bel
lamy Storer Of Ohio, to be minister to
Spain; Lawrence Townsend of Pennsvlva-
MA to be minister to Belgium; ]. NJ Irwin
or Iowa. to be minister to Portugal. wn,
+; LORD OF Oregon. to be minister to the
argentine Republic; A. s. Hardy New
hampshire. to be minister to Greece Rnn
mania and Servia ~
There were also long list of army pro-
motions ana postmasters and a number of
conSus. VI
concentrated on the Message.
President Mckinley spent nearly all the
morning receiving the congratulations of
VISITORS upon MS message These congratu-
latlohS were from republicans and demo-
Gratis alike, and were sincere and hearty.
among the days callers were Senators
spooner Fairbanks, Beveridge, Penrose.
Teller. Carter. Lodge and Shoup, Repre-
sentatives Curtis, Miller KanD. Berry
Wanger, Flynn Browniow. Gibson Roer-
ing tky), Cooper, Gill. Adams tPa.). Moo
dy, Sherman ard Bradley of New York
The latter introduced Messrs. McKenna.
Fred johnson and Frank Il. German
MI Moody extended the President an in
vitation to attend the commencement ex-
ercises OF the Bradford, Mass. Academy in
June next.
Representative Flynn saw the President
about the district attorneyship of Okla
hohla. 3 l.. Overstreet. a brother of Rep
.esehtattve oVerstreet of Indiana, was dis
trlct attorney, but died suddenly under
tragic circumstances. He was on his way
TO Indianapolis to attend a family reunion
ana d!ed on the train Mr.. Flynn has rec
Sfe Sinmended the nominatton of Horace
speed, who was district attorney for the
territory under President Harrison There
are a number of candidates. and a hard
hight is being made
Senator Lodge was al the White House
to introduce Geo. H. fIibbard, who has
been agreed upon for postmaster of Boston.
inc nomination will go to the Senate soon
With Senator Carter was Chaplain Stull
OF the iSt Montana Regiment which was in
the Philippines.
Representative Curtis, who was a mem
Der of the House caucus committee on
f1nance, said he felt sure that the House
republican caucus would this afternoon
agree to the finance bill which has been
presented
ohio District Attorneyship.
State Senator John ]. Sullivan of Ohio
was at the White House today Mr.. Sui
liVan Is candidate for district attorney of
the northern district of Ohio, the only fed
eral position now open to the republicans
IN that state, It is said. There are two
candidates for the position, and both are
in the city. Mr., Sulivan's opponent Is L..
I. Layiln, eX-speaker of the Ohio house of
representatives The two candidates have
presented their cases to Senator Hanna
VINO VIII make the recommendation which
Will bring about the nomination 1t is said
that the chances are favorable to the nomi-
nation of Mr.. Sullivan.
Railroad Men Received.
The big gathering of railroad men of all
classes now before the interstate COM
merce commission TO argue the question
OF an extension Of time in which the rail-
roads may comply with the safety appli-
ance law was at the White House today
headed by members of the commission.
Inc President received the seventy or
eighty executive officers. counsel and rep
ftsentat1Ves OF the railway employees who
nave interests in the case.
Judge Ewart's Case.
senator Pritchard and Judge Ewart of
North Carolina We're at the White House
this afternoon, comforting with the Presi-
dent. Unless Judge Ewarts name is sent
to the Senate soon he will have to retire
from the bench. He has been twice nomi-
mated. but failed of confirmation. 1t is
SAID mat he has promises from more than
a majority of the Senate that he can now
be confirmed. Nearly every lawyer in his
district has asked that he be again nomi-
mated 1t IS thought the President will
again make the nomination
ON EFFECT Or TRUSTS