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Prominent Callers Who Failed to See
the President.
COLONEL GRIFFIN PROMOTED A GRADE
Reported Resignation of General
Appraisers.
A COUSIN OF DEW Ely

It is possible that the President would
have had some important conferences had
he remained in his Office instead of going
down the river. Senator German was one
of a large number of prominent men who
called to talk with the President.
Senator Lindsay of Kentucky said at the
White House this morning that the opposi-
ton to the peace treaty might necesstate
the calling of the Senate in extra session
after the 4th of March. Il am for the rati-
fcation of the treaty without qualifica-
ton and without loss of time said Sena-
tor Lindsay. 1T does not commit this
country to any special line of policy. We
can easily determine after the ratification
of the treaty what our policy is to be-
Today's Presidential Nominations.
The President today nominated Colonel
Eugene Griffin. list United States Voun-
teer Engineers, to be brigadier general and
Frederick c. Perkins to be register of the
land office at Durango, Col.
designations of Appraisers.
1t is understood that the President mas
requested the designations of Messrs.
Shurtlef, Wilkinson and Sharp three of
the nine members of the board of general
appraisers at New York The officials of
the Treasury Department decline to make
y
there is reason TO believe that want of
harmony in the board is one of the causes
of the Presidents action.
The board of appraisers handles all dis
puted customs questions and is an import
ant one. Representative" Qugg has been
mentioned as a probable member of the
board should a vacancy he found, but it is
not known that he would accept.
Suggested for the Joint Commtssion
Representative Tawney Of Minnesota
who is mentioned as a possible successor
of the late Representative Dingley on the
Canadian-American commission was at the
White House for few minutes today. He
said that he has not been spoken to on the
subject by the President, and all he knows
is that some of his friends have suggest ed
his name for the vacancy. Mr.. Tawney
does not know whether it is the intention of
the President to fill the vacancy.
Ex-Secretary Smith Calls.
Ex-Secrctary Smith came to Washington
this morning to see the President about the
new circuit judgeship in the south. Mr..
Smith will remain until tomorrow. He was
at the Department of Justice today to con
fer with Attorney General Griggs He has
come to urge the nomination of John T.
Glenn. former mayor of Atlanta. Mr. Glenn
is a republican and Mr. Smith democrat.
but the latter says he wants to see the best
man get the place. Senators Clay and Ba-
are also giving their support to Mr..
Glenn. So is Mr.. Lyons, the republican ma
floral committeeman from Georgia and reg
lister of the treasury.
4 Cousin of Admiral Dewey.
One of the visitors at the White House
during the day was c. A. Dewey Of Ke-
nosha. Wis He is a cousin of Admiral
Dewey and is on his way to Albany, n. Y.
TO ha civ
night in honor of the relatives of the hero
of Manila Mr.. Dewey was born in Yer
mont, but left that state when eighteen
years of age. He is siXty-eght years of
age and does not remember his distin-
guished cousin.