Evening star., 1899-03-02
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
A Baltimore Delegation Protests
Against the City Postmaster.
WANT A REPUBLICAN APPOINTED
Prospect of a Scramble for the
North Carolina Judgeship.
THE PRESIDENTS VACATION

The retention of S. Davis Warfield, gold
democrat, as postmaster at Baltimore, IS
again irritating some of the republican
party workers of Baltimore A large dele
cation of these workers, headed by Repre-
sentative-elect Wachter, called on the
President today and urged the appointment
of a republican as postmaster. Quite a
vigorous protest against the retention of
MIR. Warfield was entered with the Presi-
dent, who listened to what was said with
out making comment.
Senators McComas and Wellington, with
Representative Mcdonald, were at the
White House earlier in the day on the mat
ter of an army appointment and did not
refer to the Baltimore office.
Among the men with Mr.. Wachter were
VIM. M. Stewart, Thos. Robinson, Bernard
Deitz, James Jenkins, Robert Wright and
Louis Elbridge.
Judge Ewart's Defeat.
1t is said to be unlikely that the President
will reappoint Judge Ewart of North Caro-
lima, whose confirmation as district judge
has failed of action in the Senate for so
long time. Judge Ewart was nominated
before the last session of Congress was con-
cluded, and no action vas had at that time.
The serious opposition to his confirmation
DIT lnlS session is pfaCtcally a defeat. Sen
ator Pritchard is still at work for Ewart. in
the hope of having something done. Judge
EWar, was not selected by Senator Prtch-
ard at the beginning of the fight for the
judgeship, but the President had known
Mr.. Ewart IL Congress, and the selection
was que to that. If the President does not
reappoint Judge Ewart there will be
lively scramble for the office. Senator
Pritchard will name the man. 1t is not
known whether the senator would name
Col. James Boyd, now assistant attorney
general but Col. Boyd has for long time
been spoken of as excellent timber for such
an appointment. Col. Boyd is the republic
can national committeeman from North
Carolina.
The Presidents Vacation.
President Mckinley has not decided
where he will go for short vacation some
time this month. 1t has been proposed
that he take trip on the dispatch boat
Dolphin or the yacht Sylph, but nothing of
this kind. has been arranged and nothing
viii be decided upon until later.
A good while ago there was talk of the
President going to Cuba and Porto Rico,
mer, if conditions will admit the Presi-
dent will take a long western trip, going
to Yellowstone Park among other places.
This trip WAS planned for last summer, bult
the war with Spain put a stop to further
consideration cf the matter.
To he Appointed Cadet.
Among the appointments to be made by
the President of naval cadets, under the
bill passed few days ago, will be the
name Of David Bagley of Raleigh, N. c., a
brother of Ensign Worth Bagley, who was
killed off Cardenas, Cuba, in the early part
of the war with Spain.
Religious Worship ut Annapolis.
Rev. DIR. Bell of Annapolis and Rev
Messrs. Williams and McIlvaine of Bal
timore have called to the attention of
President Mckinley what they pronounced
to be violation of the rules at the Naval
Academy. Cadets are allowed to attend
the Annapolis churches on Sunday on writ
ten orders from parents guardians. 1t
is claimed that Superintendent McNair has
violated this rule by requiring cadets to at
tend services at the chapel in the academy
grounds. The ministers who saw the
President represented the Methodist and
Presbyterian denominations, and their de-
sire was that cadets of these and other
denominations supplied with requests from
their parents be permitted to attend
churches of their preference within the
city of Annapolis.
Local Bills Signed.
Among large number of bills signed by
the President today were the following:
Act to cause the removal of weeds from
land in the city of Washington, D. c., and
for other purposes; act to regulate the
height of buildings in the District of Co
lumbia to provide for the disposition of
assessment certificates of the District of
Columbia and for other purposes; act au-
thoriZing the Commissioners of the Dis
trict of Columbia to remove dangerous
unsafe buildings and parts thereof and for
other purposes.
To Be Admiral Dewey.
The bill which passed Congress yester-
day reviving the grade of admiral will
probably be signed by the President this
afternoon. 1t had not reached him up to
l o'clock this afternoon. 1t is unnecessary
to say that the President will promote
Rear Admiral Dewey to this position at
once, and that the famous naval command
er VIII within few days run up on the
olympia the blue flag with four white stars
the flag of an admiral.
Admiral Dewey will now rank as high as
any naval commander in the world.
Place for Senator Gray.
Senator Gray of Delaware will be nomi-
mated as circuit judge of the third Judi
cial circuit shortly after the adjournment
OF Congress. The place was created by a
recent act of Congress increasing the num-
Der OF judges in the circuit to three.
The circuit comprises eastern and western
Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware.
The judges now the circuit are Marcus
M.-Acheson and George NJ. Dallas, both of
Pennsylvania.
Senator Gray's term in Congress expires
saturday. The appointment will be made
IN recognition of the Presidents apprecia-
tion of the services of Senator Grav on the
peace commission. Senator Gray was the
only prominent democrat who could he se
cured to take an appointment on the peace