Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-07-15
Tie Politician,

ton or OfhcerS Tor the new regiments
of volunteers, and he is receiving
many compliments for having stuck to
his plan of giving those commissions
only to men whose military experience
at them to properly fill the positions.
Not single commission has gone to
man without military experience.
Secretary Alger and Mrs. Alger left
Washington today for Long Branch, to
spend a couple of days with the Vice
President and Mrs. Hobart Before
leaving the Secretary said of the last
newspaper attempt to retire him from
the cabinet Il shall not resign this
year certainly, and cannot say as to
the future. My private business and
the state of my health will govern my
future course. Nothing that l have
ever heard of or know of has been
so cruel as these attacks upon me. If
my critics can point to one thingin my
official career l have done that ought
not to have been done, or where
have not done what l should have
done, shall be very glad to surrender
my present official duties"
Capt. John B. Baves, of North Caro-
lima, now in Washington, said of pol
itics in his state: IF the Republican
party in North Carolina would make
the fight in the coming campaign sole
ly on an honest Republican platform,
giving the gold standard and protec-
ton planks the prominence to which
they are entitled, the chances of victory
would be reasonably sure. McKinley's S
policy is popular with the milling,
banking, railroad, moneyed and pro-
gressive element, and prosperity is a
more important issue now in the south
than effete party lines"
Attorney General Griggs has gone to
New Jersey for short vacation, which
he has earned by a great deal of hard
work, made necessary by the many
knotty law points brought up in con-
nection with the war with Spain.
1t was in a Washington hotel A
Democrat was regaling a crowd with
stories indicating his belief that the
Democrats had a show to carry Ohio
this year. After a while gentleman
who is prominent Ohio business man
quietly remarked: II sec that you
know. The Democrats have no chance
of carrying the state, no matter what
sort of a ticket they put up, l have
been in more than half of the counties
of the state during the past four
months and have taken especial care
to get the drift of public sentiment.
The dissensions with the Republican
party are neither so widespread nor so
serious as the Democrats think. as
they do not extend to the mass Of vot-
ers, Some individuals are sore, but
they will not affect the result. The
state will go Republican by about the
usual majority, although a big vote
for an off year is likely to be polled.
In Judge Nash the Republicans have
a candidate who does the party credit
He is an amiable man, and yet has
nerve enough to meet any situation"
A delegation representing the Ma
tional Temperance Society and kind
red organizations called on the Presi-
dent this week and requested him to
set aside the opinion of Attorney Gen
eral Griggs on the ''canteen" clause
Of the army act of the last congress.
The President told them he would
make a personal investigation to salts
'y himself as to the correctness of the
construction put upon the law by the
Attorney General, that if found cor
'ect it would stand, if not it would be
set aside.
This government will not pay dam
lges on account of the detention of
or their sickness, on the
vessels seized during the uuban block
lde. Such in effect was the reply
made by Secretary Hay to the French
who had filed a claim for
100000 on behalf of a French pass
snger on one of the French steamers
captured and held until released by a
iecision of the Admiralty Court. 1t
vas considered as merely an incident
If the war.
Commissioner Evans not only gave
| cordial welcome to the G. A. r. COM
Mite which came to Washington to
investigate the Pension Bureau, but he
letailed expert clerks in the bureau to
lssist the committee and ordered all
employees to give any information
he committee might desire. This in
is being made largely be-
ause of charges which have been
made by members of the G. A. r.
.gainst Commissioner Evans and his
method of administering the business
# the bureau, and the committee is
of some Of the most promi-
lent members of that organization,
including Col. r. B. Brown, of Zanes-
lille, O., who is chairman; Gen. John
". Palmer, of Albany, former Com
nander-in-Chief Commissioner Ev-
ms says the more thorough the inves-
fgation is made the stronger will be
lis vindication. Col. Brown says the
'nly object of the committee is to get
he facts, so that intelligent recon-
nendations may be made to correct