Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-05-21

callers, many of whom he surpris es
by his intimate knowledge of political
conditions in their states. Col. w. T.
Durbin, republican candidate for Gov
ernor of Indiana, vino was one Of his
| late callers, assured the President
that the republican party of that state
was in splendid condition and would
carry the state by a handsome major
ity.
Governor Roosevelt's visit to Wash
ington has demonstrated that he is
one of the most popular men in pub
lie life. This was shown wherever he
went, and his popularity is by no
means confined to republicans. When
he went to the Capitol he was greeted
quite as cordially by democrats as by
members of his own party.
Democrats are saying, on the quiet,
many harsh things about Senators
Butler and Pettigrew,w who are charged
with responsibility for the nomina-
ton of Towne for Vice President, by
the Sioux City Populist Convention.
Publicly they are afraid to express
opinions about Towne's nomination.
Senator Spooner has, according to
to the understanding in Washington,
secured the honor of presenting Pres
ident McKinIey's name to the Phila-
delphia Convention. He is we'll fitted
to do Justice to the subject and to the
occasion. Among the prominent men
who will make speeches seconding
the nomination will be Gov. Roose-
velt, of New York.
Representative O'Grady introduced
a delegation from Rochester, n. Y, to
President Mckinley. They extended
an invitation to the President to at
tend the banquet to be given ip honor
of Gen. Otis, June 18th, and he told
them he would consider it a privi
lege to join with them in honoring
Gen. Otis, whose work in the Phil
ipp1nes entitled him to the unstinted
praise Of the American people, but
for the fact. that he did not think any
person should be present, who, by
reason Of superior rank, would share
the honors intended for Gen. Otis
alone.
That shortage in the accounts of
G. F. w. Neeley, who has been tinan-
tenn. has been greatly exaggerated.
The full report of Col. Burton, of the
Inspector Generals Department of
the army, who discovered the short
AGE. is in the hands of Secretary Root
II IL ChOrta Of G2R 000 h
current yer and duplicates nobody
but Neeley, who is under arrest and
will be speedily tried and punished, if
found guilty. That is the whole story
which has been magnified out of ali
proportion to its Importance by the
democratic press for the purpose of
trying to make political capital. Pres
ident Mckinley has directed Gen.
Wood to make thorough investiga-
ton of all Cuban financial accounts.
and there will be no chance for anV
guilty man to escape exposure and
punishment. MIR. A. L. Lawshe, Dep
utv Auditor for the Post Office De-
partment has been ordered to Cuba
to take the place Of the Auditor of
Cuban Postal accounts, who has been
suspended during the investigation.
About 200 Odd Fellows attended the
annual session of the grand lodge at
Burlington last week. The grand
lodge elected officers for the nextyear
as follows: Grand master, e. FL. Jack
son of Windsor; deputy grand master,
F. A Sher burne Of Montpelier; grand
secretary, Ell. E. Parker of Bradford;
grand treasurer, E. FL. Adams of
Swanton; grand representative, E. M.
Bartlett of Island Pond. At the eve
ming session of the grand lodge the
following appointments were an
Dounced: Grand marshal. L.G .Fullam
of Ludlow; grand conductor, w. Q.
Holden Of Chester; grand guard, FIN.
Spaulding of St. Adams; grand herald,
S. A. Reed of Windsor. District dep
uty grand masters were also appoint
ed for each of the ten districts, J. @.
Cameron, of Proctor being appointed