The evening times., 1900-05-16
THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS.
Tke Nomination OF :. a. Abbott Urged
Mr. Mckinley.

The New Hampshire delegation in Con-
gress is pushing the nomination Of s A
Abbott for Porto Rican judgeship. Mr.
Abbott is from WaIford. y. h. and is now
occupying a judicial position there. Sena-
tors Chandler and GaIlinger, with Repre-
sentatives Clarke and Sulloway. called
upon the President this morning to sug-
gest his name for the insulsr place.
The Western people Interested in the ap-
provaI Of the Free Home bill. had a talk
with the President. The delegstion in
Cluded Senator Nelson and Representatives
Eddy and Morris Of Minaeso.a, and Sena-
tor Kyle and Representatives Gamble and
Burke Of South Dakota. The bnI has al
ready passed both houses SEd is before
the President for his approval. The visit
OF the delegation was merely 10 endorse
the bill and 10 urge its signature by the
Executive. II provides for settlement on
vacated Indian lands under the same terms
as the old original Homestead bi!l.
Interest in the appointment of a sue
eessor 10 Judge CUlberson on the Code
Commission. is increasing at the White
House The place must BE- flied by =
Democrat, and As IL carries with IL sal
airy Of 5000 a year. IL is an ul.usCal
opening for a member OF the mi:ority
have been presented 10 the President
Judge GOOde. Of Bedford, Vs-, who makes
his home here is prominently endorsed.
Representative Cstchings, CT Mississippi
is also considered. Mark v punnell Of
Minnesota has been sugsestee,
Colonel Livingston Of GeoTVia called
OF The pres DENT &C -uSges* 10 - 55il,
ment Of on Of his const -tu,nts 70 the
place The President irlicated that he
viii III the vacancy soon.
William BerkeIbach. Harry Wndey Max
Siegel, and J. ". Shaw Of Philadelphia.
aad Representative Alexander OF Buffalo
with a party OF friends were amorg the
callers
a lively, though subdued fght. IS still in
progress over the appointment Of a man 10
I'll the vacancy in the Board Of Appraisers
for the Port OF New York. Several months
ago the President nominated William D..
ByEun. Of Indiana. for the place. The sp-
pOlnJment must 60 20 a Democrat. M.
Byuum is q gold Democrat. and the mem
bers Of the Senate who oppose him de-
. clare that as such he is outside the pale.
They put up the Chicago platform as the
test OF Democracy and demand that the
nominee conform TO l.. The Bynum ap-
pOintmenJ has been hung up in the Senate
for some time. ard there seems no i'm
mediate likelihood that action Will be ia
ken on 1t. Representative Marion De
Vries Of California would Ike the place.
which carries with il a salary Of $3.50
yearly, and his friends are urging his ap-
pOintment.
II is not likely that the President viii
withdraw the Bynum nomination. The ad-
iournment Of the Senate will nullify the
whole matter and leave the way clear 10
put in a fresh nomination next fall.
Mrs. Mckinley is much improved in
health, and is better than she has been for
some time. She is. however, unable 10 sea
other than her most intimate friends. and
DR.. RiXey. her physician, has forbidden
any attemLJ on her part 10 receive callers.
a test count of visitors entering the
White House. extending over six days.
showed that an average Of Just 1,C01 were
daily callers