St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-05-09

the Supreme COurt-The Vote ON the
Quay Case.
(From our regular correspondent.
1t is rumored that Senator Wolcott
of Colorado will act as temporary
chairman at the Republican national
convention to be held in Philadelphia
and Senator Lodge will serve as the
permanent chairman. If Senator
Foraker, OF Ohio, nominate Mr.. Nc
Kinley for the presidency, Gov.
Roosevelt may second the nomna-
ton as he will not consent to be the
candidate for vice president. Recent
ly the names of Secretary Long and
Post General Smith have been
spoken of in relation to the latter
office. while it is thought that Sena-
tor Hanna favors Secretary Root.
The Massachusetts convention have
endorsed Secretary Long and proba-
bly, there could not be found a man
better suited in every respect to fill
the Office. He is thoroughly in ac-
cord with the administration, and
familiar with national and interna.
tional affairs of Importance, and has
wide range Of experienced knowl
edge of men; he possesses sound
| Judgment and excellent administra-
tive powers. He is a natural orator
and finished speaker and would pre-.
side with great dignity and impair
TALLY in the Senate. The great sue.
cess of our navy during the last war
was largely owing to his wise fore
sight in making early preparations
for war with Spain, but his great
work has never been publicly recog-
nized, because he is a very modest
man and has never claimed any thing
for himself and he halls from the
state of Massachusetts, which is
called Republican state. The great
fault with New England people is
that they never urge nor press their
own men to the front, while the
South and West demand recognition
and will not rest until they receive it.
1t is argued that a candidate must
be selected from a doubtful state. 1t
seems quite time that the West
should be willing to share some of
the honors with the East. Represen-
tative Brosius, Of Philadelphia, the
chairman Of the House committee on
banking and currency, declares after
examination, that the results of the
financial bill are without a parallel
in history; the redemption of the
legal tender notes shows the public
confidence in the government; 244
applications for new banks have been
approved and many more applica-
lions have been filed in the treasury.
The triennial congress ofphy sicians
and surgeons held it's sessions in this
city the past week, when many
prominent doctors and scientists
were present and had able papers.
The constituent societies which
compose the Congress, held separate
, meetings and elected officers, and the
| Congress closed with fine banquet
at the Arlington hotel. The legisla
tive committee met with the repre-
seutatives from twenty different
t states and approved the Spooner bill
t to create public health department
They affirmed that it was a nationa
shame that the drinking water here
is so bad and consider it "a menace
t to public health" They believe it il
necessary Ito provide for the inspec
ton of immigrants at the port ofem
barkation." About 200 delegate
\ were here to attend the eighth de
/, cennial convention for the revision
l. of the Pharmacopeia OF the Unite
4 States which is revised once in tie
v years and consists OF committee c
'e twenty-6ve; there were eighty SC
e cieties represented. DR.. Horatio {
. Wood, of Philadelphia, was re-electe
n, president.
lie |. H. o. Alvord has applied fc
b. eighteen warrants for violation {
the law which forbids selling ciga
~ cites to minors. He is the superb
tendent and leading counsel for II
of Young Peoples societies here and
lis is against the law to sell tobacco t
81 children under sixteen years of ag
er He found six girls and twenty.ol