Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-04
General Wheeler to Be Nominated
Brigadier General.
SALVADORIAN MINISTER PRESENTED
Porto Rican Nominations Sent to
the Senate.
TALK ON LABOR MATTERS

President Mckinley is holding back one
| nomination that will be of great interest to
the country. 1t is the nomination of Gen.
Joseph Wheeler to be a brigadier general
| in the regular army.
The Presidents intention. as ascertained
| today. is to nominate General Wheeler to
be a brigadier general to fill vacancy that
| will be caused by the promotion Of General
Otis as a major general. General OTIS NOM
| ination is before the Senate. Just so
| soon it is confirmed the President will
| at once send General Wheeler's name to the
Senate. This may be done tomorrow or on
| the last day of the session of Congress. and
it is believed the nomination would be
| promptly confirmed.
| The President take this action with
out waiting for Congress to provide add-
| tional commands in the army for Generals
| Wheeler, Lee and Wilson as so long propos-
| ed, and confirmation by Congress settles the
| matter. Under other circumstances such
| a nomination would be defeated by Con-
| gress. No citizen volunteer soldier could
| be put direct into the regular army with
| the sanction of either the President or
| Congress. but it is recognized that there
| are few just such cases General Wheel
| ers. His nomination will not be offensive
| to the regular army. it is said. by reason
| of General Wheelers magnificent record
| and the fact that he is a graduate of West
| Point.
| If General Wheeler is nominated in this
| way and confirmed he can soon be retired
| on account of age making vacancy In the
| regular army.
SnIvadOrinn Minister Presented.
| The Salvadorian minister. Rafael
| Zaldivar, laid his credentials before Presi-
| dent Mckinley this morning The minister
| was accompanied by the secretary Of lega-
| ton, Senor Don Eduardo Perez Triana. The
presentations were made by Secretary Hay
and the usual felicitous speeches were ex-
| changed between the President and the new
| minister.
The Porto Rican Appointments.
Representatives Dalzell and Graham OF
Pennsylvania spoke to the President this
| morning about the Porto Rican judgeships.
| They desired one of these places for W. P.
| Potter of Allegheny. Mr.. Potter is law
partner of Governor Stone, and is a man
of eminent legal qualifications. The Pres
| fdent expressed regret that the name of
| Judge Potter had not been suggested earli-
er. saying that he had completed the list
| of nominations. The President later went
! over the list with Attorney General Griggs.
Taking Leave of the President.
Fifteen or twenty members of Congress
were at the White House today for no
other purpose than to take leave of Presi-
dent Mckinley. Some of them will prob
! ably not remain In Washington until Con-
gress adjourns on Wednesday. Most of
the republican visitors will not see the
President again until after the November
elections. it was timely in some cases
to refer to the political outlook In each
instance the greatest confidence was ex-
pressed in republican success this fall.
Four or five of the visitors were republ-
can representatives who at some time op-
posed the Porto Rican bill and believed it's
passage would work havoc to the republi-
can party. They have been among their
constituents since then and have carefully
felt the public pulse. They yet think the
no longer Of the opinion that any serious
damage was done politically. The people.
1t is asserted, will not condemn the ad.
mnistration for one act regarded by some
as wrong, and give no credit for others.
Talking on Labor Matters.
Samuel Gompers. president of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor. talked with the
President about labor matters pending in
Congress. Mr.. Gompers thinks that Con-
gress could yet take up and pass the eight
hour law If 1t cared to do SO. Mr.. Com
pers talked about this and other matters
with the President
Representative Sherman saw the Presi-
dent to ask for the appointment of a son of
Commander Barnett of the navy to a ca
detship at the Naval Academy.
Representative Bankhead spoke to the
Among the callers upon the President to-
day was Gen. Bullard a veteran lawyer of
New York, formerly of Saratoga. He has
personally met fourteen of the former Pres
idents, and was pleased to add another to
the list.
Porto Rican Nominations.
The President today sent the following
nominations to the Senate:
Jose Severe Quinones of Porto Rico, TO be
chief justice of the supreme court of Porto
Rico.
Louis Sulzbacher of Missouri, Jose c.
Hernandez of Porto Rico, Jose NJ. Piqueras
of Porto Rico and Rafael Noeto y -Abeille
of Porto Rico to be associate justices of
the supreme court of Porto Rico.
William H. Holt of Kentucky, to be
United States district judge for the dis
trict of Porto Rico; Edward S. Wilson of
Ohio, to be United States marshal for the
district of Porto Rico; Noah b. X. Pettin-
gill of Porto Rico. to be United States dis
trict attorney for Porto Rico.
Joseph F. DAILY of New York, Leo s.
Rowe of Pennsylvania and Juan Hernandez
Lopez of San Juan, P. r.. to be members OF
the commission to compile and revise the
laws of Porto Rico.
Jose c. Barbosa of San Juan. Rosendo
Matienzo Cintron of Ponce Jose de Diego
of Mayaguez Manuel Camunas of Fajardo
and Andreas Crosas Of San Juan. to be
members Of the executive council Of Porto
Rico.
Martin Grove Brumbaugh of Pennsylva-
MIA, to be commissioner of education Of
Porto Rico.
John E. Kendrick of Rhode Island. to be
marshal Of the United States for the dis
trict Of Rhode Island.
Military and Naval Selections.
War-Second Lieutenant Robert C. Cor
liss, Bath United States Volunteers, to be
first lieutenant
Corporal John H. Ruff. Company H. 84th
Infantry, U. s. ". to be second lieutenant.
Navy-Cadets to be assistant construc-
tors, Henry Williams and Henry T. Wright,
Walter g. Roper (naval CADET. TO be lieu-
tenant in the marine corpsI naval cadets to
be ensigns; J, Halligan, Jr.. Charles Boone,
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