Evening star., 1901-06-08
President Was in His Office but a
Short Time.
SENATOR PRIPCHARD'S VIEWS
Repubicanism is Gaining in the
South.
Cd AY'S APPOINTMENTS

time with Mrs. Mckinley. A few callers,
among them Senator Pritchard of North
Carolina and Representative Mercer of
Nebraska, left their cards They called be-
fore the President went to his office. Sec
retary Root and Secretary Long were with
the President some time when the latter
did go to his office. Others who saw him
were Senator Dietrich and D. E. Thompson
of Nebraska. Gen. S. M. B. Young and
Charles c. Wauters, charge d'affairs of the
Belgian legation.
The statement was made at the White
House to one of the callers today that the
President will make few recess appoint
ments possible. especially of postmas-
terS. This is because appointees will have
to go to the trouble of making two bonds
one for the recess appointment and one for
the nomination that must be made when
Congress meets in December. Where a
postmas aster, for instance, is to be reappoint-
ed it is considered unnecessary to make
recess appointment at the end of his term.
He will be allowed to hold over until Con-
gress meets. when his nomination will be
sent in. This will be the case with thou
sands of postmasters. Where changes are
to be made both the recess appointment
and regular nomination will have to be
nounced. The rule will apply to United
States marshals, attorneys and the many
other office holders whose terms expire be-
tween now and December next.
RepubIicanism Gaining Ground.
Senator Pritchard is sangulne in his be-
lief that republicanism is gaining ground
throughout the south. Notwithstanding
constitutional amendments disfranchising
negro voters in North Carolina. Senator
Pritchard is not lacking in hope that a re-
publican legislature may be elected next
year. The same independence of political
sentiment that has been noticed in South
Carolina is general in North Carolina Sen
ator Pritchard's course has never been one
to cause strong partisan feeling against
him. and there are said to be many demo-
Gratis throughout the state who would be
glad to see him returned to the Senate.
The legislature elected next year will Sc
lect his successor.
sode in South Carolina Senator Pritchard
said: ''Of course, the fight is one between
democrats, and l have nothing to do with
it, but there is strong sympathy for Sen
ator McLaurin among business men and
manufacturers who are democrats. They
believe that he represents their interests
and the best interests of the south. |
willing to make this prediction, however,
both North and South Carolina will soon
be in the republican column, and the day
is not far distant when that will take
place. Other southern states are leaning
that way, too"
Wants to See Fine Buildings.
Representative Mercer, speaking of the
pi ippdble ltlllliS VI IL CONTRACT ny AltOT-
ney General Knox for the erection of a
new Department of Justice, said: Il am
against small, cheap public buildings in
Washington. l believe that all new fed
eral buildings in this city should be large,
imposing and commOdious built for the fu-
ture and not for the present. Our fore
fathers showed splendid judgment when
they planned the Capitol, White House and
Treasury. There's the Congressional Lii
brary. 1t has been admired by many
thousands of people, We ought to erect an
other building for the Supreme Court and
Department of Justice near the library.
The city hall in Philadelphia has cost
about S21 100000 50 far and the state house
at Albany S16oo0,D0O, but neither of these
buildings is admired as much as the Con-
greSsional Library, which cost little over
S6,G0,000. The small amount Of money ap-
prOpriated for the new building for the De
partment of Justice will not erect much
Of building. 1t certainly VIII not make
a showing on the small piece of ground
owned by the department. l like to
big buildings and large, spacious grounds.
The people are willing to pay for them
and that ought to be sufficient"
Mr. Mercer is thinking of going to the
Philippines to make a study of conditions
over there.
General Young has returned from a visit
to his boyhood home in western Pennsyl-
vania. while / enjoyed my visit said
General Young, Il am sorry I went. The
visit destroyed all the sentiment I had for
many years. Ugly oil wells have cut up the
landscape and the mineral from the oil
has killed all the fish in the creeks where
l used to have much fun. The pleasant
recollections of the happy boyhood days
are with me, but much of the sentiment
has disappeared, owing to the great
changes"
The Appointments Today.
The appointments announced at the
White House today We're follows:
Treasury-Elmer B. Stephenson to be
collector of internal revenue for the Dis
trict of Nebraska.