Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-15
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
New District Attorney for South
Carolina.
PROBABLE OBJECTIONS TO HIM
Alaskan Delegation Wants a New
Governor.
Y. NJ, G. A. REPRESENTATIVES,

Justice-John c. Capers of South Caro-
lima. to be attorney of the United States for
the district of South Carolina.
War-Edgar Russell, to be signal officer
of volunteers, with the rank of major.
To be surgeons of volunteers, with the
rank of major-Abram L. Haines, Ernest
X. Johnstone.
To be assistant surgeons of volunteers,
with the rank of captain-Ralph S. Porter,
Charles NJ. Galbrath, Joseph l.. Sanford,
Robert E. Williams, James B. Cutter, Will
lam H. Block.
MIR. Capers' Appointment.
The appointment of John G. Capers to be
district attorney of South Carolina will be
a great surprise to some people in that
state, although rumors of it have been
afioat for some time Mr.. Capers will sue
ceed Abial Lathrop, the present district at
torney for South Carolina.
Mr.. Capers is at present an attorney in
the Department of Justice in this city He
has been in the department about eight
years, having come here from South Caro-
lima during the Cleveland admnistrato
In 1886 he would not support Bryan for
President and again worked against the
democratic leader in 1900. He has never
aligned himself fully with the republican
party and his appointment is understood to
be in line with Senator McLaurin's pro-
gressive political ideas. Mr. Capers is a
friend of Senator McLaurin is well known
and popular in South Carolina, and is ex-
pected to take the leadership of that indie
pendent element that is becoming so prom
lnent in the state. Mr.. Capers belongs to
one of the highest families in the state. He
is son of Bishop Ellison Capers of South
Carolina. is about thirty-six years old and
Eas a good record as lawyer.
There We're no charges against Mr.. La
throp. He was appointed four years ago on
Of
republican national committeeman of South
Carolina and collector of internal revenue
Both of these belong to the old-time repub-
lican element, which will probably make a
ngnt on Mr.. Capers. This element has al
ready stated its intention to make charges
against Mr.. Capers, who was some years
ago prosecuted on some technical violation
of pension laws in the legal conduct of a
pension case. Mr.. Capers, however, is ready
to again show his innocence of the charges
His friends point to the fact that the
charges against him were investigated by
Attorney General Olney, who was so well
satlshed OF his innocence as to Immediately
appoint him as an attorney in his depart
ment
AS the President himself fully under
stands the facts and is interested in the ap-
pointment, the republicans may conclude to
pass the matter over. The appointment is
also suitable to Senator McLaurin, who ex-
poets to put up fight for his denomination
in the democratic primaries.
Don't Want Earnes for Governor.
delegation from Oklahoma waited upon
the President today to ask the retirement
of Governor Barnes of Oklahoma Cover
nor Barnes four-year term will soon expire
and influential members of the republican
machine of the territory do not want him
for another four years. Chief among these
is Dennis Flynn. the delegate in Congress
from the territory. No specific charges are
ed ic n
cept the general statement that Governor
Barnes is distasteful and unpopular to
many of the territorial republicans
The delegation has recommended w. M.
jenkins as the successor to Governor
Barnes Mr.. Jenkins is the present secre-
tary of the territory, and the Flynn repub-
licans believe he will be appointed The
appointment of some one will be made he
fore the President goes west. The delega-
tion that called upon the President consist
ed of Delegate Flynn, DR.. F. l.. Winkler of
kingfisher, j. W. McNeaI of Guthrie, Hor-
ace Speed United States attorney at Guth-
RE; Thomas Ferguson Of kinSfisher Albert
Hardness of Enid, James H. Mcguire of
Guthrie, ex-Gov A. J. Seay and William
Grimes, the Oklahoma member of the re-
publican national committee
Mr.. jenkins is in the city and has seen
the President and Secretary Hitchcock of
the Interior Department.
A Visit From Y. NJ. C. A. Workers..
Commissioner Macfarland saw the Presi-
dent today, with James Stokes and John
r. Mott Of the international committee of
the Y. M. c. A. of the world. Mr.. Stokes
is the New York millionaire who has given
so much financial assistance to the Y M
c. A. all over the world. Mr.. Mott is at
the head Of the student volunteer move
ment of the organization. and the Presi-
dent listened to an address by him yester-
day.
Messrs. Stokes and Mott invited the Pres
ident to attend the great jubilee conven-
ton Of the Y. M. c. A of the world at
Boston, June 10 to 16. The President said
he did not see how the date would fit in
with his western tour, which will not end
until about the 18th of June He is going
to think the matter over, however The
President is greatly interested in Y M. c.
A work. He was at one time president of
the Canton Y NJ. C. Association, and
has always given aid to this work The
of June.
President Mckinley and the members of
the cabinet had their photographs taken in
the cabinet room today. Each person was
rapher proposes to arrange them in group
later. The work is being done so as to
get the new cabinet, containing Mr.. Knox
This is done at the beginning of every ad-
ministration
The President shook hands in the east
room with the Baptist ministers of Balti-
more, who are meeting with the Baptist
ministers of Washington at Calvary
Church, in this city.
Will Bradley he Hurt:
Kentucky republicans here are speculat-
ing on whether the recent sensational tes-
timony OF Ex-Governor Bradley in the Goe-
bel conspiracy trial will hurt him In his
candidacy for judge of the new district of
that state. He is likewise said to have am
bitiOnS for the Senate to succeed Sapator
Deboe, and this might also hurt him with
the latter. The judgeship fight is appar-
emily unsettled, although it looks now as
If ex-Representative Pugh did not stand
as good chance as heretofore. Senator
Deboe and Representative Boreing have
been working together, but there are ru-
mors that each may go his own way in
recommendations Mr. Boreing is said to
be looking toward the Senate himself,
New COmmissiOmcr BeEina His nutfes