Evening star., 1901-02-20
Urging Appointment Of st. Louis
Fair Commissioners.
MORE INVITATIONS TO TIE PRESIDENT
Recorder Of Deeds Cheatham to
Remain in His Office.
f XTRA SES SION IA L K

Presidents time. These places are really
not in existence. the ST. Louis measure not
having passed the Senate received the
Presidents signature. 1t is foregone con-
ciusion, however, that the bill will become
law. Ii provides for the appointment of
commissioners within thirty days after pas
sage. These commissioners will receive
$4,000 year each. and much will devolve
upon them in the selection Of site for the
fair and in aiding the enterprise In its early
stages.
A number of names have been presented
to the President in connection with the ap-
pointments that of Private John Allen Of
Mississippi being among the number. To-
day Senator Berry and Representative Dins-
more OF Arkansas presented the name of p.
d. Scott of Van Buren,, Ark, for one of the
positions. West Virginia will present a
candidate if the President will give one of
the places to that state
ii IS said among Illinois people TO be quite
likely that Representative William A. Ra-
aehpers OF East st. Louis will be one of
the commissioners He has taken much in
tercst In the exposition from the beginning
ana his friends say he would make a SPLEEN
did commissioner
Representative Tawney, chairman of the
House special committee on the worlds
falr, was at the White House. He said that
tn"re seems TO be much misunderstanding
OF the So,Cno 600 appropriation made by the
$a,3oo.oD In connection with the worlds
fair at Chicago" said Mr. Tawnev. ..'rhe
appropriation made by us is to cover every
expense OF the government in connection
with the fair except buildings All salaries
are to be paid out of this appropriation. and
there Will De no separate appropriation for
salaries and other expenses"
Invitations to Make Visits.
Wilson NJ. Day of Cleveland, Ohio, a
trustee Of Chautauqua, n. Y, saw the Presi-
dent and invited him to visit Chauta ua1a
this summer. The President said that his
program of summer visits could not now
be determined on owing to the uncertain
ties of an extra session. He had hoped he
SAID, to go to the Buffalo exposition and
II he had time to make this visit he might
also be able to go to Chautauqua. He
could not. though, make any promises now
W. 6. Latte and +. A. Retz of New
HaVen, Conn, accompanied by Senator
Platt. invited the President to attend the
laying of the corner stone of the new Y.
NJ. G. A. building at New Haven. The date
is to be fixed for some time in May or June
to suit the convenience of the President if
he can go. The President said that he
could not make any promises.
Senator Scott secured the Presidents :
promise to stop with William Lennox in
case he goes to Colorado Springs Col. on
his California trip. The President talked
over number of matters with Senator
Scott, whose relations at the Executive
Mansion have long been of a most cordial
nature.
Cheatham to Continue in Office.
Maj. William Warner of Missouri, who
has several times been spoken of for a
cabinet place, saw the President and pre-
sented the petition OF Dr. J. r. Crosland
colored physician of St. Joseph, Mo-. for
appointment recorder of deeds of the
District. The President gave Maj. Warner
to understand that there would be no
change in the office of recorder and that
Recorder Cheatham will continue in his
position for another four years The
President is said to be we'll pleased with
the conduct of the office by the incumbent
and to have no idea of making change
Looking for an Extra Session.
Senator Platt of New York had a confer
ence with the President this morning and
leaving the White House said that it
was almost sure an extra session would be
the outcome of the Cuban question The
President talked with others on the same
matter today. and to each one he could
see nothing in the situation likely to pre-
vent an extra session
"Toughenlng, Not Necessary.
Senator Hawley saw the President today
with a young man who wants to go in the
army. Somebody asked General Hawley
If he did not think the House regulat tions
were too severe and if some hazins was
not necessary to tougher and harden q
boy to military service. THAT is all mis-
taken idea" said General Itawey 81 had
two men on my staff during the war who
would go into hell If necessary to do their
duty and yet they were so tendcr-hearted
that tears came to their eyes 20 see any
one In pain. l had rather recruit a regi-
ment from a Sunday school than from the
Bowery any other place where boys are
taught to take hard knocks and care for
themselves. In the end the Sunday school
boy will remain on a field OF battle longer
than the other.
denomination of Cabinet Officers.
An authority In the Senate has been in
vestisating the precedents Of that body to
determine whether it will be necessary for
the President to again nominate his cabinet
when he takes the oath of Office on March
4. The opinion Is that 1t will not be neces-
sary From Washington to Grant the Pres
idents who served second terms did not SUBJ
NIT the names of those cabinet officers who
were holding over II new man entered
the cabinet his name was sent to the Sem
ate Grant was the first President to
submit the cabinet list
The President has not decided what he
will do.
Presidential Nominations.
The President today sent these nominal
tions to the Senate:
Army OF the United StaleS-IO De major
general, Brigadier General William R. Shaf-
ter, U. S. A, retired (major general L.
8. W.
Cavalry-Iieutenant Colonel Edward NJ.
Hayes, 4th, to be colonel; Major Charles L.
Cooper, 9TH, to be lieutenant colonel.
Medical Observation-Disclosures surgeons
with the rank of captain to be surgeons
with rank of major, Charles NJ. Candy, JEFF
ferson r. Kean, Harry l. Raymond Fran
els j. Ives, Edward r. Morris.
Artillery-To be major, Captain Elbridge
r. Hills.
First 1eutenants to be captains-George
w. Gatchell Oscar l. Straub, Henry c.
Schumm, Alfred NJ. Hunter, John L. Hay.
den, Peyton c. March. Eugene T. Wilson,
Edmund M. Blake, John T. Martin. Wilmot
E. Ellis, William L. KenIy. William q.
Ham. Sidney s. Jordan. Walter A. Bethel
Norris X. Barroll, Delamere Skerrett. Ed
ward T. McGlachlin, .1r., Archibald Camp
bell
Quartermaster's departments: First lieu
tenants. to be quartermasters with rank of
captain-Joseph T. Crabbs. sth Cavalry
and Louis B. Lawton, 9th Infantry.
Subsistence department: First Lieut.. A.