Evening star., 1901-12-19
Dancy of North Carolina to Succeed
Cheatham.
LATTER SENT IN RESIGNATION
Carnegie VIII Make His Gift in
Acceptable Form.


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! n. G., would be nominated recorder Of
| deeds of the District of Columbia in place
of Henry P. Cheatham. whose denomination
was decided against by the President few
| days ago.
| 1t was expected that Dancy's name would
| go to the Senate today, but there was a
! big batch of other nominations, agreed
| upon yesterday, and Dancy's name will go
| in Immediately after the holidays.
| Dancy's nomination was agreed upon after
| the President had held conference with
| Senator Pritchard and some North Carolin-
| ians, Representative Moody included The
! selection of Dancy ,however,is a recognition
of Senator Pritchard, of whom the President
| is warm admirer. The President is going
to help Senator Pritchard to build up
| stronger republican party in North Carolina,
| and 1t is stated that Dancy's selection, to-
| gether with other appointments will con-
| tribute to this en1 Senator Pritchard will
| recommend white man to succeed Dancy
| as collector of customs, and there is 4
| possibility that the man may be democrat
| OF the advanced type.
| Dancy was collector of customs at Will
| mington under President Harrison and was
| appointed to the same position by Presi-
| dent Mckinley. He was register of deeds
| OF Edgecombe county. N. c., for two years
| and has been prominent in republican cir
| cles in his state for years.
What Recorder Cheatham Says.
In conversation with a Star reporter to-
| day Mr.. Henry P. Cheatham, recorder Of
| deeds for the District of Columbia stated
| that he forwarded his resignation to the
! President last evening. Mr.. Cheatham had
| no comment to make regarding the under
| standing that the President had decided
not to reappoint him. He is ready. with
! out notice. to forthwith surrender the office
to his successor.
The retiring recorder says he has con-
ductfd the office to the best of his ability
and has only kind words for the peope
| of Washington. 1t is slightly irritating to
Mr.. Cheatham, so he says, that his political
| enemies should have resorted to raking up
| an act of carelessness on the part of one
| Of his employees in order to influence the
President against him.
| Mr. Cheatham has received number of
! hattering business offers. He will proba-
bly, accept one that will permit him TO
spend most of his time at or near his home
| in North Carolina. The recorder will leave
here tomorrow evening for hunting trip.
He will be away until after the Christmas
| holidays
| John c. Dancy who is said to be slated
| to succeed Recorder Cheatham. was at the
| city hail for a few minutes this afternoon.
| He said he had heard nothing regarding the
expected appointment.
New Minister to Liberia.
The Presidents announcement as to
already begun for the recordership. The
| Missouri people and others had begun to
press DR.. J. R. A. Grassland of ST. Josph,
Mo-, for recorder, and as he had consider
able influence he had to be provided for.
1t was accordingly agreed with Senator
Putchard that DR.. Grassland is to be nomi-
| mated as minister to Liberia, to succeed
Owen L. w. Smith, colored, of North Caro-
lima.
Senator Scott of West Virginia was at the
White House during the morning to recon-
mend Rev. G.. H. Payne of Huntington, w.
Va, for recorder.
Senator Kean and three or four members
of the New Jersey delegation waited on the
President to present the name of Jesse
Lawson, colOred of Union county, n. j.
The President, however. gave indica
tions to any of his callers outside Senator
Pritchard that their candidates had any
show for the position.
Recorder Cheatham sent his resignation
to the White House yesterday afternoon. to
take effect Immediately upon the qualtica-
tion of his successor.
Carnegie Gift to BE Acceptable.
Andrew Carnegie left Washington yester-
day afternoon Immediately after lunching
with President Roosevelt. On his way
from the White House Mr.. Carnegie talked
with a representative Of The Star. He
would not make any statement beyond say
ing that his gift would be so arranged as
will be no mistake about that he said. in
his quiet but emphatic way. Mr.. Carnegie
will. 1t is thought, change the form of his
gift without much delay and present it to
President Roosevelt in new shape. The
President will thereupon communicate with
Congress for the purpose of that body
passing upon the gift. 1t is said that Mr.
Carnegie Is willing to greatly increase the
gift if it is thought that more money is
needed.
Architect of the Capitol.
Representatives Cannon, Dalzell and
Richardson, on behalf of joint committee
of the Senate and House, waited upon the
President this morning to say that If the Ill
health of Edward Clark. architect of the
Capitol, results in retirement from office, it
is the earnest wish of those most promi-
nently connected with the Capitol that FL
lott Woods, chief clerk and assistant archi-
tect be elevated to the vacancy. Mr.. Clark
has been in bad health for number of
years. and the work of the Office has fallen
upon Mr.. Woods.
The President said he would be glad to
give consideration to the wishes of his call
ers IL there should be occasion to make
nomination.
New York Post OMce Matters.
s. Cristy Mead, secretary of the Mer-
chants Association of New York, called on
the President this morning to talk with
him about the needs of the New York post
Office. New York business men want a new
post Office building, adequate to their city,
and are working to secure resumption of
the pneumatic tube service, discontinued
by reason that no appropriation was avail
able. The President is in sympathy with
the wishes of the New York business peo-
pie, and will help them If possible to do so.
For the restoration of the tube service
Congress must provide an appropriation
The st. Joseph Post Once.
The ST. Joseph, Mo-, post Office. which
has caused more trouble to three Pres-
dents and to Missouri politicians of both
parties than any post Office in Missouri,
is now before President Roosevelt for de-
cisioH. Representatives Bartholdt and Joy,
State Chairman Atkins and John Coombe,
mayor of st. Joseph. were at the White
House today to talk over the post office
with the President. Mr.. Coombe is advo-
eating the nomination of John Albus to
succeed Postmaster Atkinson. while the
Kerens people have presented a man
named GetcheIl. State Chairman Atkins
Is indorsing Albus.
Repair Work ON Transports.
Thomas WeSfoby the secretary of tbe