New-York tribune., 1901-06-19
EVANS NOT LIKELY TO co
THE PRESIDENT APPARENTLY SAr1S
FLED WITH THE PENSION COM
MISSIONER'S WORK.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE. 7

IsY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNEI
Washington. June 1S.-That Pension Commits
sioner H. Clay Evans has not been asked ~
resign can be said authoritativeIy. Further
more Mr.. Evans himself to-day authorized The
Tribune to say that he has no intention az 70
signing. although that he would promptly ouit
the office IL the President should intimate a
desire for him to do is not doubted by those
who know Mr.. Evans's high sense of patriotic
and party duty.
II goes without saying IN Washington tha. 4,
the President for any reason wanted to make a
change in the Pension Commissionership ha
would not hesitate to let Mr.. Evans know, and =,
necessary would demand that officials resigna
tion Hence 1t is believed that the President \,
satisfied with Mr.. Evans's administration of thu
Pension Bureau. which Is universally conceded IN
be the hardest post in the government servica
to fII
1t is we'll understood In WASHINGTON that thsr.
is a somewhat clamorous demand among a largs
class of actual prospective pensioners for a
change in the head of the Pension Bureau and
it is also well understood here that considerable
pressure. direct and indirect is being brought 10
bear on the President for Mr.. Evans's removal
by two classes of politicians OF more or less In.
fiuence. One of these classes is composed Of
members of both the Senate and House. who
constituents in the heat OF the last campaign
that they would procure the removal of Com
missioner Evans The other class is matnIy
composed of members OF both the Senate
and House who. in their natural desire TO pro-
cure redistribution of patronage. are attempts
ing to start this work by inducing the Presidens
to oust the Pension Commissioner. and believe
that in the general shakeup which would follow
this move they would get many OF their con-
stituents into the government service.
RUMORs FROM KANSAS.
The Kansas delegation contains some mem.
bers who conspicuousIy exemplify this latter
class and who typify to large extent whatever
important official opposition there IS to Mr.
Evans This accounts largely for the reports
frequently sent out from this city and from
Kansas that some prominent Sunfower State
Republican has been asked to succeed Mr.
Evans. The Kansas delegation for while
divided over a choice of man for the place..
Ex-COn ngressman Peters and ex-Congressrnan
Blue. OF that State, both had strong supporters
in the delegation Eventually Senator Burton
induced Mr.. Blue to withdraw. and thus the
field was left clear TO Mr.. Peters. so far as the
Kansans were concerned. Soon after the deega-
tion had decided upon candidate the news was
sent out from Kansas that Mr.. Peters had been
summoned TO Washington by the President and
that the Pension Commissionership would be
offered TO him. Several days ago this announce,
ment in positive terms was scattered broadcast
over the country from Topeka but MIR. Peters
has not arrived in Washington yet and IL is de-
MED at the White House that he has been IN
vited here by the President Scarcely anybody
outside OF the Kansas delegation believes that
Mr. Peters has been asked. either formally or In
formally. TO come TO Washington TO confer with
the President about pension matters. Commis-
sioner Evans takes this view OF the matter.
The only other name that is frequently con-
nected with the Pension CommissiOnership in
the event OF Mr.. Evans's resignation is that OF
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In spite Of the fact that when Colonel William
Cary Sanger was appointed Assistant Secretary
OF War both Senators Plett and Depew an
nounced that New-York would not get the PEN
sion Coumissionership when a'vacancy occurred.
Mr. Brush is said 70 have strong support from
the State for the place. Conspicuous among his
supporters Is General Stewart L. Woodford-
Commissioner Evans said to-day that within
two weeks his annual report would be ready for
publication and that the document would con-
tain the strongest possible arguments for his re-
.ention IN office.