The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-22
Seven w-OrkfnEmen of Ev-
ansviIIe Have Sent n Petition to
the United states Senate.
MR.. SEFRIT TO SERVE AGAIN
HIS SERVICE AS POSTMASTER AT
WASHINGTON APPRECIATED.
Senator airbank Out of Bed-NO
Truth in the Report Of an As
sauIt on the President.


Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 21.-The Senate
committed on judiciary received a protest
to-day signed by seven hundred working
men OF Evansville. Ind, against the APP
pointment OF Judge Francis Z. Baker. The
Evansville protest will be taken up, 1t Is
said, by the committee and fully con-
sidered after the holidays. The ground
OF the protest was that Judge Baker would
as Judge Of the Circuit Court of Appeals
have TO pass on what was denominated in
the petition as tine most Infamous injunc-
ton ever issued referring. as the context
showed, to the injunction issued by Judge
John H. Baker against the Conkey strikers
at Hammond.
The President has received letters from
Indiana favoring the appointment of Judge
Lawson NJ. Harvey, of indianapolis, to sue
ceed Judge John H. Baker in the event the
latter ~retires.
VIII Ethel. of Anderson. the friend and
whilOm business partner Of James Whit
comb Riley. quit the Senate employ to-
day. 1t was an event in that august
body" for Mr.. Ethel has made a host of
friends among the senators and Senate
officials. He retires TO enter the drug bust
ness in Washington. having purchased a
half interest in a leading drug store. Ethel
and Riley toured the middle West as sign
painters before Riley became a poet.
x
Perry S. Heath. of Salt Lake City.
greeted old Washington friends to-day for
a few hours. while en- route 10 New York.
He is pleased with his new Western resi-
dence.
Immediately following the holidays the
pending presidential postofhce nominations
will go to the Senate. There are no re-
naming cases contested in the Senate.
There has been a small furry about the
denomination OF Frank 1. Sefrit. postmaster
at Washington. but that has passed away.
and Mr.. Sefrit's name will be one of the
first to go in after the holidays. 1t is
admitted at the department he has made
one Of the best postmasters in the State.
Xxx
Senator Fairbanks was in his library to-
day and dictated a few letters and received
a few callers. 1t was the first time he
had been out OF bed since last Monday.
x
Representative Brick. of South Bend.
win leave for his home tomorrow. He
expects to remain in his district for the
holidays. He will probably attend the Re-
publican love feast at Indianapolis.
Representative Lands and his son John
left to-day for Delphi. Mrs. lands and
her little daughter Mary have not come
on TO Washington yet. They will come
after the holidays. Mr.. Lands and fam
lily have apartments at the Portland. where
Senator Beverage stops.
Miss Hornaday. Of Plainfeld. who has
been visiting her brother, James p. Horna-
day. the correspondent. will return home
tomorrow.
Francis NJ. Dice. OF Charlottesville. spe-
cial agent OF rural free delivery. will be
in Washington next week. with Mrs. Dice.
Their daughters are in the Women's Col
lege. at Baltimore, and Mr.. and Mrs. Dice
will spend the holidays visiting them and
seeing Washington
Several Indiana lawyers, on hearing of
the failure OF John w. Crumpacker to Sc
cure reappointment as judge of the Su-
preme Court of New Mexico, applied for
the position. Among the candidates re-
ported was Thomas Z. Boyd. Of IndianapO-
lis, formerly OF Noblesville.
y 4
A. W. wishard left by the Chesapeake &
Ohio Railway this afternoon for I%ndianap-
oils TO spend the holidays with relatives.
X x
Robert ]. T~racewell. controller of the
treasury, left for Corydon to-day to spend
the holidays
Deputy Auditor n. L. Chew will go TO
NoblesviIle on Monday to remain during
the holidays. He Will attend the Repub-
ican love feast
Senator Beveridge's clerks removed his
official and political effects to-day from
the old Maltby building. where he has
been lat home TO Indiana callers for the
last two years. TO the new room of the
committee on territories in the Senate wing
of the Capitol building. Senator Beveridge
has a coy new committee room on the
ground floor.
IL was learned to-day that a movement
was under Roadway in indianapolis to have
James II. Lott appointed register of deeds
OF the District of Columbia. TO succeed
Cheatham. but before the influence could
be brought to bear on Washington the
President had named Cheatham's sue
cessor.
Governor Durbin has written to members
of the Indiana delegation advocating the
passage OF the bill introduced by Repre-
sentative C~rumpacker 10 erect a monu.
ment on the site OF the Tippecanoe battle
field. The Indiana executive makes quite
a strong appeal for the monument. TIL
bill was before the last Congress.