The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-30
Some OF the Schedules May Need
Changing, but Nothing Should BE
Done at the Short Session.
DISTRICT JUDGEsHIP GOSSIP
FRIENDS OF l.. j. MONKS DISCUSSING
HIS AVAILABILITY.
Capt. j. p. Megrew and His Force of
CAPITOL PoIice-Indfanians
Among the Guards.

STAFF Correspondence Of the Journal.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 29-George w.
Cromer, congressman from the Eighth In
diana district. arrived to-day and has taken
rooms at the Dewey He is accompanied
by Mrs. Cromer and his stenographer. Miss
Mabel Cranor, of Muncie. Mr.. Cromer is
one of Mr.. Cannon's supporters for speaker.
He does not think tariff revision should
be attempted at this short session. II
have no doubt" he said, that some of the
schedules will have to be changed, but l
don't believe there is a strong demand to
have it done at this time
Representative F. ID. Crumpacker had an
informal talk to-day with Attorney Gen.
eral Knox regarding the district judgeship
in Indiana He learned nothing new in re-
gard to the appointment Mr.. Crumpacker
is not advocating the candidacy of any one
man, and says he is only interested in get
ting a good man on the bench. Mr.. Crum-
packer is not of opinion that the
appointment will be made now. The
ferent candidates, assuring Mr.. Crum-
packer that the administration had
given no intimation of what 1t would finally
do. Anything purporting to be an intima-
tion of who Would be appointed, he said,
was mere speculation on the part of the
newspapers. Mr.. Knox further said that
the administration was somewhat familiar
with the situation in Indiana regarding the
judgeship, because a good deal of the same
ground was gone over in the appointment
of a circuit judge. 1t is understood here
that friends of Judge Leonard ]. Monks
are beginning to talk of him in connection
with the district judgeship, and attention
is called to his fitness for the place. 1t is
not understood That his name has been
presented to the President, or that he is
even candidate. The agitation seems to
be entirely on the part OF his friends.
Walter Penfield, son of William L. Pen
field solicitor for the State Department,
and stenographer in that Office. has re-
turned from Europe. His passage on the
wilhelm der Crosse was extremely rough
and New York was reached with relief
Mr.. Penfield was one OF the official stenog-
raphers at the hearing of the Pious fund
case before The Hague arbitration trib-
unal.
Capt j. p. Megrew. who is at the head
of the Capitol police and who, by the way,
is an Indiana man. has his force of seventy
two men in readiness for the coming ses-
sion of the national Congress. Some of
Captain Megrew's best men are from In
diana. One of the best officers in the build
ing is Frank G. Jones. of Rockport Ind.
who is at present on guard at the main
door of the Senate wing of the building.
During this session of Congress Jones will
watch the main door of the lower house IL
is said he knows more members of this
body than any other man the force n
was Officer Jones who lowered the flag on
the CAPITOL TO half mast when Garfield
died and he performed the same service AT
the death of President Mckinley. Other In
diana men on the force are Samuel r.
smith, of Petersburg; j. l.. Barnard, OF
Delphi; r. b. Alexander, of Evansville.
and Major George Butler. of Indianapolis
Captain Megrew has three lieutenants-
James w. Jones. of Iowa, John Hammond
of New York, and Frederick T. Lincoln.
of wisconsin. He also has two special on
GERS and a secretary.
One of the captains busiest assistants Is
T. w Barrett. his bicycle man. Barrett's 5
chief work is guarding the Capitol plaza
the smooth surface OF which presents a
too great temptation 10 automobile drivers
for fast riding. Sometimes they go spin
ming across the stretch at a perilous rate
of speed. Occasionally Barrett catches
them and at other times they are too
swift for him. He is very watchful, how
ever. Captain Megrew is strict with auto
mobilists and his vigilance Is gradually
lessening the evil at the Capitol 1t has
not been so yary long since Q United States