Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-12
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
Messages Exchanged on the
Martinique Calamity.
MARYLAND OFFICES
REPRESENTATIVE MUDD TALKS
WITH PRESIDENT ABOUT THEM,
Names Mentioned for the Vacant Court
of Claims udgeship-Protest
Against a Postmaster.

Against Postmaster.
| Inc Following messages have been ex-
changed Between Presidents Roosevelt and
| Loubet, touching the awful calamity in the
| West Indies:
WASHINGTON, May 10. 1902.
His Excellency, NJ. Emile Loubet, President
OF the French Republic, Paris:
l pray your excellency to accept the pro-
found sympathy of the American people in
the appalling calamity which has come
upon the people of Martinique
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
PARIS. May IL, 1902.
President Roosevelt:
thank your excellency for the express
Sion OF profound sympathy you have sent
me in the name of the American people
on the occasion of the awful catastrophe In
Martinique. The French people will GER
talhiy JOIN me In thanks to the American
| people. EMILE LOUBET.
| Relief for the West Indies.
President Roosevelt will Immediately sign
the Dill, II 1t passes Congress, appropriat-
ing 100000 for the relief of the earthquake
ana volcano stricken people Of the West
| Indles. de will just as promptly turn over
to Secretary Hay the business of expend-
ing the fund in the most satisfactory man.
ner The bill gives the President the power
| 10 spend the money as he sees fit. Ships
| VIII be fitted out and the relief sent as
| speedily possible.
| The President, after a conference this
| morning with several members Of his cabi-
| net has ordered the War, Navy and Treas
| ury departments to cooperate in the adop-
tlon OF steps for the relief of the Marti-
nique sufferers. The State Department
| already is acting through its consuls in that
| section. The navy transport Dixie will be
! ready to sail from the Brooklyn navy yard
| 1oH Martinique on Wednesday. The reye-
nue. cutter service also will render all pos
slbie aid. and having at least two cutters
IN southern waters it is believed they
WIZ be ordered at once to the. western
| Antiiles The War Department has al
! ready on hand at New York a large
amount OF food supplies, and these prob
ably will be drawn upon. The President
mas prepared message to Congress urging
| an immediate appropriation to which these
steps are preliminary and anticipatory
Later, by the Presidents direction, orders
| we're telegraphed to the Dixie to load the
| stores which are to be FURNISHED by the
! army as rapidly as possible and clear for
Martinique at the earliest practicable mo-
ment.
Talking About Maryland Offices.
Representative Mudd of Maryland had an
| early morning conference with the Presi-
| uent today regarding political offices in his
state The conference was long enough to
enable Mr.. Mudd to thoroughly present his
| views as to the list Of recommendations
| made to the President lest Thursday by
| senator McComas and the majority Of the
| members Of the Maryland delegation in
| Congress. All Mr.. Mudd would saw was
| that he was endeavoring to bring about a
| satisfactory adjustment Of Maryland Of
| noes and that he especially desired to see
! some recognition given to Representative
| jackson. who failed in his efforts to name
| the man who will fill the office Of collector
| OF internal revenue. Mr.. Jackson is declar-
ed to be the most influential republican on
| the eastern shore of Maryland. He is op-
posed to p. L. Goldsborough for collector
| and wants some man of his own choice He
| Is not opposed to Mr. Goldsborough having
a good position. Mr.. Mudd is understood
| to take about the same view Of the case as
his colleague. Mr.. Jackson. 1t is said that
| Representative jackson does not insist on
naming his brother, Wilbur F. Jackson, for
| collector. but he does contend that he
| should be allowed to name a man satisfac-
| tory to him, inasmuch as other members
OF the delegation secured their choice Of
| places.
Representative Mudd made his fight for
surveyor Of the port in the Maryland dele
! gation and Is not going to press that with
the President He viii allow the selection
OF A. L. Bowling for subtreasurer at Bal
| timore to go without further opposition.
The Court Of Claims Judgeship.
| Senator Elkins, accompanied by Geo. c.
Sturgis and Elliott Northcutt Of West Vir-
| ginia, made strong presentation to the
! President Of the claims Of Ex-Governor
Geo. w. Atkinson a member Of the
court Of claims to fill the vacancy caused
by the death Of Judge John Davis. The
senator and those with him referred to Mr.
| Atkinsons lifework as a republican, to his
service as member Of Congress, as gov
ernor, and in other positions. The Presi-
/ hot h.
| been reached but he is known to have a
| most friendly personal feeling for Mr.. At
| kinson.
| The names of number of candidates
| have been presented to the President, and
| others are mentioned. Senator McComas
Of MARYLAND is said to have promised his
land. Mr.. D. K. Watson, former attorney
| general of Ohio, and now a member of the
commission for codifying the criminal laws
of the government, Is spoken of.
| The name of Senator McLaurin Of South
| Carolina has also been mentioned by some
| of his friends.
Protesting Against an Appointment.
| Senator Clay and Representative Griggs
| Of Georgia saw the President to put before
him a protest from the people Of Albany,
Ga, against the contemplated nomination
| OF Hal Brimberry as postmaster at Albany,
Ca, to succeed his father, H. F. Brimberry,
the present postmaster. This is one Of the
post of1ces in the south about which there
| has been bitter contention. The fight was
directed against permitting Postmaster
Brimberry to have another term. As a
| sort Of compromise the President and Post.
! master General came to the conclusion to
nominate the postmasters son for the posi-
| tion. The nomination has not been made
so far. The ground Of tho protest against
Hal Brimberry Is that he is not a resident
| of Albany, but that his home is in Macon
Ga.
A Place for His Secretary.
| Speaker Henderson had an audience with
the President today. probably about the
status Of pending legislation, but it is re-
ported that the Speaker desires to have his
private secretary, Julian W. Richards of
| Iowa, made an assistant secretary Of the
treasury. Rumors Of the possible retire.
ment of Gen. o. L. Spaulding have been