Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-05-21
ABOUT VOTING
FOR SENATORS.
Special Correspondence.

Special Correspondence.
Washington, May l9.-The method Of
the election of senators Is still causing
considerable talk, both in the senate
and in committee, but In the nature
Of things 1t must be nothing more
than moot discussion. because moth
ing can come OF II. The house joint
resolution for election Of senators by
direct vote cannot pass nor can the
Depew amendment giving federal con-
troll 10 the election OF senators, Then
there is Senator Hoar's proposition to
provide for the election OF senators
when there is a deadlock by allowing
a plurality 70 elect after ten ballots
disclose the fact that a majority can
not be brought TO vote for any one
man. This, II is claimed, would pre-
vent such vacancies as have occurred
so frequently Of late.
President Mckinley formed high
opinion Of George Il. Cortelyou, who
was secretary to the president during
the last three years Of his service and
has continued In the same relation
with President Roosevelt. Before Pres
ldent Mckinley died there was talk Of
making Cortelyou a member Of the
favor by the then members OF the cab
met some OF them saying that they
did not relish the promotion OF a clerk
TO be a member Of their official body
II 10 true that Cortelyou began as a
clerk When | first knew him, he was
a clerk In the postofiice department
Being q first class stenographer, he
was taken as the private secretary 10
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
Maxwell under the Cleveland admins
tration. Maxwell was known as Bob
the Headsman" because ne had charge
Of removing Republican fourth class
postmasters and appointing Democrats
In their stead. one Of the stenogra-
piers OF the White House was about
to leave, and Maxwell told the presi-
dent he knew man who would Ill
the place in first class style. Cortelyou
was sent to the White House on that
assignment
He soon gained the confidence Of
President Cleveland. and when Presi-
dent Mckinley came In, although he
had selected another man for his sec
rotary, Cortelyou became the actual
secretary and attended TO nearly all
the sccretary's duties. In time the first
secretary Of Mckinley resigned, and
Cortelyou was promoted to his place.
But Il was not until the time thatPres-
ident Mckinley lay dying at Buffalo
that the splendid qualities of Cortelyou
became apparent. He then showed
that he had the right kind OF stun In
him and earned the respect OF all with
whom he came in contact and the ad-
Of members OF the cabinet.
Probably they would now be glad 20
see him advanced to cabinet posi-
ton. II Is understood that II a DEPART
ment OF commerce Is established the
president viii consider Mr.. cortelyou
for the place.
An interesting statement was made
In the house the other day when a res |
olution was passed providing for print |
ing a work by Thomas Jefferson enti- |
tied Morals Of JESUS OF Nazareth" II |
appeared that out Of all Of Jefferson's |
this one alone had never been |
put In book form, and only one copy |
Is In existence, and that In the national |
here In Washington. Some |
Of the house made some rath-
err facetious remarks regarding the pro. |
posed publication. Representative |
tIOSNenVI husBehleu uhht thel might |
print Dillworths Spelling Book. while |
Representative Payne suggested an
amendment adding the four gospels.
But Representative Lacey explained
hat while Jefferson was freethink.
er, an atheists, as he would be call
ID In this day. yet hts book was n
contribution TO literature and
i ought 10 be preserved. The house
Iook that view Of Il and passed ths
bill. Representative Grosyenors ref
renee 20 Dillworth will be apprecl-
lted only by old timers | have heard
hose who went to school so or
. years ago tell about having
Dillworth as the one sole book In
heir early educational career. II em-
oraeed everything from A y. C's 10 al
zebra and geometry. a little OF every
study being included between lts COW.
'rs, II must have been a very hard
BOOK TO study, as / have heard these
iame people refer to II very scornfully
md especially 10 the smiling connie.
lance Of Dillworth, which appeares
Engraved in the front part Of The book.