The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-19
And weIl-Known Son Of Former
Secretary of state Appointed As
sistant Treasurer at New York.
PROMPT ACTION BY SENATE
HAMILTON FIsHs NOMINATION CON-
FIRMED WITASUT DELAY.
Charges Had Been Made Against Mr..
PIimley and the President An
nuIled His Appointment.
WASHINGTON. \

WASHINGTON. March 1S.-President
Roosevelt to-day withdrew the nomination
of William Plimley for assistant treasurer
of the United States at New York and late
to-day sent to the Senate the nomination
OF Hamilton Fish TO the office and it was
confirmed promptly by the Senate.
Mr.. Plimleys nomination was confirmed
by the Senate the day after its transmits
sion to that body by the President His
commission was made out and signed by
the President, but had not been delivered,
when, at the instance of Senator Aldrich,
chairman of the finance committee, the
Senate adopted a resolution recalling the
appointment from the President for further
consideration. 1t developed that charges
had been made against Mr.. Plimley, which
the Senate desired to investigate. Protests
from important financial interests in New
York subsequently were filed with Presi-
dent Roosevelt against the appointment of
Mr.. Plimley. The protests also represented
the Treasury Department, which made an
investigation.
To-day Assistant Secretary Armstrong,
of the Treasury Department, had a con-
ference with the President, at which 1t
was decided that, In view Of the gravity OF
the charges against Mr.. Plimley. he could
not be commissioned The President then
withdrew the nomination from the Senate.
Concerning the withdrawal of the appoint
ment the following official statement was
made at the White House by Secretary
Loeb: "In view of the Investigations made
by the Treasury Department, the Presi-
dent has felt obliged to withdraw the nomi-
nation of William Plimley for assistant
treasurer of the United States at New
York and this has been DONE"
President Roosevelt then had con-
ference with Senator Plat, Mr.. Plimley
having been Endorsed by both Senators
Plat and Depew, and informed him that
I'm the circumstances he felt fully JUSTIFIED
In Withdrawing the nomination of Mr.
Plimley. In this action Senator Platt
acquiesced. The senator suggested the
name of Hamilton Fish, of New York, and
the President agreed Immediately to ap-
point him. !.
Mr.. Fish is son of former Secretary of
State Hamilton Fish. He is a prominent
lawyer of New York, at one time speaker
of the General Assembly of New York, and
a personal friend of President Roosevelt
The appointment met the cordial approval
rot only of Senator's Platt and Depew, OF
New York, but also of many other sem
ators who are personally acquainted with
him.
The President also sent 10 the senate the
following nominations: Quartermaster gen.
eral with rank of brigadier general for a
period of four years, Col. Charles II. Hum
phrey, assistant quartermaster general
Capt. b. +. Montgomery, signal corps, to
be major. Captain Montgomery is chief
of the telegraph service at the White
House.) Register of land Office, j. Ernest
Breda, at Natchitoches; also several army
and navy promotions.
The Senate confirmed the nomination of
the members Of the Court Of Private Land
Claims. who were renominated yesterday.
and also the following nominations: Assist
ant treasurer of the United States at New
York, Hamilton Fish, New York: quarter
master general with rank of brigadier gen.
eral for period of four years, Col. Charles
+. Humphrey; Capt. b. +. Montgomery,
signal corps, to be major; Hugo Muench,
to be consul of the United States at Plauen,
Germany; j. Ernest Breda, to be register of
the United States land Office at Natchito-
ches La; Louis Garcia, to be postmaster
at Springer, N. NJ; also a number of pro-
motions in the army and navy and marine
corps.
The Senate committee on finance to-day
decided to hold up, for the present, the
nomination of George Sawter, of New
York, to be assistant appraiser of mer-
chandise. AS the committee will not meet
again during the present session, this ac-
ton will insure failure of confirmation for
the present session. The refusal of the
committee to pass upon the nomination was
due to the fact that members did not con-
slider Mr.. Sawters Endorsements sufficient
to warrant confirmation.