Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1903-05-21
Our Washington Letter.
WASHINGTON. D. C. May Is, 1903.


Our Washington Letter.
WASHINGTON. d. C. May Is, 1903.
That the Ohio republican conven-
ton will be the scene OF a bitter
contes: between the Hanna and the
Foraker factions in Ohio politics is
confirmed by State Senator Samuel
Patterson who is in Washington and
who says that the republicans OF his
state are so much In earnest in their
opposition TO any resolution endors-
ing Mr.. Roosevelt for another term
that the Presidents friends would
do well TO think twice before in
PRODUCING such q resolution in the
convention. Senator Patterson, il
should be- said, was the Hanna lead
er i'm the last Ohio legislature and
regarded as competent 10 voice the
sentiments OF the Hanna faction.
Senator Foraker, on the other hand,
has said unequivocally that such
resolution would be introduced and
pressed for adoption. It isacknow-
lodged by Mr.. ROoseyelt's friends
that il would be a severe blow to
his prospects il a resolution of en-
dorsement were rejected by the
Ohio convention but so bitter is the
feud between Messrs. Foraker and
Hanna that il is hardly likely that
the former can be dissuaded from
forcing his enemy 10 show his hand.
Should the resolution be adopted
over the protest Of the Hannaites.
moreover it would not only streng-
then Mr.. Roosevelt's position but
would materially weaken that Of
Senator Hanna.
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Representative Sulzer of New
York has been in Washington for
several days and talked freely on
the subject of presidential posi-
bilities. Mr.. Sulzer is a Bryan
admirer but says that il Cleveland
and Roosevelt were nominated the
former would sweep the country;
Mr.. Sulzer would not say, however,
that he favored Mr.. Cleveland s
nomination, nor did he believe Mr..
Roosevelt would be the republican
nominee. There can be no doubt
but that the financial interests of
the country still control its affairs, 4"
said Mr.. Sulzer," and it cannot be
denied that the financial interest
distrust Mr.. Roosevelt. IL the re-
publicans should nominate Roosevelt
| believe the financial interests
would attempt to secure the nomina-
ton of Cleveland and then back him
to any amount necessary. This, in
my Judgment, would serve as a
rebuke to the republican party and
would have the desired effect in
1908, when the organization would
nominate some such man as NJ. A.
Hanna, Jno. c. Spooner or Chas.
W. Fairbanks"
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The Investigations of the Post
Office Department continue to un-
earth numerous instances of viola
ted law and loose administrative
methods, although the Postmaster
General is doing everything in his
power to belittle the discoveries
made and keep them from the public,
priding himself on the extent to
which he has been able to keep the
facts from the press and the people.
Ii is known, for instance, that cir
culars were sent TO all carriers on
rural routes requesting them TO
forward to the freedelivery division
the names and addresses of persons
residing on their routes and it is
believed that the lists of such
names were sold to "get-rich quick"
concerns, mail order houses and
others for n generous sum. The
Department itself had no use for the
names. A recent discovery is to
the effect that q large number of
physicians have been carried
on the rolls as clerks in the vari-
Gus postoffices, the nominal duties
of these doctors being to ascertain
il men who claimed disability to
work on account of sickness were
actually illor were shamming. There
is no appropriation in the law for
doctors for the postoffice department
and the practice will be discontinu-
ed. In one instance, in st. Paul,
Mimi, the postofiice doctor was re-
quired to treat all employees free
of charge. The most sensational
statement yet published is that of
Mr.. Tulloch, formerly cashier in the