The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-24
CAPITAL COLD TO
SP0ILS HUNTERS
AS None Can Claim Credit for
Victory, So None Can Prove
Title to Job.
BY w. w. Jermane.

BY w. w. Jermane.
Washington, Nov. 24:-The spells
ton after a national campaign, are con-
spicuous this year by their absence.
There are very few in town, and those
who have come have not had much sat
isfaction. This is due largely to the
| character of the late campaign. No
body can claim that he did it. And not
being able to make this claim, he can
president has announced, and made it
very evident that he intends to dis
pense the patronage in his own inimit
able way, and with little consultation
with the politicians, be theX in or out
of congress. .
/ Place for Cockrell.
| The president is determined to give
Senator Francis M. Cockrell of Mis-
Esouri an appointment of q substantial
character. and the only question is as
to what the old man wants. And it is
| The president said:
~ would consider it q loss to the
| government to have Mr.. Cockrell dis
connected with the government service,
and 7 shall do what can to retain his
valuable services. Senator Cockrell has
as senator for a long term Of years.
In that time he has given abundant,
evidence Of his ability and Of his con-
scientious, painstaking industry. IF
there is any way in which his valuable
services can be retained I shall make
it my business to see that he fills the
1t now appears likely that Mr.. Cock
rell will become member Of the inter
state commerce commission in place of
Commissioner Yeomans. whose term ex-
pires at the end Of the year. The presi-
dent at first thought of the civil service
commission, as he always does when he
has friend to be taken care of: then
he was disposed to make Cockrell a
member of the isthmian canal commits
sion, but the requirement of the law
that he would have to live On the 18TH
mus part of the year made this unde-
sirable for man Of the senator g age.
So the interstate commerce commission
is the present prospect.
Appointment of Leupp.
Another appointment which the pres
ident has decided upon is that of Fran
els E. Leupp as commissioner of Indian
affairs, an office soon to- be vacated
BY the resignatlon ct Gom ms aG9es
) at great personal sacrifice to him
self, as he has an honorable and lu-
, crative position as newspaper man.
Mr.. Leupp spent most Of the. past
summer investigating Indian affairs in
the northwest for the information OF
the president. He is an expert on the
subject and for years has been mem
E Der of the Indian Rights association
President Roosevelt thinks he is the
man to solve the Indian problem dur
, ing the next four years, and that il
:, why he offered him the place. ...-.
L - IL,
. biographer of ''Roosevelt the Man,
e Diplomats to Remain.
! An entirely false story has been cir
4 culated that the president believes tina
two terms is enough for consuls am
diplomats, and that all the old McKinle,
apRointses are expected to hand an IN IN thei
f in the president s mind. He says tina
It certain members of the diplomat
J., corps-those at the top-are natural,
l. expected to hand in their designations
to save the awkwardness Of calling TO
a them, and that some will be accepted
r. but the rank and file of consuls vii
a stay where they are.
Il Ambassador Mccormick has abou
a enough of the Russian court and vii
:, soon return home. Joseph II. Choat
r. will come back from London and Civ
+ way probably to Whitelaw Reid, VIII
udS long COVoGou Iuc pOS
q Charlemagne Tower will be retained a
~ ambassador at Berlin.
l. Place for Maine Guide.
~ "Bill' Sewell of Maine is to serv
;rr the government as postmaster. Bill,
i it will be remembered, served Roosevelt
- as guide on his Maine hunting trip
During the president g first term b
- had fBill'' to dinner at the Whit
80 House, and showed him other after
s. masterships were within his gift f.
! his personal dispensation. Now he fee
n, differently about it, and Bill' is N,
~ l in the distribution of plums.