The Lamar register., 1904-05-25

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Louis should be made. announces that
he will not receive any applications
after June 8th.
| Edwin NJ. Miner. teacher in the
Southern Ute (Colo.) school, has been
| appointed superintendent of Neah Bay
| Indian training school in Washington.
He will relieve Claude c. Covey. trans
ferred to Lemhi agency. Idaho. who
takes the place OF E. NJ. Yearian, re-
signed.
Lieutenant Colonel William B.
Wheeler. Second infantry; Major
Harry o. Pearley, surgeon; Captain
Charles s. Lincoln; Captain Alexander
E. Williams, Second infantry; First
Lieutenant William N. Bispham. as
sistant surgeon; First Lieutenant Paul
NJ. McCook, Second Infantry, recorder;
have been constituted a board to meet
at Fort Logan. Colorado. for the ex-
animation of such officers as may be
ordered before it for promotion.
The Washington police are investi-
| eating an incident which occurred in
| the plaza OF the capitol in which an
attempt was made. before moving
picture machine. to impersonate Presi-
| dent Roosevelt giving assistance to
pretended negro in distress. moving
picture machine had been placed where
| made up as a negro approached and
| when directly in front of the statue
of George Washington. he fell to the
pavement.
AS a result of a protest OF the Wash
ington Union of Musicians against the
acceptance by members of the United
States Marine Band of positions in the
orchestra OF a local theater. President
Roosevelt has ordered that no mem
ber OF the band shall take the place
of any civilian dismissed on account
of labor dispute. The union has pre-
sented the issue in the case to the
President. claiming that the dismiss
ais were made because the men re
fused to accept less than union prices.
The Investigations of the charges
made some time ago against Edward
A Moseley. secretary of the Interstate
Commerce Commission. has been COM
pleted. The result of the investiga-
tion shows that some of the charges
were unfounded in fact; that others
were satisfactorily disposed of by the
answers of Mr.. Moseley or by the as
sumption OF responsibility by the In
tcrstate Commerce Commission; and
that still others grew out OF some OBJ
jectionable methods in certain features
of administrative details. After giving
ident, having dismissed the charges
against Secretary Moseley. has directed
that steps be taken at once to bring
about such changes in methods OF ad-
ministration as the investigation has
shown to be desirable.
At the conclusion of the Cabinet
meeting May 18th. Secretary Cortelyou
and Postmaster General Payne contin-
ued for a considerable time in consult
alton with the President. The confer
ence relates to political matters. NO
concealment is now made of the prac-
tical selection of Secretary Cortelyou
to be chairman of the Repub-
Iican national committee. No Of
fetal announcement OF the selection
has been made and 1t is quite likely
that none will be made until the ma
tional committee shall have taken for
NAL action by electing Mr.. Cortelyou
as chairman. The matter is recog-
nized, however. as being quite as well
settled now as 1t can be In advance OF
the committees action. At the con-
clusion of the conference neither Mr..
Cortelyou nor Mr.. Payne cared to dis
cuss its details for publication.
These are interesting days at the
White House. Although Congress has
adjourned. many senators. representa-
tives and politicians of prominence lin
ger in Washington. The campaign is
practically on. although the formal
opening is not supposed to take place
until after the two national conven-
tions are over and the issues of the
two parties have been defined. In the
minds of the Republican leaders there
seems to be no controversy over the
question of an issue. The tariff is to
be the principal plank in the Repub-
lican platform. There is pronounced
difference of opinion, however, among
the Republican leaders as to who Is
qualified to step into the shoes OF the
lamented Mark Hanna at the head of
the Republican national committee.
yet been chosen.
President Roosevelt had talk with
Elmer c. Dover, secretary OF the Re-
publican national committee about the
preliminary arrangement for the Chica-
go convention and other matters relat-
ing to the convention and the cam
paign. Mr.. Dover will go to Chicago
and on June list will open the head
quarters of the committee at the Audi
torium hotel. Preliminary arrange
ments are being made for the campaign
by Secretary Dover. He is in cores
pondence with party leaders through
out the country and by the time the
convention assemblies he will be in pos
session of organization details which
he will turn over to the new commit
tee. -Four seconding speeches probably
will be delivered With the exception
of Harry Stillwell, Edwards of Macon.
Georgia, the well known author and
writer the orators have not been
chosen.