The Somerset reporter., 1904-01-14
At Washington

Republican politicians in this city had
their discrimination Friday of definite
and organized anti-ROosevelt movement
where money is being spent Many Re-
publican senator's, "a large number of
Republicans in the House, and many Of
fice-holders who have influence in their
own states found in their mail letters
postmarked at indianapolis containing
anti Roosevelt literature. In most cases
this literature was clippings of editorial
article that have appeared in the Cinci-
matt Commercial Tribune, the news
paper that declared just before the
meeting of the Republican National
committee that Roosevelt cannot carry
New York state and other st ,tes in the
east. W ord has come to Washington
that similar literature is being sent
broadcast over the country from Indian
apolis. The extent of the circulation of
this matter makes it certain that some
body has devoted large sum of money
to the movement.
Gen. Rafael Reyes, the Colombian
special envoy, has received the answer
of the Washington government to his
note, charging the United States with
open violation of the treaty of 1916
The answer which was prepared by
Secretary Hay, though cOuched in the
most diplomatic terms and expressing
the wish of this government To deal
justly with Colombia, is an emphatic re-
fusal to reopen the Panama question.
Prior to the receipt of the reply Gen.
Reyes wrote to the state Department
requesting that the correspondence be
transmitted to the Senate for its consid
Grafton. Pending an answer to this re-
quest the correspondence will not be
made public
Representative slayden democrat,
IeXas), introduced resolution in the
House Friday requesting the President
to tender the good offices towards media
ton of the United States to Russia and
Japan,
The President on Friday sent to the
Senate the following nominations of Of
ficers promoted in the army: General
officers-To be Lieutenant General,
Major General Arno X. Chaffee, vice
Young, to be retired from active service.
To be major generals-Brig. Generals
VIM. a. Kobbe, vce-Chaffee, to be ap
pointed Lieut.. General; Joseph P. Sang
er, vice Kobbe, to be retired; Alfred K.
Bates, paymaster general, vice Sanger,
to be retired; Wallace r. Randolph,
Chief of Artillery, vice Bates, to be re-
| tired and George 7. Gillespie, chief of
engineers, vice Randolph, to be retired,
also five colonies to be Brigadier gen
erals and certain other officers promoted
to fill vacancies.
Senator Frye, as presiding officer of
| the senate Is receiving great many
| anti-Smoot petitions, not only from
Maine, but all over the country He
presents all these petitions to the Senate
aud they then take the usual routine
course of being filed away. The latest
anti Smote petitions from Maine, pre-
sented by him, are from the @oman's
hristian Temperance Union of Free
port, the Young Peoples Society of
| Christian Endeavor at North Yarmouth,
the woman's hristisn Temperance
| Union at North Yarmouth and the Con-
gregatioDal church of that town. All
were referred to the committee on privi-
| leges and elections.
Announcement from New York that
Representative G. w. Gillett, now chair
man of the committee on public build
| ings and grounds, will be superseded in
the next House by a new man, will put
Representative Burleigh, after next year
almost at the head of that committee,
If, indeed, it does not make him chair
man. Mr. Gillett has been in the house
| 10 years and it is a rule in the New York
district from which he halls that each
man shall be given five terms. His re-
/ tirement firm the House will be generally
regretted for he is very efficient and
useful member and personally well liked
/ by his associates on the committee.
The only other Republican ahead of Gov.
Burleigh on the committee is Represent
alive Bartholdt of ST. Louis, who repre-
sents big German constituency If re-
elected Mr. Bartholdt will undoubtedly
be entitled to this much sought after
Craftsmanship, which was held for many
years by the late Representative seth l.
Milliken Of the Third District.
OF the 387 members of the house of
rapraoanfativpa DIT are LAWYERS. then