The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1904-06-18
The President Will Allow Neither
Liquors Nor Refreshments To Be
Sold in the National Convention
HaN---Has A Busy Week
Ex Senator Wolcotf Will Present
Senator Fairbanks Name To The
Convention For Vice President---
All Matters Now Arranged


The present week has been II very busy
one at the White House, and in the In
| rcutivc departments. People who talk
with the President come away impress
ed with the detailed information he pos
SesScS in regard to the political situation
| in the several States. especially New
| York. Indiana and Illinois. The landing
| of nitcl States marines ut Tanger. uS
| tcnSib!y To protect II foreign legation,
gives satisfaction. Secretary Hay finds
| ample precedent for 50 doing. He may
| further find Il precedent for landing mar
| ines to protect American citizens. 1t will
| he Il lame conclusion of the whole mat
ter if Mr.. perdiCariS is allowed to die in
captivity. All matters pertaining to the
Chicago convention are now arranged.
The President will allow neither liquors
nor refreshments tG be sold in the con-
vendion hall. The gentlemen who are to
make nominating speeches have been
chosen. 1t has been decided To- present
Senator Fairbanks name to the conven-
ton for Nicc-Prcsident En- Senator
WOlcott. of Cololuda. is the man who
will set the ball rolling for Fairbanks.
Mr.. Iaoda, Commissioner to 81. Louis
Fair, has called to sec the President.
Being asked why physically the Japan
esq are 50 small. Mr.. ISoda said it wus
the result of over-Study. 1t is little re-
markabie that there are so few stuntcd
men in the United States The PrecS-
dent has appointed Mr.. ID. J. Murphy.
once Commissioner of Pensions under
Cleveland. to be Secretary to the pana-
ma Canal Commission. Mr.. Murphy is
II Knight of Columbus, and was the cdi-
tor of Catholic weekly. Today the
President received for the city II statue
of DIR. BENZ. Rush, of Revolutionary
| fame, which was unveiled in frot of the
old Naval Observatory building The
| usual program of music and speeches,
was carried out. DR.. Rush was a man
who went about doing good, and who
held the position of physician in chief to
| the American army. For many yealS he
WAS Il professor in the University of
Pennsylvania.
The once famous case of Rebecca Tay-
lor. who was dismissed from the War
Department because she wrote IL news
paper article rejecting upon the policy
and character of the President, has at
last been settled She claimed that she
wa$ unjustly removed, and asked for Il
writ Of mandamuS compelling her REIN
statement. The Court Of Appeals Of this
District has now decided that regardless
Of the merits of the case the courts have
no jurisdiction. The right of appoint
ment carries with it the right of remov-
al. There is 10 contract. Amy clerk may
be dismissed Mt any time for amy cause.
Civil Service simply keeps out the crowd,
it Doesn't protect n clerk when once an
appointment has been made.
Secretary Shaw has thought fit to re-
| mind the rather theatrical Worlds Fair
President that if the first instalment of
S5000OO due the United States Treas
ury. il not promptly paid on the 10th
inst. hr will be forced to take charge of
the gate receipts. Mr. Francis replies
that every penny will be paid ON the
date when it falls due. He thinks the
East does not appreciate the magnitude
of the st. Louis Exposition.
Many members of the American Metli-
cal Association, recently in session at At
lantic City. are in town to attend the I'M
yelling of the statue of DR.. BENZ. Rush.
They are discussing an unexpected and
startling paper read by DR.. IAnders. Of
Philadelphia, on the Danger in Strenu-
OILS Life This does not refer to poll
tics. but to certain incurable diseases,
such MS stiifening and deterioration of the
arteries asthe result of over-work. 1t
was stated that Large number Of attn
letes are victims Of these ailments as q