The National tribune., 1906-05-10
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| Judge Emory Speer has granted ar
extension of time for the removal Of
Greene and Gaynor to the Atlanta Fed
eral Prison to May on account of the
delay in the comparison of the bill oil
exceptions with the records in Savan-
nah. 1t is generally believed that the
bill will go up and that Greene and
| Gaynor will spend the long time, while
the procedure is pending, in Bib
| County Jail. Both seem resigned to tho
delay. and there is little sign OF impa-
| thence. They have made themselves
| comfortable in their temporary quar-
| tiers.
| State Senator Charles French Toms. of
| Hendersonville. y. c., representing the
SD Senatorial District in the Legislature
as a Democrat. has sent his resignation
| and announced his conversion to Re-
| publicanism, giving his change of poll
| tics as the reason for his resignation.
| Mr.. Toms was regarded as so strong a
Democrat that he was the last man eX-
! pected to become Il Republican. Mr..
| Toms is Il wealthy lawyer, and although
| IL young man. has been twice County
Chairman of Henderson County, Solici-
| tor of the Criminal Court, Vice Pres-
dent of the State Bar Association. and
| in 1898 ran 800 votes ahead of the
| ticket for the Legislature on the Demo-
cratic ticket.
President Roosevelt is making an in
vestigation of F. NJ. Winters, a Bishop
of the Mormon Church, whom he named
as Postmaster of Montpelier, Idaho. 1t
il likely that Winters would have been
confirmed before this had not the Presi-
dent indicated his desire to investigate
his participation in Mormon politics.
Senator Dubois is heading the Opposi-
ton to Bishop Winters. He has no spe-
cial objection to the nominee as a man,
but regards it as curious that no Gem
tile should hold any office in the County
in which Montpelier is located.
A disposition is plainly manifested in
the Senate Committee on Interoceanic
Canals to slash the salaries of members
of the Commission and of employees in
the higher positions of that service. 1t
is tentatively agreed that the salary Of
the Chairman was too high, and several
members of the Committee favor re-
porting Immediately a resolution fixing
the salaries of various canal officials at
considerably less than they are now
receiving. 1t is generally believed that
it the salary of the Chairman, which is
now $780, 900 a year. Is decreased, TheO-
dore +. Shonts will resign that office.
Chief Engineer John F. Stevens receives
the same salary, but it was the sense of
the Committee that his pay is none too
high. When he was before the Senate
Committee several weeks ago Mr.. Stew
ems made an excellent impression. and
as result of this there seems to be
no inclination to disturb either his COM
pensation or his duties. Another ques-
ton that will be considered by the
Committee before a report is made to
the Senate is the holding Of dual posi-
tons by canal officials. Gov. Magoon,
of the Canal Zone. is a member of the
Canal Commission, a member of its
Executive Committee, and Minister to
the Republic Of Panama, with salary
OF $4,000 as compensation for work In
these several capacities. The Commit
tee is said to be a unit against one man
holding so many positions.
The employees OF the Government
Printing Office of Washington have de-
cided to present ex-FOreman Oscar j.
Ricketts, with a fine piece of jewelry
as a testimonial of their regard for
him, and have already raised 1925 for
that purpose.
Everything. or at least nost things.
come to him who waits. Two years
ago T. T.. Ansberry, of Defiance, o., was
nominated for Congress after 1900 bal
lots had been taken. Though it Is a
normally Democratic District by
strong majority, since 1t is largely in
habited by Menonnites and other Ger
mans, Ansberry was beaten by small
majority. w. w. Campbell his Re-
publican opponent, received 1927
votes to 1888 votes for him, 592 for
the Prohibition candidate and 211 for
the Socialist. Last week Mr.. Ansberry