The farmer and mechanic., 1906-06-05
Don't Expect Big Wigs
at the Convention.
CARTER OUT FOR ONE
The Letter OF Dr. Weaver Concerning
Mrs Minor Morris is Published and
Sets Washington Talking IS 10
Question OF Professional Ethics
involved
involved
~, TtFoN u IL Nj

| discovery tut senator Uartsr. - Nuu.
tana af, oi the three hig national Is..
puhaean> inyIt~I H. attend th, stat,
Convention aIlI not be present I1r.s
make ap s.nt.t ef their hChef that tht
| names of Taft Cou.Neu ami Ctttes
were selz,i upou bs thu organization
forces To- spread terror among ,he in
surgeon aua that senator carter
VIII not BE- tAe only oil. who falls io
turn Gp It'll Greensboro JulN IU.
Republican from tho state Who IS
" ith Blackburn ln hls fght Was here
TO-DAY and declared THAT h. hauei TIA.
TWO Cabinet officials would attend the
convention. Secretary 1tft Post
MASTER General CortclNou and admin
iStratiou officials generally" 81. s-t4t
entertain the opinion that EutIer
Rollins. ana i few others run the Rt-
publican party la North Carolina.
They Viii bc disillusien,a when they
land ia Greensboro. and IL viii bc i
healthy thing for these national lead
crs t. witness the undonE of the DR.
eanization crowd. The OUTS are euiHE
10 run that convention. and 10 rather
like the idea OF two Cabinet officials
Witnessing the performance
The Letter of DR.. Weaver.
Is a physiciln justified Iii DISCLOSING
professional information OF the sacred
f'lI'l IilN I'pirttt dtiPilSIllD Win i'.t
tients is a question that has been much
discussed in the senate and ont siro.
Or. II. BauSOm Weaver. OF AshcNilt..
n. G. wrote his now famous letter de-
Claring thar he lad treated Mrs Min8-
Morris for insanity. Mrs. Morris il ,,fi
be recalled is the lady who was bru-
tally dragged from the Whit. Hou~,.
by negro attendants and others ut
the direction of Il. +. Barnes. assl--
tant Secretary to the President Whrs,.
nomination to be postmaster of Wash
ington is now pending before the Son
ate.
DR.. Weaver has been bitterly de-
nounced for disclosing informtiou
that he had obtained in mis- profession
al capacity from a woman, which Il
was known was to be used to her detri-
ment When the fact was published
that Thomas ;. Rollins. the RepubH-
can State chairman had secured tn +
letter at the request of the White
House. denial was made that Or. W W@3-
Yer had ever been guilty Of such al
act Today the letter in question was
made public in Washington ana Great
ed a great deal Of talk here. Dr Wca-
Yer wrote the letter 10 Mai sylvester
as first reported and what is NOR"
attempted to justify his action. Tn
correspondence between Loeb. tho
Presidents secretary. nr Weaver. aud
u =
reading for it brings home 10 ever.
man the relationship Of patient ana
physician. 1t follows:
"Asheville. n c.. January % 1906.
Hon William Loeb, WASHINGTON. J.. @
My Dear Sir: | have this DAY mail
ed to Mai sylvester statement from
II. +. Weaver in regard 10 Mrs. Minor
Morris which | trust Will be of some
service and information. DIR. Weaver
r ~ Of no ~
Medical Association and is one of the
leading physicians in this state. If
| can be Of any further service -
you in regard to this or any other
matter. don't hesitate to call on m".
With kindest regards and best wishes.
am, very truly,
THOMAS s. ROLLINS. ="
"P. ST enclose copy Of Or
Weaver's letter for your Information.
but he prefers that his statement b."
not made public unless necessary.
"AsheviIle, \. C.. Jan. 90. 1906.
Mai Richard Sylvester. Washington
d G.
Dear Sir: Mr.. Rollins has just
showed me your letter Of the 18th in
Stant. and while there is usually re-
lationship between physician and pa
tient that is sacred and inYioldfc, YET
there are times when even secrecy
should be invaded for the good of
the public The White House cpisod
of the Mrs. Morris affair is al in
stance illustrative Of this fact. Not
only is our chief executive brought uN-
duly under unfaToFa BILE criticism
from which owing to his high posi-
ton, he is unable to vindicafe him
self. but the whole nation is attempt
ed to be- brought into disrepute h>
designing persons who wish to exploit
themselves before the world / deem
it. therefore. eminently proper und"f
the circumstances to state frankly @a
a physician my knowledge Of MIR
Minor Morris from medical stand
point.
About two years ago. white Mrs
Morris was in Florida through cor
respondence. she came to Ashevi"a
and became my patient or, rather. i
became her medical adviser. her hUs-
band being a physician. She rcmait@i
in the city about six weeks, ana from
all l saw and heard Of her actions
| was forced TO the conclusion that
she vas unbalanced mentally. or. II
amiliar parlance. a crank, or, rs
we say. suffering from mild form ~
INSANITY monomania / do not d@e.l
il necessary at this time 10 20 into the
details of the symptoms "Rich
would be Confirmatory Of diag- osis.
Il have the honor 10 be sinceTel.
yours.
H. BAUCOM WEAVER ". D.
Preceding this letter Is one from
Mai sylvester the chief Of police ~
Washington to Private Secretary Loen.
marked "confide ntial and personal,
in which he says he has written kpi-
Inns ".as directed by you" referring to
Loeb.
This corr espondence was given the
Senate for confidential Use in connec-
ton with the Barnes nomination. but
has finally found its way 10 the pub
lie The IA Il must not b oYeftook@i
also that Mrs. Morris denies ever nav
ing visited ASheville and her state
ment as to her ignorance Of DIR. Wea-
yer is corroborated by ner husband