The National tribune., 1906-05-10
PEOPLE.

Judge Emory Speer has granted an
extension of time for the removal OF
Greene and Gaynor to the Atlanta Fed
eral Prison to May 5 on account of the
delay in the comparison of the bill of
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 Bibb
County Jail. Both seem resigned to the
delay and there is little sign Of impa-
tience. They have made themselves
comfortable in their temporary quar-
ters.
State Senator Charles French Toms. of
Hendersonville, n. 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
Democrat that he was the last man eX-
pected to become a Republican. Mr..
Toms is wealthy lawyer, and although
young man. has been twice County
Chairman of Henderson County. Solici-
tor of the Criminal Court, Vice Presi-
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 +. NJ. Winters, Bishop
of the Mormon Church, whom he named
as Postmaster of Montpelier, Idaho. 1t
is 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 man,
but regards it as curious that no Cen
tile should hold any Office in the County
in which Montpelier is located
disposition is plainly manifested in
the Senate Committee on 1nterOceanic|
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 n resolution fixing
the salaries of various canal officials at
considerably less than they are now
receiving. 1t is generally believed that
if the salary of the Chairman. which is
now $50, geo a year, is decreased, Theo-
dore 2. Shonts will resign that office.
Chief Engineer John +. 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.. Stev-I
ems made an excellent impression, and
as a result of this there seems to be
no inclination to disturb either his COM
pensation or his duties. Another ques-
tion that will be considered by the
Committee before report is made to-
the Senate is the holding of dual posi-
tiOns 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 a salary
OF S17, 900 as compensation for work in
these several capacities. The Commit
tee is said to be 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 testimonial of their regard for
him, and have already raised $S25 for
that purpose.
Everything, or at least most things.
come to him who waits. Two years
ago T. T. Ansberry, of Defiance, o., was
for Congress after 800 bal
lots had been taken. Though it is a
normally Democratic District Oy a
strong majority, since il is largely in
habited by Menonnites and other Ger
mans, Ansberry was beaten by a small
majority. w. w. Campbell, his Re-
publican opponent, received 19,727
votes to 1888 votes for him, 592 for
the Prohibition candidate and 211 for
the Socialist. Last week Mr.. Ansberry