The National tribune., 1907-10-03

clerks and other employees of the Quar-
termaSterS Department in this city and
The fact remains. however, accord
vicinity.
ing to President Magill, that the men
were regularly armed. uniformed. drilled
and equipped as soldiers, and when
Gen. Early of the Confederate army
made his advance on Washington, ii is
said it was well these Quartermasters
volunteers were ready to man the forts
and rifle pits in the suburbs, else the
Confederates might have marched
right into the city before the arrival of
the Sixth and Nineteenth Corps.
The association will ask Congress to
correct the records of the War Depart
ment in such manner as 10 recognize
the soldier services of these men in or
der that they may be allowed the full
benefits as such.
I'VE held Gen. Early in check II
hours before the Sixth Corps arrived.
President Magill said. land in the in
terest of exact justice it should be
stated that the Nineteenth Corps. which
had just reached Washington from the
Red River region, did as much to checi;
Early as did the Sixth Corps, although
the Nineteenth Corps has received but
scant recognition for its work.
There are said to have been LOO
volunteers of the Quartermaster's De-
partment at Fort Stevens and five reg
iments in the Valley of Virginia, when
they We're after Mosby and his men.
They were commanded by Gen. Meigs
U. S. a.
1t is officially announced that the
President will approve the Oklahoma
Constitution, which will be death
81 !, ID Il
be State. 1t is said that they did ne
do their best work when the Constitu-
ton was to be voted for, because they
did not believe the President would
approve the Constitution, and so il
would be unnecessary for them to put
forth their best efforts. This action OF
the President guarantees the admission
of Oklahoma as a State and means a
46th star on the Flag next Fourth of
July.
The issuance of the proclapation
will be the final step, after which the
newly elected State officers will take
the oath and assume their duties and
the newly elected members of Congress
will be able to qualify in ample time
to take their seats when the Sixtieth
Congress assemblies. the first act OF the
Legislature of the new State will be the
election Of two Senators. and both
these Senators will be Democrats
The President had long confer
ence over this Constitution with Attor-
ney-General Bonaparte. The Constitu-
ton Is not entirely satisfactory to the
President, for he believes, among other
control of the Constitutional Conven-
ton, have effected a gerrymander OF
the State.
In the opinion of the President. how
ever, the chief question for him to con-
slider was whether the Constitution
conformed substantially to the terms
of the enabling act passed by Congress.
Both the President and Attorney Cen
eral Bonaparte were of the opinion that
the Constitution did this, notwithstand-
rig some of its provisions were very
repugnant to them.
Taking the ground that the enabling
act did not permit him, even if he were
so minded. to take his personal views
into consideration, the President per-
mitted it to become known thai his
approval would be given, and the peo-
pie of the two Territories granted that
for which they have been striving so
many years. In talking about the
Oklahoma Constitution with some of
his visitors Mr.. Roosevelt was asked
what was his personal opinion of the
instrument. He replied, laughingly.
but with emphasis, that they We're mot
fit for publication" But inasmuch as
the people of the Territories, by an
overwhelming vote, had adopted the
Constitution, he believed they should
have what they liked.
The fight for patronage will be some
thing fierce. but it is safe to say that
the Rough Riders who have not already
been appointed to office down there will
at once be recognized, and the other
fellows will get what is left At least,
the Territory was well supplied with
Rough Rider officers.
Few new States entering the Union
have occupied as important a place at
the very outset as does Oklahoma" de-
ciares Frank S. Monnett, former Attor-
ney General of Ohio, who is soiourning
in Washington. Mr. Monnett has Just
returned from Oklahoma, where he
stumped the Territory in the interest
of the State Constitution.
oklahoma will be in square miles. ."
he said, 'as large as the combined
States of Ohio and Indiana, and in pop
ulation and importance will rank
twenty-sixth among the States In the
election the Republicans, while sup
posedly supporters of Frantz and
fooseVelt, 0Iu everything In their power
against the policies advocated by the
President. The Constitution which
they fought most seriously Incorporated
the main provisions of the Hepburn
law so far as it applies to interstate
commerce, or State commerce strictly"
Almost half the Navy officers who
are Rear-Admirals are New Englanders.
At the head of the list, of course, comes
Admiral Dewey, a Vermonter. Then
come % Rear-Admirals. Until a few
days ago nine of these were New Eng
land men, every State in that corner of
the Union being represented. Admiral
Charles III. Davis, who commanded the
second squadron of the Atlantic fleet.
a brother-in-law of Senator Lodge and
a Massachusetts man, has just retired
Three other Massachusetts Rear-Ad-
mirals on the active list are Henry w.
Lyon, commanding the Navy Yard at
Mare Island: Samuel w. Very, COM
manding the Navy Yard at Honolulu.
and Seth Nj. Ackley, who went on the
waiting list on Oct 1 of last year.
Names Rear-Admiral in this list of %
is Albert S. Snow, commandant of the
Boston Navy Yard. New Hampshire's $
representative is Asa Walker, Superin-
tendent of the Naval Observatory in
Boston, and also President of the Naval
Retiring Board. Rhode Islands repre-
sentative on the list is W. T. Swim
burne, commanding the second SQUAD