The National tribune., 1909-01-28

a General Staff, but he must have some
legislation from Congress to accom-
plish this. OF course, in its present
contrary mood Congress has no idea IL
the world of giving him that desired
legislation at this session. and probably
will not enact it at all. But the Presi
dent has secured a Commission, com
posed of several popular men, in whom
the general public has confidence wher
it comes to Navy matters-such men a!
ex-Secretary of the Navy Paul Morton
Mr.. Justice Moody, also an eN-Secre
tary of the Navy; Rear-Admiral Rob
ley d. Evans. Rear-Admiral A. I. Ma
han and others like them. He reasons
that the people will suspect that Con
gress is not doing what it ought to d.
when the recommendations of such
Board as that are not needed.
And this phase of the warfare be
tween President and Congress is re
flected in the renewal of hostilities be
tween the two factions of Navy officers
They arg at it again hammer ant
tongs jGst when it was hoped peac
had been restored and there would b.
a reign of quiet for awhile. The Presi
dent, however, is determined to pres
his Navy reforms just as far as he can
and is not to be dissuaded by the con
sequent Decentralization in the service
Senatorial Elections.
Just when the returns are rolling il
from the Electoral College and th'
formalities for the selection of Presi
dent and Vice President are COMING
to a head the election of United State!
Senators is becoming conspicuous il
connection with the class whose term
begin March 4 next. Every few day
now a Senator or Senator-elect i
coming to town to receive the congrat
ulations of colleagues or prospective
colleagues This is the week whei
many of the State Legislatures ballo
States have already held their part,
caucuses.
A few have already elected, sucl
just sent Senator Jacob Il Gallinger her,
for a fourth term. That never hap
pened to a New Hampshire Senator be
fore. In fact, no other New Hamp
Shire Senator ever had more than tw,
terms. Senator Gailinger is looked
upon as the Mayor of Washington, be
cause Chairman of the Senate Commit
tee that handles District Of Columbia
legislation. Senator-elect Burton, o
Ohio, has already received the glat
hand for Ohio elected early this year
Indiana is electing a Democratic Sen
ator this week in Benjamin F. Shive
ley, who used to be a member of th
House, and who will now become th'
first Democratic Senator from indiana
in nearly II years. A fight has started
up anew in Illinois, and Senator Hop
kns has hurried away to look after hi
fences. 1t is no uncommon thing, II
connection with these Senatorial elec
tions. for a Senator to jump the cit,
Of Washington in a night to get on
home to see how things are gazing. Sen
ator W. Z. Hepburn, Of Idaho, left tina
way few nights ago. to take the jour
ney of nearly a week to Boise, alth,
the State Convention of his party hat
nominated him and there seemed NJ
question about his reelection. He stayet
at Boise only II hours, and then started
on the return trip.
Old Story Revamped.
A notable incident of the last few
days in connection with the scoldin,
President Roosevelt is getting from
Congress, is the alacrity with whicl
the members all at once have seizet
upon the fact that the Presidents bar
ber is costing the country S1,e0o {
year. The story has been told agail
and again in the years gone by. and j
not at all new, that Duiany, very af
fable little chap, who is much arount
the White House Offices during tn
day, has been carried on the rolls o
the Auditor for the Navy Department
Everybody refused to get excited abou
1t, however, till recently, when som
one brought the story out anew. Thel
every man in Congress was talking
about 1t, and the fact Of Dulany's en-
ployrnent in such fashion. OF course
Dulany does no work for the Audito
fo- 6nac
even report there for duty, and, it !
said, has his salary sent up to hin
twice every month. His employment
may not be exactly in the line of Civi
Service, which the President advocates
but Dulany's case has by no mean
been a solitary one, as Congress ha
known for a long. long time, so wha
is the use of stepping sideways just a
this juncture. If Congress really
hunting trouble why not hunt bi
things.
Incidentally DuIany has an interest
ing history. He is dark-skinned, bu
might pass for a white man. He him
self does not know for certain whethe
he is negro or Caucasian. He wa
left a founding on a doorstep in tn
neighboring city Of Alexandria, Va, an
was taken In and reared by a colore
family. He never knew who was hi
idtler or VINO Was Di5 IIOttitf, put IA
grew up with the negros, and has spen
his life among them as one of the race
Everybody around the White Hous
likes Dulany, who happens to be yer
expert with the razor. He keeps tn
Presidents shaving tools in a litti
leather po-tmanteau, which he drag
out from under the sofa every after
noon about ] p. m. which IS the fou
that the President wants a shave. Ther
ia 2 chair il the little reception room
where visitors wait for the Fresidcn
The chair is easily adapted for Shawn;
The President energea from his oilic
when he has closed his foTenoon's il
bors. but often there are few yet
see him. and with them he converse
while Dulany gllayes him. The Pres
dent talks yolubly. He is always rast
less, but Dulany shavcs away withoI
apparent concern, and has never bee
! known to nick the Presidential ski!
He has been known 70 be so accomnt
dating that he would comb and "
comb the Presidents hair two or thre
times IL some one was talking who ha
not quite completed all that he had
| say OF course, in such cases the vi:
itors were men whom Duiany kne
and whom ne was fairly certain u
| President would not object to ta!kiI
with a little longer.
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