Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-03-24
TENNESsEEANS After OFFICE.
How They Howl for Their Fodder
at WRshingtOn.

How They Howl for Their Fodder
at WRshingtOn.
Special Cor. Nashville American
WASHINGTON, March 20.-0ur State
has furnished her full quota Of applicants
Tor position. There has been q very
lively fight between A NJ Hughes and
II. ii. Harrison for district attorney OF
the Middle division. Hughes time has
expired and Harrison wishes the place.
The President appointed Hughes and
sentin his name for confirmation. There
upon Herrison and ex.Comptrolier Black
burn filed with the Judiciary eommitte
charges in writing against Hughes OF
%misoonduc. in office. This caused tue
committee to withhold the nomination
for the present, AID no confirmation was
made. The President will have to com.
mission some one ad interim, as the
court meets before there will be another
session of congress. Warder, of Shelby
vile, is here as an applicant for the same
position. He thinks he would have re-
ceived the appointment if he had ar
rived earlier. Since this tangle in the
Hughes skein Warder has high hopes
that he is the coming man. Hughes and
Harrison are still on the ground and will
remain until q commission is issued to
some one. Dillon, Walter Buck, DR.. W.,
p. Jones aud R. i Armistead are appli-
cants Tor the Nashville ~postofice. The
first two are here, the last is represented
by his son. Prosser is here, but | don't
know what he is after. Hasslock stays
at home and stands pat on his com
mission, which does rot expire for nearly
a year. Ii is reported that General
Cheatham is an applicant for the position,
bat the postmaster'genera says be has
received no Information Of any applioa.
ton from him. Blackburn is asking for
the m~arshalship Of Middle Tennessee;
Z E Jones wants the pension agency;
Elliott has gone home satisfied that
he will retain it. Garrett, OF Mem
phis, and David Mum, Of Browns
vile, we're the warmest contestants
for the marshslship of West Tennes.
see, hut Mike Waldrau, who was not
SHOWN TO be an applicant, got the APP
pointment to the disgust and dismay OF
the Radical delegation from the Western
district. They swore like " our army ia
Flanders" One of them said: Now
lei him (Hayes) appoint Pat Winters
postmaster, and he will make the thing
complete" Another one said: He has
got 3 Dutchman and a Democrat 10 the
Cabinet, a niger for marshal of the
District OF Columbia, he ought to appoint
Sitting Bull a maj or generalin the army,
and send Q heather Chinee minister TO
the Court of st. James" Kortrecht,
one of the leading lawyers Of Memphis,
is here after the pesto6iee at that place.
There are also several other applicants.
Key will leave the appointment entirely
to the discretion Of the President.
There is a rumor that General Vaughan.
Of that city, a Confederate brigadier
ard q Democrat stands a good
chance for the appointment. Alf.
Taylor, representative from Carter in
tbs last legislature, and John B Brown
low are here, seeking a recognition OF
the services to the party. They will each
probably receive some appointment from
the postmaster general, though John and
Ihornburg have been regarded as hostile
to Key; but the Brownlow influence is
considered a little too strong for Key to
defy. Evidence Of this is seen in the
prompt appointment of Rule at Knox.
vile aud Hunt at Cleveland. Thoruburg,
who had bitterly opposed Keys appoint
ment in the cabinet, was in high glee
when Mike Wslgran was appointed. he
jsered and tainted the Memphis Rads
With, II told you So" j. G. b.