Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-03-09
Talk About the Offices.
WHO ARE AFTER THEM AND WHAT TBEiRCHANCE

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IDENTIFY don't mean to miss anything for the
want OF asking. Yesterday they met and made
three important recommendations to President
GARFIELD. To-day they resolved to stand by
tention. Tomorrow the delegation will. no
doubt, take up the foreign ministers and con-
sulships and block Indiana's portion off.
John Russell Young will get something good
II influence is worth anything. He is warmly
backed by Gen. Grant, ex- Secretary Evarts and
others Of the first prominence. 1t is under.
stood that he can have the place of Minister to
Mexico II he wants it.
The Michigan delegation in Congress met
last night and determined to make the follow
ing recommendations: Ex Congressman Brewer
for foreign mission; W. X. Bates, special agent
OF the Treasury, In place OF o. L. Pauldlng,
elected to Congress; A. B. Turner, proprietor
Printer, In place OF Hon. John d. Defrees. They
also recommend the retention of w. W.KeightlY
as Third Auditor and E. M. Marble as Commits
s1oner OF Patents and the appointment of Gen.
William Hartsuff, postmaster at Fort Huron as
pension agent at Detroit.
Pennsylvania shows up somewhat slowly in
the hunt for offices outside Of the state. But
they are cunning very industriously for the
Congress from the great Keystone state pre-
dominate among those who put in for these
places. Randolph Deb. Keim, the well-known
newspaper correspondent is being infiuentially
backed. He Will get place some where among
the federal offices OF the state. He is looking
around to see what he will train his guns upon.
Marcellus E. Thornton. OF the Augusta, Ga,
NPers, thinks that he is just the man to repre-
sent The new sentiment In the south, and could
do much towards tearing the hide. bound de-
mocracy down there II he should be made G.
s. marshal In place of Fitzsimon5. In case he
cannot get that Office he Is willing to serve in
some other capacity.
made for particular offices is that for
the first and second assistant postmaster gen
eralsh1ps In addition to those who have
slTeaoy neen en- Gnronicled as having an eye upon
Senator Conover, Of Florida, and ex-Ponce
Commissioner Clint Wheeler. OF New York.
Mr.. VIM. A. Grier, OF Pennsylvania, who
was delegate to the Chicago convention and
time, is being pressed by Senator Cameron for
the position OF second assistant postmaster
general.
Representative Stubbs, who is famous for hav-
ing introduced In the Ohio legislature local
option bill. is hot after Collector of Internal
Revenue Williams place at Dayton, Ohio.
There are three applicants for the collector
ohfo. k ~" A''0 " d. T. '0a'S at rof''m0u'h'
Representative Mckinley, of the nth Ohio
district. has requested the President not to re.
appoint Postmaster Seagreaves at Youngstown
Ihlrteen applicants are on the ground for this
place.
W. Fl. Snead OF Frankfort, KY, wants to be
appointed collector Of internal revenue at Lex,
1ngton, Ky.
Saml T. Perrler has made application for the
United State marshalship OF South Carolina.
Ex-Collector OF Internal Revenue Holden has
made application for the U. S. marshal ship for
Kentucky.
L. S Marshal Patton, of West Virginia. Is
using influence to retain his present place. He
Is antagonized by Mr.. Charles Shattuc, OF
Parkersburg.
1t is said the President Will not be ready to
send any extended line OF appointments to the
Senate before Monday next.
MIR. A. M. Clapp, who has been spoken Of as
an applicant for the District marshalship, is
said TO be rather inclined to turn his eyes to
Colonel Irish's place as chief OF the bureau of
engraving and printing.
VIM. N. Ampt, a Cincinnati lawyer, is here to
get most any thing that is floating around
loose.
Ex-senator Conoyer Is here. He says he is
not an Office seeker.
Editor Bickham, of Dayton, says he doesn't
want anything for himself but he has man
now In that he doesn't want turned out.
Treasurer Gilnnan Will remain where he is
and all applications for his place mean simply
waste OF white paper
1t is said ex-senator Hamlia will be ap-
pointed collector OF the port OF Boston, II he
wants the place.
The ro5sip is afloat that Gen. John F. Hart
toms at Philadelphia
MI. George B. McCartee denies that he is an
applicant for his old place as Chief Of the Blu.
reau OF Engraving and Printing. He SAYS he
is here strictly on private business.
The judges OF the Court of Claims united in
requesting the appointment OF Hon. Joseph K.
McCamInon, assistant attorney general, TO the
vacancy on the bench Of that court caused by
the retirement OF Judge Hunt; but Mr. NC
Cam mon preferred to remain where he is. He
ever. NV"
There are seven applicants for the Austrian
mission, which will be vacated by Congress
man-elect Kasson, OF Iowa
Detective George Miller denies that he is an
applicant for the position OF Chief of police.
He says he wants something good deal better
than that.
Mr.. George Perkins, OF Covlngton, KY, is an
applicant for the district attorneyship of Ken
lucky.
There is an on du that ex-Senet Bruce will
be sent to Peru TO relieve Minister Christiancy.
Nearly every ex-Congressman who failed OF
reelection last fall wants something.
Col Robert M. Douglass, OF n. o., is here to
North Caroliaa.
Gen. Ezra A tarmen chief clerk of the De-
partment OF Agriculture, has considerable
backing for L. Dues place.
j. w. Thompson, A. {. Richards aud Sayles
j. Bowen are mentioned as candidates for Dis
trict Commissioners.
MIR. Harry Clapp is urged for water registrar.
The friends OF Sayles j. Bowen say that IL he
does not get an assistant postmastership he
Will accept OF District CommiSsioner5hfp or
the city postmasterShip.
Mr.. William 81. Browne, one of the public
school trustees, Is understood to be
a candidate for District Commissioner
Mr.. VIM. BlIney Is also spoken of In the same
connection, as is also District Commissioner
Bryan, who Is now In Washington. 1t is now
said that Mr.. Barber Is not candidate for this
place. MIR. Horat1o Browning is spoken OF for
Commissioner.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Randall, while In
Philadelphia this week, is to receive a compli-
mentary banquet from the Young Mems Demo-
cratic Club. On Saturday evening he Will be
one OF the guests at the dinner to be given Gen.
hancock by the Manhattan Club In New York.
-Ex-Representattve Hendee, OF Vermont,
ana wen and 1aVorabiy remembered as men,
Der or the House District committee, Is In the
city, win Bis wife, staying at IS zth street
souineast"E Cameron, OF PennSyl
Vania, celebrated his eighty-second birthday
Whitaker Will write novel and afterwards
lectuIe.--Mr James Sykes, formerly the popu-
lar proprietor OF Wizards Hotel, In this CITY
died In Baltimore yesterday.-Nearly ali OF
Bret Harte's stories have been translated into
GermaD.-Ex-SenatOr Conover, OF Florida, is
at Wilard'S.-"Hunt is as good a man as
lives In the south" ia what Mr. Pickett form