National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-03-12
PELICAN OFFICIALS.
THE LOUISIANA OFFICE HOLDERS.
Readable Sketches Of the Men Who Hold Federal
Positions in the City of New Orleans
Good Word for Host
of Noted Men.
Special 10 Tie RennRienn-

Special TO The Republican.
New ORLEANS, March 81 have visited
the custom house and had the pleasure of meeting
the prominent officials notably Colonel A. S. Bad
ger, collector; Jack Wharton, United States mar
shall; A. H. Leonard, district attorney, and Morris
Marks, internal-revenue collector, who are gene
rally recognized as the live men of the Republican
party. find more or less commotion relative to
the policy of the incoming administration as to
changes IN official circles here After talking with
all shades of politicians make about the follow
ing horoscope as to these four places First, as to
the collector Badger, there is avowed applicant
for his place; and yet it is well known that there
are several. First in order is Judge Pardee, who.
While he has no particular strength with his party,
never having been active in politics. yet his init
macy with Mr.. Garfield and his supposed personal
strength with Garfield lead the people here to re-
gard him as perhaps Badgers most serious COM
petitor Next General Cyrus Busy, who while he
is not an ayowed candidate is and has been for
years regarded sort of latent candidate FOR any
and all of the more important Federal positions.
McMillen, too is spoken Of it is believed he not
only has strength with Garfield, but does not de-
sire TO keep the place he has, to w.t. the postmas
tership; but his intimates say he has higher aspi
rations, such an important foreign mission, and
will therefore not be in the race And last but not
by any means least, the nervy and dashy Governor
WaTmOth, SO well known all over the country.
GOVERNOR wARNoTH
is of the largest sugar planters in the State,
and has learned by experience that his absence
from his plantation would occasion him q far
greater loss than any Office in the gift of the Presi
dent could compensate him for; and he is really
in earnest when he tells his friends that he does
not desire any position-certes, he will not
ask fer it. There is growing feeling throughout
all classes here that the Republican party in view
of the wretched Democratic administration of the
State and city, and their corruption should be and
could be recognized and vitalzed and put i'll
condition TO secure Republican success at the
next election, and with one accord all parties
point TO Governor Warmoth as the man par excel
ence to accomplish that end and it is this feeling
and this belief on the part of the mass of the Re-
publicans atpushes Warmoth, i'll spite of his dis
inclinatons, into the rank of aspirants or rather
candidates The fact, however that there is not to
be another election here for three years. and the
fact that
BADGERS COMMISSION
does not expire for two years. and the further fact
that he and Badger are personal friends, practi-
cay puts that astutc politician out of the list of
competitors for the colectorshp at least until the
expiration of Badgers term, for he well knows
that it is in the last and not the first heat of the
race that the telling work is TO be done. As to
Badger, the general belief is, and it seems to be
well founded, that he will not be disturbed, at
least until his term of Office expires. This belief
is based upon the following facts: First-That he
is an excellent official and is satisfactory to all
parties; next, he is known TO have the earnest
support Of Senator Kellogg, and We all know how
potent Senator's support is; next, his war record
is excellent, and even the Boys in Blue i'll this
Ill,
him from that standpoint: next, his Republican
ism cannot be questioned; next he was shot all to
pieces and crippled for life by the White League"
when he was defending the kellogg govern
ment on the memorable 18th of September;
and last, which is perhaps more potent reason
than all the rest, there is not any single good
reason why he should be put out. l shall now
take up
JACK WHARTON.
While the Office of marshal is perhaps more COW
eted than any of the Federal offices here, yet such
is WhartOn's strength that up TO date no one but
Colonel William Roy has had the temerity to come
to the front as an open competitor for his place.
Colonel Roy will go to Washington backed by the
local organization of the Boys in Blue and such
other scattering support as his friends and ad
mirers may give him. 1t is pretty well understood,
however, by the knowing ones that the strongest
part of his support will be Withdrawn at the last
moment and thrown in favor of some :" dark
horse, and he will find too late that as the darkeS
say, politics is monstrouS onsartin, particularly
in Louisiana. Wharton will go TO Washington
with such a backing from al the various elements
that go to make up this heterogeneous community
as would make it excessively embarrassing for the
President TO remove him, even if he desired TODD
so and they do say that Garfield has very
soft spot in his heart for Jack" as
they call him, and would not remove
him anyhow. Wharton is thorough type of that
class of confederate soldiers who have had the
ability to recognize that the war was over and to
accept the situation and to know that through
the Republican party alone can the South be re-
habilitated, and he has had the nerve boldly to
come to the front and declare himself Repub-
lican. Wharton canvasSed the State of Louisiana
from one end to the other fdtr years ago with
Governor Packard and by his eloquence and
daring rendered such services as induced the
leaders Ofthe party, almost without an exception,
to ask his appointment to the position of marshal.
Colonel Wharton will go to Washington earnestly
supported by nine-tenthS of the delegates to the
National Convention at Chicago, which nominated
General Garfield; by six out of the eight Repub
lcan electors. and by five out of six of the Repub
lican candidates for Congress- and especially by Dr.
Darrall, the only Republican Congressman elected,
whose district Wharton canvassed with such
HE WILL BE BACKED BY
Pinchback, jim Lewis, DumOnt, and by almost
all the other colored leaders, and with the excep-
ton probably of Governor Yarmouth, he viii have
stronger support from the cOlored people than
any man in the State Add to all this the fact that
Senator Kellogg intends throwing all his influence
in Wharton's behalf, and as Wharton has become
the sole proprietor and editor of the New Orleans
Ledger it looks from this point alone that he would
be immovable. From the business side of the
question he is Endorsed by the entire bar, by the
members of the Cotton Exchange with scarcely
an exception, by every bank president in the city,
by the entire steamboat interest, by the under
writers, by the tow boat companies by all the dry
docks, and by the presidents of every railroad
leading into the city Add TO this that he has dis
charged his duties faithfully and agreeably, and
his popularity among all classes OF men, and one
is led to believe that he will stay in the marshars
Office as long as the Republican party remains in
power.
AS TO LEONARD,
the district attorney, the ability which he has dis
played since holding the Office, fidelity to the
party and his close relations with Governor KEEL
logg and the other leaders of the party have left
him without competitor, and he will certainly
remain where he is, unless Judge Billings should
be confirmed, in which event it is thought he viii
be made Billings successor.
MARKS
will have more competitors than either of the
ic ha1ia hat bo no Il