New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-28
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
THE Observation-Disclosures
CURRrNT GOSSIP AND SPECULATION RLsPEChiNo
JUDGE HowE's sUCCEssoR-soME OF THE


crpprNr GOSSIP AND SPECULATION RESPECTING
JUDGE HowE's sUCCEssoR-soME OF THE
NAMES MENTIONED.
10y TELEGRAPH TO THE TRrDuNE.l
WAsHIyGToN, March 27.-"No" said Representa-
tiyeeect Keifer OF Ohio this evening, IN response
to an inquiry, Il have no idea who Will 10
Amounted Postmaster-GeneIa In the nrs'
place. | don't think it would DO proper
for. me to offer any suggestions 10 'h0
President respecting Cabinet appointment,
and, in the second place. if bad seen the fres'-
dent every hour since the death OF tue postmaster
General would not have mentioned the SUBJECT VI
his successor" ,,-
The same praiseworthy self-restraint prooaoiy
governs for the time peihg e'oiy
other nolitician who either is or
has n candidate for the vacancy. Indeed
this is almost certainly the case for gentleman
| who freonently visits the White House mentioned
thus evening as singular fact" that not single
letter or telegram of application or reconmendatioh
for the Office had vet been received at the Execu-
tive Mansion. The flood will begin to rush IN
about Thursday, in all human probability, TOT can
/ djdates are as thick blackberries already. An
evening paper prints liet of gentlemen spoken
of for Postmaster General to o'clock this after
noon y AZ follows: S. J. Krkwood. of Iowa; H.
n Bingham. of Pennsylvania; H. S. Neal. OF ONO !;
b. Butterworth, of OHIO; John Paul, OF virginia -
| c. Burrows, of Michigan; X. L. Vahhorn' OF mis-
| souri,: c. l. Fiey, of Missouri; Horace +. rage Vi
[ California; John c. New, of Indiana; Johh
Mitchell, of Oregon; c. II. joyce OF Vermont;
George NJ. Robson. of New-Jersey; b. w.
| Harris. of Massachusetts, George Z. Hazieton'
of WISCONSIN; Thomas w. Ferry, of Michigan /;
Mark II. Dunnell. of Minnesota; Thomas b. keogh'
of North Carolina; j. A. ]. Crcswell, of Maryland
| 6 r Conover of Florida Flanagan, OF Texas !;
| Frank Hatton, of Iowa.
Undoubtedly some of these names are men,
toned" without any authority from their owners
| for example, that of Ex-Secretary Kirkwood; out
with that single exception, there Is not man
named in the list who would decline the
Office 1t will be observed that in addition 10
| Chauncev l. Fillev, ofMissour who is standing
candidate. Ex-RepreSeDtatlve NanhOrn' Oh tno
same State is mentioned. he IS the gent einan VINO
| as chairman If the Committee ON Prlntlhg' uhler-
took to smuggle through the House not long a!o n
law 10 provide huge advertising job Tor the news
papers controlled by Mr.. HattOn ana Stls9h
| iIutchius respectively Mr.. Robson has openly
decl red that ne could accept no place DelO" INC
| grade of Cabinet officer tt.
Another name not mentioned in the foregoing list
| is that of ex-senator Saunders, Of NeOraska'
place viii be offered 10 Mr.. Window, ana VINE
many express the opinion that he would decline the
appointment, bOdy-always. OF courSe,e1cepI-
| ing ex-RepTrsentltlv, Dunnel-ocilcVes thdV ho
| bett~r selection could be made
II is rather amusing 10 hear some OF Mt Hattoh
friends who ike him, arr fond OF sneerng al Ilvl
Service Reform, declaring with great lpafenI SUI
cerity that =" if there IS anvil in Civi Service
Reform Frank Hatton will be promoted 10 he
Postmaster-Gcnerll." good MANY persons seem
TO believe that he will receive the appointment.
The clerks and other employees OF the Post once
Department met this afternoon to express Their
respect for the late PostmaserGeneral and r'gr,t
AT his death The Second Assistant P0sthaster-
General presided and made snort ADDRESS, ~
marks were made by MeSsrs Raw StIattQn, How
ard and Drake and byfTravs Rosa coloied mes'en-
ger Appropriate resolutions were adopted
A dI,petcl from Milwaukee saws the following
gentlemen viii pail bearers at the funerAi OF
fhe late Postuaster-G General Howe;
Chief Justice Colo, Governor Rusk. ; secretary
Linco n. Secretary teller, Hon. Horace Ruoiee, OF
The Nilcaakee Sentinel, Senator Sawyer ana Frank
Uafton. The Rev. Robert Collyer, of Newly ork
ana the Rev II. NJ. Smons, OF Minneapolis, are ex-
Dected 10 act as officiating clergym n. plaster
cast OF Mr.. Howes face was taken yesterday even
ing. Expressions Of sympathy were received IRON
President Arthur aud Secretary FrelnghuYsen, n
ID. Sperry Frank Hatton, Senator Angus Cameron
Attorney General Brewster aud Others