The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-07-01
CONGRESSMAN HOLMAN
The Smartest Old Fellow With Whom We
are Called Upon to Beal'
The Names of appoint-ss My>teriously
DangIed Before the Public without
Precedent in the Methods Pursued
by Former SdnIini>t rationS.

spcrial 10 the sentinel.
WASHINGTON, June 2s-'rhe mysterious
Way they have i'm Keeping the names of APP
pointecs long before palpitating and anx-
ious public is exciting comment. In the adj
miniStrations that have gone before. it
not that way-the present methods did not
prevail. To-day it gets into the press that
such and such a candidate has been
recommended. that such and such a can
didate will be appointed, that such and
such Il candidate has been appointed,
and this racket in measure blown over
then il j. emhlazencd that the same man has
been commissioned. Ii was not n crowd Of
men, hut simply one man, that occasioned
all this fu>>. Take the ease of !. II. Speer,
for instance, the process of making him
timber agent equalled I'm pomp and circum-
stances and advertising the coming to town
of the Georgia Minstrcls First Mr.. Specr
was recommended then Mr.. Holman was
assured that Mr.. Speer was regarded with
administrative favor and would likely. in
all probability, receive an appointment from
the Department of the Interior After the
fight of wecks-ages Ia a waiting candidate
lit was tclcgraphed that Mr.. Speer had been
appointed. This proved u mistake. but IL
served to keep the public alive To the fact
that something was incubating and likely at
any moment Ia appear palpable and per-
fected ready for record in the Blue Book.
More days develsped into weeks, and the
weeks dragged their slow lengths IL the 2iSt
of June. when the sun i hottest and fingers
longest getting mp earlier and half inclined
To make a night of it. Then popular anxiety
was ahated by the commission of J. X. Speer
These dispatches are historic and all forms
of prophe>y are carefully cschewed. though
fortclling events would allow wider scope for
fine writing Lowery and Kidd have both
written II. g. DAWSON VI. d.. of Hartford
City. that his appointment To place ON the
Board al Medical Examiners was promised
and assured. His name did not aI'pcar in
the list recently published in the sentinel.
Inquiry was made a. Ia the omission. and
this state of facts revealed. | will give il i'm
the language OF Colonel Mclean himself
"Ail the preliminary work has been done
and the friends of DIR. Dawson have made II
satisfactory showing. lie is really al,-
pointed. hut not vet commissioned After
the Doctors commission has been signed, his
appointment viii he given To the world
through these dispatches.
The history of Colonel Bannistcr's appoint
mcnt and Mr. Speers appointment will
MIR Eb Henderson. Colonel Mat>on. Mr.. Hol-
man and Judge Lowry called upon the Prcsi-
dent one day lately in his interest. The con
verSatiou ON such occasions s i'm Il voice that
may be heard by all present
Henderson, Henderson" said the Pre>-
dent, iftrying To recall n name. ''Alat>On;
isn't that the man Holman beat You out of,
getting the appointment for his district
~ e.. the same man.
We'll. he's about the Smartcst old fellow
We have To deal with. isn't he"
This was followed by a laugh i'm which all
the lndianianS present joined heartily, except
Mr.. Holman himself.
In regard To the recognition of Mr.. Hen
derSOn" said the President. Il hold To the
views. Matson. that you have advanced
Coming away. Colonel MatSOn observed 10
me: Henderson was one of the first men
in Indiana who uught u have been recog-
nized lie was Endorsed by every State Of
ficer, every prominent Democrat. and all of
the Indiana Congressional delegation except
Holman. The President and all of the ap-
pointing power saw at once the necessity of
rewarding him, and were disposed Ia do So
But what does every State officer. every
prominent Democrat. and all of the Indiana
Congressional delegation amount to when
weighed against Holman. When the proper
time came he sprung question in favor oi
the appointment Uf DR.. Hunter that Mr.
Cleveland had 10 admit. and even Henderson
would have had To admit. The President j.
correct he Is the smarteSi old fellow with
whom are called upon To deal.
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