Omaha daily bee., 1885-07-17
A POSTED SPOKESMAN.
The Scramble For the Internal Reve-
nue. Collectnrship.
Fremont Tribune.

Fremont Tribune.
Senator ShervIn, who has returne,
home from Washington, whittier he wen
In company with the editor of the Ere
mont Herald to look after getting tha
sugar plum at Omaha known as the reve
nue. collectorshlp, was made a subject o.
an interview by the Tribune man. The
senator was found in his harness store
and peered out through the fly nets al
the scribe entered.
is the weather at Washington as cold
as 1t is reported to be2" was the first in.
terrogatory launched by the scribe.
John unbuttoned his waistband to
give better vent to his feeling and re.
piled: "Well, hardly"
"Then that report In the Omaha
Herald about yourself and Smails getting
the cold shoulder, was not In accordance
with the facts?'
"Of course 1t wasn't. The fact is we
didn't call on the president until the
next day after the article appeared In
print. l want to tell you this, all those
special kilograms, to the Omaha Herald
are sent out in the interest of the Miller
Boyd crowd and If they do not come that
way they are doctored up to suit the
sweet will of the Omaha gang"
"Glad to know that you didn't have to
stand on the front stoop and shiver."
swell we didn't. On the contrary we
were received very cordially"
SIS 1t true that you told Cleveland you
you turned Dodge county democratic"
"Nothing of the kind. If anybody
supposes am 80 big fool as that they
are mistaken. I knew before l went to
Washington that che president is man
who has a mind of his own and that there
is no ute debating to him."
"The Omaha collectorship lies between
Mr.. Calhoun, of Nebraska City, and
yourself, does it not2"
81 don't know about that. Calhoun Is
as dead as HI. He has no claim upon
the position or upon his party. Cap.
Herman, of Omaha, is after the place
with all his might. He has long petit
tion from the citizens of that city, but
will rely more upon aid from another
source. He Is q brother-in-law of Tom
Hendricks and he hos letter from him.
Herman might get the appointment If
Hendricks would go before the president
and ask 1t personally. But don't think
he'll do 1t. He always fought nspotism,
and he Is going to be consistent he won't
ask for the appointment of relation"
"Whst sort of endorsement nave
you2'
"The best of any of 'em. 1 have
every democratic member of the last
legislature, the three democratic pomi-
nees for congress, five Of the delegates to
the national convention, besides many of
the leading men Of the state, including
such men as Judge Savage, Judge Hol-
man, and others"
"When do you think the appointment
will be made2"
SIT would ha We been settled last week,
but think Miller and Boyd were afraid
to let 1t 60 to test then and asked for
more time to make q new deal"
"How Is Klttle getting alopgq'
"Well, the old man seems to be en-.
joying himself. He's been there so long
now that he knows Washington as we'll
as he does Fremont. He has good
room, twenty feet square, with comfort
able furnishings, which, with his food,
costs him only six dollars week, 80 you |
see the idea that he is spending for
tune there to get an othce IS not quite |
correct. Washington is good place for
a geologist like him to live, anyhow"
"Sposs so. There must be a good |
many old fossils thers now trying to get
Office"
"No, the fossils are those who have
been In office, but are out now"
"Will he get his coveted position of
director of the United States geological
survey2"
"No. The department has just &C
,epted the plan for the summers work
aid out by Maj, Powell. That Is con-
Iidered as equivalent to telling the
present incumbent hs can remain, 1
hink, however, that Kittle could get
mailer Office than the one he was after,
he would only take 1t and be
atlfied."
"Do you know what Is being done with
he land offices Of this district II
"Nothiug, AT least | heard nothing
bout them when there. Markley Is
here working for the Niobrara office,
ut he might as we'll come home. His
SO reminds me of the boy who said he '
lished his father would die, as he had c