National Republican., 1885-11-28
POOR OLD MISSOURI.
what she "CIaimcd" and What She
Got in the Diplomatic Service.


tst. Louis iobc.Dcmuoratl
The empathatic announcement by Secre-
tory Of State Bayord that with the appoint
mcnt Of d. G. Franklin TO a Chinese con-
sulate the books Of the diplomatic and
consular service are closed so far as Mis-
souri, is concerned, call attention to the
magnitude Of Missourl's aspirations, and
the exceeding smallness Of her achieve
ments.
When the Missouri contingent OF Office
seekers made their raid upon Washington
last March, they were particularly clamor-
GUS FOR positions In the diplomatic and CON
sular service. They showed perfect will
lingness 10 attend TO this branch OF the pub
lie service, In It's entirety. On the occasions
Of those remarkable meetings Of the Mis-
souri, delegation Of congressman on March
Z and 10, when the celebrated Endorse
ments" were issued in behalf of various ap-
plicants for office, the following gentlemen
came within the unanimous favor Of the
caucus, and were duly furnished with Ger
tiGcates signed by II. p. Bland as chairman
and John j. 0'Neill as secretary.
Charles Gibson, minister TO Berlin; salary,
$17,500.
Thomas T. Crittenden, minister to Mex
ico; $4,000.
b. G. Franklin, of Kansas City, minister
to Brazil; $4,000.
E. G. More, of Columbia, minister to Bel
GUM; $500.
g; II: Mansur, of Chillicothe, minister to
Chill; $4,000.
WIN. McElrath, Cbilllcothe, consul to
Brussels; $500.
Frank Mahan, Irish consulate; 81 500,
+. w. Matthias, German consulate; 81, 600.
d. L. Hawkins, Of Cape Girardeau, consul
general to Iiyerpool: So, ,O0O
ID. ID. Richards, of tho second congress
sional district, consul to Cardiff; $4,000
Col. r. D. Musser, consul general to
Bangkok; $1,000.
Ex-Gov. Thomas G. Reynolds, minister
to some South American country; $4,000.
Prof. Wood Terrell, OF Monroe county,
consul to Vienna; $1,000.
Charles w. Francis. German consulate;
$4,000.
j. W. Porch, of st. Joseph, consul to
Shanghai; 1000.
Or. \. N. South, Gentry county, "a con-
sulate;' 1900.
Lycurgus Shepard, Platte county, con-
sui to Matamoros, Mexico; g., 900.
Gen. j. W. Torrey, of Hannibal, Sec
retary Of legation to Bangkok; $4,000.
T.. b. Ewing, Of jefferson City, consul to
Melbourne; $4,000,
There are nineteen--count 'em-and out
Of the entire group but two of them sue
ceeded In securing the favor Of Secretary
Baynrd, and neither Of them got what they
applied for. Mr.. L. B. Ewing applied for
the consulate to Melbourne, but was given
the consul generalship to the City OF Mexico,
which place he has not assumed, nor is he
liable to on account Of his ill-health.
Col. b. G.. Franklin, an ex-congrcssman
from the Kansas City district, wanted to go
TO Brazil as minister, but accepts a S3,700
consulate In China.
Missouris realizations look quite small,
che having six places all told, as follows:
George G.. Vest, jr., appointed under
special provision; sent to Liverpool con-
sulate; salary, Sl,500.
Charles w. Wagner, consul to Toronto;
$4,000.
Ephraim B. Ewing, consul general to the
City of Mexico; $4,000.
NJ. II. Phelan, consul general TO Halifax;
$1,000.
William 4. Garesche, consul to Martin
ique; $500.
B. G. Franklin, consul to Han Kow,
$500.
The total emoluments Of the Missourians
| In the consular service are but $14,20)-a
matter of $1,000 less than the salary Of the
minister to Berlin, which headed the Mis-
souri, list. Endorsements were issued for
ministerships aggregating $4,000 and con.
sulates to the amount OF Si7, 900, total of
S106,000.
On the occasion Of these meetings Mis-.
sourians were indorsed for number of po-
sitions which they did not get, and while
some OF the favored ultimately caught on
II was for what they could get.
The delegation lays much credit to hay
ing secured Norman j. Colman's appoint
ment as commissioner Of agriculture, ye
the fact Is that he was rejected at the first
caucus, and only indorsed at the second
gathering when the outside pressure was Sc
strong that he would have been appointed
anyhow.
Mic Bell, who was indorsed for assistant
postmaster general, afterwards became su
perintendent of foreign mails.
Col. VIM. Switzler's name was snubbed
and he became chief Of the bureau of stats
tics afterwards without the delegation
aid.
Chas. Z. Hasbrook did succeed In getting
the position of collector of revenue In th,
Kansas City district, but nothing has beer
heard Of Elijah Gates for marshal of til,
western district.
j. II. Burch, for pension agent at Topeka
has since witnessed the appointment OF ex
Gov. Click, Of Kansas.
Lafe Dawson, OF Maryville, is still wait
ing for his commission as chief jnstice o
Utah.
w. A. Craig, of st. Louis, waits wearil,
for appointment as inspector Of postofiices
Eugene Semple failed to get the govern
orship Of Washington territory, although
duly indorsed.
Robert M. Yost, recommended for as
sistant secretary Of state, failed to get
minor clerkship.
Fourteen asplrants for Indian agencie
are still waiting for their commissions.
THEunprecedented success of the Norwegian
at the L Street Rink has induced the manage
| ment to secure them for the remainder of thi