Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-03-12

DISAPPOINTED sPOILSMEN.
Changes Not Made Fast Enouxh to
Please Them.
TALK AROUND TOWN TODAY ABOUT THE
OFFICES.
At the cabinet meeting Tuesday Secretary
Lamar brought up the question of the Okla
homa lands and the Backbone land grant mat
ter. These and other questions relating to
practical official policy occupied more Of the
time at the meeting than was spent in the con-
sideration Of the offices. The fact that no at
tention has been paid to their applications and
petitions has pretty thoroughly disguised the
spoilsmen. They expected that, as result Of
the cabinet meeting. O whole budget of nomi-
nations would be sent in yesterday, and their
disappointment is very keen. They complain
that they can't even get chance to argue their
cases, or say word with relation to the policy
success in the future. Their advice Is
not asked for and not taken when
pr9ered, a, The The democratic leaders say they do
that accorded to republicans who come to as
sure the administration Of their goodwill, and
number this cass of eers has
clans and office seekers has gotten much shorter.
Ing to flatter Cleveland into allowing the ma
chine to remain it Is so as to insure their sue
All sorts of grumbling complaints are heard
about the hotel lobbies, but nobody knows yet
just what to expect: The spoilamen are very
say this morning that everything will pass off
smoothly, no matter how slowly the changes
are made, If the proper thing is done in the end.
land will not be effected by what is said. and he
will go ON with the policy he has already mapped
5 tS Is s
by trusted democrat before the admins
tration has grown very old, and the
the democrats before long, but there will be no
hurrying, and the civil service law will be re-
spected in spirit and letter from first to last.
1nere IS great decrease in the number of
callers at the departments and at the White
House. From the fact that the cabinet officers
plications and petitions are being put aside
without consideration at this time, and that
getting in first is not to be any advantage, some
have drawn back in hope of standing q better
show after the crowd is out of the way.
MEN MENTIONED FOR OFFICES.
The Missouri delegation in Congress have en-
dorsed twenty-one applicants for foreign mis-
sions and consulates. They have also recon-
mended Mr.. Silver for public printer. With
nothing will be done at present. is. Attorney
Bliss was appointed only two or three months
ago. ago, al ana the ~ T. :. marshal has served only
SS.
Missourians that Hon. Chas Gibson, of st.
Louis, will be appointed to the German mis-
sion.
Gen. Brind1e denies the statement that he has
been promised the appointment of commits
sioner of the general land office.
SITTING ON VESTS STEPS.
Missouri democrat who left for home last
night told the following: Said he: ST thought I
would call up and see Geo. Vest before leaving
town. don't want any office, but George is an
OLD friend, and wanted to see him. Early
this morning l ordered a carriage and
drove to the number given me Vests resi-
dence. Invent early to get in ahead of the
numerous patriots from my state who are here
offering to sacrifice themselves to the country
and the democracy. thought would drive
to the house, and if Vest wasn't up, I'd Just
wait for him, feeling sure that office seekers
wouldn't be on the trail so early. got to the
house, and ID if Switzler wasn't ringing the
door bell and Charley Manson was sitting on
the steps. ! drove away without seeing George"
The gentlemen named are in the list of Mis-
sCuris aspirants for office.
LIVELY RAID OF THE oFFICE-sEEKERS ON THE
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.
The Department of Justice is overwhelmed
with applications for Office and the appoint
ment clerk can scarcely keep track of them.
He seldom gets through his days labors until
midnight. Most of the applications are by mail,
but occasionally the applicant himself puts in
an appearance. The other morning a stranger
filed some papers with the Attorney General,
and then sauntering into the chief clerk IS room,
said: when do you think will get it?''
"Get what?" asked one of the occupants Of
the room.
"My place."
"What place?'
"Oh, any place. I don't care what it is, so its
pinch. You see I've asked the Attorney Gen.
eral for something, and wantit settled as soon
as possible, so that can get to work.
He was informed that there were hundreds
of applications and he would have to take his
chances with the rest. The next morning he
was on hand early, and his first question was,
"Has the Attorney General fixed that little
matter YETI" He could only, with great diff
Guilty, finally be made to understand that the
applications had not even been considered.
THE NEW APPOINTMENT CLERK OF THE
TREASURY.
Secretary Manning yesterday afternoon ap-
pointed Eugene Higgins, of Baltimore, to be chief
of the appointment division OF the Treasury
department, vice Constant S. Trevitt, whose
with leave of absence until that time, was
accepted. Mr.. Higgins, while a practical politi-
clan, is a competent and experienced clerk. In
Baltimore 1t Is said he owes his appointment to
Senator German. The Baltimore san says
"He has for years been warm supporter Of
the senior Senator, and thoroughly identified
with that wing of the party. Hence his APP
pOintment is thought to haye a significance
beyond the Importance of the place in the eyes
OF the large class OF persons who just now are
impatiently looking for the straws that show
the direction of the wind"
ThOmpson's Friends Very Active.
WORKING HARD TO HAVE HIM APPOINTED IN
TERNAL REN ENIE COMMISSIONER.
Phil. Thompsons friends are indignant at
Secretary Mannings objections to the formers
appointment to the commissiOnership of inter.
nal revenue, and are doing all in their power to
force the appointment. Messrs. Carlisle, Beck
and Blackburn have been to sec the President
several times, and Il large portion of the demo-
Gratis in Congress, besides the entire kentucky
delegation. have added their efforts in his be-
hall. Mr. Morrison telegraphed to a friend last
night from Springfield to see the President, and
tell him that he (MOrrisOn) would not ask any
thing else of the administration but the APP
pointment of Thompson. Liquor men in New
sent petition to Secretary Manning this morn
ing urging his appointment. Senators Beck
and Voorhees, called on Mr.. Manning again this
morning and urged the matter with great earn
estness, while Mr. Blackburn was closeted with
the President for a long time on the same SUBJ
ject.
The only opposition to the appointment is
said to come from Mr.. Randall, vet 1T threatens
to prove more powerful than all the influence
that is brought on the other side. His opposi-
ton is upon the grounds that the position
Should not go to Kentucky. He is said to have
ment of a Kentucky man to that place would
be great misfortune to the party. Upon this
Secretary Manning has taken D stand in oppO-
sitfon to Thompson, and while he does not de-
clare that he will not yield, he says he thinks
it would be Il bad appointment.
The point made is that the commissioner Of
internal revenue should not come from a state
so largely engaged in the manufacture of
whisky as Kentucky.
Political Notes.
There were four ballots in the joint conven.
ton of the Illinois legislature for election Of
q. s. Senator without result. Morrison got
80 votes on the last two ballots SnoaEor