New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-03-10
THE vICToRs AND TIE sPoILs.
GOSSIP IN NEw-YoKK ABOUT THE COLLECTOR AND
TILE POSTMASTER AND OTHER PLACES.

GOSSIP IN NEw-YoKK ABOUT THE COLLECTOR AND
TILE POSTMASTER AND OTHER PLACES
The struggle of the hungry and thirsty occn-
pies all tho attention OF politicians uptown Among the
Democratic politicians Of prominence VINO were mere
yeste,day we're Smith NJ Weed, Jonn @. Priest OF St
Louis ex-Mayor Il. D. Prince OF Boston. e1-Coneress-
man Frank Jones OF New-Hampshire. aud state Senator
o. b. Rainey of Ohio With politicians OF the upper
grade discussion is rife TO the disposition o consul
ates foreign missions, bureau positions In the depart
mens and the leading CO. ,torships aud post Offices OF
the country Mr. Priest says he understands that Mr.
Thurman can have anything he wants, but Is not likely
to say he wants anything. lie Is fluent French
and Ia suggested as 10 Mr. Norton at
Paris II is said that Mr.. Mcdonald can 20 to Russia
Turkey Spain he may elect bat he Is understood 10
have preference for Catan skies There Is consider
able dissatisfaction among the Independents over tue
sudden removal OF Pension Commissioner Clark. They
say he was obeyiDg Ciy Service laws to the letter
ami should have been allowed to remain In office until
his time expired There Is speculation OF ffuitles'
kind because to know at all about
It, a. to whether place viii he offered to Mr. schurz or
whether he would accept one Congressman s D. Cox
10 round up OF his public life, and gather
material another book but his friends say he desires
nOthing Of the kind Smith NJ Weed lights shy Of re-
poiters but is credited with saying that he wants no
Office and has no reyenges to satisfy wss n,a
and cut of the heads OF the sages enemies s L.
ss d tx nsg 0r repcrer
that he fully indorses Senator Backburns estimate OF
80 600 office-seoaers In Kentucky.
The offices OF Collector and Postmaster OF new iorK
occupy great deal OF attention II Is SAID that M
will wait until tine expiration OF Collector
Robertsons term which Is not many weeks on but VIII
remove him official who used his ofice Tor poltca
purposes. The Collectors friends say u Will be easier
10 make the charge than 10 furnish the proof The gen
eral opinion Is that Hubert o. Thompson VIII DE nus
successor but II IL said that II he cannot secure the
prize he will favor Daniel LOckwo of Buffalo Mr
believed he nmical to him that he har no chance
Occasionally the name Of sllas W. Burr Ia hcard ~
FEASIBILITY. The name OF Joseph W. Harper Ia also
mentioned for the place, and II ia said by those who al
yocae his appointment IT would be equal to that OF
Mr. Grnne, who recognized by the public OF bOth
parties as elnnenty H. for the Office TX senator
Mnrtha OF III ookyD has few advocates In this city, put
ia known to be backed by " Boss Hugh Mclaughlin
The drift O opinion is tlat ne VIII get ohy oec"nu"y
position. - ,,-
An enor the retention OF Postmaster Pears
Ia being made by large number OF his friends Doth
Democrats and Republicans Among ihe Ioriner are
being interested to urge such course on Mr
Cleveland The Democratic machine are AGAINST IT, ana
IL Is not In keeping with he Civil Service re-
form. Mr. Cleveland they say, Is pledged by his cleo
place OF Republican his torn expires. They
admit that his uitcraDees to Civil service reform bar
the President from making removals before the expra-
on OF OF office, except whore Official has used
hs place for political purposes But on the other point
| they strenuous.
IL was reported yesterday that Mr. Cleveland intends
shortly to Issue proclamation In which he Will state
explicitly his intentions 10 0hce-holders and Office
holding. II will be issued for the purpose OF clearing
Washington OF the crowds who are there waiting Tor
places lie will Ieterate his views as 10 civil service
reform his intention tO have all applications Tor
office made heads OF departments and not To receive
any himself and also his intention to make
Whatever changes decided upon slowly and gradu-
ally that the business Of the country may not sucr