The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-02
And Who Are Displeased with the Admins
tration and the Congressional Delegation
The Ground of Their Complaint.
Troubles of the President in Selecting
Anew Civil-Service Commission.
What John G. Tho mpson Expects to Accom-
plish by Settling on the Pacific Slope
Mr.. ChenoWeths Good Sense.
DISSATISFIED HoosIERs.
The Growing of a Band of Place-Seeker
Who Have Not Reen Provided For

The Growing of q Band of PIace-SeelSers
Who Have Not Been Provided For.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-Great dissatisfaction
continues in the ranks of the Indiana ofice-seek-
ers here. Neither the administration nor the
Indiana delegation seems to please them. But
they have cause for complaint no doubt, from
their view point There yet remain unprovided
for about eight or ten men out of the crowd of
thirty or forty who came about the time of in
auguration. If there is any one thing more
than another that completely robs man of his
confidence in men and party it is this waiting
for months for office, and receiving
but poor promises. The thing that most smarts
the Hoosier expectants, however. is the appoint
ment of lot of unworthy fellows, while the de-
serving waiting here for recognition. The
men who are still in the field say the bulk of ap-
pointments made in Indiana are from the un
unworthy classes, and that those who have been
doing the work are left beggars This is nearly
always the case.
It is altogether improbable that any member
of the Indiana delegation has strengthened him
self before his constituents by the appointments
he has secured unless, possibly, it is Senator
VOORHEES,. He seems to have been more sue
cessful than any of them, and
demands, proportionately, than any other
man in the delegation. Senator Voorhees, is
called upon to look after the Offices in the Rich
mond, Longansport and Terre Haute congress
sional districts, and he always takes a hand in
the appointment of men from any part of the
State to positions of prominence.
Vice-president Hendricks, it is believed by
Hoosier Democrats here, has lost ground very
materially before his constituents by his Office
hunting. notwithstanding the broad stand he is
reported to have taken in the work. The men
appointed through his influence have been those
most unpopular, and the popular men who have
asked for places and have failed to get them
have in nearly every instance depended upon
Mr.. Hendricks to pull them through.
Judge Holman has also made fist of it in the
matter of appointments, and is not only uppop-
uar among the Office seekers, bHt among those
who have Office and among his fellow members.
Somehow the impression prevails that the Judge
believes that he is entitled to the right of way
here in the matter Of distributing the spoils,
owing to his long service as representative.
and because of his presumed power as an OBJ
jector in the House. The appointments secured
by Judge Holman have been quite as unsatis-
factory as those by the Vice president, while the
course he pursued in regard to the reorganiza-
tion of the pension examining boards in his dis
trict are pronounced simply abominable.
Representative Matson has been very active in
the work of securing appointments. The de-
mands upon him have been heavy; his selections
of men to reward have shown good judgment,
and he may be pronounced very popular place
hunter. Representatives Kleiner, Howard and
Ward have confined themselves mostly to post
masters, and have not aspired to the high posi-
tion other representatives from the State have
put up men for The appointment of DENLY to
the Chinese mission was the work of ex-senator
Mcdonald. Judge Lowry, of Fort Wayne, has
been looking up to the elevated places and has
Zollinger, pension agent, and Long, Chief justice
to New Mexico, to his credit Judge Lowry has
not, however, made himself more powerful with
the masses of his constituency, but has rather
lost ground by his appointments. The ordinary
fellows who do the voting and election work, it
is said, have been overlooked