San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-03-22
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent
WAsHINGToN, March IS, 1889.

This is very irritating to the office
seekers, particularly those piling up
bills at present at the Washington
hotels. But owing to the general ex-
cellence of the appointments so far
made, the people seem disposed to
think that Gen. Harrison should be
allowed to take his own time in
selecting the men that will make or
mar his administration.
The total number of appointments
to date exclusive of the cabinet. is
less than fifty. divided among nine
teen states and territories as follows:
New York, q. A. Batcheller, assist
ant secretary of the treasury; Eugene
Schuyler, assistant secretary of state;
Cyrus Bussey, assistant secretary o.
the interior, and six pOstmasters;
Iowa, J. :. Clarkson, first assistant
ostmaster-general; J. A. Kasson,
commissioner to the Samoan confer
ence at Berlin, and one postmaster;
Michigan, Ex-senator Palmer, minis
ter to spain, and one postmaster; Illi-
nois, u. Tichenor, assistant secretary
of the treasury, and j. A. Ecander,
minister to Denmark; Indiana, Ex-
Gov. A. g. Porter, minister to Italy;
s. n. Chamber U. S. attorney; w. l..
Dunlop, U. 5. marshal, and w. Wal
lace, brother of Gen. Lew Wallace
postmaster at indianapolis in place of
the notorious Aquilla Jones; Cal
ifornia, J. f. Swift, minister
to Japan; Massachusetts, J.
d. Washburn, minister to Swift
erland, and one pOstmast ter;
Maine-Walker Blaine (son of James
g. solicitor for the state department,
and three postmasters; North Caro-
lina-J. c. Perry, assistant surgeon
general Marine hospital service;
Rhode Island-R. Gardner, United
States attorney; New Jersey-W. w.
Phelps, commissioner to the Samoan
conference at Berlin; MinnesOta-Two
postmasters; Ohio and Pennsylvania
One pos tmaster each; Delaware gets
the only democrat yet appointed to
office under the present admins ira
ton, in the person of G. III. Bates,
commissioner to the Samoan confer
ence at Berlin; Dakota-D. &. Mel
lette, Governor l.. B. Richardson, Sec
rotary, and three postmasters, Wash
ton Territory-C. II. Hanford, chief
w
States marshal; J. Sullivan, collector
of customs for Montana and Idaho,
and one postmaster; A rizona-L. Wolf
ley, governor. A noticabl feature
about the territories appointments is
that they are all citizens of the ter
ritories where they are to hold Office.
Senator Chace, of Rhode Island, has
forwarded his resignation to the gov
ernOr of that state. AS the senator
only began his second term on the
fourth of this month, this action Gre
ated considerable surprise among
those who were not in the secret. 1t
was no surprise, however, to Mr..
Chace's friends, who knew that he
would never have been candidate
this last time except that it was con-
sidered necessary by the party lead
ers in his state. Mr.. Chace has never
been satisfied in the senate, having
been all his life engaged in active
business. He has made good sem
atOr, and his resignation is generally
regretted.
Postmaster General Wanamaker
goes over to Philadelphia every Sat
urday evening, in order to be on
hand Sunday morning to teach his
bible class. This bible class was or
ganized by Mr.. Wanamaker some
years ago, and numbers $50 young
men.
1t is stated here that Russell Har-
rison, son of the president. is a candi-
date for the United States senate
from the new state of Montana.
1t is fortunate for the working re-
h oh ha
that J. S. Clarkson was finally per-
suaded to accept the position of first
assistant postmaster general. From a
political standpoint, it is about the
most important position under the
government, about $4,000 fourth class
postmasters being appointed by him.
No man in the country is better fitted
to undertake this work than Mr..
Clarkson; he is thoroughly familiar
with the men who did the real work
in the campaigns of 1884 and 1888, and
what is more important, he will see to
it that the drones do not capture the
hOnOrs and rewards due the "hust-
lers.n
A very interesting ceremony took
place at the white house. 1t was the
formal presentation of the diplomatic
corps to the president and Mrs. Har-
rison. All the diplomats were IN the
full court dress of their respective
countries, and the whole formed a
spectacle that for brilliance is seldom
eXcelled in this country. The pre-
sensations were made by Mr.. Blaine.
The president spends his Sundays
here pretty much as he did at his
home in indianapolis. He allows no
mail to be opened on that day, and
sees no one, except possibly a friend.