New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-17
MEN FOR THE PLACES.
GOSSIP AT THE CAPITAL ABOUT THE FED
ERAL PATRONAGE.

ONE DAY - CORPORAL TANNER AMI AnS
PENSION CORRESPONDENCE cHAUN:
cEY /. FILLEY's AMBITION COLONEL
ocHILTREE SPEAKS FOR TEXAS.
IBr TELEGRAPH TO THE Tn1BusEI
waebinpton March l6-The quidnuncs to-day feel
.onedent that "a big batch Of nominations viii BIO
sent TO the Senate Monday, and consequently the
Impatient ofloe.seebers airs shade more cheerful
than on yesterday; and they have been unusually
busy to-day, knowing that the President WIZ hos
work on Sunday. Despite repeated disappontments
and thu failure of all their predictions the political
prophets are as confident and as happy as ever, ana
the man who has the entree OF the White House
and the other man who possesses INSIDE intornaton
and that other man who has Just received straight
tip" busy, and, II possible, moro mysterious
than ever Tho men who make "slates' are un-
usually happy, because lacy are certain that lao
handiwork of to-day cannot be destroyed before Mon
day. Hero are some Of the officers which have Deen
filed to-day by different slate-makers
SolicitorG eneral-Nathsn Golf, West Virginia; +. s.
Blair, Virginia Second Assistant PostmastorGen-
eral-J. N. Lyner, Indiana; William b. Thompson
Tennessee; II. S. Whitfield, Ohio; Clark T. carr
Illinois
Third Assistant Postmaster eneral-A. s. whit
field, Ohio; A. D! Hazel, Pennsylvania; Clark H.
Carr, Illinois.
Assistant Secretary Of Agriculture Wood
| ward, New-York state Board Of Agriculture.
commissioner Oh tensonS-tofpotal 1aiin0i, A'o"-
York.
Pension Agentsa New-York-Corroral Tanner
Commissioner Of the General Land ohlce-Rx-United
States Senator George NJ Chleott, Colorado; exGov-
ernor w. NJ. Stone, Iowa
| Commissioner Of Internal Rovenue--J. W. Mason,
| West Virginia; A. C. Matthews, Illinois!
| Supervising Arohitect-w. W. Bayington, Chicago;
P. j. Lawritzsn, NewYork; u. E. Bell, Illinois; W.
| Farbush, Cincinnati.
Second Confederation r. Thomas, Illinois
| The friends of ex-senator Chcott arc extremely
confident that he viii win. 1t is said that lie has
the earnest hearty support Of Senators Teller and VOL
colt, Of Colorado: Ingalls, and Plumb Of Kansas
Henderson ard Paddock. OF NebraskA: WashbuTn ana
Davis Of Minnesota; Sawyer and Spooner OF Wsooaf
sin; and stockba1dge and Mcmillan. of Michigan lbs
candidacy is also urged by Governor Melette, OF Da-
kota and the Republican leaders Of both North and
| South Dakota
| c. L. PoormAn. OF Ohio. who was a candidate for
First Assistant Postmaster General. has moderated bis
| ambition somewhat. aud is now an applicant for the
Assistant Commissionership Of Indian Affairs. The
Michigan Senators are urging the appointment OF Alex
| amber Grant As Superintendent OF the Railway Mall
Service for which place ex4superintendent jameson
who o most efficient officer, is also an applicant
The place needs strong who Is familiar with the
service and Will do his p0It toward restoringt 10 IS
| former high state OF efficiency.
The candidates for Public Printer arp WORKING with
great zeal and undated but It Is reported that
Benedlcts successor will not DO appointed until after
Of tho vacancies in other bureaus have been hed
1t ia understood that John Jarrett who at first sup
ported August Donath for the Office has espoused the
cause Of ex-Congressmsn Nichols, of North Carolina
1t IS asserted, too, that Captain W. NJ Meredith, tho
| Chicago candidate, who asked withdraw and
apply for the SUPPLEMENTARY OF the Bureau Of En-
| craving and Printing hes declined to do so.
General Longxtgeot, who was candidate for for
eGn mission. Is now said 20 DO an applicant for tho
| Colectorship of the Port Of Savannah.
| The President was busy usual receiving Ben
ators and Representatives, of1eeSeeldng delegations
and who desired only to pay their respects
Among the carly callers woro ex-senator Mitchell
Of Pennsylvania and Minister Swift. who will
start for hls post in Japan at an
carly day. Congressman Wade, Of Missouri, called
with delegation of Missounsns in behalf Of the ap.
| polntment OF George BAin OF ST. Louis, 10 a Consul
Generalship The next delegation was ono Of Kan
sas men, headed by Senators ingalls, and Plumb, Of
Kansas. Representatives Peters. Perkins, Anderson.
Funston and Turner composed the party, and they
were mute to outsiders 10 their mission IS tho
pTovorbi clam. II Is certain, however that they had
important business hand, the principal object OF
their oraory and zeal being tho Assistant Secretary
ship OF the Interior They had three candidates Of
about equal merit bus.tust VINO pressed upon the
| President is for tins present n mystery.
Representative Earquhar and q little crowd Of New
Workers. wero with the Presidents for some tno. They
are doing their best TO secure for A NJ. TboKias,
colored Budalonian, the appointment OF Minister to
HayA Representative Cannon, Governor shuman
and Judge Langley, of Illinois, chstted for while with
the Chief Executive, and did the Samoan COmmS
SioneF, John A. KAssou. Offers who saw the Presi-
dent for brief periods Senators Farwel, spooner
oullom, Can and Hampton, and Representatives HIT
Sovden ard Gear, Senator Saunders and Chancellor
Manatt OF Nebraska; James P. Foster, Of New-York;
Horace Speed Of Indiana and John Jarrett Of Pitts
burg.
The Evening starS prints these ,runoH:
The opinion IS gaining ground that the President
has decided upon the nomination Of Corporal Tanner
TO be Commissioner Of Pensions. It Is said that tho
that Tanner viii not Be- se6rediied TO Now,YOr, Which
his state Tho dicuity lies 20 tho fact that New
Of ' whom, General Theodore POos, d syracuse
has by far the strongest backing from THAI
IA Sssa PnoS u nseo
Vice President Morton and sx-ssaa.or Pat beside:
Council Of the Grand Army o. the state Of New York
The rrqor g that the President eealizng tho weight
Tanner and credit him To other state Oregon
and Nebraska being mentioned as willing to give him
The name Of Colonel Thomas p. oehfltree of Texas.
%s SS 6aSno %oa m v S
receive this position he knows very well that Texas
At the head Of the RsprOsenatyes nom that state g
aid them In securing proper recogu0n lie has caileo
dced his friends from that state and working TO OBJ
tain for them appointments which VIII be satisfactory
| 10 tho Republicans Of that State Not having any
Republican Representative IN either house the deegs,
the Galveston district n the XLYIth Congress and who
fully understands tho wants Of the people OF the great
southwestern State II he can secure suitable places
for the Republican leaders II will enable tho party
10 maintain its local organization and in tho accom-
plishmcnt Of that the Coionci VIII hnd his reward
Another Mssouran who Is anxious to be somebody
in this Admins traton is Chauncey l. Fflley. Iie
did lots Of work during the campaign, and his friends
thought his merits ought to be recognized and his labor
rewarded by giving him the appointment OF Consul
General at London. The delegation talked 10 the
President about It, they failed to receive any
coraRement The Presd mt heard all they had say,
laughed pleasantly, said something jocular about
shooting high and bowed himself out Then they
attacked Secretary Blaine, and he was less Diplomatic
| Uo sald Mr. FlIley could not possibly get that