The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-13
ASSERTIONS AND SURnuSES.
Clarkson to Be First Assistant Postmaster
General-Illiuois Men Worried Out.

CIarkson to Be First Assistant Postmaster
= General-IIlinois Men Worried Out.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
q WASHINGTON. March 12.-Col. Clark h.
Carr, of Illinois, will have to look else
where for satisfaction. He will have to
take foreign mission. He cannot be ap-
pointed First Assistant Postmaster general.
Mr.. Clarkson, of Iowa, will have that place.
While he still says he will not take it and
does not want any office from the govern
ment, it may be expected that his nomina-
tion will be sent to the Senate tomorrow,
and he will accept. In fac, his nOmina-
tion is already made ont, and would have
gone to the Senate to-day but for the fact
that he protested against 1t. This will
knock Iowa out of one or two other good
places, and will prevent the appolntment
of Ex-Governor Stone as Commissioners OF
any chance before or not: Chilcott
place. and ex-Gongressman Hepburn
of Iowa, will be Assistant Secretary OF the
leans, is to be the other assistant secretary:
Mr.. Busey was formerly an Iowa man, and
that State will have a full hand IN the
offices Of the Interior Department..
The Illinois men are still making an ear
nest fight for the commissionership of in
ternal revenue, and Senator Cullom went
to the President to-day and insisted upon
Matthew's appointment. but Mr.: Elkins
came over from New York last night, upon
telegram from Mason, OF West, Virginia,
to make the latters calling and election
sure, and there 10 scarcely any doubt OF his
success. The Illinois men have given up
trying to do anything with the President,
and are now working on Elkins, but he
Will not yield an inch.
Halstead Has Not Been Promised Anything.
NEW YORK, March 12-For several daysi it
has been rumored that Mr.. Murat Halstead
would be rendered either the French or
German mission. He arrived in the city
to-day, for the purpose of seeing Mrs. Hal
stead off for Europe. where she goes to join
her daughters, who are at school at Berlin.
This seemed to give color to the rumor; A
reporter interviewed him, with the follow
| ing result:
HIt is rumorod that you are to be minister
| to Paris" said the reporter.
II know it is rumored, but rumors do not
always have foundation OF TACT" was the
hThen there is no truth in the rumor"
81 have only this to say-that neither the
Presl dent nor have been consulted about
the French mission"
'No, sir, nor about the Berlin, or any
| where else / consider Germany a charm
| ing country. While there met Bismarck,
and he treated me very kindly. / first met
| him at St Avoid, in France"
Then the reporter inquired whether the
able Ohio editor had been promised any
thing by the President. 49,,
Nothing, sir; nothing in the world" re
piled Mr.. Halstead.
/ But"
THAT is sufficient answer"
Next the reporter ventured to lnquir
what the Republicans of Ohio could expec
from President Harrison.
'The people of Ohio expect to surpor
the administration of General Harrison
and he can do as he pleases about tn
patronage"
Palmer Will Probably Accept.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, March 12.-Ex-Senato
Palmer has said all along that he woul
not accept foreign appointment. but
think he will change his mind, and 60
Madrid He naturally feels very muc
fiattered at the Difference paid him by th
! President. and the compliment of havin
his name sent to the Senate at the head {
the whole list of the Harrison administer
| tiou. He has visited Spain several time
: and likes that country more than ar
| othar IN, Eurona IN reside in When he w.