The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-11-30
Gossip About Federal Offices.

| In the opinion Of the Washington cor
Respondent of the Baltimore american,
| Mary land Republicans in and abouG Bal
timore are beginning to be impatient
about the distribution Of the Federal of
| fees in this state, and INDUCES the fol-
lowing gossip about them: sit was con-
stantly claimed that the changes must,
for the party's sake, be postponed until
come and gone. Baltimoreans and Mary
landers have been here day after day,
but neither from Postmaster General
Wanamaker nor from Secretary Window
have they been able to get any satisfac
ton.
Surprise is especially expressed at Mr..
Wanamaker 's delay. Postmaster Frank
Brown is said to be willing, nay anxious
to resign. No complaint Is made against
Mr.. Browns administration of the office.
On the contrary, it is admitted to have
been quite satisfactory, but it is held
that the postoffice has been under Dem
ocratic rule for more than four years now,
and it is about time that the changes
were beginning to be made. MIR. Wanna
maker clings to the fact that Mr.. Browns
term will not expire until next May, but
it is held by Baltimore Republicans who
visit this city occasionally that Mr., Brown
had Democratic predecessor in office,
Mr. Veazey, and that the office has there
fore been in d lmocratic control for more
than the usual term of one administration
The number of the applicants for the Of
flee is very much larger than is generally
supposed. The following is the author
lied list of gentlemen who have filed
their papers with the Postmaster General:
John B. Cox, Noble H. Creager, Graham
Dukehart, VIM. T. Henderson,. B. Hull
w. W. johnson, Col. Theodore F. Lang,
and William Whitelock. There has been
a widespread rumor to the effect that ex-
Postmaster Harrison Adreon is an appli-
cant for reinstatement. 1t is due him to
state that he has filed no application.
ne llSU DIS SlStu duoNO 10 ldhSOd LII pulO-
ly alphabetical order.
The office for which there is the great
est number of applicants is that of naval
officer. Mr.. Window said, not long ago,
that he would recommend no further ap-
pointments under the Treasury Depart
ment until the meeting of Congress. The
following are the applicants for the po
sition: G. H. Aughinbaugh, Henry N.
Bankard, J. H. Bond, d. E, Conklin, H.
B. Holton, Major General John R. kenly,
Colonel W. A. McKellip, Rev. George
Morrison, and II. W. Rogers. The order
is again purely alphabetical. 1t will be
seen that though the naval office is a
Baltimore appointment, there are several
non Baltimoreans on the list of appli-
cants. 1t is understood that neither of
the two congressman have endorsed the
applications of any of the candidates.
In the matter of the collectorship,
there appears to he temporary lull. 1t
has been rumored that Geu'l Adam E.
a most formidable candidate, has with
drawn from the contest. No veriication
of the report could be obtained, however.
The three other candidates are Captain
Burohinal, ex Congressman Urner and
Mr.. Marine The friends of the other
two candidates claim that Captain Burch-
inals chances have been somewhat in
jured by the slump in Eastern Shore
politics at the recent state elections. Mr..
Urner has Mr.. McComas' endorsement.
While Mr.. Stockbridge fully appreciates
the excellent work done for the party,
both at home and elsewhere by Mr.. VIM.
endorsed any candidates papers.