The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-03-19
The Politicians are Seeking
, What They May DevOur.
WILLING, ANXIOUS STATESMEN
Missions and Consulships are Still Bones OF
Contention---The Preachers Want to 10
Jerusalem-Blaine Rebuked.


general.
The nomination of Mr.. Bates Of Delaware
ass the Democratic member of the Berlin
commission indicates that President Harri-
son and Secretary Blaine are more disposed
to indorse the Bates Sewau view of the sit
uation at Sagen than Mr.. Bayard's views.
Mr. Bates has been in the closest sympathy
with Mr.. Sewau all through the con
trOversy.
Mr.. Sewall will go to Berlin with the
American commissioners to give them any
Inflammation they need regarding the geo
graphy or the political history of the islands.
If he is appointed consul-general he will be
given the necessary leave of absence to at
tend the Berlin conference.
NEW Is NOT EsTRANGED.
John c. New, of Indianapolis is vastly
amused at the stories which represent him
as angry at the administration and unwill-
ing to accept any favOrs at their hands
The truth is, that Mr.. News personal rela-
tions with President Harrison were never
more cordial than at the present time.
This afternoon the two gentlemen rode
out together and tonight Mr. New is dining
with President and Mrs. Harrison at the
White house
One of Mr.. News Indiana friends, who is
deep in that gentleman's confidence, says
that Mr.. NewinfOrmed Gen. Harrison some
time before the latter came to Washington
that he did not want a cabinet position that
he add not know what Gen. Harrison's
intNntiOns were in the matter, but that he
had decided it would require more of a
sacrifice on his part than he was willing
to make and that he made this explanation
in order to relieve President Harrison Of
any possible embarrassment.
Mr.. New will go abroad. That much is
settled, but where and in what capacity he
himself has not determined.
HATING BETWEEN THE TWO.
He is hesftating between the Vienese
mission and the consul generalship of Lon
don. II Is believed that he will accept the
latter. He will return to Indianapolis on
Monday next, and before leaving will have
reached definite conclusion.
Some surprise has been OccaSiOned at the
Presidents delay in sending to the Senate
denomination of Mr.. Huston, late chairman
of the Indiana Republican state committee,
for the Office of United States treasurer. 1t
is learned to-day that the President is
withholding the nomination at Mr.. Huston's
gequest. The bonds required for the office
amount to several hundred thousand dol
lars, and Mr.. Huston, it is understood, has
gone west to satisfy himself that he can
furnish the bond before further action is
taken in the matter
a CORPORAL TANNERS CHANCES
Yin incident occurred to-day which sat
isles the friends of Corporal Tanner of
Brooklyn that his nomination as pension
commissioner will not long be delayed.
The two Illinois senator's, Messrs. Far
rel and Cullom, called at the White House
in the interest of General Martin who also
desires to succeed General Black.
The President heard them patiently and
said that he had practically decided upon
another gentleman for that place. He then
referred to Mr.. Tanner and although he
did not say that he had been selected he
left the impression 50 strongly upon his
visitors minds that the latter are saying
tonight that the Brooklyn man will
certainly receive the appointment.
TO THR OLD JERUSALEM.
The application for places in the consular
service reveals the fact that more clergy
men apply fort Office at Jerusalem than
for all the other consulships combined. The
reason is obvious. The location is an inter
esting one to every student Of Bible history,
and as the duties of the consulate are
merely nominal there is ample time for the
prosecution of such literary or other work
as the incumbent may wish to engage in.
The office at Glasgow has come to be
sought after by literateurs to greater or
less extent since Bret Harte and Frances
The compensation is about $1,000 per an
nun, and its accessibility to London adds
greatly to its other advantages.
New Workers, especially those from the
northern part of the state, who desire to
enter the consular service, apply as rule
for places in Canada. There are already
r4DuCh applications from Buffalo alone to
fiG quite the number of cOnsularships we
have in the entire dominion.
On the other hand, southern people al
most invariably apply for places in warm
countries, like Mexico and the Central and
South American states.
The Pacific coast people prefer appoint
ments in the Sandwich islands, China and
Japan,
NOT AT ALL PARTICULAR.
The Ohio and Illinois man has no particu-
lar choice, if an examination of his papers
furnishes any criterion of his wishes. He
Ltill accept anything that is offered to him,
provided the salary is sufficient for him to
live upon.
The gossip about the hotel Hobbies to-
night is that Mr. Mitchell, Il well known
Connecticut lawyer, has been agreed upon
for commissiOnerShip of patents 1t is also
reported that eX-Postmaster Whitfield, Of
Cincinnati, will be made second assistant
postmaster general. That General Hazen
will be restored to his old place as third as
sistant, and that General Tyner, of Indiana,
will succeed Judge Bryant, as the assistant
attorney-genera for this department. 1t is
also stated that Editor Murat Halstead, of
Cincinnati, is to have the Berlin and not the
French mission.
BLAINE REBUKED.
An interesting story is told in political
circles about the delay in filling the English
mission It is well known that Mr.. Blaine
intended this place for Whitelaw Reid, of
pTew York, and it is also well known that
Within an hour after Mr.. Blaine had been
indicted into office that he sent Mr.. Reid's
nomination to the White House for the
Presidents approval.
The President, as the story goes, was not
at all satisfied with the unseemly haste
Mr.. Blaine displayed in the matter, and
quietly pigeon-holed the nomination. The
Presidents reason, it is said, was two-fold.
It was done primarily, to tacitly rebuke Mr..
Blaine, aud show him that he and not the
premier should give the first impetus to
nominations so important as that. In the
second place, it is said that President Har-
rison does not regard Mr.. Reid as gentle
man possessing all the qualifications neces-
sarv for this mission. He is willing to
send him to France, or any other place he
NAV elect. and it is not improbable that he
may vet represent this country at the court
of St. James. If he does it will be an indi-
cation that the President has yielded to the
pressure in Mr.. Reid's behalf, and acted