The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-03-11
MEN WHO ARE SPENDING ANXIOUS DAYS
Their Hopes ard Ambitions Absorb
Ing Attention In Washington.
Names from which Nominations
May be Made Today.
Secretary Window Announces the
Selection Of One OF His Aides.

WASHINGTON, March 9.-It is expected
that a number of important nominations
will be sent to the Senate on Monday, and
some Of the Office seekers in Washington are
hopeful that their names will be found In
the list Besides the filling Of vacancies. for
which Mr.. Cleveland made nominations
which were not confirmed by the Senate, and
some respecting which he took no action,
there is probability that nominations will
be made for several important Offices not yet
vacant. In the State Department, the
Treasury Department, the Department of
the Interior and Post Office Department, the
assistant secretaries and chiefs of bureaus,as
a rule, have already rendered their resigna-
tions, either verbally or in writing, and ma
ny of the places probably will be filed at an
early day. In some other cases, in which
the incumbents have not expressed desire
10 retire, speedy action may be taken
in the interest Of good administration.
The number Of candidates for public prin-
ter has begun to diminish, which Is a rather
healthy sign. As far as could be ascertained
the list today stood as follows: A. X. Hart,
New York Cap tain Meredith, Chicago; M.
ID. Helm, Indiana; w. X. Holloway, Indiana I;
ex-Congressman Nichols, North Carolina; A.
+. Childs, Ohio; A. ii. s. Davis, Minnesota I;
four leading candidates seem TO be Messrs.
Hart. Meredith, Nichols and Helm, in the
order named. Mr.. Hart Is fortunate In hav-
ing strong support from his own State. 1t is
whispered, toe, that he has influential friends
In New England and in Pennsylvania, and
dith has strong support in the West and en-
joys the advantage OF having been
a soldier In General Harris0n's regi-
ment. Captain Helm was an Indiana soldier
also, and his cause Is strongly championed
by ex-Congressman Gallinger Of New Hamp-
the committee which investigated and ex-
posed Benedicts mal-administration and in
competency. Mr.. Nichols of North Caro-
lima, who is practical printer and book
binder. was member Of the last Congress,
and has the support Of many Republican
members Of that body.
For the commissionership Of pensions
there are many applicants. The Ohio Re-
publican Senators and Representatives have
proposed three names, Gen., Charles 4.
Doane, with all of whom President Harrison
served in the army and is person.
ally acquainted. The New York candidates
are Corporal Tanner Of Brooklyn, who came
out Of the army minus both legs, and Col. T.
l.. Poole, ex-pension agent at Syracuse,
another veteran with an honorable record.
The Indiana candidate is ex-Representatiye
Johnst0ne, another Union veteran. The IL
lin0is candidates are Judge j. w. Langley
and DR.. w. p. Pierce. Iowa has a candi-
date in the person Of Private Vaughan,
one armed Union veteran, whose case has
been espoused by the Senators and Repre-
sentatives of that State. 1t Is understood
that Gen. Sherman desires to see his old an
tagonist, Gen. Joseph Z. Johnston. retained
as commissioner Of railroads, place which
General James Longstreet, another distin-
guished ex-Confederate, would be glad to fill.
The office of First Assistant Postmaster
General is of much political Importance, In a
certain sense, and is much sought after, and
the list of candidates already in the field is
rather formidable. 1t includes four Ohio
men-General James s. Robinson, ex-Post-
master Whitfield, of Cincinnati; ex-Postmas-
ter Sherwin, Cleveland, and G. T.. Poorman,
of Bellaire. An Illinois candidate Is General
Clark K. Carr. ex-Postmaster of Galesburg,
who called at the Post Office Department to-
day.
Among the candidates for Second Assis-
tant Postmaster General are w. B. Thomp-
son, of Tennessee, who held the Office under
President Arthur. He Is Union veteran,
and son-in-law Of ex-Postmaster-Ge General
Key, who Is now in Washington.
II is generally believed that A. ID. Hazen,
Of Pennsylvania, can have his old office OF
Third Assistant Postmaster General If he
wants it. The present head of the Office Is
inefficient, and a change is desirable.