Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-06-19
THE NEW STATES.
THE PRESIDENT KEEPING AN EYE ON
Them IN MAKING APPOINTMENTS.
Omce-seekers Still Plentiful I'm Washing
ton-Thc Administrations Position
Towards Virginia Republicans.

| from Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, June 1s.-The President
made some appointments to-day, but there
were none Of general interest. General
Harrison. il will be noticed, IL any one will
take the trouble 10 look over the list, has
given a great deal Of attention to terrific
rial appointments since he has been
in the White House, and especially in
| Dakota, Montana, and Washington.
| There has been method in this.
| -Four new States are coming into the
| Union during his term as President, and it
is about all he will have on which 10 make
q record. He is anxious that at least three
of the four new States shall fly the Re-
| publican colors. and in making appoint
ments out that way he seems TO pay almost
as much attention 10 Arizona, New Mexico,
| Idaho. and Wyoming as he does to the
| Territories so soon to be admitted into the
| Union. This is with a view Of getting the
influence of the people in the Territories
which will not become States in the near
| future. He has about abandoned all hope
of swinging Montana into the Republican
column, and will be entirely satisfied 10 save
| Washington along with the two Dakotas
| The Republicans never had any chance Of
| carrying Montana. Commercially and po-
| litically there is a big Missouri influence
! exerted in Montana. in addition 70 the
great number of Democratic MissOurians
| Louis capitalists control the biggest mines
in the Territory, and they are nearly all
| friends and hackers of the leading Demo-
| Gratis in Montana. What little chance the
| Republicans had in Montana WAS thrown
away when the President allowed Russell
| Harrison to monkey with appointments.
| The old-timcrs soon got disguised with
that young man aud his peculiar ways.
Another line ofappOlntments that General
On Q af on 90
OF March is in the Indian service. The
slowness with which he is dealing ont the
| bic plums is disgusting the hungry Repub-
licans who have been hanging around here
ever since the 4th Of March. The little
man up in the Executive Mansion IS not
popular with the seekers after places.
Many Of them speak of the White House
rs the " lce-House," because the President
! is so cold and frigid in his manner toward
the men who did the fine work in politics
last year; and to-day a mad Republican
alluded 10 the President as Grover Har-
rlsOn.' because, rs he said. he IS trying to
ape Cleveland IN dealing with 1.-THE boys"
In spite of all this hO' weather city IS
full of oficc-seckorS Most of them have
been here ever since the Inauguration.
There are all sorts. from the men who have
plenty of money and strong backing down
! 10 those who have TO live from hand TO
mouth and get their meals rs best they
can and who viii take any position
that the higher Oligials might Of
fer. II is safe TO say that there
are and have been three times rs
many Ofice-seekers here rs there were IN
1885 when Cleveland was President The
Democrats were not half SO hungry for
places rs are the Republicans. There are
two sets of Republicans here from nearly
every State-one crowd who want "a new
deal and another crowd composed mostly
of the fellows who used 10 hold ONCE
under Grant, HAYES and Arthur. and who
think that they ought to be put back IN
their places.
Virginia has sent the most wrangling
crowd that has come here from any State
the MahOreites and the ants. \ prominent
Republican congressman said to-day that
80 far as he was able 10 learn the President
did not intend TO recognize either virginia
faction. but would stick 10 what lac said
last week and consider each case on its
merits-that is, If the Malone people
put up the best man for an office
that man would get TO-, and the same
rule would be followed when the
arti-Mahone people trotted ont % good
man. 81 least tins would certainly DE the
policy until after the Republicans hold
their State Convention in Virginia, the
| Congressman went on to say. 10 Is I'M
possible" the Congressman continued.
upper hand in NIrginia-the Malone peo-
pie OF the ants. Malone says he can whip
tho kickers IN one round when the state
Convention meets. but the other wing claim
that they can down the ex-senator. We
shall see"
Among the callers ut the White House
to-day was Colonel John ). Buckner, Of
Culpeper, formerly Of liappahannock. He
wants 20 be postmaster at Oulpcpcr, and
went up 10 see the President about the
matter. A. VI. Allan is the Malone candi-
date, and J. Amber Brooke has been
making pigrmages 10 Washington appa-
rcntly in the interest OF the Malone candl-
date C.. b. Hood IS the anti-Aahone APP
phcant. Colonel Buckner IS a sort OF gen
eral applicant and VIII therefore stand DO
chance unless his polite way of
powers that be. j. !. Robertson, tine
present postmaster ut Culpcper, mas some
time % serve yet, and if Mr. Manamaker
sticks 70 his rule Mr.. Robertson will look
after the office for many moOns. IL may
be, though, that the Republicans will inn
pose on the officials here and get Robert
son ont on the score of being vicious
partisan" just rs they worked it on L. W.
Caldwell at Warrcnton. Robertson is q
good Democrat, but no one even accused
him OF being vicious"
The prevailing impression Is that eX-
Congressman William Walter Phelps, Of
New jersey viii be appointed United
States Minister TO Germany.
The Administration people are getting
very sick Of Corporal Tanner as Commits
si0ner OF Pensions. There VIII uudOubt-
eddy be a congressional Investigation of his
methods in spite of Republican majorities
IN both branches. Tanner would bank
rupt country with a billion surplus in the
Treasury If he should keep on at his present
rate. Even Republican members Of Com
gress are declaring that be is running the
Office in a wild, reckless way.
Congressman Williams. of Ohio. is here. |
aud says that Foraker Will undoubtedly be
renominated for Governor of Ohio by the
Republicans. lie thinks that the speaker
ship contest lies between Reed and McKin- |
ley.
Representative OFcrrall. Of Virginia, ar
rived in the city to-day and Will be here for |
several days.
J. NJ. Bookey and IT, VI. Ford. Of lynch |
burg and \. G. Hudson. of Scottsburg, |
Va, are registered at the Metropolitan.