The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-03-19
LACK OF HARMONY.
Californions Don't Appear to be Satisfied
With Each Other.

Especial to THE HERALD-Examiner Dispatch. ]
WASHINGTON, March 1S.-There is pain
full lack of harmony among, the Republican
members of the California delegation here.
Senator Stanford and the representatives
from the northern part of the state insist
upon controlling the Federal patronage for
that section. General Vandever, on the
other hand, insists that it was the lower
part of the state which enabled the Repub-
licans to gain the ascendency in the last
election, and he thinks, therefore, that he
ought to have something to say about sew
eral of the San Francisco offices, at least.
| The pension agency, for example, is an
Office in which the whole state is inter
ested. The naval Office and the superin-
tendency of the mint are not confined in
| their Importance to any particular portion
of the state, and in the selection OF officers
for the places the southern section of the
state ought to be considered.
| He will insist that they be. Thus far the
delegation has made but little progress in
the matter of selecting persons upon whom
| they will unite in recommending for the
office.
! 1t was given out with a great flourish
| of trumpets several days ago that the en-
tire list had been agreed upon. This proves
| to be wholly untrue. The delegation will
hold another meeting in Stanford's com
mittee room tomorrow to further consider
the matter. Judging from present indica-
tions, several additional meetings will be
| held before definite conclusion can be
reached.
| Thus far the delegation have united upon
practically but two gentlemen. One of
these is Mr.. Osborne for public printer,
and the other is Mr. Misner for the mission
to Mexico. Mr.. Osborne, by the way, is
winning golden opinions for himself
The President is greatly pleased with
him. and, notwithstanding the great num-
Der of well endorsed applicants for the po-
! SitiOn, it is said the contest has narrowed
| itself down to the Los Angeles man and
Mr. Meredith, of Chicago, who served as a
captain in President Harrisons regiment
| during the war.
An effort is being made to give Captain
Meredith the superintendency of the
bureau of engraving and printing, the
salary of which is the same as that of the
public printer. Should this arrangement
! be perfected it will, it is believed, greatly
| improve Mr.. Osborne's chances. Some of
the CalifOrnians think that Mr. Misner
ought to abandon his fight for the Mexican
mission and accept the superintendency of
| the San Francisco mint These gentlemen
politician That in his hands the
patronage of the mint, which Is very large,
would be to greatly strengthen the party's
| chances in the state. Mr.. Miner, however,
does not look upon the proposition with any
great degree of favor, as it is not probable
that he will be induced to make any change
in his present plans.
Mr.. John F. Swift, the new minister to
Japan, is spending his time quietly in Wash
ington preparing his argument in the Chin
Pin Chan case, which will come up in the
supreme court one week from tomorrow.
The eastern press are unanimous in their
approval of Mr.. Swift's selection for the
Japanese mission. A fact which President
Harrison's friends say pleases that gentle
man immensely. Mr.. Swift will leave for
San Francisco about the 9th inst, and will
sail for his new post of duty the latter part
of April