Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-09
THE OHIO IDEA.
A Large Number Of Patriots who are
Active In Search Of Offices.

Ohio has not been idle to-day, and IL II
almost impossible to move around either at the
White House or in the departments without
striking Q crowd Of Buckeye statesmen busily
engaged in seeking the reward they believe
they earned 10 November last. An especially
vigorous endeavor IL being made TO capture the
position now held by Gen. John G.. Black.
Ohio wants 1t and must have it Azarius Doan,
of:Clinton county; Gen. W. b. Gibson, of Tifin.
and Gen. Chas E. Brown. Of Cincinnati, are all
anxious TO get it, and each believes he will be
the victor. At present the odds seem to be in
favor of Gen. Gibson, but il is by no means
certain that his advantage IL q permanent one.
Judge Lawrence has been gazing longingly
at his old position as first controller of the
Treasury, and thinks he will probably get back
within the next week or so.
The conptrollership of the currency is an
other plum which an Ohio man would like to
have, the anxious ofice-seeker in this case
being Mr.. Richard Parsons, of Cleveland.
The Indian commissionership has lured Mr..
M. A. Walton, well known in Ohio politics, out
of the obscurity of Greene county, and Mr..
Walton thinks he would be an infinitely better
friend to the untutored savage than the present
incumbent-Bishop Oberly-is. Mr.. Robert
Williams, of Eaton, would also like to be Indian
commissioner, but as only one man can be APP
pointed. either he or Mr.. Walton, or both, will
have to be disappointed
Several Orleans want to succeed Gen. N. H.
X. Dawson as commissioner of education,
among the many being MIR. John Hancock and
Mr.. 4. Il. White of Cincinnati, and Prof. Tracy
l.. Jeffords, late of Buchtel college. Akron
II no other man wants to be consul-general at
Berlin, Ohio has a candidate, Mr.. Charles john
son, of the Cincinnati Vousblaa, and Judge B..
Hollister would like to be consulgeneral to
Hawaii. Judge L. W. Brown thinks Montreal
would suit him. Mr.. Edwards, of Cincinnati,
has an eye perhaps two eyes, on the consul-gen-
eralship at London, and if there are any more
consul-generalships lying around, why there
are any number of good solid people from Ohio
who will cheerfully lay aside their private bust
ness and consent to serve the government in
any paying capacity.
Mr.. o. j. Hodge. of Cleveland, had his friends
at work to-day. Mr.. Hodge thinks he will be
satisfied if he is appointed governor of Alaska
Ex-Congressman Alphonso Hart is doing all
that can be expected of him in the race for
assistant encouragement, and Mr.. VIM. J.
Rannells hopes to be an assistant attorney in
Mr.. Harris ofice-if Mr.. Hart gets there; if he
does not, then Mr.. Rannells will accept the
position from the man who does.
MIR. Clark Montgomery started out to be
commissioner Of internal revenue, but he has
become more ambitious in the past day or two,
and now he wants to be assistant secretary Of
the interior.
Ex-solicitor-general of the Treasury, Henry
.. Neal longs Tor the hesh-pot from which he
was torn, and is working diligently that he
may return thereto, and Judge Noble wants to
be his assistant or the assistant of somebody
else in that position.
Captain G. w. Wilson is after the COM
missionership Of internal revenue. and with
the active assistance of Senator Sherman, be-
ieves it Is his.
Mr.. Monaghan of New Lisbon; Mayor Hay,
of Coshocton, and Mr.. Coulter, of Steubenville,
are all trying to succeed Sixth Auditor McCon-
vile, and each is confident So is Mr.. q. c.
Drinkle, who is after the same place.
Great and very numerous is the Ohio man at
the White House.