The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-03-11
OFFICE SEEKERS BUSY.
Federal Offices Here:
abouts That Are Be
ing Eagerly
Sought.
SOME OF THE ASPIRANTS.
Not Likely That Any Imme-
diate Changes Will Be
Made Except in the
Marshalship.
SOME OF THE ASPIRANTS.

cials in these parts, at any rate, an
ticipate immediate removal from their
places, and it is doubtful indeed if a
general sweep be in contemplation.
'The axe will not commence to fall
right away" is the way one well posted
Republican sizes it up. ''We'n take
time to look about first"
As matter of fact the Democratic
officials hope-they may expect, too,-
to be kept in their several places until
the expiration of their terms.
President Cleveland allowed Post
master Gopsill, for instance, to remain
in Office till the expiration of his term.
And by the way of recompense they
think President Harrison may apply
the same generous rule to Postmaster
Kelly.
They think he ought to, even though
they fear he won't.
Those who would like to succeed Mr..
Kelly think and hope the other way;
and on the assumption that the pres
ent Postmaster will not be permitted
to hold ON three years longer, they are
pulling all the wires within their reach
to capture the new Presidents favor.
THE PosTNAsTERsHIP.
Petitions are in circulation for sigma
lures all over the county, asking that
Postmaster Gopsill be again made
the dispenser of Uncle Sam's stamps,
and ex-County Collector George H.
Farrier is willing Barkis, too.
Mr.. Gopsill made an admirable Post
master during his term of service, but
the election had scarcely closed before
it became known that contingencies
might arise which might make the
position a tempting bait to ex7Speaker,
ex-Colonel and present City Comp
troller, Samuel d. Dickinson.
1t seems to be generally agreed that
Mr. Dickinson can have the place If he
wants it, and that Mr. Gopsills hope
lies wholly in the vari-titled city offic-
ial's not wanting it.
He will not want it if the present
Legislature does not turn him out of
the County Superintendentship.
And even in that event he will not
want it if General Sewell's intimacy
with Postmaster General Wanamaker
can make him Assistant Postmaster
General of the United States.
1t has been known for some time
past that the ex-Colonel and ex-
Speaker was looking for long pole to
gather in big persimmon.
But it will be news to readers to
know that he is hankering after so big
a persiinmon as that; and greater news
for them to know that he stands more
than fair show of raking it in.
THE coLLEcToRsHIp.
The position hereabouts next best
to the post Office is the sinecure
'aTom" Kelly now holds. 1t is called,
by courtesy, the Assistant Collector
ship of the Port of New York. 1t is
place in which if man offers to do
more than to draw his salary, he is re-
garded as over-offering.
Asa Dickinson, who used to adorn
this office in the freshness of a begin
ner, once thought to make something
more than an ornament of himself,
and was promptly notified by the ac-
tual Collector of the Port that his sal
airy was always ready for him on the
first of the month, and that on the
other thirty days of the month his
services could be dispensed with.
Mr.. Kelly, whom Mr. McAdoo put
in at the expiration of Dickinson's
term to keep it in the family, as it were.
had learned from Dickisnon's expert
ence and has not left his law Office to
get his salary.
He has sent his boy after it, or a
letter, with a return stamp enclosed to
bear his warrant back to him.
Brother NJ. H. Benson is an aspirant
for this soft snap. 1t is the only de-
sirable place within reach, because
there is nothing to do that would in
terfere with his bossing the Ece7li7ag
Journals city room.
One Dick Williams and ex-Alderman
William H. Furlnan are also hot in
pursuit of the influences that they
hope will land them in this lazy berth.
THE UNITED STATES ATToRNEYsHIP.
Mr.. Dickinson doesn't banker after
it again. He thought he might like to
be United States District Attorney,
but he was less ambitious of that
honor when he learned that Gen.
Sewell had committed himself to
another favorite. Somebody might
think that Henry S. White, of Red
Bank, is the other favorite, but rumors
prevail that he savors more of the
South Jersey pines than Mr.. White
does.
And right ON the top of these specu-
lations comes the authoritative an-
nouncement in the Newark E0eni7lg
Neaos that ex-senator John w. Griggs
is booked for the position.
TWO PLACES WITHIN REACH.
There are two places that are prob
ably within the immediate reach of
the office-seeking horde.
One of these is the United States
District Judgeship.
Judge Nixon long ago attained the
age at which he might have retired
from active service, but he has re-
manned on the bench to keep the place
warm for Republican successor, and
now that one is ready to go to the
position, he is said to be ready to with
draw in his favor.
Ex-Judge William r. Hoffman has
the inside track for the place, but he