Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-07-13
THE DISTRICT APPOINTMENTS.
To be Delayed Until Fall-Non.E Residents
Precluded.

There Is again an impression that the sp-
pointments to the District registership and
recordership will be delayed until fall Not
long ago the understanding was we'll grounded
that the appointments were soon TO be made.
The President took the matter up and several
citizens, including Mr.. John W. Thomp-
son, Mr.. Z. Kurtz johnson, and Judg
Embry were sent for by the President
and several names presented to them
for their opinions. Most Of those sent for, it is
understood, had candidates Of their own whom
they advocated. and nothing came of the con-
as to whethe the incumbeuts were
entitled to serve out term Of four years. The
President decided that there was no obligation
upon him to retain these men in Office another
year, and there the matter rests, except that IL
is understood that the appointments will be de-
layed until fall.
ago, and was told by the President. as his
friends sey, that he would not be disturbed until
fall
ANXIETY OF CANDIDATES.
The various candidates are anxious about the
delay in making the changes, and local repub-
licans generally fail to see any reason for it
One statement in explanation is that the Presi-
dent has already promised the recordership to
Mr.. Perry Heath, the Washington correspon-
dent, who has gone of on q long vacation on
the Pacific coast and islands, and that the ap-
pointment will not be made until his return.
OPPOSED TO FURTHER DELAY.
There Is a very general feeling among local
republicans that there should be no further
delay in calling for the designations Of the
democrats holding these Offices, as they have
n he Off ha Off faaa for xho
recorders Office has done a phenomenal bust
ness during the spring and early summer, and
It Is said that to delay the appointment until
fall 10 practically to give the incumbent
all the rewards of the Office for the year, as the
work and fees are light during the fall and
winter. The man going into the Office in the
fall WILL it is urged, have to wait until spring
for any substantial reward.
THE CANDIDATES
urged for the office are both colored and white,
but it is expected that white man will be ap-
pointed as it is more in accordance with the
wishes Of the people who have to do business
with the Office. There is something of race
and color" fight for the place, but it is expected
that the President will disregard this feature
be best Endorsed by the people whose business
supports the office. There is Hebrew candi-
date, two or three colored candidates, q Ger
man candidate and several men from outside
the city whose appointment is urged by politi-
clans for political reasons
NoN-REsIDENTs NEED NOT APPLY.
But the one thing that is settled absolutely is
that no man who is not a resident Of the city
and has not been such for ten or fifteen years
long enough to make his citizenship certain
will be appointed. A number of politicians
have attempted to get the President to disre-
gard home rule, as Cleveland did, in respect to
this Office, but he has positively refused to fol-
low this bad example, and there are several
Senators and Representatives friendly to the
District interests who sustain him in this posi-
ton.
WHAT THE PRESIDENT SAID.
The President said to one of these after the
appointment OF the District marshal that that
was the only appointment in the District that
should 60 to an outsider.
Senators Sherman and Teller, Representa-
tives Butterworth and others have earnestly
advocated home rule and have found the Pres
ident in accord with them. The sentiment
among the business men is undoubtedly in
favor OF appointing white man to the re-
cordership, first because of the affront Cleve-
land gave the District people by making col
ored iWportations and secondly because they
did not like the idea Of particular Office being
set aside as a colored mans Office, making a
purely race distinction.
AGAINST IMPoRrATIoNs.
Dub 1ue nomo rune Ieeling 1s strongest;
whether colored or white they want the new
recorder to be District business man, who
will know the needs Of the Office and take an
interest in the city. Democrats and republi-
cans alike protest against any "importations "
The work Of the Office is very important-im-
portant especially that it should be done
promptly.
As a citizen expressed it to a STAR
reporter: 1--WE want one of our own
H.
will give the Office close and careful SUPER
vision. having the records always up to date
The office needs better attention than it has
received for the past ten or fifteen years 1
don't mean that man must have been born
here In order to be eligible to the Office, but he
should have lived here a number of years as a
tax payer, becoming a citizen and fully identi-
fed with the citys interests. He need not be
one of the moss-backs of antiquity. 1t is bet
ter that he should be a young and active man
of he