Catoctin clarion., 1889-03-21

that it would appear that John @, New
has secured the place, though MIR.
News friends swear that he is booked
for the Austrian mission.
Vienna, is the gayest, not to say
most reckless Capital in Europe, and a
few years there would be season of
paradise. of certain sort. The consul
gcneralship at London is, however, not
to be lightly estimated. although the
social position is below that of an am
bassador. All the delights of the worlds s
greatest city and the ease Of official 20
siton beyond the reach IF small office
seekers present themselves. And then
the emouments, which are s'mething
of a mystery, amount to $4,000 or $40,
600 year. Really am unable to see
how Il man who has always been as
generous to himself as Mr.. New, can
find it IN his Dig Indiana heart to rt.
fuse he postion-if he can get it.
1t appears this morning that Presi
dent Harrison will appoint "Corporal
! Tanner to be Commissioner of Pen
sions. If so it will be his first appoint
ment of a candidate that has not the
solid support Of his State dlies .tion for
purely National office, Last week
Tanners friends felt this to bc his fatal
weakness and really more Of an in Jury
to his cause than the charge that he
was mentally and physically unable to
perform the duties of the position. Ma
or Poole, his Syracuse opponent, had
developed enough Congressional back
ing in the New York delegation to at
least kill the chances Of any other man
from that State. Mr.. Harrison desired
Mr.. Tanners appointment, but could
not openly break his own rule not to
act as umpire in State Qnarrrls
In this emergency the Oregon ANA
Nebraska delegations came forward and
offered the Corporal a residence in
either State, and it is likely that as Il
result the nomin ton will be chlrg'd,
if made, to the Pacific slope, which
teaches tnat there are various etlectual
modes Of eralicating feline.
The Kansas delegation had taste Of
President Harrson's adherence to his
rules on Saturday. lie told the Nom.
bers that they must agree upon man
or a certain Office would @ to some 9th
er State. They retired and fell into
line but Representative Peters, whose
obsrnacy is proverbial. AS he Is the
member from the district in which the
applicant who had the support of the
majority resides, his refusal to agree
was more annoying. At last rs a com
promise, Mr., Peters proposed the name
Of ano her equally gool Republican,
but bitter professional and personal
enem' of the other candidate. With
one bound Senator lngAll was in the
arena, and the scoring he gave Mr. Pc.
ters wolld have IN tdc more sensible
man ashamed 1t did repress Mr. Pc
ters for the moment, but cork pushed
under water b,bs merriIy when the
pressure is removed. Anyhow Kansas
has lost the appointment, and there is
disaNection in her camp.
The man who said to bimsei three
days after the inauguration that the of
fec seekers We're not more numerous
now than after former inaugnratlons
reckoned without his host. The host
has arrived since and the end IS not
vet. The politicians who have no time
to vast. and who regard the lNaugura
ton ceremonies as 4 circus t. be reh5-
iousiy avoided by any man of stern
purposes, delayed their coming. Bat
once here their activity IS boundleSS,
and their efforts spur the tagged out
spirits Of their opponents, vino have
oeeu here several weeks. to renewed
endeayors to corral the Inhuence.'