The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-03-29
CALIFORNIA SLATE.
Senator Stanford Has the Disposal
of the Patronage.
WOULD WAGER A GOOD SUM.
Many PerpIexing Problems Have Met thu
Coast People, But They Are Now Feel
ing Quite Elated.

Especial TO THE HERALD-EXaminer Dispatch
WASHINGTON. March 2S.-'f l were a
betting man." said Senator Stanford to-
day. 81 would wager good round sum that
MIR. Osborne, of Los Angeles, will secure
the appointment of public printer" Mr..
Stanford's declaration was made this after
noon as he stood in the Senate chamber
reading the list of foreign nominations
which the Presidents secretary had brought
up from the White House. Curiously
enough Mr.. Osborne's principal competitors
for the position hail from the three states
which were to-day complimented with APP
pointments in the diplomatic service. Cap
tain Meredith is an Ilinoisan, Mr.. Valen-
AlAe is Nebraskan and Mr.. Childs is an
%hioan.
1t is Senator Stanford's belief that
neither of these three states will receive
another important nomination for some
days, and as the appointment of the public
printeris expected to be made Thursday, it
is thought the beneficiary thereof will be
the California man.
THE CALIFORNIA DELEGATION,
agreeable to their programme of
Wednesday, held their sixth meeting at
Sanator StanfOrd'S house. The meeting
was TO consider the all absorbing question
of the patronage. The delegation re
manned in secret session nearly three
hours. Each of the members present de
clared it to have been entirely harmonious
in its character, while acknowledging, at
the same time, that 1t was almost as bar
rem of results as the others which preceded
it. 1t was learned, however, at late hour
Thursday night, that the meeting was not
as harmonious as the members represented.
zach gentleman brought his list of candi-
oh hr Sr,},r cd IN
ford. How far Senator Stanford revised
them cannot be learned.
General Vandeveer, it is said, protested
very strongly against any Interference with
the slate he had prepared and threatened II
he was not permitted to control the matter
to suit himself in the southern section, that
he would bolt the caucus and manage his
affairs after his own fashion. 1t is very
probable that rather than allow any diff
culties to arise between them, General
Vandeveer will be permitted to have his
own way. The other gentlemen, it appears,
are more amenable to discipline than the
Representative from the Sixth district
From them nothing but mild protests were
heard. The perpleXing problem of the day
was as TO what disposition should be made
of Mr.. L. B. Misner, the Benicia states
man, and then the bone of contention
among the CalifOrnians for the past fort
night
LIKE BANQUO'S GHOST,
refused to down until place is provided
for him.
The other patriots at home must
for it may be authOritatiVely stated
tAat no slate can be definitely agreed
From until this is done. If Mr.. Misener
receives the appointment as minister to the
Central American Republics, the parcelling
out of the San Francisco offices is a matter
that can be speedily disposed Of. If he
does not receive this mission he will be
made superintendent Of the mint. But
until his case has been satisfactorily dis
posed of, the San Francisco matter will be
virtually held in allegiance. Senator Stan
ford had an interview with President Har-
rison yesterday and the result of that in
terview will determine the future action of
the delegation.
1t was decided yesterday that Paris Kill
burn should be slated for surveyor of the
port. Mr.. Banforth still has the call on
the naval Office Messrs. Diamond and
Phelps remained in the lead for the post
office and custom house respectively, with
some uncertainty existing as to whether
John Lloyd Love or Mr.. Garter shall be
made district attorney. General Nande-
Veer, however, has a candidate for the dis
trict attorneyship in the person of H B.
MOrehouse, of southern California. Cap
tain E w. Blaisdell, of Oakland, seems by
unanimous consent to be agreed upon for
the office of surveyor general. General
Vandeveer's candidate for district at
tcrney for the sOuther district is Major
J. A. Punnell of Los Angeles, Senator
Stanford has candidate for the position
who is said to be Cornelius Cole, Jr., also a
resident of Los Angeles. General Vande-
veer is making strong fight for the con-
troll of the pension agency. General Van
deveer contends that the Office, like that of
the surveyor general, belongs to no partic-
ular section, but is one in which the entire
state is interested, and that there is no in
Consistency on the part of the southern
section in endeavoring to control it. His
nominee for the place is J. G. Currier, of
San Luis Obispo.