Omaha daily bee., 1892-06-20
WHO WILL BE THE CHAIRMAN
Canvassing Candidates for the Leadership
Of the Republican National Committee.
MlcHENER CANNOT ACCEPT THE PLACE
General Horace Porter of New York Though
to BE the Most Available Candidate
The Meeting Next week-To
Notify the President.
WASHINGTON BUREAU OF THE BEE,

WASHINGTON, ID. O., June ~.
The republican national committee will
meet here on the 27th inst, and already
there is considerable speculation as TO its or
ganization. Mr.. L. T. Michener OF Indiana.
who did such good work for the administra-
tion at Minneapolis, has been prominently
mentioned in connection with the chairman
ship, but MIR. Micnener is himself authority
for the statement that he is not TO be con-
si1ered for that Office. Speaking to your
correspondent today, Mr.. Michener said:
II must pos.ti, ely decline to be considered
in connection with the chalrmanship OF the
national committee or with any other place
connected with the committee. The truth is
that my business engagements are such as to
prevent me from accepting any place on the
committee, even if had the opportunity or
the desire. | think this statement is only
right to be made by me at this time IN JUS
tice to other people who are thinking OF
would say that the craftsmanship will
probably go to either New York, Pennsyl-
vania or Illinois, although OF course / have
no definite information on the subject"
Long Jones for Chairman.
1t is said that IN consideration of the very
able and important work done at Minneapolis
by Long" Jones of Chicago. the president
ship should light upon him.
Chris Manner of Pitts burg is also men
| toned in this connection, and as it was due
| to the personal efforts of that gentleman that
the large bulk of the Pennsylvania delega-
| tion at minneapolis was restrained from going
| to Mr.. Mckinley in the convention, he
| has won high favor 10 administration circles.
General Horace Porter OF New York is
| said to desire the position, ana John c.
| New has been quoted as saying that
| MIR. Porter would probable be selected
| to succeed Mr. Clarkson. General Porter is
| not now a member OF the committee, but
| should his election be determined upon he
| would be elected, and the member from this
state Frank S. Witherbee who succeeded
| ex-senator Fasset, would have to step aside
TO permit his election.
| DIR. Depew and the Secretarvship.
Mr.. Chauncey NJ Depew left Washington
| al 4 o'clock this afternoon. There is still
| just as mucn uncertainty with regard to the
| question as to whether he will be the next
| secretary Of state as there was when he
arrived here. 1t is pretty well established,
| however, that the office was offered TO him,
| at the conference he had with the president
| yesterday, at least In the tentative fashion,
| and that no definite answer was returned to
| the proffer. Mr.. Depew has taken the matter
| under consideration and whether he will
| accept or not only he can tell
| at the present writing There IS ground for
| the belief that he suggested to the president
| that he could be of more service to the ad-
| ministration in New York outside of the
| cabinet than he could inside. The general
| opinion here seems TO be against the idea
| that ne will become the premier, and Senator
| HIscock said tonight that he did not believe
that Mr.. Depew would take the secretary
| ship il it had been offered to him.
| Committee on Notification
Several members of the committee of no.
| tifcation of the president On his renomina-
tion have arrived in the city, including Hon.
| w. +. Durbin of Indiana. But the chair
| man, Governor Mckinley, has not yet reached
ing in time to accompany the committee tc
the white house at noon, when the inter
esting ceremony will take place.
The sundry civil expense bill which has
passed the house provides for certain
| changes in the salaries of federal employees
| Clerks of the United States district and
circuit courts are allowed salary out OF the
| fees of s., 900 year and necessary clerk hire
| commissioner of circuit court $1,000 yeal
out of its fees; no clerk or deputy clerk car
| act as a commissioner except where tota
| fees of all such offices shall not exceed s., ,50(
| a year. District attorneys may recrive
| salary out of the fees OF the Office $1,000 6
| year if fees reach that amount 1t is pro-
| vided that no person who holds an Office OF
employment under the government shall re
| ceive compensation for dischargiug tht
duties of any other Office or employment, mol
shall such person hold more than one offic,
of profit at the same time.
bill has passed second reading In th
senate providing for readjustment OF sal
aries of United States court clerks.
The clerk of the United States circuit an:
districts courts of South Dakota shall receiv
5000 annually; of Idaho, $500; of tn
southern district OF Iowa circuit court 50,
! 500: district court, Sl.500; northern distric
| of Iowa, 81 600; at Sioux City, $500; at Ceda
| Rapids, S500 Of circuit and district court il
| Kansas, g., 500. The clerk of the Unite,
| States circuit and district courts for the dis
| trict of NeprasKa, if the senate bill become
| law, shall receive yearly salary payabl
| quarterly of "a, 900 respectively. These ar
| now fee offices. 1t is thought that the ser
ate and house committees Will compromis
on s3, 500 as the annual salary for the las
| named Office.