The morning call., 1892-11-24
FOR FEDERAL PAP.
The Cloud of Aspirants Is
ThiCkening.
WHO WILL BE NAVAL OFFICER
More 1en Want the Lucrative Posi-
tons Than One Can Shake
Stick At.

! THE CALL gave list OF Democratic
seekers for Federal pIums ten days ago.
! Since then the list has been greatly length
ened.
! The chief Federal Office in the gift of the
/ President in this State Is considered the
! C0llectorship of the Port, as he has the APP
pointment of about 200 other employees of
the Government consisting of watchmen,
clerks. messengers. deputies, boatmen. fire.
men and engineers.
To all of these positions lucrative salaries
are attached and the political patronage in
vests the Collector of the Port with consid-
cradle Federal Importance. There are three
candidates mentioned for this place, and all
of them are eXerting themselves TO get
their political influences at work. Tue can
didates are Democratic warehouses. and ali
three are making a hard fight. They are:
Ex- Mayor 4. Is. Pond, John III. Wise and
w. ID. Engshi who was defeated for Con-
gress by Hlborn in the Third Congressional
District.
The next Federal office which is attract
ing great many Democratic eyes is that of
Collector of Internal Revenue for the
Southern District. Collector Quinn's term
expires IN April next The salary is $4,000
veal. He has one Deputy Collector at
$1,000 year. and ten at from $1,000 TO Sl400
year. There are also many other ap-
pointmerts attached TO this Office. The
| principal candidate mentioned for the place
is ., NJ. Wilbur of Glroy. He is the first
vice president CT the State Central Com
mlttee. aud was one of the most active
workers of the campaign. Ii is understood
! he has the backing of the State Central
! Committee. Mark l.. Mcdonald of Santa
Rosa, one Of the Worlds Fair Commits
! sioneTs. is said to have his eye on the place,
! but as he resides in the Northern District
his appointment is not thought TO be prob
able.
The applicants for Surveyor of the Port
are very numerous. Among the candidates
! IS w. j. Tinnin, who was Surveyor of the
! Port under Cleveland before Then there
are Andrew Lawrence, the wel-k known
| newspaper man; John Markley, ex-secre-
tary OF the Democratic State Central Com
! mlttee and at present assistant secretary of
the Worlds Fair Commission. o. Charles
Aull, OF present Warden of Folsom Prison.
For Naval Officer the candidates are
| legion. The salary is 5000 a wear and is a
| very attractive plum. The Office has ten
| clerks, who receive from $1,000 10 $500 a
! year.
Most of the unassorted candidates have
| pct In their applications for Naval Officer
! The method OF procedure necessary TO
secure deputyShip In the Cust0m-house Gu
| change of political administration seems
10 De TO put IN an application for the position
Of Naval Officer.
General Il. p. Hammond has been trying
4
! allow him 10 carry tie electoral vote East,
! but as his purpose. il is well understood, is
to ask Cleveland for the Naval Office his
| canvass is not meeting with much success
L. j. Shackelford, cashier of the Custom
house under Hager, also wants the place
sam Brooks, who was Sub-Treasurer under
| Cleveland before, desires the place, pre-
ferring il to the Office he held before.
X. I. Troy, the p0mpadear secretary Of
the State Central Committee, would accent
the Naval ONCE if President-elect Cleye-
land would urge him to take it. Some of
the members OF the State Central Commit
tee are wicked enough 10 assert that his
principal labors during the campaign con-
sisted 10 writing letters TO Cleveland trying
TO make himself solid.
Ex-senator Patrick Murphy is working
Tor the place. with a host Of others.
The last applicant 10 appear is named NJ
l. Mattingly. and all the other candidates
have app0in ed committee to look him up.
as they don't know who he is.
The superln;endency of the mint is an
other great attraction. The salary is only
$4,000 year but the patronage is great
The chief clerk receives $3.50. The cashier
S250G. the book keeper $1,000 There are
over hundred subordinate positions to
I'LL. The chief applicants for the place are
ex-Harhor Commissioners. a. c. Paulsell,
Israel Lawton, who reigued four wears
under Cleveland before. aud ex-State Treas
urer Adam BerTold.
Fer United States District Attorney the
principal candidates are Henry 5. FoO;e II.
c. McPike, eX-Judge Robert Ferra, J. Is.
Bond of Lake County and Henry Hogan Of
Napa.
For Surveyor General James F. Thomp-
son OF Humboldt is one OF the leading can
didates. j. c. Ruddick, who ran for Super
intendent of Schools on the Democratic
ticket two years ago. is also a candidate.
The last candidate ia the field is l.. T. Day.
For United States Marshal Chris Franks
appears to lead, and close behind him are j.
II. Stanley of Mend0cino and Henry II.
Harris Of Napa.
Ii is thought that Sam Brooks will be rec
commended for the position Of Sub-Treas-
urer. although he Is trying TO capture the
place of Naval Officer.
The leading candidates for the Appraiser
ship are Il. A. Thompson, Charles Gildea.
j. L. Tucker, Thomas Beck and NJ. W.
StackpOol. Sam Braunhart of the Reor-
gained Democracy has also lifted up his
voice for the place.
For Postmaster the principal name men,
toned thus far is w. J. Bryan, who was
formerly Postmaster under Cleveland.
Notwithstanding the appearance of these
candidates, who are only here stated as
having announced themselves, it will be
borne In mind that the early candidate
sometimes gets frOstbitten even in midsum-