New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-08
THE ITALIAN MISSION.
WY A REPUBLICAN IS ALLOWED TO
REMAIN THERE.
,rE-ELEcTIoN PROMISES INDEFINITELY POST
PoNEp-J. J. VAN ALIENS EXPECTATIONS.

| poNEp-J j. VAN ALIENS EXPECTATIONS.
IBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TkIBuNE.l
Washington. June THE failure so far OF thu
President TO fill the Italian mission Is beginning TO
ocite mment among the faithful. II Is one OF the
ew frstclass places In the diplomatic service sui
rmaInng in the hands OF Republican. me iac'
hat the legation in Rome must soon be raised 10 'he
ank OF nn embassy, Baron Fava being expec'ed 10
crescent his credentials as Ambassador I'm the course
Il the present week next, only ndds I'D INC per
plexity OF the Democratic mind, which cannot az
count for the Presidents hesitation In dealing WIN
,hi, matter. II must be- assumed that there are
numbers of patriots willing to take the Office ipdce1'
II IS place much sought after, and II cannct mere
Are be lack OF material from which t. choose winch
makes fhe President hesitate. He esr"S Tor o'her
rcasons Il Is believed, reasons which u MIN must
appear sufficiently welghty TO justify the i"ue"h''
post ponement TO put 1t mildly, oil promises "''u'
before March L. II IS well known mat inc piacs wac
formerly promised TO south Carolina, and That thc
party leaders In that state agreed 10 recom'c"' -"
pnolntmeut of Ex-Governor Caldwell, gentleman In
,vc:y way fitted by training, experience "'u ACCOM-,
lshments to I'LL so important post with creo''
b himself and advantage TO his country. Ana YET Nv
sill waits for the issue Of his commission ana hi'
nonds are asking themselves whether the Fresineh'
h, forgotten all about his promises or wncther NJ
opposes deliberately to ignore them Perhaps "ha'
FLOWS may cnughten them rs TO the nature Vi 'he
demma which confronts the President.
A. g. whitney as Is well Known. worked hard In
seson and out Of 1t to bring about. first, the nomi-
naion OF President Cleveland and subsequently HIS
election. Much OF the work performed by him was
therasing OF money with which to carry on the cam
palm In this lie " facile princeps' amcny 'he
Democratic leaders, and his visits to headquarters
wer therefore eagerly locked for AMI we're always
enthusiastically welcomed. In the course OF his mis-
aonary work he encountered J. J. Van Allen. Who
,nder allur,nents OF the possibility Oh Secul''s a
Diplomatic post abroad, was maze 10 yi'io @""'Ooo
fist and then oOOOO-.n all $50 0OO-a sum not to Dc
depised Before making the second Contribution
however Mr. Van Allen stipulated that In the event
OF Mr.. Ocveand's election he should De re"arucu
witt tho Italian mission To this Mr.. whitney, 1t Is
said readily agreed. and Mr.. Van Allen. with the
knowledge OF the intimate relations existing between
Mr. Cleveland and Mr. whitney. ana consequently
terevin, that the latter authorized to make the
promise considered the commission as good as mad,
cut on Me night OF the election In November last
But something has occurred since then whch MT
Van Allen did not foresee consider possible, VIZ
tina, Mr. Cleveland and Mr.. whitney should have a
falling out. This however. Is precisely what mas
happenod There have been Of late some rather
amusing attempts. evidently inspired. to create the
impr. son thai the two men are not estranged out
they have comretcly failed TO convince those who arc
In n position 10 know the inside facts. some time
last winter Mr. Cleveland Is reported as having sad
TO Mr.. Farchld In effect II have learned to thor
oughy disrust whitney and his tricks
OF this thee cannot be the slightest doubt. ana OF
course the remark was reported to Mr. Whitney lie
would have ban less than human II he had not taken
offence at slci a comment. which. In view Of Inc
services he had rendered Mr.. Cleveland. was uii'
kind TO say tfe least. When II Is recalled that nor
since the middle Of December has Mr. Whitney had
any communication with Mr. Cleveland. excepting
such as the President has sought through the medium
Of secretary Lamont 1t will be understood that Mr..
whi,neys friends have reason for the belief that so
far as the President is concerned Mr.. Whitneys re-
lations excepting those Of purely formal courtesy
have ended And here comes the case OF Mr van
Mems candidacy TO emphasize the fact that ne ircsl
dent longer feels that OF gratitude- ne ever
really did-toward Mr.. Whitney which he once pro,
fessed so vociferously. Having used him. ne tnrows
him overheard. Having "copsecrated' hlmseii 1 10
the duties OF his office. attained through agencies snch
as Mr.. Whitney and Mr.. Van Allen Furnished ne enns
by "d,triIstng the tricks" OF the one ana Ignoring
altogether the other No wonder that the FRIENDS OF
both are getting triHe hot under the collar when
the subject l. nliOned In their presence ana tnat
they do not display that eqInnmity OF soul or PM.
osophy Of mind with which an unpreludced observer
can afford view and note the estrangement OF such
distinguished Democratic statesmen