The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-07
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statistician Conner's Official Head In Nor
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Specialize the Indianapolis Journal.
WAsHISGToN. April 6.-Secretary Morton
to-day formally announced tho appoint
ment of Martin E. Argo. of Indiana. to be
State statistical agent ofi the Agri-
cultural Departments in Indiana. vice John
b. Conner. of Indianapolis. removed.
The Benton county Democratic central
committee appreciates the condition of tho
fellow that got left. One of the leading
member of the party. in one of the
dorsement of this organization
O frame Of pigeon holes 20 practice pitch.
ing postal cards 80 as to be an expert when
his commission showed up. IL sesms Mr..
Gresham owns q farm in that county, and q
rival candidate quietly secured the In
dorsement of the granger agent Of the SEQ
rotary of St8te, with the effect of having
Mr.. Gresham act on this lone signature
and WELD the snickersnee on both the Re-
publican postmaster and the old-time DEM
ocrat with his central recon-
mendations.
Jerome Herff, of Peru, who has been
seeking the consul generalship to Havana,
was told by President Cleveland to-day
that the incumbent of that office would be
But" said the President, you must pick
out two or three other consulates. giving
me some margin TO work on. and / will
give you one of them" Mr. Hertz is feel
ing pretty rood tonight. He said he has
1pted three places, and has indicated bis
Willingness to the President to accept
either of them.
j. A. Hineman, of Hartford City. j. NJ.
Inptz r0nntu auhitQr and ChQrloa r.
Marlorte. sheriff. prominent Democrats OF
Wayne county, called upon President
Cleveland to-day and we're introduced by
Representatlve Holman.
George Cobb. of VIncennes, son OF the
late Representative Cobb. has Withdrawn
his application for q chiefship of division
IN the Treasury Department and has ap-
piled for a place in the Bureau of Epgrav-
ing and Printing. He will succeed In this
move it 10 stated. Young Cobb 10 quite
popular here and Is Endorsed upo his
merits.
w. T. Steele, of Indianapolis. has had
his application entered at the Treasury
Department for the position OF surveyor
of customs at Indianapolis.
James X. +. RItts. of LaPorte. is o act
ing chief OF the special examination division
OF the Pension Office. and IN charge of the
Eastern district. He was o supervising
examiner under Commissioner Black. He
succeeds Fred Peck, who remains a super
v1siDg examiner.
This evenings Washington News says of
two ~ell-know Indiana federal officers
here: "When Third Auditor Hart, who is
known as the best looking official In the
Treasury Department. resigns his position.
as he will very shortly. he will 90 home to
Indiana and take mp tho thread of his
banking business. which be abandoned
when he assumed Office. In the early
years of Mr.. Harris life he was Q printers
nevil, and he after ward became the edi-
tor of a little daily newspaper IN an Indi-
ana town. Deputy Third Auditor Shaw.
who will soon leave the Treasury. made o
single stroke about five years ago that
placed him IN his official pedestal. He
was an employe IN o railroad at In
dianpolis at the time when Mr..
Harrison addressed some remarks
TO q small delegation of railroad men,
in which Mr.. Harrison was accused of hav-
ing said that o dollar and o half q day
seems TO be adequate compensation for q
workingman.' Mr.. Shaw, when the clamor In
the railroad world over this alleged remark
was at its height. went and made af1idavii
that it had never been spoken, and ono OF
Dir. Harrison's first Off ola acts when be
became Presidsnt was to appoint MIR. aw
Deputy Third Auditor"
Paul Liebbardt, formerly of Milton,
Wayne county, superintendent OF the
Dead Letter Office. will likely engage in
business in Washington as soon as his sue.
cessor Is appointed
Gresham and Lamont have both gotten
Indiana young men for private secretarlea