San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-01-07
FIXING FOR FEDERAL PIE.
CLEVELAND CAN CHOOSE FROM
A GREAT MANY ASPIRaNTS.
The Woods Full OF TheRl-The crop
OF Candidates for Presidential
Appointments Fully as Large
As that for Muntcipsl Po-
siliOns and Pap

While the municipal political cauldron
lis seething and boiling all attention is moi
being devoted toll broth. Indeed, fed
.eral patronage has enlisted the attentions
and aspirations of great many local
politicians. In fact it is highly probable
that Steven Grover would not find much
difficulty in not making up. his entire cab
met, plenipoteniares and the lesser APP
pointments from Sunset City timber.
There is no scarcity of material. In fact
the woods are full of it from the tallest to
the shortest. EX-attorney general of
Texas, j. ii. McLeary, who helped TO
frame the address notifying the democrat
ic presidential nominee of their selec-
ton several weeks after they and
the whole world had heard of it,
and who was appointed by Cleve-
land to an associate judgeship in
Montana it is said is willing to
go into his cabinet as attorney general If
invited by Cleveland. Attorney Thomas
mantle fall on his shoulders. Some of his
admirers have suggested Captain
Schramm for secretary of state. A great
many have mentioned Colonel George w.
Brackedridge for the treasury portfolio
General Stanley is highly spoken of for
secretary of war and Col w. b. Wright
for the naval bureau. Captain D. NJ.
Poor who IS high authority on agricultur-
al matters is also spoken of as minister of
the interior and would make an excellent
successor to Uncle Jerry Rusk.
For envoy TO LaBelle France Judge
Callaghan, who knows all the ropes of
"Paree" from the Louvre to the legation
ana back again, Is mentioned at first class
material for ministerial timber. His cou-
sin Edward, Dwyeer, is considered in The
same category so far as the Mexican Mis-
sion is concerned and doubtless equally
good stuff could be found here BY the
president for similar posts in all of the
re ,".S ~ all Of the greater or lesser
foreign potentiateS.
h."e che appointment all of these
gentl' men would bring about a political
millennium in San Antonio as all of them
are prominent members of all of the con-
tending factions, none of them are known
to be working to secure the appoint
mentS,
CrinOline can not be kept out of the DO
litlcal field and it is intimated that several
members of the fair sex will be in it. The
only lady who. however, has made an
nouncement OF her willingness to accept a
federal appointment is Mrs. Mary X,
Meredith, who has Signified a desire to
preside over the San Antonio pOStoffice
and see that the new Columbian StamDS
are properly disburSed.
Coming down, however to federal an.
polnteeS located in this immediute vicini-
ty the aspirants for those positions are
the ones who, together with their friends.
are working like beavers for.
Captain John T. Lytle's friends are cir
culating petition for his appointment as
United States marshal for the Western
district OF Texas, and the document has
already been signed by several thousand
suffragans, many of them prominent,
wealthy and influential. Dan Lewis
friends are also working very hard for
him for that same. Colonel William Fer.
2uson, the editor, is also highly spoken Of
for marshal.
A petition for the appointment of Colo
mel ii. G. King to the postmastership is
also in circulation, and he is receiving the
support OF very large number Of the
people on account of his popularity and
merits. Elk Postmaster DR.. Hal Howard
Cleveland's former appointee TO that post
is also said to be an aspirant for il, and his
friends will push his claims for il. II is
said, however, that he will assist Colonel
King.
Fx,Mayor French is also an aspirant
Tor the post Office.
Leo Tarleton and Leroy G. Denman are
both mentioned prominently as successor
TO Judge Andrew Jackson Evans for the
United States district attorneyship, while
Bud" West and Jack Green, Jr., are
both spoken OF as successor to Harry Ter
rell as assistant .. s. district attorney.
General Fl. Bee is spoken of as successor
to Alderman Anderson as deputy u. S.
internal revenue collector and Colonel
Kip" Ford is mentioned as successor to
Colonel Searcy as internal revenue collec-
tor for the entire district, with headuuar-
tiers at his old home in Austin.
One thing is true. All of the congress
men are bothered to death with applicants
for varions political positions. Congress
man-elect Tom Paschal Of this district
who spent the day in this city yesterday
said to LIGHT reporter: 81 never knew
before how many dear and intimate
friends / have that had never heard of
before my election and who want nv as
Sistance 10 secure them federal appoint
ments."