The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-19
Editor Moss Willing to Be Superintendent Of
Indian Affairs. and, as Voorhees, Is Backing
Him He May Be Appointed.
Scheme to Send the Hon. Will E. English
Where Only Good Indians Reside.
Representative Bynum Back to the Capital
Eighteen Hooser Democrats Given Post
ofices-Colored Men Sent to Homestead.


Judge Hench and Editor Moss Pick Out
$4,000 and eS. 500 Places, Respectively.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, April 1a-Judge Samuel
Hench, OF Fort Wayne. made pilgrimage
through the Treasury Department. to-day.
He gazed into the Second Controllers Office
and viewed the chair be occupied there
four years ago. The Judge Is now an ap.
plicant for the position of Solicitor of In
ternal Revenue. which pays about 5000
year. He was formerly chief of division.
The Judge has the suppors of the State
Federation of Labor. He 1t was. it will be
remembered. who Introduced the coem.
ploye bill in the 10 wer House of the Indiana
Legislature. He may be said to be the or.
ganized-labor candidate for an appoint
ment under this administration. and foI
that reason be is not likely TO succeed in
his efforts. The Judges friends here are
under this administration after introducing
q bill for the killing of which Frank Burke
was appointed United States attorney.
Nevertheless he is being pushed for the
place he aspires to by large element OF In
diana organized labor.
Col. Robert s. Taylor. the successor of
General Harrison on the MissIssipplRiveI
Commission. returns to his home 1t Fort
Wayne tonight. He has put on the
In the East. The Mississippi River
Commission is considered one of the most
soothing of governmental snaps. The menu
bers draw salary OF 5000 per annum and
expenses. with no anxious care abont the
red flags and snickersnees of political
changes. and no necessity for change OK
residence or interruption of private busi.
ness. yet editor Shanklin says he will not
accept such place
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Division ID. Treasury Department., hold.
overs from the Harrison administration.
The civil service has not even speaking
acquain tance with their appointments. and
hence the boys in the trenches are free to
flirt with them for favors. OF the ive
chiefs already appointed under this regime
one was Republican out and out and the
others Southern Bourbons.
John Foley and Jddge Jordan are being
played drumsticks with, and to appease
the Hon. w. Fl. English, il is said. his son
will be adorned with some tail-feathers
from the eagle and be given an Indian
commissionership TO distribute lands in
severalty among some of the real. truly
fluences where ghost dances and scalp.
lifters are felt and feared no more.
John j. Young. of indiana, was to-day
appointed assistant inspector. Bureau OF
Animal Industry. under the Department of
Agriculture, and will be assigned to Ham,
mond, Ind. His salary will be $1,000 .
year. and he will enter upon his duties
May /.
Attorneys general Oiney has not yet re-
ceived the application and recommends
tion from District Attorney Burke. but 10
seems to be settled that Edwin Carr. of
Bloomington, will be assistant United
States attorney for Indiana.
Editor William M. Moss. of the Bloom
f6ld Democrat. has applied for the position
of superintendent of Indian schools. q
place worth $500 year. The Office ID
located In Washington and Is at present
held by DR.. Dorchester. OF Massachusetts,.
When Mr. Moss withdrew from the race for
internal revenue collector he was
promised "a good place" by Senator
Voorhees, It is believed that Mr.. Nose
will get the place he now seeks. 1t has
general supervision of all Indian schools.
Representative Bynum arrived this aft
ernoOn from Indianapolis and will remain
here with mis- family till his children are
out of school next month. when they all 90
to their home at Indianapolis. Mr.. Bynum
denies that the persistency of Office seekers
had anything to do with hls early depart
ure from Indianapolis. He says be is al.
ways glad TO see his aspiring constituents.
whether here or at their homes. Ii 10 ad-
visable for them to call upon their Repre-
sentative in Washington. where the Offices
are convenient and the power to give them
near at hand.