The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-02-24
FOREIGN MISSIONS.
Democrats Who Want to
Go Abroad.
THE JAPANESE MISSIt
A Host of Candidates for Choice Con-
suIships and Diplomatic Places at
the Presidents Disposal.

The names of candidates for foreign mis-
sions, like those of local Federal offices, are
becoming to be legion.
Ever since the sun rose on the morning
succeeding the III of last November, the
Democratic candidate for Office has been
omnipresent. Everywhere was he and
is he still to be met, on the streets, at the
hotel. in the ballroom, at the restaurant, in
the foyer of the theater, yea. and in the
precincts Of the home at undue hours. No
time nor place seems to have escaped his
permeating influence, until it may be said
he has solved the problem of ubiquity.
Those having power and influence. and
who are supposed to control to some extent
the patronage of the party, have been COM
PEELED to inclose themselves in Theoretically
sealed cases, and even here they have not
been safe
A vacuum is about thu only known thing
to which the influential in politics could re-
treat with safety. and escape The tympaDum-
destroying drum OF the pleading office
seeker.
1t las been said that an early candidacy
generally gets frOst-bltten, even if it is in
midsummer, but this epigram has never
been known to have the least effect on the
office seeker. They have come to the front
early in regular army.
L
the President In The State for which at least
a dozen candidates have not announced
themselves, forthwith rushing about the
streets bowling, what l done for Cleve in
the campaign" and ''me and my chances"
There are large number Of prominent
Democrats who are looking over ana be-
yond the local Federal offices and aspiring
TO missions and cOnsnlships abroad. When
Cleveland was elected to his first term he
owed little to California. delegation to
the convention which nominated him
strongly opposed his nomination and his
rality.
Notwithstanding this Cleveland was
quite kind to California Democrats. 1t is
known that he offered the Vienna mission
to John s. Hager whom he afterward ap-
pointed Collector of the Port. He also
gave Major RathbOne the place of Consul at
Paris, one OF the choicest and most pleasant
Officers in the gift of the executive.
This time the claims Of the local DEM
ocracy on the President are stronger. None
stood more firmly by his standard than the
California delegation in the convention.
He also received the electoral vote of Cali
fornia-the first since Hancock's candidacy.
This was the second time in the history Of
the State the electoral vote was given to the
Democrat candidate. 1t is therefore be-
lieved that the President will remember his
followers in the foreign offices. especially as
ne has not remembered the Pacific Coast in
his Cabinet appoin tments
Stimulated by this belief, there is a lot
of aspirants for every position from Minis
ter to the court of ST. James TO Consul to
DahOmey.
According to a ca nyass made, it appears
that the hottest fight is being fought for the
Japan mission. and the names of some OF
the candidates when announced will create
surprise. Among the leading candidates
for Minister to japan are Israel Lawton, for
II, 4
Jeremiah Lynch. There are two other
candidates whose names will cause
surprise when mentioned in cOnnec-
ton with the Japan mission. In the
State Legislature there are two candi-
dates for the place, and they are no other
than L. w. Shanahan of Shasta and Speaker
Gould OF Fresno. The rivalry between the
two candidates is said to be very bitter and
is the cause of much of the acrimony which
has occurred between them during the pres
ent session. Another surprise In connec-
ton with the Japan mission is that a new
and unexpected candidate has appeared dur
ing the week. 1t is said this new candidate
is none other than John Joseph Dwyer, one
of the bosses of local politics. Dwyer has
already started for Washington, and it is
said he will press his claims for the Japan
mission. Another candidate men toned is
Frank McCoppin.
Another aspirant for foreign Office is
Henry Patton, who aspres to be Minister
to Guatemala, a position which assumed
prominence some time ago by Lansing Miz-
ner's management of the Barrundia case,
which caused him TO withdraw, after being
eensured, from the Guatemalan mission.
Patton is proprietor Of the Banning Herald
and is very popular with the Democratic
State Central COMMITTEE on account OF his
work in the south during the last campaign.
Major j. l.. Rathbone is said TO have en-
tered the field as candidate for reappoint-
ment TO the Paris c0nsulship. He made a
very good record while there before, and it
is upon this record that lie bases his claims
for reappOiDtment.
His only opponent thus far mentioned Is
Eugene German Of Los Angeles. 1t will
be remembered some years ago German
was much written up and caricatured. He
sought military honors and. not knowing
where to fnd them, organized a military
body OF Odd Fellows, and had himself
elected general. His uniform was perfectly
gorgeous, at sight of which peacoeks folded
their wings and stole away. He wore it
when he visited the Paris Exposition and
was the sensation OF the hour, and not even
Solomon in all his glory was arrayed like
him. No potentate in Europe was half so