New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-08
THE SCRAMBLE FOR PLACES
prryrY OF CANDIDATES. FOR FOREIGN
MISSIONS
,wpoRrANr VACANCIES IN THE TREASURY
SWELL MR.. cARNsLE's LIST OF CALLERS
"A RUSH FOR THE COMMISSION.
ERsHIP OF PATENTS.
s..y TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.1

ERsHIP OF PATENTS.
tf,Y TELEGRAPH TO THE TRiBUNE.1
,r..,rc,on March 7.-Iresdent Cleveland's new
~, hos bccn in Office only one day. but all Its
.h.rs have already begun to realize that they nave
. ,rod deal more to do than merely 10 oversee anu
.,rsct the business OF their respective departments.
u.,r tvo OF them have had any previous PERSONAL
,.r.ncc as executive officers III dealing win o''ce
.~ iS.r secretary Gresham's experience had been
n.nuhlcons who sought Offices during the Arthur
",.,.,rat,on while that OF Secretary Lamont. as
,y.,ond,s private secretary and alter ego during
",r.r Administration had taught him =" the tricks
go the manners" of Democratic spells hunters IN
..n,nrton lie IS therefore, the only mehioer vi he
Wv. who Is thoroughly seasoned and equipped LOT
~h., will be the most urgent. " not the MOST '''''
'-,.n, duties that most of the members OF the new
Cabinet VIII Of ca"eu "po" ~ P'''''
a.. scramble for places In all the Departments
.-..,f tvo-the War and the Navy-has already
-. and Democratic senators and representatives,
-. already learned to make virtue OF necessity
,ook amiable even II they do not feel so. rs .'y
81, secretary Greshams pleasure and humoy soH"
r..r. from him The names OF applicants LOT ms
Az I'D consuIsbips Is legion, and one-tenth oil Them
y. enough TO ill ten times the number oI places
y. ~. dipomaslc and consular service Oh inc UNIV"
CO.. Probably neither senator voorhees, HOT '.""
49, 1,,rnic ever dreamed that the time wo"'u 'o
-. no wmld ask General Gresham for the appoint
WY, ~, n Democrat-and that Democrat Ex-Governor
go p Gray-as Minister to Mexico, Dut po'" "a ~
60 done So and, 1t Is asserted, wi'ho"' 'u''.
,dnu,cs now say that there Is prospect 'ha'
49,. D.nhy NAV be recalled from Pckih IN" ms
49,. r,yen 10 Governor Gray. That Is aoo"' 90 ,'
=. NJ GRAY could be sent from lhu"h"' ~
.,n,ment will be strongly urged by I'LL 'iie '''"''
.ns, the indiana Democratic Senators anu "cp -,
So can hiring to bear. several oil 'hem "e'o ~
-dav
pose. ,a,ao,cs for the Mexican
-,..,or Among those already on the grouhu a.
~M,n,ster Bragg-whO slowed CieVeiahu ~,
,.r,es he had made" and was rew"rueu WIZ" ~,
.nror,meut to Mexico-General McClernaha' VI All
rms Representative Kllgore OF ieAa.' o,, rx
vorng Of Georgia, and J. b. Lewis Vi onio' ~
n.Ssnta,ive Blount of Georgia, desires ana eApec.S
=. ,ec.lye q good foreign appointment as aso N'
=, least twenty other exRepreseh'auNc' ~
,orted that appointments for scVer"i VI .ie
mnortant foreign missions will be maze 'his w.
and that NewYork man Will succe.u r. ,.-'"n %
A Iondon or Mr.. Coolidge at PARIS. Inc "'0'''" "
U,-,rm !. REGARDED as an extremely des'rapie one
,A .monp the men who have been mehtlopeu ~,
:, are ex .Congres sn,an Newberry' OF SmcaSo' 49,
J. NJ Corse Of Massachusetts,, VINO Sei'eu "
Secretary Gresham In Sherman's army; eA'L'e"'
Governor Jenries. Of louisiana ana '"us' %
Anderson, Of ONO. . =. r,ussr
~ ,mnor,ant vacancies In the Treasury Department
and secretary Carlisle will not be likely 10 SUM- .
from loneliness for some time TO come. An'ome I''
callers to-day were ex-Representauve Wihe, Oh "i'
md cx-Auditor McCOnvile, OF ONO. Inc is''er """.
the sixth authorship, which he held during WI.
C,.v.,nh,s first term and which he vacated In 100"
a. cv. Mace to another Ohio man. Mr. "lKe ae-
srrs and expects to be appointed f1rst Coh'rone''
IN MACE Of his former business partner oohuo"',
Matthew's Mr.. wike took time by Inc ioreiooA III.
before the expiration Of the Lid Congress ne MAJ
obtained the signatures OF less than 10 OF MS
Democratic associates. to say MOI ihs Oh "eai' '''
the Democratic members Of the Illinois Legislature
10 hs pplicatio lie Is also fortified oy inc PER
,sonal support and influence OF Coonei Morriso" anu
oher liposfans IN Washington as well as Dy ieue!'
fsom leading Democrats 10 his State, among w"cn 10
cne Gazing that Mr.. wikc drew the resolution IN
syuc,,nq the Illinois delegation to the Chicago Con-
ysn,,on 10 vote as unit Grover Cleveland Among
Mr. Wilkes competitors Is exController Durhahi' oi
Kentucky, who made himself extremely disaSreeaoie
and unpopular during Mr.. Clcvelands first Admims'r~
ton. Another applicant for place In TIE treasury
Is e. B. Boiler, OF Ohio, who Is nephew OF the n'e
George H. Pendleton and who would like TO be an assist
ant secretary Charles S. HamIln, OF Massachusetts,,
who Is described as "a young and enthusiastic tanH
seformer' is also candidate for assistant secretary.
There are already a good many candidates for the
ONCE OF SolicitOrtienerl ExCOngressman Goode, OF
Virginia. who held the Office under Mr. Cleveiand's
b. the Senate wants to try again. ana he mas inc
unanimous support OF the Virginia Senators and Repre-
sentaves. Ex- Congressman Rogers. OF Arkansas VINO
was "mcntioncdp for the office OF Attorney Generai,
and Judge L. NJ Rose, OF the same Sta'c VINO was also
mentioned" for tho same office. are both In Waslhs
ton either of them would be glad to accept the
Solicitor Generalship. Michigan has candidate In the
peson of Edwin F. Uhl and 1t Is whispered that ex-
ieneral Jenks OF Pennsylvania, would not
decline the Office unless his pastor should ADVISE MIN
to do 50.
Tho Assistant secretary ship OF Agriculture Will not
have to 60 a-bsgg1ng. Already there are nj least
dozen candidates for It. Among them are Ex-Governor
wiDans and Daniel Strange. both Of Michigan; General
stephen D. Lee. late OF the Confederate army VINO Is
now president Of the Mississippi Agricultural Coege
9. w. Corbett Virginia farmer, who has the unshi
nous support OF tho delegation from that sta'c anu
Major H. T. Alvord, late OF the Maryland Agricultural
College. The hopes OF these and other applicants Ior
Tho same once arc somewhat dashed by report that
the accomplished incumbent assistant. Secretary VIII
hts Will be retained for some months at least ny
Secretary Morton who his classmae ut college, ana
has ever since been his warm personal friend
Probably there IS bureau Office for which tncre
will be q more lively scramble than one oil the most
hborious and exacng OF all-the C0mmissionershP Oh
Prpsions. Among the candidates already In the heid
are ex.Represenatves Bnsey Of Illinois, and Wheeler
Of Michigan both OF whom disabled Union veterans
and Colonel william f. Mclean, OF Indiana, who was
First Deputy Commissioner during the former Clc"e-
land Administration. and made an excellent record
Mr.. Wheeler was chairman OF the last committee ap
pointed 10 investigate Commissioner Raum ana tooR
good deal OF pains to inform himself In regard 10 inc
laws and methods which govern pension administration
II IL understood that organized labor viii demand
several important appointments. among them the CON-
nissoners6ip Of Labor Statistics now held oy Cs',1
y. Wright 1t IS not regarded as probable tnat mtr
Wright who reappointcd few weeks aeo, VIII s,
DO displaced in order to make vacancy even U .S
benefit of Mr. Cowdrey OF Chicago, who was the Um'eq
Labor candidate for the Presidency In loe9. ~.
Schuleis. Of Wisconsin, who WAS sent aoroaa s"s b
ject Of immigration. ard who submitted son,ewm a
seAsauonsl report his experience as seeras p %,
Nnger on his return, Is candidate Ior .ne o'e .s
essmssioncr Of Immigration. and II Is uhders'oO nt
0Congressman John Quinn will be urcea ~, , apr ho
hent as the successor OF Colonel Weber. ai.novsn ~