The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-15
Found 1t Didn't Pay to Worry the Distributors
of Democratic Spoils, So They Filed Their
Applications and Left for the West
Mr.. Conn Not Pleased with the Dis
elimination Against Country Editors.
Only Business Men to Be Appointed to Certain
Consulates-Why Mr.. Matson Nay Not
Get the Place He Desires Most.
SEEKERS AFTER PLACE.

WASHINGTON, March 14.-Another in.
stallment of Indiana office seekers left the
city for their homes tonight and more will
follow tomorrow. They are placing their
papers on file and getting out of the Ma
tion's capital for home. They have come
to the conclusion that it BODIES no special
good to hang around the hotel corridors
aud bore the heads of departments and
Congressman" said one Of the latter to the
Journal correspondent to-day. He added:
IF / were eeking an Office l would
leave town as soon as had interviewed
my Congressman and filed my papers,
for there is such thing, you know, as
overdoing a thing"
Representative Conn. of tho Thirteenth
district, leaves for his home tomorrow.
Mr.. Conn has thirteen presidential post
offices in his district and vacancies will be-
gin to occur with next month. 1t was his
purpose to file his recommendations in
every case. wipe his hands of them all
and 90 homo, not to return here, but ne has
concluded that some investigation will be
necessary before he can dispose of any of
the postmasterships. and 90 he will return
here about ten days hence. He will
then make as many recommendations
as he can. Mr.. Conns district
is q demand that they be filled by Demo.
Gratis fr ON that section of the State. so that
he Will not want for variety OF tr oubles.
Minister Hess. of Plymouth, who Is at Con-
stantlnople. will soon be succeeded by q
Democrat. but whether he will como from
the Thirteenth district of Indiana remains
to be seen. President Cleveland does not
hold that simply because an office goes
once to a district 1t should go there again.
Mr.. Conn has also q consulate filled by .
constituent. This he believes he may be
able to hold.
Lewis Jordan, of Indianapolis, who Is
strongly backed for the first authorship.
ths ctv toOn,eSt rs for home bv
Joseph Riley also of Indianapolis.
Ex-Congressman David II. Patton, who
is seeking ex.Congressman Owens place.
as Supern tendent of Immigration. and who
willprObably get it, having filed his papers.
will leave for home tomorrow.
Henry Kramer, of Rockpore. placed his
papers on file for position of some kind,
and departed for home tonight.
- HoRD SAW 1T WAS USELESS.
Frank Hord. of Indianapolis, who came
here to apply for the position of deputy
United States attorney. provided MIR. John
W.Kern did not succeed in getting the attor-
neyship. has concluded that he will not
file his papers. Inasmuch as Mr.. Kern is
booked for the superior Office. 1t is con-
ceded that the deputyship will 60 to an
other part of the State.
Ex-DoOrkeeper GlaZebrook, of Starke
county, announced to his friends to-day
that he had "a dead cinch" on the Buenos
Ayres consulate. Mr.. GlaZebrook has cer-
talnly been sleeping on his Office ever since
he came here, for he has not lost sight of it.
Gil Shanklin is pushing the application
n Evan6VllI9
the position of inspector OF steam
boats 1t looks as though he would receive
1t. The Captain is here. personally attend
ing to his knitting.
Representative Hammond makes no
secret OF the fact that he has promised the
Logansport postmastership to n. e. Hama.
walt. Although there will be no change
under several months. Mr. Hammond has
to avoid trouble is to anticipate vacancies
Si Which s' a Conclusion iass1'' he '0s Ras many ny
followers. He has .scted editor r.
for the Delphi postmastership, but there is
hitch in that selection. The Cleveland
rule against the appointment OF editors to
postmsstershi ps and the Bissell rule against
giving pOstoffices to men who have other
business are in the way. Added to these Is
the fact that there will not be change In
the Delphi office for some time.
Hon. William Il. Ogiebay, OF Upton, ls
here seeking @ position OF some kind In the
line of his profession. that of the law.
Michael TiRue of Lafay cite. who has been
here for ten days, casting his eyes around
for some place, has gone home.
Col. William L. Mclean, of Terre Haute
who seems to have good chances for O
here in spite of the "antisex" rule. will 60
TO New York this week on private busi-
ness The Colonel ia q part owner In the
Terre Haute street-car system.
Ex.Gov. /. P. Gray expects to leave to-
night for Indiana. He has been indisp0sed
during the past three days.
WHAT THE PATRIOTS WANT.
The clerks at work upon the applications
FLED at the Treasury Department. for posi-
tions in that service to-day added q few
more to the Indiana list as will be seen by
the following:
Commissioner OF Internal Revenue-C. G.
Matson, OF Greencastle, Ind.
superintendent OF fImmigration-DavidP ?. Pat
ton, of Remington, Ind.
Collector OF Customs at IndianapOlis-AdOlph-
us Abromet. of indianapolis.
First Auditor of the Treasury-Lewis Jordan,
OF Indianapolis.
Chief of Division In any OF the Departments
George b. Cobb of Vincennes Ind.
National Bank Examiner for Indiana-J. ].
Norris, or Lagrange Ind.
Assistant Secretary OF the Treasury-Robert
b. Bowler and Daniel McConville, of Ohio.
sixth Auditor-E. b. Finley and Thomas E.
PecKlnpaugh or Ohl0
Collector of Customs at New York-Col. a. G..
Dickinson and Alden s. swan.
Surveyor OF Customs at New York-Dr. J. NJ.
Pessemer. A. S. Swan. Theodore +. Reid and r.
LOwber Smith.
Commissioner Of Immigration at New York
Hiram r. Dixon. Charles K. Cobb, Henry j.
jackson, W. G. Rinearson and Nicholas Muller.
telegram has been received by Secre-
tery of State Gresham. signed by all the
State officers of Indiana. stating that the
appointment of Will +. English To be MIN
lister TO Sweden would give general satis-
faction TO the Democrats of Indiana
1t is said TO be settled beyond question
that Judge William Murphy. of Pinkney-
Vile. ILL.,. will be collector OF internal
revenue for the Cairo district. The con-
test for this place has been an exceptionally
spirited one. and until to-day Mr.. Rlne-
hart. of Effingham. was looked upon as
likely to secure the place.
Another Chicago candidate for Public
Printer appeared on the scene to-day in
the person of Mr.. Ulrich. Up TO this time
Mr.. McAbee, of Chicago. has been the only
Illinois applicant. and has had the advant-
age of the backing of the solid Illinois d del-
egation and the Illinois presidential elect
ors. Mr.. Ulrich 10 said to have the indorse-
meut of the entire Lutheran press of the
Northwest influential Wisconsin Demo-
Gratis. including Senator Villa Governor
Peek and National Committeeman Wall,
are also assisting him. The fact that Mr..
Ulrch 10 o prominent Lutheran. and 10
ooked upon as Q representative OF the