The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-01-28
Z. P. BAAKLSes.

We clip the following gOsSlpY letter
from the Detroit News of the 21st. As
the information conserving the candid
ates for federal patronage apparently
comes from the inside its probably
very nearly correc,:
Postmaster Billings term expires
next November and it seems to be the
general opinion that the Marquette
postoffice will not be reached in the
process of turning the rascals out"
before the particular rascal" in this
/ case has completed his statutory Of
icial term. OF course his successor
will be democrat, and it is the general
convection that J. A. Vannier is the
name OF the democrat. He is thought
to be the popular choice. What is
more to the purpose, it is also evident
tnat he was the choice of the local
powers that be-" He is capable, both
by eduration and business training, to
personally manage the postoffice. and
has made many sacrifices for the
party. The business men have almost
to man indorsed his application. His
only rival, John Thoney, isa veteran
party wheelhorse, who deserves II
cushioned stall and u full mnnger
during his declining years. Mr.. Thoney
is typical German, citizen, resident in
Marquette for 38 years. His petition
has been extensively signed among the
common folks, of whom he is one.
His numerously signed petition is his
only backing, though he claims that
Tim Tarsney has promised to interest
himself in his behalf.
Strangely enough the collectorship OF
Gus; oms for the district of Superior
haa not been the topic of much ak.
The candidates are numerous enough
to make 1t interesting but they are doing
their work quietly. Leroy w. Widl IN
| as among the first to be suggested.
Mr.. Mdlam is un9uestionably solid"
with those who will be asked for
advice in distributing Michigan patron
| age. From, present appear noes, at
| least, he is we'll ahead in the race.
BY precedent the appointment goes to
! Marquette city, but the fact has not
! deferred ex. sheriff Fredrick j. Bawden
| If Hougnton county. from an attempt
to slip in ahead OF Midlam. Bawden is
armed VITA the endorsement of Ed
! Ryan aud also has tine support OF H.
Maurice Finn, the twelfth district
democracy's defeated c,ndida,e for
congress. En- passant, Mr.. Finn not
| long ago had his own optic on tie same
| juicy plum. bnt now, seems to have
some other prize in view- Gossip says
that he is preparing his feet TO lit INTO
| Postmaster Tucker shoes at Ishpem-
iny. Besides conducting u reasonab Q
daily new paper he occupies his few
spare moments in parcelIng out the
| offices IN II manner calculated to make
candidates irelieve that he has inside in
fo nation aud u "pul." Mr.. Fun says
| that of the three best district jobs one
will be given TO Marquette county.
| another to Houghton county and the
third to Menominee county. What is
left he assigns to the other side of the
straits.
Michael G. Scully, OK sheriff Of
Marquet county, having failed to
secure re- election, is also camping on
Midlam's trail. Friends have tried TO
persuade him to lress toward the
United States marshals Zip. He could
also secure powerful influence to sup
| port reach after collectorship of
internal revenue, but Mr.. Scully's
personal preferences are for the big
chair in the custom house, and il lie
dosn't get the "sit" lie has private
enterprise in prospect.
Timo'hy Nester was at one time
considered likely candidate for the
,collectorship, but Tim says he has no
time for an office.
ID. u Curtis, Of the Marquette
| Times, wants to lie register for the
land Office. L. p. Dube, deputy clerk
| OF Houghton c,'unty, has peen promis-
ed the receivership-by local bosses.
Only by that means were they able 10
! switch him off from his pursuit OF the
Houghton post flee and thus leave q
| cineh there for John p. Hunt. So far
as it is generally hLown Curtiss and
Dnbe have little opposition. James
p. Edwards. Of Houghton, has filed
an application for the rsgistership
while Thos. Brady, of L'Anse, aud
Luther M. Packard. of Menominee.
will accept the receivership If it comes
their way.
The fact of the matter is that the
fat is nearly nll fried out of the lund
ofli,e. Comparatively little valuable
| government land remains untaken in
the upper peninsula, and there is
small probability that Uncle Sam will
again interfere with the claims of the
railroad and canal corporations. Out
side this peninsula there are not more
than 100, 900 acres OF government land
available. There is nowhere com
pact quarter section OF that 100000
acres except in the pine barrens, while
the odd forties are not worth the
privations OF homestead life for the
returns they will yield. It is clear,
therefore. that the posi- ions in the land
Office nre rapidly declining in
desirabil.t ty and lew there be That covet
them.
Should the Office still maintained at
Grayling be merged into the Marquette