The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-03-06
FILLING The OFFICES.
viii now Receive the Attention Of
President Cleveland.
THE PLACES IN DEPARTMENTS
Will be the First Considered by the Chief
Executive-what Col. samuel l.. Colt
Says About the Presidents Attitude
on silyer-van AIan's Plum.

NEW YORK, March 6.-Pres ident-elect
Cleveland will turn his attention now TO
the filling Of the important Offices in the
different departments, principally the as
sistants' places.
There is "a considerable number Of these,
ranging from one each in the navy, war
and agricultural departments to two In
the interior three each in the treasury and
state departments, four in the postoilice
and six in the department of Justice.
The men who will take these places
have been determined in very few cases
indeed. In the department. OF state 1t Is
probable George l.. Rivers Of this city,
who had the place before, will again be-
come first assistant secretary.
In the treasury department it is not
likely that more than one assistant IL yet
chosen, and he is Charles ;. Hamlin OF
Massachusetts,, who will probably be APP
pointed TO that one of the secretaryships
vested with the management OF the Gus
toms.
The secretary of war has not yet procured
an assistant for himself, and, so far as is
known, neither has the secretary OF the
navy.
With the possible exception of Robert A.
Maxwell, who is talked Of pretty confi-
IDENTIFY as fourth assistant postmaster gen
eral, Mr. Bissell has probably not in mind
single one of the men who are to be mem
bers of his personal staff.
The attorney general has the appoint
ment.of solicitor general and six assist
ants Some of the latter, however are very
rarely changed, one of the principal assist
ants having seen service in that depart
ment many years
1t is doubtful whether single appoint
ment for first class mission has yet been
determined upon, although gossip still
connects the name of ex-Secretary Bayard
with the mission TO the court of st. James,
and there are hints that Christopher c.
Baldwin and Henry Willard, both of this
city, have been thought of for the Russian
mission.
The name Of Frederick r. Coudert has
also been mentioned as a probable minister
20 France, but none of these has yet
reached a
Stage Beyond Gossip.
It is generally assumed that Mr.. Van
Alan of Rhode Island will be nominated,
comparatively early in the administration,
as minister of Italy.
Among names mentioned for assistants,
places are those Of State Senator McClel-
land of New York and John Il. FrenZel of
Indiana as assistants to the secretary OF
the treasury and William McAdoo of New
Jersey as assistant to the secretary of the
navy.
The appointment OF assistant secretary
ships Is generally left TO the heads of the
departments themselves, although the
president will no doubt determine good
many of them In his own mind, and make
the appointment after consultation with
the members OF his cabinet as to their ac-
ceptability.
OF the consulates, IL is an open secret
that Patrick A. Collins Of Massachusetts,
will be accredited early in the administra-
ton az consul general TO London. Ii Is
doubtful, however whether any OF the in
cumbents of the other consulates general,
or even Of the more important consulate,
have yet been determined upon.
A good deal Of pressure has been
brought in favor Of the reappointment of
John III. Oberly of Illinois to his old place
as commissioner Of Indian affairs, and
Congressman Mckinney of New Hamp-
shire is being pushed by his friends for the
pension office.
Quite early in the administration the
president will have the appointment OF
two circuit judges-one to succeed Justice
jackson and the other as the successor of
Gresham. Some pressure has already been
brought TO bear in favor Of candidates for
the latter place especially, but neither the
pre- ,ident-elect nor any of his advisers has
given the slightest attention to IL, and 1t is
pretty certain that those who apply first
will he about the last TO get consideration.
A Mr. Morgan of Connecticut Is said to
be candidate for the treasurership of the
= United States, and Conrad n. Jordan of
this city will also be presented by his
friends for the Office of assistant trea surei
here.
Ex-Attorney General Samuel =. Colt OF
Rhode Island, who is in the city, said: I'm
our state we are watching the silver legis-
lation at Washington. ! say we arewatch
ing; | mean we hope to see something done
TO check the outflow of silver. The Sher
man purchase act should he repealed by al
= means. If the coinage of 80 much silver
per month continues it may mean disaster
in the future.
~ am not afraid d of Mr.. Cleveland's adj
ministration. an d think there are a grea
many Republicans like myself who be
leve that the
Democratic President Is Safe.
We all certainly know that he is pro
nounced in his antagonism To free silver
lie mas SDOktu uhNIhi'c~''' '~'H'' VI
that subject
"The fact that he had been president and
the country was not overtaken by mis-
fortune / think, operated in his favor foi
n second term Even the pessimists IL
our party have TO submit to the inevl
table, and agree that even though Mr.
Cleveland Is n Democrat he is safe IL
many essentials.
I'm the matter OF his cabinet Mr.. Cleve
land has established' n precedent in thi
country that may place him ON the highes
plane of statcsmanship and patri otism, o
r. NAV prove n most emphatic failure.
refer 70 his non-partisan act in placinI
Judge Gresham, hitherto Republican, Il
Ms cabinet.
Lord Chatham tried the same thing
and IL proved decided failure. Since hi
time none Of the English premiers hav
accented IL. Even Mr. Gladstone, with al
his liberal spirit and great craftsmanship
has not appointed anyone out of his part