The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-19
Indianss Junior Senator Ehoves His Ex.Pri-
vate Secretary Into Fat Place and Shuts
the Door on Hard " Working Democrats
DR.. Pitzer, of Upton, Ignored for James
|. Parker, Of the Same City.
Judge James N. Tyner Out of Ofice-Three
Chicago Editors Rewarded by Gresham and
Cleveland-The Chinese Decision.
NO WONDER THEY HOWL.

Looal Democratic Workers Ignored for Per.
sonal Friends of Turpie and Voorhees,.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON. May 1S-James l. Parker.
of Upton. Ind. was to-day appointed Law
clerk in the Office Of the Assistant Attor-
ney-geueral of the Interior Department,
with q salary of S2.7OO per annum. MIR.
Parker appears to be one of the chance Of
fioeholders whom Senator Turpie feels
com PEELED to take care of at the governs
ments expense, whether State or national.
Senator Turple has been under obligations
to him ever since he was q member Of the
Legislature that first cent Turpie to WASH
ington. Mr.. Turpie then brought ham here
az his private secretary. Soon after he was
made law clerk of the Interior Department.
where he remained until removed by Sec
retary Noble. He went home and served
one term as Mayor. HIS present appoint
ment was secured at the urgent request
of Mr.. Turpie. This appointment has de-
pressed the friends of Dr.. Pitzer. of Upton.
DR.. Pitzer hos been an untiring worker for
twenty years for the Democratic party.
He has been here since Inauguration seek
ing q chief clerkship in the Postofiice De-
partment, and although fortified with tho
strongest Endorsements an applicant could
procure. he has been ignored by tho Sena-
tors who are running things here. and such
chrome officeholders as Parker, who did
not even have an application on file. are
given first-class jobs. Senators Voorhees,
and Turpie realize that they are serving
their last terms and while they are in
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political debts. That is the reason why
mono but old back numbers" are rewarded
with offices in Indiana. The appointment
of Neal of indianapolis, Brophy of Logans-
port. Bowman of Covingt0n are fair ex-
amples of the manner the public service 10
being prostituted to harbor old political
hacks w ho rendered the two Senators serv-
ices before the war. Meantime the young
Democrats, who have no records as chronic
officeholders. must remain satisfied with
the privilege of voting the etralght tickeI
Senators Voorhees, and Eurpie were at
the Treasury to-day. and "recommended".
Rushviile. to be Register of the Treasury.
Colline Peoples. the brother.in-law OF j.
N. Huston. was removed to-day from MS
otises 8 of chief of his division in the Second
Controllers office, much to his surprise.
Ellwood Avery, of Frankfort. who came
here TO succeed Captain Hart as Third
Auditor of the Treasury, goes home to-mor-
row. His application is on file
James n. Tyncr formerly of Peru. Assist
ant Attorney general for the PostOffice De-
partment. was superseded to-day by John
l.. Thomas, of Missouri. General Tyner
will not return to Indiana.
An application for the position OF spe-
cial agent of the treasury was filed to-day
for Beets Errick. of Indiana.
Emerson Well Johnson. of Franklin, was
to-day appointed cadet to the West Point
Military Academy.
J. c. Brophy. of Indiana. has been ap-
pointed special agent TO examine surveys.