Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-10
LOOKING FOR GOOD BERrHs.
Some Of Those Who Are willing to Serve
Their Country.

some Oh 1noee VINO Are WILING TO Serve
Their Country.
There are quite a number Of residents o,
Knoxville, Tenn, in town seeking for posi-.
tions.
Among them are Maj. d. A. Carpenter. who
wishes to be appointed pension agent: Steven
p. Condor, who wants to be United States mar
shal; W. l.. Welcker, who seeks the United
States attorneyship, and T. l. Williams. W. C.
Fulcher and II. NJ. Branson, who want the post
mastership at Knoxville.
John ". Kearn of Indiana is in the cltv seek
ing appointment to the United States district
attorneyship. He has been president Of the
state senate and reporter of the supreme cour,
for many years.
Among those who want Office in North Dakota
are J. F. O'Brien of Devils Lake. who was
democratic nominee for Congress at last cleo
ton, and who Is seeking the United States dis
trict attorneyship. ID. W. Maratta of Fargo,
ex-Cnited States marshal. and Henry Harlan of
Grafton are applicants for this position.
p NJ. Mcguire. member of the governing
council of Boston. wants to be postmaster OF
that city. Charles s. Hamlin of Brookline.
Mass. wants to be one of the assistant secreta-
ries of the treasury. Ex-Congressman Crosby
Ia after one of the assistant attorney general
ships, while ex-Congressman Coolidge would
like the Swiss mission.
". NJ. Oldham Of Denison City, Tex is in
town, after the postmastership of his city.
Mr.. C. H. J. NATURALIZATION Taylor
they call him in kansas-is in the CITY, reach
ing for the scalp of Mr.. Bruce, recorder of the
District of Columbia. If fighting quality was
represented by physique alone Mr.. Bruce might
begin to feel for his hair, as Mr.. TAYLOR is
a stalwart of his race. His democracy is of the
same kind. too and he represented Kansas in
the convention that nominated Mr.. Cleveland in
1888, distinction never borne by anv man OF
color "A Ipnlpcratic pa1
before or since. Mr.. TAYLOR was minister to
Liberia under Mr.. Cleveland and has held
various positions of trust under the govern
ment. He has been for several years the editor
of the American Citizen in Kansas City, Kan,
an influential paper devoted to the interests of
the colored race.
Senator Cockrell is not vet quite satisfied
that the ex-ofice holder rule will be strictly ap-
pied, and he proposes to make test case by
urging yer, strongly the appointment of ex-
Minister j. l.. Child to his former post at Siam.
1t Is expected that eX-Representatiye Caud-
Ter of Georgia will be first assistant secretary
of the interior
The Indiana people very confident that
their man. II. T.. Wadsworth of Logansport,
will be made public printer
Ex-Gov. Crittenden, though he slipped up on
Mexico. is expected to get foreign appoint-
ment Of some sort
The Illinois delegation expect Judge Brown
Ing to get the land commissionership.
They alEo want III. IL. Mo!er to be superin-
tendent of the free delivery service of tine Post
Office Department.
Representative Cabell of Illinois does not
want any appointment. though he has been
mentioned in connection with nearly all the i'm
portant foreign missions.
PENNSYLVANIA has a candidate in the person of
Judge John s. McCalmont of Franklin county
tor the commissionershiD of pensions.
Judge McCalmont was the Speaker of the House
OF Representatives before the war. He came
out at the head of a regiment early in the war
and acceptably filled the position of commits
sioner of customs during Mr.. Cleveland's first
administration.
There are several men who are said to be
slated for the federal positions in Illinois. For
United States district attorneyship for the
southern district VIM. L. Shut of Springfield
ex-state senator and mavor of Springfield is
said to be first in the lead and to be recon-
mended by Senator John VI. Palmer VIM. b.
Brinton is seeking the United States marshall
ship for the southern district. He is one of
Mr.. Morrison strong friends and is said to be
a likely candidate. He is an ex member of the
legislature and member of the state demo-
cratic committee.
The nomination of ex-Representative Nc
kenzie of Kentucky to be minister at Peru is
expected to be sent to the Senate Monday.