The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-22
Representatives and Senators Decide to Dis
tribute the Spoils Only TO Those Who Re-
side in "Unterrifed" Strongholds.
Delegation System of Endorsement Bro
ken Up by President Cleveland.
NepOtism Given Another Slap by the Execu.
tive-Additlonsl Evidence that the No
Reappointment Rule Is Flexible One.
BoYCOTTED HoOSIERS.
Democrats Who Live I'm the Sixth and Mint
Dfstricts Will Not Get Office

Districts Will Not Get Office.
Special to the indianapolis Journal
WAsHlNGToN, March L-Samuel M.
Ralston, of Lebanon, q Cleveland elector
at the November election. is handicapped
In his yearning for the Terre Haute col
lectorship by the Republican geography of
his congressional district The eleven
Democratic Representatives from Indiana
very Justly claim that the party has no hope
in this world or the next of making any
gains in the Sixth or Ninth district, and
patronage outside of the offices planted in
these Republican strongholds is poverty
stricken politics. Hence aspirants In these
localities are buttered up with promises.
but the places will go to Bourbon
Democratic territory. The Senators
share with the Congressional delegation
very largely this boycott of the Republican
districts. Patriots like kalston arc bom-
barded with election returns showing that
the Democratic victory did not bulge out
of the ballot-boxes in the Ninth or Sixth
district Gaugers deputyships and 5000
places Will be about the size of Republican
district recognitions.
James a. Wall, of CIark's Hill. has signi-
fed his willingness to draw salary OF
$1,000 per year as chief of division in the
Third Auditors Office. He had not better
neglect his spring plowing in anticipation
as there are q score OF other patriots In the
same notion.
The pressure exerted by COngre ssmen at
the White House for appointments has de-
velOped into an individual scramble. AT
first congressional delegations were. In q
measure. united. They all agreed. as
whole. upon some appointments. and the
entire delegation would indorse the ap-
pIicant. The President has effectually
disintegrated the delegation Endorsement
system and now each man Is going IN Tor
himself. and pushing his Individual friends.
One result which the President has
achieved, and which was his design. is the
breaking up OF ring politics In the dele
cations. Patronage which heretofore has
been considered the sacred property of
Senators-for instance, the selection OF
marshals and district attorneys-is now
declared free for all, and the humble MEM
bers OF the lower house, or even q group OF
private citizens may present the names of
candidates with some degree of hope OF
their success. Congressional delegations do
not come to the White House together now,
but the mem bers drop in alone, and render
their own solos.
~ss+srHosE FLEXIBLE RULES.
President Cleveland defined his views on
nepotIsm to-day in a manner SO forcible
that he left no doubt in the mind of his
hearer that he was irrevocably opposed to
the practice. The gentleman to whom Mr.
Cleveland outlined his views on the Ques-
ton is q Western ongressman, who came
to secure the appointment of o constituent
to office. He told Mr.. Cleveland that the
applicant was n good Democrat. q good
fellow, and. furthermore, o relative of the
President himself That settles it." Mr..
Cleveland is reported as saying. His
name cannot be considered" And then
the President is said to have read the Con-
gressmen lecture on the danger OF ap-
pointing relatives to office. in which he
placed himself on record as against nepO-
tism In all it's shades of meaning and appli-
cation.
Congressman Springer learned something
more about the new rules for appointment n {
this morning. He spoke to MIR. Cleveland
about the application of q former office
holder for disappointment to the postmas-
tership at Petersburg, Ill, and. after ex.
planning the facts in the case. he received
an answer favora BILE to the applicant. The
explanation was this: The candidate in
question is a woman and Democrat. who
was appointed postmistress at Petersburg
by President Arthur inst prior to Mr.
Cleveland's first term. She was reappOlnt ted
by Mr. Cleveland after General HarrisOn's
election, but the Repu blican Senate refused
TO confirm the nomination, and q Republic.
an of Mr.. Harrsons selection secured
tno piace. TEosiuent Sio"oianu. III
his interview with Mr.. Springer
this morning, after hearing this
| statement of the case. with the additional
information that the applicant IS almost
unanimously indorsed, gave Mr.. Springer
to understand that he would reappoint the
lady. His reason for making an exception
to the no-resppolntment rule in this case,
barring the strength which general COM
mendation gives the lady's cause. is that
she failed to seYve the term to which she
had been appointed by Mr. Cleveland after
his defeat in 1888. and is. therefore. quite
as much entitled to serve now as then. Mr.
Cleveland has made several like state
ments in connection with similar cases to
other Congressman. and his language on
these occasions and this morning indicates
| that former appointees W ho were prevented
from serving their terms through lack OF
confirmation by the Senate will be given
preference in applications for the offices
| TOR which they were selected under Mr..
Cleveland's first incumbency.
The Cabinet meeting. which began at IL
O'clock, curtailed the time for receiving
callers TO one hour. Among those who saw
Mr.. Cleveland was ex-SDeaker Thomas Is.
Reed, who had o pleasant interview with
the President. If he did more than pay
his respects he failed to say when he came
out. Other callers were Cor gressmen Mer-
edith. who presented the name of Judge
Smith. of Warrenton. Va, as judge of the
new Court of Appeals of the District OF
Columbia; Congressman McCreary. of Ken
tucky, to indorse Warner Kincaid, OF Shell
hyville. for o consulate. and Congressman
Bryan. of Nebraska. to present the app.i-
cation of q. A. LuikhaIt for the United
States marsha aIship of Nebraska.