Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-17
0HIOANs AND OFFICERS.

c., FRIDAY. MARCH II
OHIOANs AND OFFICERS.
Reported Rulings off the Administr.tion
Have Caused Some Discouragement.
Correspondence of The Evening Star
| COLUMBUS, ONO, March l6 1898.
The announcement that President Cleve-
lands policy will be not to appoint
any Of those who held Offices under
his first administration to Office now has
caused many Ohio democrats to withdraw from
contests for Office, but the list Of buckeye
Office seekers is yet of respectable length. The
| ruling against the editors Of newspapers has
not, however, induced many Ohio applicants
for ONCE of the editorial occupation to
cratic organ expected to be appointed
postmaster at the county seat and
the claim was generally allowed by his
county neighbors, both democratic and republi-
can. So general is>the concession that in few
| instances are there any contests for these local
federal Offices. Nor are there likely to be con-
testants as the result of the new ruling. II
| Mr.. Cleveland absolutely refuses to appoint
| newspaper editors to these offices, therefore.
| he viii In most cases so directly against the
| expressed wishes of these local democratic
| constituencies and cause considerable dissen-
sion in the party.
OF course the local federal appointments will
| go to Ohio democrats, and excepting the
post offices, there are few of them in this state
for which there are not many applicants. The
ofice-seeking tendency of the Ohio man,
however, Is apparent in the number of appli-
cants from this state for the larger federal posi-
tions and those which have connection with
| the state. The STAR correspondent has secured
what Is thought to be complete list of all the
bona fide applications for appointments to
offices OF this class from Ohio. They are
briefly given here.
WHAT SOME oHIoANs WANT.
Gen. E. B. Finley Of Bucyrus, ex-adjutant
general under Hoadley and one of the few free
silver democrats in Ohio wants to be sixth auditor
of the treasury. C. H. Spaulding of Brilliant
would like to be appointed to an assistant
secretaryship in the treasury. Daniel McCon-
vile, VINO was Gov. Hoadley's private secretary
and becam, sixth auditor of the treasury under
Mr.. Cleveland's first administration. was a cam
didate for appointment to the same position
again. but since the ruling against ex-officers
has Withdrawn his application and become a
| candidate for an assistant secretaryship. Mr..
McConvile has met with severe financial re-
verses in the last five years.
John Q. Smith of Oakland, who has been
for the last five years probably the most effect
| i've advocate of tariff reform on the stump in
Ohio, Is a candidate for commissioner OF inter-
nal revenue. Erastus L. Hayes OF Cloves is a
candidate for a chietship in the treasury. E.
S. Lyman of Oberlin wants to be chief of a
division in the Office of the supervising archi-
tect of the Treasury Department. and Samuel
Burget of Canton applies to be made clerk of
the Office of the superintendent of construction
OF the Treasury Department
"ANY GOOD THING"
State Representative Beard. the ponderous
member from Ashland, is an applicant for ANY
good thing. He is finishing his second term
, all that is permitted under the rules of his
party in democratic Ashland county. Alfred
E. Lee. an oid-time republican. who was private
, secretary to Gov. r. B. Hayes. and was by him
appointed afterward consul to Frankfort-on-
the-Main, is an applicant for the same consul
ship now. He attacked the republican stand
on the tariff in the last campaign. and did con-
siderable work for the democrats on the stump.
Claude Meeker. who Gov Campbelfs
private secretary, is candidate for consul at
Nice. France. position now held by Frank B.
LOOMS of Marietta, Ohio. Ex-Mayor Philip
II. Byuck. Editor ". F. kemmler of Der Vest
bote and DIR. J. b. Schueller of this city have
filed applications with Representative Outh-
waite for consulships. 1t is reported that the
President has informed Mr.. Cultivate. how
ever. that he can allow but one consulship to
his district.
W. E. Boden Of Cambridge is candidate for
sixth auditor of the treasury. Thos Wetzler
Of Lancaster. once state supervisor of public
printing. wants TO be appointed public printer
He has the disadvantage of being the editor Of
the Lancaster Eagle. Ex-Congcessman s. S.
foder OF Lima is after the assistant pension
commissionership, now that the Ohio delega-
ton in Congress seems to prefer Samuel E.
johnson for serseant-at-arms OF the House. j.
Ross Alexander Of Bridgeport and A. n. Meachan
| of Toledo are candidates for assistant postmas-
ter general. Alexander's daughter and Mrs.
Cleveland were classmates and close friends at
Wells College, New York. and he feels confident
| of winning the prize, but Meachan insists that
| the President a. ked him to become a candidate.
j. II. Salmon of Cambridge wants to be APP
pointed pos; office inspector. J.H. Beeberof Mt.
Gilead was an applicant for the Mexican ministry,
and since it has been given to ex-Gov. Gray is
preparing his papers for something else. Frank
3. Dodge of Cleveland is a candidate for general
superin .endent of the railway mail service. Ex-
Congressman Irvine DUNCAN of Jackson Is can
didate for assistant attorney general. GeorgeW.
Statler Of Mansfield wants to be attorney gen.
eral for the Post Office Department.
r. r. Holden. son of the editor Of the Cleve-
land PtGindedler. and DIR. r. Brinkerhoff,
president of the state board of charities, want
to be appointed to consulships. Col. A. C.
was to be the new marshal of the District Of
Columbia, it now turns out is candidate for
inspector of furniture for the Treasury De-
partment.
Henry BOIL. ex-chairman Of the state demo-
cratic executive committee and ex-State Oil In
spector Joe w. Downing of Dayton are candi-
dates for United States marshal here.