Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-03-02
WILL BE In NO HURRY.
oFFiCEHoLDERS HEAR FROM
CLEVELAND,
Tho Tenor of Their Advices Is to the ri.
feet That He WIN Not lie In Hurry to
'FIre Out" the Present Incumbents Who
Are Doing Their Work Acceptabiy.

SPRINGFIELD, H., Feb. @s.--Therc
has been good deal of anxiety among
officeholders and ofliceseekers to know
what policy President Cleveland would
pursue relative to them. Some of the
officials were concerned for the reason
that If there was wholesale removal
with the incoming administration they
wished to make business arrangements
which were in prospect. 1t is stated
that several of these wrote personal
letters to Prcsident-elect Cleveland and
received replies which do not encour-
age the place-hunters.
In one of his letters Mr. Cleveland
says that while he is not yet President
of the United States he has always be-
Gevcd in the theory of permitting COM
petcnt officials to serve the terms of
their commissions and not TO make
changes before that time unless there
are good and sufficient reasons for re-
movals He added: 'As Federal Off
Ger you understand the situation in
your office better than any one else.
This is interpreted To mean that the
postmasters and revenue officers will
not be disturbed. during the time for
which they were appointed, and is con-
strued as q notification TO Democrats
wanting the places not to be in a hurry
with applications and recommends
tions. At the same time an army of APP
plicants and their friends from Illinois
will go to Washington for the inaugu-
ration and bring to bear all the pres
sure possible to induce the President to
make speedy changes.
Judge J. w. Allen of this city is
urged as the successor TO Judge Ores
ham rs Judge of the United States Cir
cult Court The Hon. j. NJ. Patton,
also of Springfield, is said TO be an
active candidate for the place. If Judge
Allen is appointed, John Mayo Pal
mer, son of the Senator, will probably
be appointed United States Judge FOR
the Southern District of Illinois.
He is at present member of the firm of
'Doolittle, Palmer & Tolman of Chi
cago. Senator Palmer will recommend
his law partner, William i. Shut, to
succeed Major James A. Connolly MS
United States District Attorney here.
The question of the marshalship is UNI
settled, with the chances in favor of
James X. Diclterson of Lawrenceville,
as against w. b. Brinton of Tuscola.
So far as known Representative
Wiwi of Birmingham County is the only
member of the General Assembly seek
ing u foreign mission. He would he
satisfied with the consulate at Chem.
nitz, Germany, which has been filed
by two members of previous Illinois
Legislatures.
One of the most important pieces OF
| gossip is that Gen. John A. McClernand
may be made Commissioner of Pen.
sions. Capt 4. w. $. Kidd, who de-
| sires TO be postmaster at this city, is
| already in Washington, and Mr.. Red.
dick NJ. Ridgely, another applicant foi
! the place, leaves for the national capi-
tai to-day, joining the Vice-President's
| party at Bloomington. These are not
| the only candidates for the postoflice,
and the others win probably see that
they lose no rights by being absent
| from the Inauguration.