New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-17
MOTHER DREADFUL RUMOR
.,xcprsSMEN WHO FAILED OF RE-ELEC-
TON TO GET NO OFFICE.
AIR. CLEVELAND FINDS PLENTY OF
MATERIAL FEDERAL PATRONAGE IN
NETWORK SOME DEMOCRATIC.
HNRPULLING LIKELY.

NETWORK SOME DEMOCRATIC.
HAIRPULLING LIKELY. :
fay TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNEl
r.stincron March 16-AnOther dreadful r'lmor
=. .Noat in WashngtOn-that Is, rumor which VIII
ST., dread IN the bosoms Of Oi'ice-scckers who be-
s e. "a a certain class The who compose this
,.s we're members OF the last Congress. and there
.rs more than forty Of them. Being statesmen who
-. 40 recently thrown "out Of job" Of course
..v do not feel that they afford to lower their
-rwv or cheaper themselves I'm the estimation OF
40, constituents by accepting anything less than Il
.u Office foreign mission or consul generalship
y Mace on the bench and there are few OF them
800 who have not felt confident that their claims
- recognition and reward would be speedily and
s.,r.bly disposed OF by a Democratic Administra-
don. .,.o,.. a. =. ....,, ..,.,
,.v., most II not all. OF these statesmen will be
I.rousy disappointed. 1t Is that virtually the same
-, which Is TO be enforced against ex-ofice- holders
IN no applied to ex- Representatives OF the Lid
crorrcss who applicants for Offices; that while
49, may be a few exceptions the policy will be not
.puont men who. candidates for Congress. failed
.htain denomination last fall, who, having done
. we're defeated al the polls. II this policy has
IN decided upon 1t is probably because the Presi-
at feels that the appointment Of men who have
I'm discarded by the voters of their respective dis
,,c,s would not be likely to strengthen his Admins
,,t,ou In the public confidence This consideration
NAV have peculiar weight in the cases OF the tidal
v.vs accidents OF an of year" who were unable
"a yin through in Presidential year. when they en-
,ov.d all the advantages which the candidacy and
rrsuee OF Grover Cleveland could give them.
I. may be remarked that this consideration did
MT apply to Colonel Herbert who declined nominal
,ro for the LII Congress, or to Mr.. Blount. OF
Georgia who did the same thing. 1t should ana
dcbtIess will apply With double force however, to
ome Of the applicants. who are not only exCong~ss-
men but ex offceholders as well. For example, MI.
p,hbdtt Of Wisconsin, was a postmaster under Mr..
Clevelands first Administration; Mr.. Bushnell OF the
ana state, was DistrictAttorney Pansy' Butler,
=. iowa was division superintendent in the Railway
Vail Service: general Newberry. of Illinois. was
no.tmaster and Mr. Bowman. Of Iowa. was post
mssser Tie appointments thus far made do not IN
1s6s that there Is to be any discrimination against
uRepresentatives who served In Congresses prior 10
the last one. Mr.. Collins the new ConsulGenerai 10
Iopdcp and Mr. McAdoo. the new Assistant Secre-
tar of the Navy, were both members OF the
xIyIIIth, XLIXth and Lth Congresses.
rnere seems to be no danger that President Cleve-
,.pA will find 1t difficult to fill all the Places even
n h. shall debar Goth ex-COngressmen and ex.ofice-
holders from the competition for the Offices. In the
treasury Department there about twenty-five
assistant secretaries controllers auditors, commls-
doners etc. For the three assistant secIetaryships
there are Mt least applicants, only three OF
whom are ex-oiiceholders. and only one Is an eA-
Congressman OF the latest issue" Of these aPph'
eants one-Marcus HanlOn-hails from New lorR, one
nom Maine. one from Massachusetts, one from Mary
land ono from Nebraska and two from Ohio For
tbe Commissionershp Of Internal Revenue there are
no less than nine applicants. not including ex-Con-
gresham owen Scott Of Illinois, who fits from once
IN Office I'm a bewideing fashion. OF these three
served in Congresses prior TO the Lld four hail from
Kentucky two from West Virginia and one each from
Indiana Ohio and California. For the once OF Con-
frs.r OF the Currency at least four candidates are
\ mentioned two Of whom-ex Congressman Henry
Bacon and Duncan McM1lan-are from New-lork;
one Is from Alabama and one from Georgia. Among
he applicants for the first conroership are exCoh-
ROLLER Durham, Of Kentucky, and ex-Congressman
,cot Wike of Illinois, There are SIX AUDITORS OF tho
Treasury and for these six offices there are no less
han thirty-two known applicants. Of these 1eHae
furnishes three, Kentucky three, Indiana three,
Georgia three North Carolina. Virginia and Illinois,
two each Ohio four, and Missouri, Maryland, Penn
sylvsniA Mississippi. Alabama South Carolina
FLORIDA Connecticut Nebraska and Arizona. one EACH
The average number Of applicants for other 0fhces
In the Treasury Department Is about the same ana
there are yet a number Of states and statesmen 10
Be heard FROM What Is true Of applicants for bureau
oces in the Treasury is also true In regard 10 hKc
ofnces In other departments.
Tbe failure Of the President to send any nomina-
tons to the Senate to-day was severe disappoint-
ment 10 the crowd OF oice-seekers who had gone 10
the Camto hoping to hear good news and 1t was az
erayated by the fact that the Senate had voted TO
adjourn until Monday. 1t seems probable that the
men who have been nominated for omces, as well do
those who want to be nominated, VIII DO Kept III
Dtste OF suspense for days at least vi COURSE
there Is much speculative discussion among Deho
cratic politicians In regard to the nominations VI
hessrs Maxwell and Whitney. lnasmuch as senator
Hill Is a member Of the Committee on fos.ohhoes "nu
Post Roads, to which Mr.. Maxwelfs nomination mas
,een referred and also Of the Judiciary Committee'
o which the nomination Of Mr.. Whitney has been
eserred some OF the qudnuncs are lnchheo "
believe that 1t Is the Presidents intention 10 coi
Senator Hill to show his hand at as early d o"y ID
1t Is also noted that Senator Murphy
has been assigned to the Committee on Commerce
70 which some important nominations are hkeiy u
be referred In due course.
In this relation some remarks dropped ny
urominent Anti-snapper Democrat" and pubhshea III
The Evening Star" Of to-day, are not deVoiu VI III
Ierest He Is reported as saying: A.
TN 10 the present time Tammany has not Deen III
4 in the distribution OF Federal patronage Ian"
nanyites are very free in their assertions OF 'o "a
rene cOrdality that exists between their orgaHao"
nd Mr. Cleveland, but the way Mr. Cieveiaho mas
BEEN bestowing offices upon regular ah'-shaPp
representatives ought TO demonstrate TO the most oo
use 1Ammanyite that the anti-snapper and not ianf
many Hall will get the cream OF the Federal pa'ior
re. The claim that Tammany doesn't want 'niS
patronage Is all bosh. Tammany wants all she can
get and will take 1t every time.
First came the appointment OF Mr.. Maxweh'
nd hot anti-snapper and Aniiill man, ana now ior
low the Appointments OF Mr.. McAdoo ana MI. "hi'ieS
MeAdoo II is true Is a member of the Tammahy
Society, but he Is not one Of the Tammany mach'ne
and his appointment is in no way recognition .,
that branch OF the New-York Democracy. IN iac' "
Q recognition OF New-Jersey rather than Ne" 10TH
because McAdoo has not lived long enough IN ',ie
Impre State to become really identhed "l'h '"o
Denosratc party in it. But the great test OF
ana TIA turof.war 10 decide definitely which faction
Is On ton In New York will come when the President
consdsrs the Collectorshp OF the Port. for Mr. Hen
no,itOn. IL VIII De