The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-24
STILL "PLUGGING' AWAY
Democratic Office Seekers from Indi.
ana Fave Not Capiiula,ed.
They Have Already blown In SOL. 900
Locking for Jobs and Made the Life ofthe
Sen ators an End ess Bore and Regret

WAsHrSGroS. April 2a-Not all the
Hoosier Democrats who have been familiar
hgures In the hotel and department cor
ridors for weeks past. where Office seekers
most congregate. have left the city for
their homes. A few yet lirg ger in Washing
ton with hopeful hearts, although their
ranks have been greatly reduced. 1t IL
estimated by the Indiana Senators and
Democratic Representatives that at least
two thousand of their constituents have
visited Washington since the incoming OF
the Cleveland administration, seeking APP
pointments in person. Senators Voorhees,
and TurpIe have written to and received az
least tive thousand letters since the first Of
February from their constituents willing TO
help Mr. Cleveland take care of the gov
ernment Their eleven colleagues in tho
House have written and received at least
twice that number of the same sort The
two thousand men who came here for
places have spent an average of S1t0 each,
or total of 500. 00O. the letters written
have cost Tor postage and stationery $3.50.
There have been at least $50 spent for tel
egraIns, making u total of SOL O00 besides
the months of time given by Indiana DEM
Ocrats search OF office. This, with the
loss OF time. amounts To more than the SAL
aries which all OF those appointed 80 far
Will receive IN tour years. There
10 daily expense here yet of
hundreds of dollars by those seeking
positions. 1t looks as if the Hoosier DEM
oerats would duplicate the OK pense of their
last campaign In trying to get hold of Of
fees Tor which they then labored. IL no
one would come here for places just az
many would doubtless get them. But IL il
possiblc that the offices might not 60 to the
same man. U.S.
jerome Herff probably arrived at his
home III Perm to-day, alter stay here cove {
erlDR many weeks. jerome 10 one OF rh0g
few. however. who have not SOM ht in vain
he IL TO return here again within q week or
ten days to throw a few more good dollars
INTO his expense account. He has been
promised consulate, end he will undoubt-
edly get II. He may be consul general to
Cairo or Germany. He has made many
friends here. is popular at home, aud tho
President took TO him" from the start.
Col John - Williams. of Lafayette. ex-
Third Auditor of the Treasury, still fingers
In Washington. he hopes to be appointed
generally understood that he conld have his
old place. now held by Captain Hars. of
Frankfort. and he may get lie despite the
mo OK rule. and the fact that he wants
somethilg else. %. NJ. Packard. If Ply
mouth. who has been ardently sndorsru for
bank examiner, 10 also among those who
arc hanging TO the wiliows." He il
ndent be will he q winner. although Ed
week, has passed favorable examination
for she place. Mr.. Packard is good law.
yer. and knows banking. He makes HIM
self very agreeable. and his presence 10 not
q burden to his indorsers. The bank ex-
aminership of Indiana will be filed within
two or three weeks. possibly. as IL is
vacant.
L. A. Kirkwood, of Muncie. 10 also with
the colony get. tie came early and promises
to stay late. He has been here now about
two montbs, and his friends say he has
made monthly arrangements with HE
boarding. bouse, so that his engagemenr
will run over until autumn II necessary.
Mr.. Kirkwood wants reinstatement
inspector in the postoifice service. lie
stands on bis go0d record which closed four
years ago. having lot of strong indorse-
ments. He Will probably succeed. al
though bis case may not be reached under
some weeks OF possibly months Editors
jennings. of the Salem Democrat. and Moss,
of the bloomfield Democrat. intend TO
camp here till they are fitted out with
places If e takes all summer. Messrs. Bow
man. of Covinston. and Cravens. of Bloom
lDgtOn. are elso anchored here and expect
| every day that thew will be called into
positions at the Treasury Department.
| Every body 10 inquIring for Glazebrook.
| He appears 20 have disappeared. "Glaze."
| rs he Is af1eotIonately called by the Hooser
| Office seekers. has about lost hope. He may
| be here or he may have gone home. A. J.
| Kelly. of Terre Haute. Is on the ground yet.
whose faces have become most familiar in
| popular haunts of the ex pectants since the
| 4th of March. The other members OF the
| Hoosier army have disappeared from view.
| They came to the conclusion that Office I'M
| der this q ADMINISTRATION comes high, and 80
they departed.
Capt. William NJ. Meredith. Chief of the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing. will
retire from office at tho end of next June.
| His successor has already been appointed
| to n subordinate position in the bureau.
and will be promoted to the chiefship on
the first OF July. which will be the end OF
| Captain MeredIth's four years of service.
When Treasurer Z. III. Nebeker returns
| to Washington, which will be within few
days. he will find his successor installed in
| office. Mr.. Nebeker will DO then relieved
from his official duties. although he will
| not be released from his bond till the
| money has all baen counted and q receipt
In full given him by his successor.
| what Minnesota Loan Associations Think
| National Building and Loan Herald
We are just recovering from our astonish-
| meDt at the cool request OF Indiana TO Ease
our dishes and 90 home. We will take our
departure with the greatest aIacrify. bua
| We very much fear sne has woke IN The
/ wrong passenger. Indiana. as all the world
| knows. is great borrowing State. From
| every one of the big nationals in the Twin
| C,tIes and doubtless from many Others.
| flowed q constantly increasing stres n
of hard money into her mccoy
| lap Securities there were con J.
| sidered first class. aud business was
| eagerly solicited. bnt the people were clev-
| erly inveigled into something they dIdn' I;
want. and their cake Is dough for two
| years. at least. 1t has been limited. how.
ever. that there are wheels within wheels.
| and we may get have an opportunity to
chop logic with our erring sister. Several
associations here were negotiating large
| loans in Indiana. The Railway alone had
applications filed exceeding SIS. O00 but on
receipt of the terms of qualification all
| new applications were returned with
thanks. and the distributing capital has
| already songht other channels.
Suggestion to Cleveland.
| New York Commercial Advertiser
| Ii appears that the last official act Of
| President Harrison was TO sign O pension