The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-25
Not n Government Place BECOMES Va
cant but n Hungry Horde Turn
Their Greedy Eyes Toward Ii.
sHANKLIN NOT WANTED
HE HAS "QUEERED" HIMSELF WITH
THE APPOINTING POWER,
And WIFI Not Ne Given the Havana
ConsuIship-Bynum's and Cooper's
Appiications-voorhe Talks.
10 the Indianapolis Journal.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, April 24.-Dispatches
from Washington to Cincinnati and Louis
vile papers have made the positive an
nouncement that J. G. Shanklin, of Evans
vile, would be appointed consul at Havana.
to succeed Ramon o. Williams of New
York. The announcement seems to have
been based on mere rumor. Senator Voor-
hees was given as authority for the an
nouncement that Mr.. Shanklin would be APP
pointed, but the Senator said to-day that
he knew nothing of such intention on the
part of the President. If the President
thought OF appointing Shanklin, Mr.. Voor-
hees would certainly be aware of it, as he
stands very close to Secretary Gresham
The latter is often a visitor at the Sena-
tors house. and the two have many con-
ferences together For the last few days
they have had their heads together conccrn-
ing the case of Waller, the ex-consul, now
under a French court-martial sentence. in
an attempt to secure him immunity from
punishment. While Senator Voorhees, did
not positively deny that Shanklin would bs
appointed, the manner in which he spoke
conveyed the impression that he would re-
Give nothing. II wish, though, that Air.
Shanklin would receive some such reward"
added the Senator.
The journal correspondent learned from
another source, and an entirely trustworthy
one, that even were Consul Williams re-
moved from his post at Havana, MIR. shank
lin would not succeed him. for the President
does not feel at all kindly disposed toward
the Evansville man. On one occasion.
when Mr.. Shanklin was candidate for ap-
pointm0t, Representative Taylor, OF the
Evansville district, went to see President
Cleveland i'm his behalf. The President saio
4t.x ~ -.
friends ought to understand why feel no
further interest in him." The Congress-
man did understand, and so did all the
others who were pressing him for appoint
ment. The President doubtless alluded to
the time the Evansville editor returned to
Indiana after an unsuccessful quest for
Office in Washington, and indulged in vapor-
ings against Mr.. Cleveland and some of his
Cabinet officers. Again the President was
very much displeased because some of Mr.
Shanklin's friepds, notably Mr.. Thomas
Taggart, came on to Washington to urge
Shanklin for the Mexican mission before
the body of Minister Gray had left Mexico.
A State Department officfal said to-day: II
do not profess to know Secretary Greshams
intention, much less the Presidents, but
you may put it down as a certainty that
Mr.. Shanklin will not get the consulship if
change is made there"
Senator Voorhees, put in the entire day
around the departments in an attempt to
secure government jobs for the Indiana
faithful. He is having uphill work in try
ing to get a place for Mr.. Bynum. There
are seven applications for the controller
ship of the Treasury which position Mr..
Bynum is seeking, and nearly all of them
are ex-Congressmen. and have strong back
sc q li-t &l,x f,,x l~xnI.
the applications were filed at the Treasury
Department: w. d. Bynum. of Indiana;
w. w. Armstrong, OF Ohio; j. f. Izlar.
of South Carolina; George d. Wise. of yir-
ginia George w. Cooper, of Indiana: G.
NJ. Force, of Kentucky. and Hermann
Senator Voorhees, said to-day that he
knew nothing about Mr.. Holman's candi-
dacy, except some. reports he had seen in
the newspapers. Mr. Holman. has never in
tmated that he wanted the place. and from
this fact the inference is that the venerable
VOORHEES, said he hal had not not talked with any any,
body about the matter, but he did not be-
lieve that Mr.. Holman would accept the
position. 1t was facetiousy suggested to-
day that the friends of BynuIp and Cooper
draw straws to decide which one shall per-
sh,n s,s1 "a and hiS Which one should appy FOR the
vacancy on the Civil-service Commission.
This suggestion was withdrawn by the
facetious individual later in the day when
it was learned that the President had al
ready decided on Mr.. Roosevelts successor.
1t is understood to be New York man.
1t is said that Mr.. Bynum stands well with
Secretary Carlisle, but his standing with
the President is an uncertain quantity.
There are at least a dozen applications
from Indiana Democrats now on file at the
Treasury Department for appointment In
the secret service division of the Treasury.
The last one filed is that of Mr.. George
M. Krensgrill, of Edwardsvile. These posi-
tions pay well and are consequently in great
demand. The records of the department.
show that there are from one to a dozen
applications filed from nearly every state
in the Union. Appointments made from
time to time. but as this branch OF the SER
vice is a secret and, publication of the name
of the appointee is frequently omitted.
1t is the intention of Senator Voorhees,
to remain in washington for about two
weeks longer, to look after business be-
fore the departments which means logging
it around in an endeavor to secure posi-
tions for the Indiana candidates. When
he leaves here he will go direct TO Terre
Haute where he purposes to remain sew
eral months. His health is now greatly
frnnrpyed