The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-10-01
THE CONSULAR SERVICE
THE PRESIDENT STILL HAS A
RIGHT TO NAME THE
APPOINTEE.
BUT He MUST Be EXAMINED

Only two Nor h Caroiinians are In
cluded In the Order and Only Four
can Possibly be Benefitted--- Mr..
Cleveland to Deliver "a Solemn Utter
ance Against the Third Term Idea In
has Speech at Atlanta--The Sena-
tOriaI Fight in Kentucky.
Special TO the News and Observer.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. 80.
The new order of the President re-
curing an examination before appoint
ment to position in the consular service
does not take away the right Of the
President to name the consuls, for the
order expressly says that the persons to
be examined shall be Selected by the
President for examination" If Presi
dent wants to please half a dozen big
politicians he will ''select" half a dozen
men for examination, and appoint the
one who stands the best examination.
Only two North Carohnians are includ
ed in the order, Gen. Roberts at Vic
toria, and VIM Little at Tegucigalpa,
but Mr.. Erwin Avery, viceConsul at
Shanghai, is in position to be benefited
by clause ga" of the order. That
clause provides that a vacancy between
$1,000 and So, 500 may be filed by a
transfer or promotion from some other
position under the Department of State
of a character tending to qualify the
incumbent for the position to be filed. J"
Mr.. Avery's connection with the service
makes him eligible for promotion with
out examination to fill vacancy within
the limit. | am not certain, but think
that Mr.. Mills Eure, of Gates county,
who is an assistant to Gen. Roberts, is
similarly situated.
A rumor has been abroad here for
several days to the effect that President
Cleveland would in his speech at the
Atlanta exposition, on October 21st, take
occasion to deliver ''solemn utterance"
against the third-term idea.
For sometime it has been talked that
Congressman Berry, of Kentucky, who
Represents Carlisle's old district in the
House, was the real gold candidate
against Blackburn. He was here yester-
day, and was free in his expression of
criticism of Blackburn's course, and in
answer to a question defined his attitude.
"My position on the Senatorship is
Simply this. / received a telegram
short time ago asking if | was candid
ate for the Senatorship. | said | was
not, but that if the Legislature, when it
assembled, should proffer the honor of
the nomination to me, there was no man
in Kentucky who would accept it more
promptly than |. F"
There is a rumor that Logan Carlisle
is to marry Mr.. Berry's daughter and
that he viii get the Carlisle influence.
Hon b. Fl. Bum, who is in the city,
in an interview with the Post, said:
There is nothing interesting in North
Carolina politics at this time The
much exploited silver convention was
failure. 1t contained a sprinkling of
Republicans, few Democrats, and
good many Populists. Out of such
heterogeneous combination nothing of
any Importance could be evolved. Re
garding 1896 the outlook is quite uncer-
tain. If the alliance between the Re-
publicans and Populists continues, there
isn't uch hope for the Democrats, but
I hardly think the fusion will be kept
up, at least not on the Presidential
ticket, and if three tickets are in the
field the Democrats will undoubtedly
carry the State. The partnership of
these two parties can scarcely be perma-
nent. Actuated by common emnity to
the Democracy, ,,uey joined joined forces last
year and won a signal victory. Already
there are signs of disintegration, and by
the time the national campaign opens
next year they will doubtless be found
fighting each other as bitterly as they
are now attacking the Democrats. F."
John W. CLARK has been appointed
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