New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-17
LONGING FOR THE PLOMS.
AN ARMY OF DEMOCRATS WITH HOPES
IN WASHINGTON


AROUND AMONG THE STATESMEN OUT OF
4 JOB" so THERE Is \ FIERCE scRAM-
BILE FOR EVERYTHING IN SIGHT
tpY TELEGRAPH TO TEE TRiDuNE.l
Washington. March 1.-THE office Is not seeking
the man in Washington these days on the con-
trary some scores Of hungry and desperate '''"
are in eager pursuit of every Office that Is NaOa'
or exnccted to become vacant within reasonable
time For the two United States Judgeshlps "hlch
were created by the Lilo Congress Tor the nun"
Territory there is the iercest kind OF scraihoie
in which not less than fifty hungry ana 'hIs''
Democrats are engaged. 1t is said and the stat
ment bears semi-ofcial earmarks' mat eA-hei'V
sentative Kilgore. of Texas the famous kicker
is slated for one of these offices lie Is not "lo"'
without judicial experience, having worn the ef'n''e
of a Justice of the peace in Rusk County IeHaS
more than a quarter of century ago. ne was
mentioned" al a candidate for the ONCE OF o'''"
General at Mexico several years ago anu !',
| recently ne was again mentioned as CaiI"l"i''
for the vacancy in the Mexican mission lie was
also an unsuccessful applicant. IT is undefsloou
for a United States Disrict-Attorneyship III leNas
several months ago. If he fails again ne WI" oe
grievousy disappointed. The opponents OF eA-heP
resentative Montgomery, of Kentucky VINO II ~
cardcd by his friends as the most promising caiN
date for the other Indian Territory Judgeshp' are
exceedingly active. and some Of them appear 10
feel confident that they will be able TO prevent his
appointment but that is regarded as exceedingly
doubtful in view of the fact that he mas oeeh
strongly recommended by eN-Speakei Crisp POST
mas,er-General Wilson. late chairman oil the Oom-
mittee on Ways and Means and Representative
Catchings. of Mississippi. who has been most
faithful Cuckoo" ever since the present ADMINS
tration came in.
Another Democratic statesman out OF Joo VINO
hopes and expects TO receive judicial appoint
ment as a reward for his faithful, If not exceed
ingy valuable. services 10 the Administration
cause is ex-Representative Springer the Sangamon
statesman whose constituents enthusiastically
voted last November retire him from Congress
He was grievously disappointed when he found
that a comparatively obscure and unknown Demo
erat had been appointed TO the new United states CIR
cult Judgeshp in Illinois but Springer is not
man to brood long over any disappointment. He
is the Mark Tapley Of the Democratic party, and
moreover he can leap from one side 10 the other
of any question with suddennesS ana aslllt! never
equalled by the best trained Cuckoo III the Al
ministration's flock. He hopes, and confident
~ expects 10 be appointed to vacancy in the Court
of Claims. which. it is understood, VIII occur within
a few months by the retirement Of onV of the men,
bers of that tribunal.
Among the offices created by the Lid Con
gress are twelve Land Commissionershps, each OF
which will yield salary of@$2, 400 year together
with certain allowances for travelling expenses ana
the performance Of their official duties. These
duties 10 investigate the Nlne!d! resources 81
the pubic lands granted to the Northern iac:hc
Railroad Company in the States OF Montana and
Idaho. and 10 segregate the mineral lands Inc law
requires that at least of the three commissions
ers for each of the four land districts in which the
investigation is 10 be made shall be chosen from the
dis trict in which he is to serve. The other cSh;
commits sionerships attractive plums and the
scramble for them is as lively and fierce IS II might
be If the official em0umcnts Were much greater.
There is an army Of applicants and they han from
all parts of the country. \ good many OF mem
have already reached Washington prepared 60 pdS1
their claims in person, but they INA themselves
forestalled by eX-statesmen who helped u enact
the law creating the Offices ami who have been
on the ground since the day Il was approved by IN"
President II is astonishing to discover what a
wealth Of knowledge Of minerals and mineral lands
-kno Wedge which had hitherto been carefully ana
successfully concealed and the existence ~ viii "a
was wholly unsuspected-thcse Democratic states
men out OF job possess one o' them VINO is
said be slated for commissonership is eN-top-
reseAtatiVe Enoe Of Tennessee, who a bitter
opponent Of the Cleveland Administration was de-
feated for reelection last fan by Republican. i
Is something OF a drop from place as lawmaker
a a salary of 81 600 a a Mineral Land Com
missiOnership at Ef0 year hut Enloe VIII eagerly
accept the place If he get it, In fact, he would
accept almost anything now. lie realizes that the
competition Is fierce and that among his rivals are
men whose knowledge ~ minerals and mineral
lands is perhaps extensive and thorough as his
own and who. moreover have not been such bitter
outspoken and unrelenting opponents Of the imam
cal policy Of the Administration as he was before
he sank into the ObsCurty Of private life.