New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-12-13
A LONG LIST TO BE FILLED.
MANY ARMY AND NAVY APPOINTMENTS
FOR PRESIDENT MKINLEY.

AN UNUSUALLY LARGE NUMBER OF IMPORTANT
PLACES WILL BECOME VACANT IN THE
EARLY DAYS OF HIS ADMINISTRATION.
rsY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNEl
Washington Dec 12-President Mckinley VIII DO
called ON In the course OF his Administration TO
make an unusually large number OF impor'ah
Army and Navy appointments Almost im"o
diately after his Inauguration he Will nave 10
name two general officers OF the Army ana APP
mint successors to :wo Admiras In the Navy
Walker and Ramsay. In the course of the first
wear of his term it will be his duty TO select for
the military service a new Chief OF Engineers
new Adjutant- General. a new Commssary General
besides one MajorGeneral and one Brigadier-Een-
eral For the Navy in addition TO naming new
Chief OF the Lighthouse Board and Chiet OF inc
Bureau OF Navigation, ne will be called on TO des-
,vns,e q new commandant for the Norfolk Navy
Yard a new commander Of the Newport Station
and a new superintendent Of the Naval Observa-
tory.
Before his term expires ne will have at his dis
pcsai twenty vacancies In high offices IN tho Army
and about the same number in the Navy. Tho nrst
military vacancy 10 be filled will be occasioned by
the retirement on April 2 OF Mator-General Kruger.
now in command of the Department OF the East
According TO custom. selection VIII De ihaoo
from the brigadier- generals. who are. IN tHc oroer
Of seniority Merritt Brooke. Wheaton, Otis' For
syh. Bliss and Coppinger. The expectation is that
other brigadiers will. however. urge their merits
on the President On May s Brigadier-Ciener
Wheaton retires. The vacancy Will be hiied Oy
selection from colonies OF the line Ihere are no
kss than twenty colonies who seek the appoint
ment. The six seniors are Shaftcr. Merriam. An
derson. Crofton. Whittemore and Wade inc gen
eral opinion in military circles Is that CoIohei
Wade Of the 9TH Cavalry. will be chosen He Is
an Ohioan the son Of the late Senator Waue. He
9 most efficient officer. with an excellent recoro.
General CraighilL Chief Of Engineers. retires on
account Of age on July l. The two senior omcers
Of the corps are Colonies II. II. Robert and D. NJ
Wilson. both of whom have until 1901 to serve on
the active list. story was In circulation lie"
days ago TO tho effect that before President CIevc-
lands term Of ONCE expires General Nra'e"i'
would apply for retirement. under the thiry-yeai
law. and that the President would appoint Coiohe'
Wilson as his successor. Colonel Wilson IS the
encer In charge Of public grounds at the capital,
and IL conspicuous at all official entertainments d.
the White House. His fitness for the ONCE OF
Chief Of Engineers Is undoubted.
The next vacancy In the staff OF the Army Will DO
created by the retirement of General Ruggies. Al
1utant-Genera 1t is generally supposed that Colo
mel Samuel Breck. Assistant Adjutant-Generai VIII
succeed General Ruggles. General Morgan, mo
present Commissary General. will retire on Janu-
ery L. Most probably his successor will be Co'one'
sullivan. who himself retires in the following NO
vsmbsr. II this appointment is made PRESIDENT
Mckinley will have to name new Commissary,
General on the latter date. Colonel CUSHING VIII
@en be the senior ofcer OF the Subsistence tV i
no Is believed that Mr.. Mckinley WIN seieE S ~ =,
" the naval vacancies to occur In the cary pa
President McKinIeys Administration, the p, M "a
~ ones will be caused by the retirement on ~, ~
mrals Walker, Ramsay and Brown ana C9 l,ir
Sores Phythian and Wallace. AdmlraI W sinars
saves the active list March 70 Navai or prss,
ke advanced according TO seniority. SO tnav IT,
oeot Mckinley will have selection IN n.i.i'e
MSancy. far rank is concerned f,ut 'l Ia
WI be opportunity for selection In naming an .hat
~ 10 perform Admiral Walkers present uu'y 80 r
q chief OF the Lighthouse Board rms ~ 49,
billet, and there Will be number OF app'eesn,,1
- IT, Generally the senior line offcer OF inc 'Sasy
= assigned TO the duty. The naval gossips ma a.
not yet settled the oficer who Will succeeo Au'
n!ra Walker
FOR the billet OF Admiral Ramsay who leaves IN. INC
scuve list on April 8. the names OF severai o nIori
cN under discussion. AS In the case Oh oene. 10 a.
Ssienill, 90 In the Of Admiral Ramsay. III ~
estlng report is in circulation. 1t Is 10 the cnc
s1st short time before Mr.. Cleveland gives MP up
S vmce Admiral Ramsay will resign from tne p pa-
ecsu' n order that his successor may DC nare" NJ
IRE Srs March T. Then, according to report mi Mn.
az STsyeand will appoint Fighting Bob" Evans; LIZ
ttm Evans Is said TO want the place ana ms re' a.
Svns with the President friendly Shouio ~ IN
STt.aa Ramsay not retire before April Cap'au q.
HHnutz personal friend Of Mr. mckinley. rhs 10
sSsouEnt to have good chance OF selection nc
1929 have also failed to pick out the new co .h
E c,sns OF the Norfolk Station and tho nesd OF '"s