The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-03-08
Scores of Applicants for Every
One of Them.
HOME RULE REQUIREMENTS
They Are Ironclad in the Case of
district Commissioner-In Re-
gard To Other Cases President Is
Bound Only by the Platform of the
Republican Party.

Alnieg rs now waist deep in the flood "a
applications for all kinds of general offices
and will hardly get down to local matter,
Tor some days To come. He will have al
! advantage over other Presidents startint
out 10 fill District offices. He has an in
innate knowledge of affairs here, gained
during his long residence in Washington. IA
a member of Congress. No modern Pres
dent, save Garfield, had anything like tht
personal information upon which to act ir
these local appointments
"All the Federal officers appointed fol
the Territories should he selected from
bona-fide residents thereof, and the right
OF Self-governHnent should be accorded az
Tar a : practicable" This is the home-rulg
plank adopted by the Republican national
convention at st. Louis In June last. Just
how far President Mckinley is going to
carry cut the platform as applied TO home
rule in the territories and the District OF
Columbia, is not known, but it can be said
on the highest authority that Senator
Hanna and the able lieutenants who as
sisted him in bringing about the nomination
OF Major Mckinley, made solemn promises
that not letter of any plank in the plat
form would he violated.
The mad chase for the District spoils is
now on, and every office, from United
States marshal down to dog-catcher, is
sought after by residents OF the States.
Ohio alone, it is said, will furnish at least
a hundred applicants for four of the big
offices. as follows: United States mar
shal, postmaster, register Of wills and re-
corder OF deeds.
The situation that presents itself TO the
new President is somewhat complicated by
the fact that two OF the places he has to
FIN ia the District belong, according to
custom, to Democrats The district at
torneyslip and the now vacant CommiS-
slonership should both go, il precedent is
followed, to members of the party opposed
to the new President. 1t is considered
altogether probable that President Nc
Kinley viii till the vacant Commissioner
ship with d Democrat, but the district at
torneyship is likely TO fall to some one OF
the aspiring Republicans There are nearly
adoZencandidateS, headed by ex -DistrictAt-
toney Birney and c. Maurice Smith Bir-
ney is candidate, subject TO the claims
OF Henry +. Davis to reappointment. AS
there s said TO be no prospect OF the nomi-
nation Of Mr.. Davis it may be said that
Mr.. Bjrney is the foremost candidate
Two arguments operate against Mr. Biz
ney. One is the chronic opposition to the
reappOintment OF former officers, the other
is that the influence of his family, and
the Birney name was exerted for Bryan
in the last campaign. One of the most
telling dOcume nts issued by tie Democratic
national cUInmittee was one pointing out |
that Gen. William Rrney, son Of the first |
roe 10 al lZfn - fh2 A Ill
party. was supporting Bryan This was
published in connection with letters from |
Ulysses s. Grant, jr., son OF ofPresidentGrant, |
aud Thomas Garfield, brother OF Prcsi- |
Dent Garfield, both also Tor Bryan.
In favor OF Mr. Birney are urged his ex-
,ellent record in the office and his entire !
familiarity with the current work. He is
himself known to be an rlent Mckinley
man and supported the ticket Loyalty in
he campaign. He has the support OF many
prominent members of the bar and of most /
)f the District judicial officers.
It is reasonable to suppose that the first
District appointment to be made by the /
President viii be that Of Democratic Dis
.rict Commissioner to succeed John W Ross,
whose term expiredla moath. Thisof
must, by law, be filled by q resident of
seven years standing in the District. A.
A. Wilson, Dorsey Cagett, NJ. I. Weller,
Andrew Kelley, George Killeen, William
1olmead- and c. 7. Bride are Some of the
lames suggested for the office. KiIleen
md Bride are Eryan Democrats, while
Wilson, Oagett, Weller and Kelley are
goldmen. Mr. Holmead, though
goldmanand voted for the so-ealled sound
money resolutions at Chicago, gave Mr.
1ryan a loyal support, making many
peecbes for him in Maryland and vir-
.inia. IL is understood that Mr. Bride will |
ave the backing OF number of Mr..
sryen's close political friends and prob
IDLY the ex-candidate himself.
Col George Truesdeil's term of office ex-
Tres on tie 9Th of April. L. M. Saunders,
hapin Brown, w. V Cox, disbursing agent |
{ the Smithsonian Institute, and Aaron
will be pushed for this place by
heir friends. Mr.. Cox has never been
lentified with local politics. but his cham
ions say that his chances are very flatter-
lg. Mr.. Bradshaw for twenty years was
he head and front OF District Republican :
m. Mr.. Brown has not, as a general rule,
cen very active in politics, but has always
cen good contributor to campaign funds
d. Saunders is a banker, and made good
ght for delegate to the st Louis conven-
on, but was beaten by Andrew Gieeson.
II Mr.. Mckinley does not go to Ohio or
'rne other State for United States mar
al. either NJ. NJ. Parker, Jules Guthridge |
John s. Shrver may be the lucky man.
There are no known applicants for the
but the friends OF Capt
AIRY Sherwood profess to believe that he 4
III be selected when Major willett's term !
,pires Sherwood was one of the best
stnasters Washington ever had. He was
Mckinley delegate to St Louis.
Nearly every colored man OF prominence
after Charles Horatio Jones Taylors i
ace. The leading candidates, however,
e L. NJ. Bailey, Robert Keyes and NJ. NJ
Illand.
There win be an interesting contest for
gister of wills. Mr.. c. V. Gates, who | r,
lsle the arrangements for the debate be- v
cen Mr. Stilson Hutchins and Mr.. Henry
Davis, is candidate, and has the sup :,
1t of the District Sound Money League =
F. Thomas. a prominent business man, =
an alternate at the st. Louis conyen-
n, is also in the field. He has been
orsed by a large number OF merchants u'
] Republican clubs william Foos, Capt. ci
n cCathran, both of East Washington, "
, /, tost ~ o.hor a,,b,tious Re,,ub,icans Oh
also after this lucrative office.
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