Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-04-02
V WASHINGTON.
Interesting Notes from Our
Nations Capital.

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The filing of Representative W. Ktl-
ly's application for the position AS col
lector of the port of Grand Haven al
the treasury department Is queer pro
ceeding. Kelly is known To have back
ing for the place, and it was not eN-
pccted that he woald sct on the hoodoo
list. There is more in this than the
mere appointment, as the selection OF
Kelly means boom for the attempt To
move the post over to Muokegon. OF
course, this will make howl ON Tn,
part of Grand Hayen people.
Il A. Parker. of Detroit, who is here
called on the president last Thursday
morning, to urge his candidacy for
commissioner of patents. With him
was +. l.. Schwasewald, of Chicago,
formerly OF Detroit. President McKiu
ley greeted the Michigan men, who
were introduced 10y Congressman Cor
liss, very pleasantly, but did not make
any statement rs to the probability and
all that.
i 1t is regarded as certain here thai
Parker has absolutely no chance of get
ing what he seeks, and is not in th,
fight. 1t is said with every appearance
o. authority that President Mckinley
h Is succeeded in overcoming the objec-
tons which Gen. Benjamin Butterworth
III Adc to being appointed commissioner
of patents, Butterworth sought the
position of solicitor general in the de
partment of justice, but this place, it Is
evident, is being kept for some un-
known. Butterworlh' long experience
as commissioner of patents has decided
the president to again give him that
place, and this lets out ali the other
candidates.
Hon. w. K. Bates, of Flint, arrived
Yesterday, and is quartered at the lngle-
side His old enemy, rheumatism, has
kept him confined to his room ever
since his arrival yesterday. Hon. Viii
liam Peters, of lshpemlng, is just visit.
ing not looking for anything, and Con
gresham Sheldon is helping him.
Congressman Crump believes il
newspapers, and he no sooner received
his allotment of tariff bills than he sent
a copy to every newspaper in his dis
trict He took his entire allotment AT
that.
And now a Michigan man has his
eye ON Postmaster Willets' 5000 job
in the District OF Columbia Office, and
wants it quick. Postmaster Willets, ii
has been believed, would be allowed to
fill out his term of service, which eX-
pres in about 20 months, but the dis
trict place hunters do not believe that
this will be the case. They say that
not a Democratic official in the District
of Columbia will be in office on January
1st next, providing promises are carried
out
There is no doubt great number of
men who would like TO hold down Col.
Willets' $4,000 job, but only one has
thus far appeared in the field as candi-
date, and Col. Henry NJ. Sherwood,
who was Col. Willetts predecessor,
is the ambitious gentleman.
All that is wanted now is the confirm
alton of the fourth assistant postmaster
general, the official AK man. Gne post
masters terms of Office have all been
looked up, and there will be room for
the faithful as soon as the applications
are all on Tile and ready for action.
Some mistake has arisen over Post
master-General Gary's order for petit
tons. He did not ask for long pcdi-
grees, Or anything of that kind, and
from twelve to twenty good names will
be considered sufficient. The senators
have been written to repeatedly set
tie this question, and invariably reply
that voluminous petitions are not neces-
sary.
The bcncficcnt influences of the