The morning times., 1897-03-09
Plenty Of Eager Seekers for the
Local Offices.
MR.. MCKINLEY In NO HURRY
He VIII Probably Make No Nomina-
tionS for Several Days Home
the Case OF the District Comm s.
sioner-Stutus of Other Offices.

hlHIe Is HOW WdlsI ucep III bit llOou VI
applications for all kinds OF general offices,
and Will hardly get down to local matters
for some days to come. lie Will have an
advantage over other Presidents starting
out TO ill District offices. lie has an in
innate knowledge OF affairs here, gained
during his long residence in Washington, as
a member of Congress. No modern Presi-
dent, save Garfield, had anything like the
personal information upon which to act in
these local appointments.
''All the Federal officers appointed for
the Territories should he selected from
bona-fide residents thereof, and the right
of self government should be accorded as
far a s practicable" This is the home rule
plank adopted by the Republican national
convention at st. Louis in June last. just
how far President Mckinley is going to
carry out 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 premises
that not a letter OF any plank in the plat
form would be 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
4 hundred applicants for four of the big
offices, as follows; United States mar
shal, postmaster, register Of Wills and re-
cordcr 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
fill Ia the District belong, according 10
custom, to Democrats. The district at
torneyship and the now vacant Commits
sionership should both go, If precedent is
followed, to members OF the party opposed
to tie new President. 1t is considered
altogether probable that President Nc
Kinney Will till the vacant Commissioner
ship with d Democrat, but the district at
torncyship 5 likely To fall 10 some one Of
the aspiring Republicans. There are nearly
a Observation-Disclosures hea dedb 10y eX- -DistrictAt-
turney Birney and c. Maurice Smith. Bir-
ncy is a candidate, sub ject to the claims
of Henry i. Davis to rcapDnintment. As
there s said to be no prospect of the nonl-
nation of Mr.. Davis it may bu SAID that
Mr. Pirnev is the foremost candidate
Two arguments operate gaiust Mr.. Rir-
ncy. one is the chronic opposition 10 the
reappoinUment 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 documents Issued by the Democratic
national committee was one pointing out
that Gen. William Birney, son Of tie first
Presidential candidate OF the Abolition
sIfa,r wa
published in connection with letters from
Ulysses s. Grant, jr., son Of fPresldentGrant
ana Thomas Garfield, brother OF Presi-
dent Garfield, both also Tor Bryan.
In favor of Mr.. Birney are urged his eX-
cellent record in the office and his entire
familiarity with the current work. He is
himself known to be an ardent Mckinley
man and supported the ticket Loyalty in
the campaign. He has the support of many
prominent members Of the bar and OF most
of the District judicial officers.
1t is reasonable to suppose that the first
District appointment TO tie made by the
President will be that Df Democratic Dis
| trict Commissioner to succeed John W Ross,
| whose term expired last month. This office
must. by law, be filled by resident of
seven years standing in the District a.
A Wilson. Dorsey Clagctt, NJ. l. Weller,
Andrew Kelley, George Killecn, William
Holmcad and c. 7. Bride are some of the
names suggested for the office Killeen
and Bride are Bryan Democrats, while
Wilson, Clagett, Weller and Kelley are
pronounced goldmen. Mr.. Holmead, though
a goIdnianand voted for the Socallcd sound
money resolutions at Chicago, gave Mr..
Bryan q loyal support, making many
| speeches for him in Maryland and Vir-
ginia. 1t is understood that Mr.. Bride viii
| have the backing of number of Mr..
| Bryan's close political friends and prob
ably the ex-canddate himself.
Col George Truesdell's term of office ex-
pires on the 9th of April. l.. NJ. Saunders,
Chaplin Brown, W. V Cox, disbursing agent
| of the Smithsonian Institute, and Aaron
| Bradshaw will be pushed for this place by
their friends Mr.. Cox has never been
! identified with local politics. but his cham.
| pions say that his chances are very flatter-
| ing. Mr. Bradshaw for twenty years was
| the head and front of District Republican
ism Mr. Brown has not, as general rule,
| been very active in politics, but has always
been good contributor TO campaign funds
| Col Saunders is a banker, and made a good
| fight for delegate to the st. Louis conven,
| ton but was beaten by Andrew Gleeson,
If Mr. Mckinley does not go to Ohio ul
some other State for a United States mar
sha,, either NJ. NJ Parker, Jules Guthridgt
| or John S. Shriver may be the lucky man
There are no known applicants for the
! postmastership, but the friends of Capt
| Harry Sherwood profess TO believe that ht
will bes selected when Major Willett's tern
| Of ha hpS
postmasters Washington ever lad He wa
| a Mckinley delegate to st. Louis.
Nearly every colored man OF prominence
is after Charles Horatio Jones TayloI's
| place. The leading candidates, however
are L. NJ Bailey, Robert Keyes and NJ. NJ
Holland.
There will be an interesting contest fol
| register of wills Mr.. c. V. Gates, whC
| made the arrangements for the debate he
tween Mr.. Stilson Hutchins and Mr.. Henry
Z. Davis, is a candidate, and Las the sup
| rort of the District Sound Money League
A. f. Thomas, Il prominent business man
| and an alternate at tie st. 1 ouis conven
| ton. is also in the field He has beer
indorsed by large number Ct merchant
| and Republican clubs. William F ooS, Capt
non McC Cathran, both of East Washington
and lost Of other ambitious Republican,
are also after this lucrative office.