Evening star., 1897-03-06
ALL WANT OFFICE
Pressure on the President for Depart
mental Positions.
UNDER SECREqARYSHlPs SOUGHT
Foraker to Fight the Appointment
of Storer.
w Ar ON s E W A Ii

and lucrative positions in the government
departments at Washington. Places as as
sistants to the heads of the executive de-
partments are in keen demand and there
are in many cases several applicants for
the same appointment.
The office of first assistant postmaster
general it is said. was set aside today for
w. S. Shallenberger of Beaver, Pa. Sena-
tor Quay called at the White House early
today and introduced Mr.. Shallenberger to
the President. Mr.. Shallenberger was a
representative in Congress from Pennsyl-
vania several years ago.
The position of assistant secretary of
war is in eager demand. Ex-Representative
Curtis of New York. Chief Clerk Tweedale
of the War Department, Gen. Osborne of
Pennsylvania and Thomas j. Stewart of
Pennsylvania among those mentioned
as applicants.
Capt. Wilson, deputy commissioner of in
ternal revenue, is said to be out for ap-
pointment commissioner. Mr.. Cridler,
chief Of the diplomatic division, State De-
partrlent, would like to be third assistant
secretary of state. 1t is said that there is
little doubt that Col. Albert Clarke of Mas
sachusetts will be one of the assistant
secretaries CT the treasury. George Hay
of Ohio is an applicant for appointment
as sixth auditor. j. c. Manning of Ala
bama is strongly indorsed for third assist
ant postmaster general. VIM. II. Elliott of
1nQldna is Dcl0S pUSleO by the 1HuiaId
delegation for assistant secretary of the
navy. Dennis Eagan of Florida has been
| indorsed by John E. Stillman, chairman
of the republican state central committee,
for an auditCrship or deputy commissioner
of pensions.
A Maryland Delegation.
There was delegation of prominent
| Maryland politicians at the White House
| today They included A. Warfield Monroe
| of Baltimore, Col. VIM. E. Griffith of Cum
| berland and John Richardson of Baltimore.
| The gossip about Maryland appointments
mentions VIM. F. Stone as the possible
postmaster at Baltimore. State Senator
Sloan of Allegheny for collector of the port
! Of Baltimore, Wm F. Airey for United
States marshal. A. L. Dryden of Somerset
| for naval officer. Gen. Adam E. King of
| Maryland is understood to be an applicant
| for the consul generalship of Paris. There
are three prominent candidates for the dis
| trict attorneyship of Maryland-Philip Lee
| Goldsborough of Cambridge, State Con-
| troller Robert p. Graham of Wicomico and
| Geo. +. Gather of Baltimore
| The Iowa delegation in Congress will hold
| meeting next Monday to make up a slate
of candidates for prominent positions to be
| pushed by the delegation. Mrs. j. Ellen
| Foster of Iowa was at the White House
today to request the appointment of her
| husband as governor of New Mexico.
| Some of the southern republicans are
| coming forward for recognition. 1t is un-
! derstood that Col A. E. Buck of Georgia
| would like to be minister to Brazil. Col
| P. NJ. De Leon of Georgia desires to be
consul general at Cairo. Rev. VIM. Dent,
| colored divine of Rome, Ca, wants to be
| minister to Hayti. He has a rival in the
| person of A. NJ. Thomas, a colored lawyer
Of Buffalo, N. Y. DR.. I. s. Hopkins of
| Georgia wants to be minister to Greece.
| A. P. Hull of Georgia would take one of the
| South American missions.
Marshal of the District.
1t was stated by several well-informed
| politicians at the White House today that
there is prac tically no question of Mr..
| Hahns appoin tment to be marshal of the
District of Columbia. Mr. Hahn is an Ohio
man. There is talk of an application for
Maj. Moore's place as chief of police by an
Ohio man, but nothing definite could be
learned upon this subject today.
Representative Harmer of Pennsylvania
today filed with the President indorse-
ments of John Tweedale for assistant sec
retary of war Mr. Tweedale has for a
number of years been chief clerk Of the
War Department.. and is a residen. of Mr..
Harmers district in Philadelphia. He is
| mdorsed for the assistant secretaryship of
war by the two Pennsylvania sena tors, the
| Philadelphia delegation. several representa-
tives from other parts of the state and by
| Senators Elkins and Proctor, who were
the two last republican secretaries Of war
| 1t is regarded as very probable that Mr..
f. c. Foster of Chicago, the head of ona
of the biggest publishing and printing
houses in the west will be appointed public
| printer. 1t is said that the disposition
| is to appoint an Illinois man, and that II
stands between Mr.. Foster and Mr.. Palmer
who was public printer four years ago
Mr.. Foster is indorsed by the two Illinois
senators and by army of prominent
| business men of Chicago.
Foraker Fighting storer.
It is understood that Senator Foraker i:
fighting against the appointment of ex
| pop pfa Ra1larn of
assistant secretary of state. 1t is said tina
If the nomination is sent to the Senate Mr.
| Foraker will endeavor to defeat the con
| firmation. The two men are not on goot
| terms, and 1t Is represented that 1t Woul(
be very embarrassing to Mr.. Foraker II
State Department. Mr.. Foraker is sale
rot to oppose Mr.. Storer's appointment
TO foreign mission.
The War ON Harold sewall.
If Harold Sewall, the young Maine repub
lican, becomes minister to Hawaii, it will
be after a hot fight has been made on hin
by the gold democrats of his state AM
probably by influential gold democrat.
throughout the country.
Mr.. Sewall Is undoubtedly an applican
: for the post at Honolulu, and his name i
2 | being considered by President Mckinley
This fact has been brought to the attention
of c. Vey Holman, the state chairman O
! well known in politics of that state Mr
| Holman has come on to Washington, an,
1t is understood that he will enter the EN-
lhatic protests of the gold democrats o
Maine to the appointment of Mr.. Sewall /
/ any position, and especially to Hawaii. H
!, | will have the backing of the whole part
of his state, together with numerous out
e siders.
o The position which Mr.. Holman will take /
a that the appointment of young Sewall woul
J. be an afront to ex-President Cleveland an
e to all the members of his party in the coun
!, | try; that 1t would be afrront to the gol
e men of Maine, who. 1t is claimed did
| great deal for the republican ticket in tn
last campaign. The gold men OF that stat
do not ask fer office of any kind, 1t
Il stated, but they want the right to commen
, the appointment of a republican who
acceptable to them, and the right to objee
\ to an Objectionable appointment.
;" The experiences of Harold Sewall ar
well known. When scarcely twenty-on
years old. and fresh from Harvard College
he was made mirister to Samoa. The trou
ip lie which. arose there put him in confiic
+ with President Cleveland and Secretary q
o. State Bayard. Young Sewall was an an
] nexationtst, and when he came on here t