The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-10
IN NO HURRY ~ CHANGE.
Cabinet Officers Viii Go Slou is
Making Appointments,
ASSISTANTS TO HOLD OVER AWHILE.
Anxious Once Seekers Civcn Very
Cold Comfort at the Departments.
Probable Appointments.

Washington, March g.--Ali OF tho offcers
OF tho now cabinet have Indicated a pur-
Pore to IN very slowly In the change Of
The personnel In their departments rhis
not very cheerful news for office sSekeru
mas been communicated directly TO many
OF tho aspran.s who have been unable 10
reprcss their ambitions. and TO add to
tnelr discomfort II Is intimatcd in soma
u""ftors that there are to be a very fow
changes In office. save where the inc,,m-
peht insists upon Immediate retirement.
for some time TO come.
inc president ts not as impatient about
The distribution OF patronage MS many OF
MS political friends and supporters who
desire TO assist him IN managing tho uf-
fairs OF the government ac shows a dis
Inclination to DO hurled, and has hintod
PLEASANTLY 10 several ''sooncrs" among the
office seekers that they better go home
and walt a while. He explained to n sem
ator tina. no would have very few non-
nations to be confirmed at the proseut
extra session Of the senate and that there
wsS no reason why the senate could not
take II recoss several days before the extra
session OF congress- began on the 10TH 1t
~ also given out that local appointments.
such M collector OF customs and Internal
postmHslcrs, etc. Will. 40 a rule, te de-
,errd until tho cNpiiation OF tho COM
missions OF t,e present ineumberms
PRESIDENT Mckinley has informed at
least ihh.r senators THAI no can not think
OF making changes whore officials are t,iv-
ing ing sat,lncuon, unlil their forms expire.
| TINS rule catisol grsatt deal of complaint
| ai the beginning OF tho Cleveland admin
huaton. but IL Will bn observed much
| more strictly by President Mckinley than
by his predecessor With reference 10 how
| the patronage Is TO be distributed, 81 IL
reliably STATED that the piseshient wiil
treut all republicans alike, There Ia no
| dhsttnntion to be mnsc between Mckinley
| republicans. Heed republicans or tho advo-
Gates OF any other OF the Wg party men.
the speaker and tho president on thls
| mWrter, and II liz said that Mr.. Reed has
been given satisfactory assurancos that
| administration.
1t ~ expected that tomorrow Mr.. John
Hay WIN b. named Ambassador to Great
| britain and MIR. Horace Porter of New
| York ambassador TO Paris. and that there
| may b - Few other nominations. including
Mr.. Powell clayton OF Arltansas as min-
| lister to Mexico
one OF the most important missions tho
president VIII have 10 M VIII he that OF
| insrruction This post ~ demanding tho
exercise OF gro@t tact. and stun the lnui-
CATIONS ARE that Mr.. Mckinley VIII be
minister there Few OF tho thousands OF
| applications for Office neTttoned this post.
| which seems not 10 be In gr,sut demand.
| and u, hs certain that mp to Sunday Mr..
| Mckinley had no ono IN mind for g.
President Nick lnlcy haas definitely set
| tied upon !. II. brigham OF Ohio for as
sis,Hnt secretary OF agriculture. and ths
| nomirat'on doubtless will be scnt To tho
| SENATE within a few Days. Colonel Brig-
| ham iH master OF the National grunge. He
| ~ n war veteran, has figured consider
ably In Ohio politics and liz an old friend
| of the president.
A large number OF candidates. have en-
| teroi the field for the commtxtoncrship
| OF pBicnts, Ex-conHroAanian Hen Brtter-
| worth of Ohio ~ heinz urged by almost ali
OF the prominent Washington pAtcnt at
| torneys TO m the place which he has
occupied under n previous nslministra ration.
but u Is not known that no would tAlto ".
chanlcys a. Miller OF Canton. ONO Is .
| formidable candidate.