The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-14
VIII Cumback's Application for an
Assistant Secretaryship Filed in
the Treasury Department.
VISITORS AT WHITE HOUSE
PRESIDENT KEPT BUSY SATURDAY
RECEIVING STATESMEN.
Conferences with DipIOmates, Cab
mann to BE Land Commissioners.

',pecltl 10 the Indianapolis JOuTnal
WASHINGTON. March 80. 3. Ser
geant. of Logansport, who came to Wash
ington to bag the indianapolis pension
agency has about decided that he will have
TO be contented with some other place He
finds that the pension agency will probably
go further north the prospects for the APP
| pcintment of Ex-Representative j. ID.
Leighty being considered far better than
| those of any other candidate. Mr. Leighty
| is slated for the position as matters now
stand. $50
Messrs. A. w. Wishard and Samuel
| Kercheval intended to start for home to-
| night, but they will remain over until next
| week They are booked for appointment as
| district attorney and marshal. respectively,
| the first of the week. and will stay here to
| be coached by officials of the Department
of Justice before they return. That will
save them another trip to Washington.
| John c. CLANCY has good reason to be-
| lieve that he will be named for a good
berth in the department and he is seeking
| reappCintment to the position he held dur
ing the Harrison administration.
VIII Cumback, of Grenesburg, Ind, whose
| ambition is directed towards the Treasury
| Department. has filed application for
| assistant secretaryship with Mr.. Gage.
| Others who have applications for positions
| under the Treasury Department are: f. III.
| Morris, OF Cleveland, o., auditor for the
| Postofiice Department.; James G. Bonner, OF
| Toledo, o., as controller of the currency;
| George A. Hay, of Coshocton, o., auditor
! for the Postoffice Department. T. ". Pow
| derby, of Scranton, Pa, as commissioner
| general of immigration; l.. NJ. S. Young. of
| Carnegie Pa, as auditor for the Postoffice
Department; John w. Mason. of Fair
| mount, Va, assistant secretary; j. Il.
Manning, of Opalika, Fla, as register of
the treasury; l.. NJ Kelley, of Elgin. ILL.,,
| as auditor for the War Department; a. L.
| Case of Chicago as United States treasur-
er. w. III. Powell of Belvidere, Ill., as reg
lister of the treasury; j. l.. Jenkins, of Es-
| therville, Ia, as deputy auditor rorthe War
Department; William c. Bother, of Kansas
City, as auditor for the War Department;
H. Clinton Hill. of Buffalo, as assistant
secretary; George +. Wichersham. sur
veyor of customs at Pittsburg; II. j. Nc
Kenney, of Bradford, O., as general APP
pr. -er at New York; Cyril hawkins, of
Conneilsville, o., auditor Tor the In
.crior Department; George w; Jefords, OF
St. Louis, as appraiser at st. Louis: Elmer
j. Miller, surveyor OF customs at Columbus
o.; +. y. Reno. as surveyor of customs at
| Cincinnati: Charles Motrey and Alexander
Bruce. appraiser at Cleveland: Albert X
Mulett, commissioner OF immigration at
San Francisco; William j. Mcdonald, as
surveyor of customs at louisville; john D.
Sloan, as supervising inspector of steam
vessels at St Paul.
Also the following as collectors of internal
| revenue: Edward Hughes at Pittsburg, Pa. /;
A. n. Gissel at Leavenworth, Kan; G.. u.
Waldorf, at Toledo; O.; j. A. Greer, at
Tex; ]. p. Hambrick. at Parkersburg. w.
Va: Thomas j. Fry, at Denver. Col: l.. r
Hoy, at Chicago; John A: Williams, at
lington. Ia: Phil n. Hicks. at Leavenworth
Kan: Albert Grail. at Covington, KY; w.
y: Moffett at Grand Rapids; Mich Y.
Weltman, at Sante Fe, n. NJ; W. +. Nor
row. at Cincinnati.
AS collectors of customs: r. c. Powers. at
Nogales, A. T.: j. +. Eubanks at San
Francisco: William II. Mcdonald. at
Key West. Fla; John A Howell at Fer
nandina. Fla; w. III. Cookston. at Sandus-
ky, o.: Joseph Firebaugh and w. w. Allen,
at Sitka Alaska; George w. Davis at FL
A. j. Rosenthal. at Galveston. Tex; II. NJ.
Lockwood, at Great Falls. Mont; A. w.
Harris, of Kingston. n. NJ. at FL Paso.
Tex: c. r Benham. at Cleveland, o.; It. f.
Hatch. of Mccoy, Ore, at Sitka, Alaska.
Elmer Forshnell, of Elwood, Madison
county has filed papers with his application
for appointment as postmaster of Elwood.
His chances are considered good.
| Contrary to expectations, there will be
no nominations sent to the Senate for i'm
portant places in the Treasury Department
for some time. Secretary Gage. it is be-
| lieved has made up his mind to two of
the assistant secretaryships and late this
| afternoon he went over to the White House
| TO confer with the President in regard to
! them. He remained only half an hour or
| less, however and then returned TO the
! department where ii was announced that
4 nominations would be
| ate for week or two. Assistant Secretary
Hamlin some days ago informed Mr.. Gage
| that he ready to send in his reSigna-
ton at any time. but If the secre-
tary desired would remain two or
| three weeks The offer was accept
ed The other two secretaryships, it
| was confidently expected, would be
settled to-day and sent TO the Senate next
Monday but for some unexplained reason
the whole question OF filling these offices
and that of the chief clerk of the depart
ment has been indefinitely postponed The
two most prominent candidates for the
office of assistant secretary are Mr. w. b.
Howell. for eleven years the assistant to
the assistant secretary, having charge of
customs matters. and Mr.. Spaulding, who
served as assistant secretary during the
Harrison administration. For the chief
clerkship there are two candidates who
seem To be in the lead OF the others. Mr..
Wallace Hills. an old employe and at pres
ent the assistant chief clerk. ana Major
Bracket, who served as chief during the
Harrison administration.
Henry C. Payne. of Wisconsin who was
! prominently spoken of as a Cabinet posi-
bilty. and who was more recently men,
| toned for ambassador to Germany, an
nounced tonight that he not a candi-
date for any office, that he wanted none
and expected none.
1t is understood tonight that the appoint
ment of commissioner of the General Land
Office, for which EX-Congressman Binger
! Hermann, of Oregon. is the leading candi-
| date has bene definitely decided upon and
that the nomination will be made early
next week but no confirmation of ire re-
port could be obtained at the White House.