The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-03-20
Provision Made at Home for the
Wisconsin Statesman.
MERRIAM TO BE SACRIFICED
Palmer's Appointment as Public
Printer to Go to the Senate Early
Next Week-Ex-President Harr,-
son Urged It-No Truth in Report
About District Appointments.

| who is to be left out. in the cold and
Payne, of Wisconsin, who will be taken
care Of This is one of the most sudden
changes in the White House political
Kaleidoscope. By reason OF their geo
graphical location, these men have from
| the first been rivals for recognition at
the hands of the President. Merriam tas
been more than willing to be appointed.
| Payne has been rather inclined to be
i baiky. But it is reported this morning
that he has been fully appeased, and that
| next Tuesday he will receive some I'M
portant reCogniti on.
it will be an appointment in this country,
according to the best information, and
I7one from which he can proceed with his
| campaign for the Senate in 1899. This
last is Payne great ambition. he wanted
| to be Postmaster General, not so much be
! cause he cared for the place itself, but
for the reason that he believed it would
| prove substantial stepping to the
| Senate. This is according to Wisconsin
| precedent, for Villas and Howe aud Ran
! dali were all Postmaster Generals.
Merriam is said TO have received his
Knockout blow from a woman. 1t is
claimed that Mrs. Cushman X. Davis in
/ fluenced Senator Davis to oppose Merriam.
| The Senator did not need much urging, Tor
he holds the ex-governor mainly RESPONSE
| bic Tor his own failure to be indorsed for
President by the Minnesota State conyen-
| ton.
The "original Mckinley men of Mime
sofa, and they comprise a 9Ieat and grow
ing army, are quite indignant over the
| failure of the President TO take care of
Merriam. They regard il as a distinct
| betrayal OF the trends of the PRESIDENT
! in Minnesota to permit Davis, who was
| the principal antagonist OF Mckinley's
nomination, to dictate that Min nnesota
shal not be rewarded.
at one time this morning 1t looked as
! If IA quorum Of both houses could have been
! gathered in the aL1e-room adjoining the
| Presidents private office. congressman
| came, utterly regardless OF Secretary
| Porter's manifesto that new rules wogld
! have to be promulgated to check the
| raid upon the ExecLtiye Mansion. \ num-
ber of Senators and members, when they
! beheld the immense crowd that was wait
| ing to see the President, went away very
much disgruntled.
! The President managed, however, to
|
/ OF office. Ex-Secretary of the Navy, Ben
| jamin F Tracy, who has been in the city
! several days, called upon Mr.. Mckinley
1 to urge the appointment OF Henry W Ray
mond, Of Pennsylvania, as Assistant Secre
tary of the Navy. Mr. Raymond, who is
/ son of Henry Raymond, the war editor of
| the New York Times, was private secretary :
3! to Mr. Tracy during the Harrison regime.
! viii city New
! York tonight. Senator Frye of Maine saw
! the President in the interest of DR.. w. w.
Thomasof of Maine, who wantsto he appointed
minister to Norway and Sweden. Mr..
| Thomas has the backing Of the entire New
| England delegation.
Senator Mason, of Illinois, who was
largely instrumental in securing the ap-
| pointmeut Of c. T. Gordon as postmaster
| of Chicago, was again a visitor at the
White House today. Senator Mason urged
| the appointment OF Mr.. Coyne, who wants
to be collector of internal revenue for the
! city of Chicago Gen. Longstreet, Of
! Georgia, who is an applicant for the posi-
| ton OF United States railroad commits
sipner saw Mr.. Mckinley in reference to his
appointment. The position which the noted
| Confederate leader covets is now held by
! Gen. Wade Hampton.
John SCHUYLER Crosby, of New York,
who was First Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral during President Arthurs admins
| tration, gave the President 10 understand
| that his old position would be acceptable.
| Another notable caller at the White House
today was Perry S. Heath, lately ap-
pointed First Assistant Postmaster Cen
| eral Mr. Heath remained with the Presi-
dent for some minutes during which
time Mr.. Mckinley took occasion to sign
| his commission.
Senator Kyle, of South Dakota, urged
| the appointment of Col. H. Ray Myers,
! Of Huron, S. D., who wants to secure a
| consulship in Germany. Senator Kyle also
| introduced Hon. J. D. Elliott, another
resident of Huron, who desires to be APP
| pointed district attorney for his State.
Henry C. Payne, national committee
| man of Wisconsin, who is slated as min
| lister to Berlin, again saw the President
! this morning. To Times reporter Mr..
| PAYNE said that he simply called on bUsi-
ness and that his mission to the White
| House had no political significance.
John c. Dancy of Saulbury, n. c., who
| wants to be appointed recorder of deeds for
| the District OF Columbia, spent several min
| utes with the President. Mr.. Dancy, al
| though q colored man, has the backing of
| the entire Republican delegation of his
! State, who called at the White House to-
| ,lay in his behalf The delegation was
! headed by Senator Pritchard and Repre-
! sentative White. Dancy now holds the po-
sition of recorder of deeds for his dis
trict, and was for, some time collector Of
| the port of Wilmington, N. c. The North
| Carolina delegation also recommended the
appontment of John H Hannah, who
wants to be recorder of the General Land
| Office. a
| 1t is said that President Mckinley Las
about decided to appoint Frank W. Palmer,
| of Illinois, as Public Printer, and that
his nomination will be one of the first
| that will be sent to the Senate. Mr.. Palmer
| held the position during President Harri-
| sons administration, 1t is rumored that
| the ex-President told Mr.. Mckinley during
| his call at the White House few days ago
| that the only request he had to make of
| the present administration was that ''his
old friend" Palmer, should receive the
| appointment of Public Printer. The gen.
| eral impression is that the remark worked
| greatly to Mr.. Palmer's benefit, and the
| President then and there determined to
| appoint him to the office.
| Editor Pease, of Woonsocket, R. l.,
| is making a strong fight, however, for
the place, and paid another visit to the
| White House today Mr.. Pease is in
dorsed by the entire New England delega-
ton. including Senators and Representa-
tives, and hopesto secure the position. Hon.
| Roger @. Mills, of Texas, called upon the
| President to present his daughter and some