Evening star., 1897-03-12

weeks for consultation with the Presiden.
a. the subject.
In Chattanooga II. Clay Evans was asked
If il was tru, that he had received official
assurances Of his approaching appointment
as commissioner of pensions. He said: Il
was not aware until | reached this city
that the matter had reached the press. All
can say i that such an appoin ntment has
been discussed between myself and the
President. bU- nothing definite has yet been
decided. | cannot say wnat viii he done
Chief Clerk of the Treasury.
Wallace II. Hills. assistant superintend-
ent of the Treasury Department. is candi-
date for the position of chief clerk of that
department Mr.. Hills entered the gov
eminent service at the lowest salary under
the civil service and gained his present po-
SitiOn through merit, being appointed as
sistant superintendent urder the demo-
cratic administration. although a republi-
can. on accC unt Of his intimate knowledge
of the details connected with the position
He is popular with all the employees of
the department and is heavily indorsed-
Commissioner Of Patents.
The race for commissioner of patents is
becoming swift one. New candidates are
getting in the field each day. John c. Hig-
don. the wel-known patent attorney of St.
Louis, is in the city working for the place
Before the inauguration delegation OF
LAWYERS called on President Mckinley in
the interest of Mr.. Higdon.
The belief is that the place is left open
for ex-tepresentative Butterwortn, II ne
wants it. He wodld accept the offer now
if he did not have hope of becoming So
lcitor general of the Attorney Generals 5
Department This place is said to have
been offered 10 J. Franklin Fort of New
Jersey. the man who first placed Hobart
in nomination for the vice presidency.
Wants to BE Public Printer.
The long list of men who want to be
public printer is being added to each day.
Another new candidate is c. Frederick Hart
of New York city. He has forwarded
strong letters of recommendation to the
President. Besides having the indorse-
men; of a number of New Workers he IS
said to he backed by Senator Hawley and
the four republican representatives OF Con
necticut.
\ late story has it that F. L. Bowman.
editor of the Lorain (Ohio) Times is to
get the place Mr.. Bowman is the hus-
band of a sister of President Mckinley.
He is well backed
Mr. j. g. Napier. welI-known colored
r.erDber of the bar of Nashville. is in the
city To present his claims for the position
OF register of the treasury. His application.
together with letters of Endorsement. recon-
meniations and petitions from republicans
of Tennessee. was filed with the President
Yesterday. Mr. Napier's friends seem quite
confident of his success.
Applicants Prom Arizona.
Arizona has numerous candidates for of
ice. The positions in the territory 20 he
filed are governor, secretary. collector of
crStoms. United States marshal. surveyor
general. four United States district jus
-tices. register of the land office AMI
,sivers of the land Office.
For governor the candidates are Fl. "
McCord. ex-represeEtative in Congress
from Wisconsin. who Is supported by Wis
consin people and by many of the leading
republicans OF the territory, DIR. l.. II.
Goodrich. a former Michigan man. who Is
SUPPORTED by Secretary Aiger and other
Michigan people: w. ID. Penrose. brother of
he new senator from Pennsylvania sup
ported by Senators Quay and Penrose.
Warren Stoddard. formerly from New
York. very strongly indorsed by the New
York delegation.
DIR. Evans, who is making a general fight
for the place.
For secretary of state the candidates are
T. H Akers. who has territorial niorse-
ments; c. A Bush, who has territorial in
dorsements: George Christ. former col
lector of customs under Harrison; w Oil.
" A Mortord. who was secretary durin,
the last two years under Harrison. and who
is being bitterly fought: Edwin s GIL of
Phoenix. who now represents the Cincin-
natl Commercial-Tribune at Washington
and IS resident of Arizona. Mr. Gill is
strongly indorsed for the place
For United States marshal the candi-
dates are W. NJ. Griffith. the present re-
publican national committeeman and w
= BARNES, ex-member of the territorial
legislature Both strongly supported
by territorial influence
For collector of customs the candidates
are: Allen T. Bird. George Chenowith and
j H. Kennedy.
For district judges the candidates are:
j. D. Early and Webster Street of Phoenix
Ihomas J. Wilson and C. W. Wright of
Tucson W. ID. Edwards OF Globe and Ed
Wills OF Prescott.
The candidates who ore pav- Il, yx-,sb;n,x
ton are DR. Goodrich. Mr.. Primrose Mr.
Stoddarf and Mr. Evans candidates for
governor: Mr.. OIL anC Mr. Gill for secre-
tdry; Mr-Barnes. Early. Wilson and Cheno-
with Mr.. H. ]. Cleveland. a former state
senator of Ohio. * here representing a com
olnation compo sed of McCorG. Akers Bird
Griffith. with Cleveland himself as candi-
date for Indian agent.