New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-12
ONLY THE BEST MEN WANTED
THE PRESIDENT WILL TAKE HIS TINE
IN MAKING APPOINTMENTS
HE Is CAREFULLY CONSIDERING THE MERITS %
THE MANY CANDIDATES WHOSE CLAIMS ARE
PRESENTED TO HrM-A LONG LIST OF
IMPORTANT NOMINATIONS Ex-

PEcrED on MONDAY.
tBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBuNEJ
Washington. March 1.-THE many applicants
for office who I'm the city In their own behalf
have reached the conclusion that President Me-
Kney purposes going slowly in making appoint
ments. The Preside. has been In Office one
week to-day, and with the exception Of the mem.
bers OF his Cabinet and two other minor seec.
tions. nominations have been sent 20 the Sen.
ate The Senate has adjourned until Monday.
and It is not expected that any appointments will
be announced before that day. Mr. Mckinley Is
proceeding with commendable deliberation. II
is his desire to get for all the Offices to be filled
TIE best available men. To this end he is care
fully considering the merits OF the many candi.
dates whose claims have been urged upon his at.
tention.
Few OF the woud-be oilce-hol6ers are COM
planning OF the Presidents course They say as
they must under the circumstances. that they
want their fitness for the places they seek thor
oughy considered As might be expected, some
OF the candidates want the appointments made
Immediately. They OF the opinion that the
changes which to be made should be an
nounced at once. But the President does not In
tend to show any unseernly haste. He is pro-
ceeding with dignity and caution. Probably on
Monday big batch Of nominations will be sent
TO the Senate Very likely a number Of appoint
ments as Ambassadors and Ministers Will then be
made: also assistant secretaries. the Comnis-
sioner OF Pensions. etc.
NOTICE GIVEN TO CONGREssMEN.
II IS understood that some Of the Congress
| DELEGATIONS have embarrassed the President In
neglectng to decide upon man for certain
Offices In not few cases members OF Con-
gress have recommended several men for the
same office. According TO report. the President
| has determined. and so informed Senator'S ana
| Representatives, that he cannot undertake 10
decide between forty or hfty recommendations
made BY individual members Of Congress or by
State delegations He is quoted as having SAID
that the delegations have as much right TO as
sumo responsibility for wedding out the numer-
| Gus candidates IS himself
Since March 1 members Of Congress nave
called upon the President with Endorsements
| for half a dozen men for the same place say
ing that they could not choose between the men.
That 1, why II Is said. the President Informed
them Of the responsibility which he thought
should be theirs His position has proushs
about several conferences OF State delegations.
| The Republican Congressman from Ihuldna oH~
| Illinois met tonight.
The contest for the Office Of Assistant secre-
tary OF the Navy has become exceedingly Lively.
| From, the many candidates in the field IL 10
! hard 10 pick winner, but Illinois men express
the belief that ex-Representative John -
| Thomas will be the successful man. The no'
! nois men are making hard fight for him. the
I Indianians are still hopeful os the appointment
Of Mr. Elliott, while the Pennsylvania men
say the lucky man will be Representative JACK
Robinson The name OF ex-Postmaster Van cox
is frequently mentioned here to-day. II Is gem
! orally believed that he is a candidate. To-
! dav the President called for the records OF all
| the candidates who were formerly in the Navy
! These are on file in the Navy Department.
new candidate for the office Of Assistant
Secretary Of War was talked Of this afternoon
! This is George D. Rugges the present Adjutah'-
! General OF the Army. He retires on account OF
age in September 1t is said that he is willing 10
retire at once under the thirty years service Ia"
IL the President will appoint him Assistant secre-
,orv The law provides that the Assistant Sec
retarv Of the Navy shall be civilian. but there
,s no such restriction in the selection Of the AS
| sstant Secretary OF War According 20 report,
| Secretary Alger does not favor the appointment
Of an Army officer TO a civil Office. TINS OF
course. will operate against General Ruggiess
! chances OF success.
! BUSINESS METHODS AT THE TREASURY
A weIl-known Republican RepreseA tatiye was
among the callers on Secretary Gage or the
Treasury Department to-day. He called in De-
half of a friend Mr.. Gage Informed the Repre-
sentative in courteous but firm language ,hat 10
intended 10 20 slowly in appointments n MS De-
partment. ,..
| Among MANY candidates who are in the city
there WAS an impression that numerous pl '1s
were living around the Treasury Department. 10
be easily secured by simply shaking the tree
| Contrary information having reached thein' Ai'
Gage Is now being criticised. Conservative men,
however. do not approve Of this talk me
Representative who called upon MIN to-day does
not annrove OF H. although he failed in his mis-
sor He said that Mr.. Gage. as business man,
was going 70 run the Department on business
| nrinciples and that he would therelore nlahe
changes with caution He was also a,.
! he said by the Civil service Jaw "npo" pe'''''
few changes in the departments
| THE Missouri Republicans have heid no Soh-
ference 10 decide on reconmendatlons' >e"
c,ndidates are appearing in the field right alon;
Mr. steele, who ran for Congress in the AIlith
| District is a candidate for Assistant Liorar'an
=, C,orgress John g. Henderson. jr.. wants 70
! o &c Minister 10 Greece. Il. c. kerens left Wasn-
tngton several days ago for Missouri. after con-
ference with the President The President vas
made aware or ms RECOMMENDATIONS a' ~ '"''
| souri, appointments
xRepresentative Butterworth to-day de.
,,nad ~ talk about what his friends are doing
| ,r his behalf He did not deny or affirm the re-
-, ,bat he is being pushed for Solicitor-t;en-
pv, arai ~ the Department of Justice. Major But.
| ,erworth iokingly told some OF his friends that
on ohio man never declined ONCE
Dr. sampson Pope. OF South Carolina. who has
| haer leading the fight against Tillmanism IN his
S,are for several years. is candidate for the
,S,,orshin in the Treasury Department held
nv r Stobo Farrow. OF South Carolina. Loomis
| Blalock. Of Newberry. wants to be Marshal OK
Su,h carolina For the postmastershp al Coz
,,h,. 6 c a host of candidates has appeared.
Ex- Postmaster Clayton. f. w screven ana
George Huggins are among the number
CALLERS AT THE WHITE HOUSE
There was noticeable dmnution to-day In
the oft,ce-seeking forces that have marched on
~. white House since the new President en-
,.r.d e. Bright sunshine and baimy AR mace