Evening star., 1897-03-12
GOSSIP ON OFFICES
Ex-Governor Merriam Not Likely tc
Be an Ambassador.
APPLICANT FOR RECORDER OF DEEDS
Illinois People Have Made Out a
Slate.
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT

The persistent stating of Ex-Governor
Merriam of Minnesota for the ainhass dor
ship to Germany is looked upon lightly hy
those qualified to know. Minnesota me-: OF
prominence do not put any faith i'm ,h,,
ste ry. Governor Merriams name was her
aided in all directions almost certainty
Tor the cabinet, yet IL is said that presi-
Gent Mckinley never had any idea of ap-
| pointing him to the official family. II is
| now said, on good authority, that Gov
ernor Merriam does not want an ambas-
sadorship. and that he is not a candidate.
| Tor any position. Ii is further said thar if
| he was candidate he would not stand
chance of winning. Senator Cushmaa X
| Davis stands in the way of the aspirations
OF the ex-governor of Minnesota. and SEN
| ator Davis is credited with great strength
with the administration. \ Minnesota fe-
| publican of prominence today said :hat
| Governor Merriam was not "A candidate
for anything.
Second Assistant Postmaster GencruI
The friends of x-Representative T. j.
| Murphy of East St. Louis III say :oday
! that he is almost certain to become second
| assistant postmaster general. In fact they
are confident of his appointment to that
| position. 1t is said in connection with this
place, that delegation of friends of Mayor
Swift called on President Mckinley re-
! Gently and asked that the place be given 10
the famous Chicago mayor, who however.
was not an applicant. Mr.. Mckinley. il is
| said, expressed pleasure at being able TO
| do anything he could for Mayor Swift. but
| intimated that the first and second pl,.es
| under the postmaster general were ,rac-
| uoally arranged for. He suggested thar
| the delegation think of the advisabflity Of
| tne taird place. They declined to an ,w
MT swift to be considered for this place.
| w nile Mr.. Murphy is quoted as having a
| good show for the place tn. friends of +,
| j. Shelenbarger of Pennsylvania saw he
has good grounds for being hopeful
EX-Representative John NJ Farouhar of
Budalo, y. Y, first mentioned as A candi-
! date for com missioner of navigation and
afterward talked of for public printer.
said today that he would MOI he a cand,
date for either place. He is a candidata
Tor third assistant postma ster general AIR
FarGuhar thinks the place requires pracii-
hhowiease OF the printing business
ana the duties of the Office wouli be pleas
ant to him. Mr.. Farquhar was one of The
| most ehective peakers put on the stump
~ Lhau man Hanna in the last campaign
ana Is said to have become a warm frifrT
! OF the Ohio senator. Mr.. Hanna II is said
VIII aid him to secure the plae he now
| wants.
Col. Chase. who has been mentioned as a
candidate for fourth assistant posrmasre,
general. has returned to the city from
business trip to the east, and is said tt
1
| without loss of time.
| For Recorder of Deeds.
There is an interesting fight on over IN,
application of Prof. II. r. Wright of
Georgia for the position of recorder of
deeds of the District. Prof. Wright is the
head of an educational institution for col
ored students near Savannah. As an as
sistant to him is a son of Bishop Arneft
of ONO, head OF the n. NJ. +. Church IA
that section of the country. Bishop Ar
nett. it will be remembered presented to
President Mckinley the Bible on which
he took the oath of office. The bishop is
one of the strongest men in his church
in the United States. He is said to he
backing Prof. Wright for the place. In ad-
dition to this, ii is claimed that ex-senator
Blair and other prominent republicans are
urging the appointment of Prof Wright
Years ago, when Gen. Howard was in tn.
south and was one day talking to a school
of coored children in Augusta he asked
the children what kind of message he
should carry back to the north about them.
a little black fellow arose and shouted:
Tell them hat We are rising" The boy
who said that is now Prof. Wright. and
the expression became a shibboeth of the
race in the south.
The Georgia politicians who are opposing
Professor Wright allege that there is
combination by which he shall become r.-
corder of deeds. young Arnett to go to the
head of the institution Of W hich ne is now
assistant. This is considered petty ground
who say they are making progress.
An Alleged Illinois Slate.
Chicago politicians say that the following
have been practically agreed upon for posi-.
tions in that part of Illinois: c. L. Gordon,
former president of the Marquette Club. for
postmaster of Chicago; William r. Will
Jams, subtreasurer at Chicago: j.. f. Coine,
a friend of Senator Mason. fo- collector of
internal revenue of the Chicago district:
Sol. Bethea of Dixon, district attorney OF
the northern district; VIM. Penn Nixon,
editor of the Chicago Inter-Ocean, collector
o. customs al Chicago; Ike Clements of
Carbondale pension agent at Chicago. IL
is claimed that Wash Hesing, the present
postmaster. will make a fight for reappoin.-
ment.
Odd Bits of Gossip.
Representative Frank AIdrich is re-
garded by Illinois people as having SURE
thing In his application for the position OF
minister to Belgium. He is strongly backed
by the entire Illinois delegation and hy
members of other state delegations His
friendship with Speaker Reed, and The fact
that the latter will ask his appointment IS
believed to be all that is necessary
A. NJ. Tillman, secretary of the republi-
can state &C mmittee of Tennessee, has ar
rived in The city, and is numbered among
the applicants for office.
Ex-Representative Wade of Missouri, who
is candidate for deputy pension commits
sioner, Will return to his home today. leay-
ing his prospects in the hands of friends.
John Milholland. the New York anti-PIatt
leader, is at the Arlington. He Is working
in the Industrious and quiet manner which
has characterized mis- political career. Few
friends know what ne is working on.
John A. Weidersheim of PHILADELPHIA
who is prominently pushed for commits
sioner of patents is at the Cochran. with
Jerome Carly of the same city.
Ii has been discovered, it is said. that the
place of inspector of furniture in the
Treasury Department, now held by AL
Carlisle of Cleveland, Ohio, is under the
civil service This is disappointing to nu-
merous applicants for the position. Mr.
Thobe Of Covington, Ky, who once con-
tested the seat of John g. Carlisle in the
House, came here to try for the place
hacked by nearly all the wood carvers CT
the country
Clayton and Evans Fixed.
Gen. Powell Clayton of Arkansas, who
left the city few days ago for his home
stated in ST. Louis today to a correspon-
dent Of the Associated Press that he ex-
pected to be appointed minister to Mexico
He said he would return here In q few