The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-07
CANDIDATES FOR OFFICE.
Perry 5. Heath May BE Assistant Sec
retary OF the Treasury.

Associated Press Dispatch.
WASHINGTON, March 6.-Candidates
for the chief appointments in the foreign
service and for the position of assistant
secretary I'm the several departments or
heads of bureaus are pressing their claims
on President Mckinley, believing that these
offices will be filled first, now that the Cab
met officers have taken hold and that few
other appointments will be made for some
time AT present it is believed few ap-
pointments have been agreed on outside the
big European appointments, which have
been forecasted already. Senator Quay
and the Pennsylvanians are pressing ex-
Representative w. s. Shallenberger of
Beaver. for first assistant postmaster gen.
eral and are very hopeful of success While
Hamilton Otis, of California is understood
TO be slated for assistant secretary of war
Chief Clerk Tweedale, of the War Depart
ment, ex-Representative Curtis, of New
York, and others desire the appointment
Captain Wilson, at present deputy COM
missioner of internal revenue, but a Re-
publican. would like to be promoted to the
office of commissioner.
Colonel Albert Clark, of Massachusetts
and Perry Heath, of Indiana probably will
each be appointed an assistant secretary
of the treasury. the former to succeed Mr.
Hamln and the latter Mr.. Curtis Colonel
j. c. Manning, of Alabama wants to be
third assistant postmaster general. and
William II. Elliott has the backing of the
Indiana delegation for assistant secretary
of the navy, which place ex-Representative
Robinson and Mr.. Henry Raymond, of
Pennsylvania, and Theodore Roosevelt, of
New York, also would like
Colonel A. F. Buck, national committee
man from Georgia, is the leading applicant
at present for the Brazilian mission, and
Mr.. Powell Claytons chances are thought
to be good for the Mexican mission. There
are many negro applicants for the Haitian
mission, the Rev. William Dent, of Rome,
Ca, and A. N Thomas, of Buffalo, being
among the number.
For public printer +. c. Foster, head of
big Chicago publishing house, is a cam
didate with strong political and business
backing.
Announcement that Harold Sewall, of
Maine is striving for the Hawaiian mission
has resulted in protests from the gold
Democrats of this State. The fact that
General w. w. Thomas, of Maine, wants
to go to Sweden and Norway again also is
A lively fight is on for the Belgian mis-
son,, ex-Representative Aldrich, with
Speaker Reeds support. opposing Professor
HILL whom the New York delegation. it is
said, will indorse. General o. O. Howard
has a large following for minister to
Turkey.
The Iowa delegation i'm Congress will
meet Monday to agree on an office-seekers'
slate and is expected to indorse ex-Repre-
sentative Conger, of Iowa, for his former
position minister to Brazil. The Mary
land delegation probably will agree on a
slate also. including several lucrative offices
at the port of Baltimore.
Considerable interest attaches to the pro-
posed international monetary conference
and the financial commission suggested by
President Mckinley in his inaugural ad-
dress, and the suggestion is made that
Controller Eckes will be made member Of
il, which would facilitate the appointment
OF Mr.. Charles G.. Dawes of Illinois, to
the office of controller of the currency, il
being one with a fixed tenure OF office. Ex-
Governor Hamilton, of Illinois, desires a
foreign mission. For commissioner of PEN
sions, Colonel Frank Lawler has the gen.
eral support from the Illinois delegation.
There are hundreds OF applicants for
consulates, district attorneyships. marshall
ships. customs and revenue appointments.
and the like. but it is understood that the
President will go very slow in filling most
offices until the tariff bill is well under