The morning times., 1897-03-11
Members of the Oficeseeking
Army Filing Their Papers.
MR.. LONG A RECORD BREAKER
Eight Extra Clerks Put to Work
in the Treasury Department..
Some Applicants for Office yiolat-
ing Civil Service Rules-More
Men Who Want Places.

the national Republican committee, as
spokesman, who urged the appointment
OF Col. A. E. Buck as minister to Japan.
Among other callers from distance
Hon Romualdo Pacheco, of California;
Mr.. George I. Huff and DR.. Pitcairn, of
Pennsylvania, and Messrs E. H. Terrell
and G. w. ogden.
Secretary Long of the Navy Department
is record breaker IN the dispatch OF bust
ness His mail is attended to as fast as
it comes in, notwithstanding the throng
OF callers.
1t is said at the department that Mr..
Elliott, of Indiana, is putting up a strong
case in the contest for the assistant sec
retaryship.
Among Secretary Longs callers yester-
day were Senator Chandler. Representative
Johnson of Indiana Representative joe
Cannon, Banker Seligman, of New York,
and Mr.. John X. Lynch
The Secretary Of the Treasury took time
yesterday to visit the Bureau OF Engrav-
ing and Printing He remained there the
the establishment. II is expected that he
will this morning crafty a local artist by
sitting for his photograph.
As precautionary measure against de-
lay Appointment Clerk Nestitt has been
given eight additional clerks to assist III
briefing and filing application papers.
Most of the applications on file now are
for the internal revenue cUlleCtorships,
but there are several for department posi-
tions For an assistant secretaryship of
the Treasury, an "old-timer," Mr. j. X.
Upton, is being backed by numerous
friends He is citizen Of Maryland, and
now superintendent OF the Life saving Ser
vice.
TWO ONO men are after an authorship
each Mr.. + y. HaItst orn wants to he
auditor for the war Department, and Mr
Andrew c. Smith has asked TO he made
auditor for the Postoffice Departm ent,
and as hoth hail from the Buckeye State,
1t is probable that each viii do consider
able TO defeat the others aspirations.
The State of Tennessee has a candidate
for the Regist ership Of the Treasury in tie
per,on of MIR. James II Smith. 1t is
limited also that eX-Register b X. Bruce
would not reject the tender of the place
sought 10y MI Smith, and that eX-Auditor
John K Lynch would he pleased To be
returned TO his old quarters.
The other applicants registered at the
Treasury are. John II Jarges, OF Mary
land, candidate for shipping commissioner
at Baltimore; +. P. Don, OF West Virginia,
for shipping commissioner at Puget's
Sound; w II. Boggs jr., OF North Caro-
lima. for assay at the Charlotte mint
s. P. Kennedy, to he collector OF Gus
toms at Nogales Ariz.; Eugene S. Priest,
to he collector OF internal revenue, Fifth
district OF Tennessee: a. r. Clements, of
Missouri TO he collector Of internal reve-
nue. for the district of Montana; C. n.
Boardman, to he collector OF internal reve-
nue. for the district OF Nebraska; P. b
Hunt, to he collector OF internal revenue
for the Fourth district of Texas. and Frank
Merton, of Ohio, TO he surveyor Of customs
at Columbus,
Secretary Gage will return to the APP
picants all papers asking for preferment
I'm the classified service upon political
or religious grounds. The attention Of APP
plicants will he called to the civil service
rules, which prohibit the introduction of
either element as a recommendation.
Postmaster General Gary had Il large
number of callers YESTERDAY Among them
was Mr.. Perry 5. Heath. He has been Sc
leCtcd for First Assistant Postmaster
General. The term Of Col. Frank Jones,
who now holds the office, does not eX-
pire for two months yet, and it may be
that Mr.. Heaths commission will not be
made out before the expiration of that
time.
Other callers We're. Gen. LOngstreet, Ma
tional Committeeman ]. W Lyons, of
Georgia; ". c. Cohen, president OF the
Charleston Republican Club; eX-Representa-
tives Chester Long, of Kansas, and Dorsey,
of Nebraska, and Representative Hemen-
way, of Indiana.
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
Maxwell is still in charge Of his office,
but business liz his division is being held
up, except when 1T is urgent, pending
the appointment OF his successor. No
fourth class postmasters have been an
nounced for several days There are
number of Presidential offices to be
filled this month, but nothing was done
yesterday. Among the applicants is Miss
Hattie GaIIlt, who was principal OF the
school at Media, Pa, at which Mrs. Nc
kinney was educated. She lost her prop
erty two years ago by failure, and
now needs the assistance which the ap-
pointment will give. The Media office
pays 50, 100 Il year. 1t is likely she will
| be appointed.
There was crowd of visitors for At
torney General McKenna yesterday, but
nothing to indicate that any person had
been selected for the important places
under him.
Secretary Wilson had a rather quiet
time at the Department of Agriculture, as
| compared with the others. He is hard at
work to make his department bring out
results of real value to farmers.
Col. Brigham was at the department
| for a time and spent some time with DR..
| Dabney, whom he will succeed as Assist
! ant Secretary. 1t is understood to be the
Secretarys desire that DR.. Dabney shall
remain for some weeks at least to assistin
| the mana nagement of details with which he
| is familiar,
Secretary Bliss will not return until
| tomorrow and his department received
little attention from officeseekers.
Col. Wells W. Miller, OF Ohio. has been
| spoken of a likely to he made deputy
commissioner of pensions
Corcorans Won at Basketball.
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