The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-07
ANXIOUS FOR sPOILs.
Hundreds of Applicants for official
pOsltions Press Their CInims.

Washington. March 6.-Candidates for
the chief appointments in tho foreign
service and for the positions of assistant
secretary in the several departments or
heads of bureaus are pressing their claims
on President Mckinley. believing that these
offices will be first filled now that the
cabinet officers have taken hold and that
few other appointments will be made for
some time. At present it is believed few
appointments have been agreed on outside
the big European appointments, which
have been forecasted already.
Senator Quay and the Pennsylvanlans
are pressing Representative w. S.
Shallenbcrger OF Beaver for first assistant
postmaster general and are very hopeful
of success.
While Mr.. Hamilton Otis OF California Is
understood To be slated for assistant secre-
tary of war, Chief Clerk Tweedale of the
war department. Representative Curry OF
New York and others desire the appoint
ment.
CAPTAIN Wilson will be deputy commits
sioner of internal revenue. but repub-
licau would like TO be promoted to the Of
flee of commissioner.
Colonel Albert Clark OF Massachusetts,
and Perry Heath OF Indiana probably Will
be appointed as assistant secretaries Of
the treasury. the former TO succeed Mr.
uamlin 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 secre-
tary Of the navy, which place ex-Repre-
sentative Robinson and Mr.. Henry Ray
mond of Pennsylvania and Mr. Theodore
Roosevelt of New York also would like.
Colonel A. T. Buck, National commit
teeman from Georgia, is the leading appl!-
cant Mt present for the brazilian mission,
and Mr.. Powell Clayton's chances are
thought to be good for the Mexican mis-
sion. There are many negro applicants for
the Haytian mission. the Rev William
Bent OF Rome. Ca, and A. Il. Thomas OF
BuraIo being among the number.
For public printer, +. O. Foster. head
~ the big Chicago publishing house, Is a
candidate with strong political and busi-
ness backing.
The announcement that Harold Sewall OF
Maine is striving for the Hawaiian mission
has resulted In protests from the gold DEM
ocrats OF his state The fact that ueheraI
w. W. Thomas Of Maine wants to go to
Sweden and Norway again also is being
used against Mr.. Sewal.
A lively fight in on for the Belgian mis-
sion. Representative Aldrich with
Sneaker Reeds support. opposing Profess
sor Hill. whom the New York delegation.
1t is said, will indorse.
General O. o. Howard has large fol-
lowing for minister to Turkey.
The Iowa delegation In congress- VIII
meet Monday to agree on an office-seekers
slate. and it is expected to indorse ex-Hep-
reseutatiye COnger OF Iowa for his former
position Of minister to Brazil.
The Maryland delegation probably VIII
agree on a slate also. including several
lucrative offices at the port Of Baltimore.
Considerable interest attaches to the
proposed International monetary conference
and the financial commission suggested by
President Mckinley In his Inaugural and
the suggestion is made that Comptroller
Eclels will BIO made a member OF II, which
would facilitate the appointment OF Charles
| q Dawes of Illinois to the office OF comp
troller It being one with fixed tenure
OF office.
Two ex-goyernors Ct Illinois, Fifer and
Hamilton, desire a foreign mission.
For commissioner OF pensions, Colonel
Frank Lawler. has the support OF the III
There are hundreds Of applications for