The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-03-10
THE OFFICE SEEKERS |.
The Administration Will Go Slow
in Making Appointments,
OUR REPRESENTATIVES, ABROAD,
Tho Nomination of Mr.. Hay as Ambassa-
dor TO England and Mr.. clayton as Min
lister 60 Mexico Expected at Cam
eron May be Sent 60 Germany.


lister 60 Mexico Expected at Onoe-Cam-
eron May be Sent Co Germany.
Washington, March 10-All Of the
officers of the new cabinet have indi-
Gated purpose to go very slowly in
the change of personnel in their de-
partments. This not very cheerful
news to ofnceseekers has been COM
municated directly to many of the as
pirants who have been unable to re-
press their ambition, and to add to
their discomfort Il is lntimated in some
quarters that there are to be a very
few changes in office, save where the
incumbent insists upon immediate re-
tirement, for some time to come. This
may be an overstatement Of the con-
servatism exhibited by the administra-
tion, but 1t is recalled that Mr. McI<in-
ley before his Inauguration held to the
view that the change of officers, with
all of its accompanying confusion and
disarrangement of business, should not
be undertaken until the tariff bill is
enacted This view is brought freshly
to mind by the statement made yes
terday that an assistant secretary in
one Of the executive departments has
been asked to remain in his place for
five months.
1t is expected that today Mr. John
Hay viii be named ambassador to
Great Britain and Mr. Horace Porter
of New York, ambassador to Paris,
and that there may be few other
nominations, including Mr.. Powell
Clayton, of Arkansas, as minister to
Mexico.
Among the other appointment ru-
mors in circulation is one which sends
former Senator Cameron, Of Pennsyl-
vania, to succeed Mr.. Uni as ambas-
sador to Germany. The Massachusetts
delegation asked this place for Repre-
sentative William +. Draper, but Sena-
tors Quay and Penrose urged Cam
eron's appointment and it is stated
that General Draper win succeed AM
bassador EacVeagh at Rome.
one of the most important missions
the president win have to fill will be
that of minister to Spain. In view of
the Cuban insurrection this post is one
demanding the exercise Of great tact
and skin, and the indications are that
President Mckinley viii go very slow
ly and deliberately i'm changing our
minister there. Few of the thousands
of applications for Office mention this
post. which seems not to be in great
demand, and it is certain that UP to
Sunday Mr.. Mckinley had no one in
mind for It,
The president has definitely settled
| upon ]. Fl. Brigham of Ohio, for as
/ sistaut secretary Of agriculture, and
/ the nomination doubtless will be sent
| to the senate within a few days. Brig
| ham is master of the National Grange.
/ He is war veteran, has figured con-
| siderably in Ohio politics, and is an
old friend of the president.
A large number of candidates have
entered the field for commissioner of
/ patents. Ex-Congressman Benjamin
| Butterworth, of Ohio, is being urged
for the place, which he has occupied
under a previous administration, but
1t Is not known that he would take 1t.
! Charles A. Miller of Canton, o., is a
formidable candidate, and John A.
Weidersheim, a Philadelphia attor-
ney, is putting up a strong fight There
are applicants scattered all through
the country, including State Senator
| Robert M. Wilds, Of Illinois, and N. L.
rockingham, assistant commissioner
in the Harrison administration.
EN-Congressman Ryan, of Kansas,
| and Major William Warner, of Mis-
souri, are the leading aspirants for the
first assistant secretaryship Of the in-
terror.
For commissioner of pensions Major
/ Theodore J.. Poole, ex-congressman
/ from the Syracuse district in New
| York and x-Representative Pickler,
CT South Dakota are the leading can
| didates.
Ex-C -Congr 4ssnan Binger Herman,
Of Oregon, is said to be acertainty for
either commissioner Of the general
| land office or Of Indian affairs.