, 1897-03-22
FEDERAL JOB GOSSIP.
THE APPOINTMENT OF HON. WILL
LIS VANDEVANTER SETS
TONGUES AWAGGING.
The United States Attorneyship is a Big
Plum for Which Two Cheyenne At
iorneys are Reaching Albany
County Has a Name in the List Of
Candidates t or U. S. Marshal.

The capable Cheyenne correspondent
of tribe Denver Republican surmmariz IS
the federal appointment situation in this
state as follows:
Cheyenne, Wyo., March 20.-Until the
interest taken in Wyoming over the
matter Of probable federal appointments
in the state, excepting by those directly
Interested. The appointment yesterday
OF Judge Van Devanter to the very i'm
portanL position OF assistant attorney
general OF the interior department indi-
cafes that the Wyoming senatorial dele
CATION has a strong influence with the
present administration, and that other
Wyoming appointments are likely to
follow soon. There is now considerable
activity among The aspirants for Office.
and they are beginning TO push their
claims with much more vigor than prior
% Judge Van Devanter's appointment.
Perhaps The best federal Office in Wy
oming IS that of United States district
attorney. which pays $4,000 per annum.
The position is now held by Judge Glib.
son Clark. who's term of office expires
Sept. %, 1898. The applicants for the
place are Hon. T. F. Burke and Hon. J.
A. Van Ordell, both of Cheyenne.
Mr.. Burke has a strong Endorsement
from the Judiciary and bar OF the state,
and OF a large number of leading poll
ticians in his parry. He is the law part
ner OF Attorney General Fowler. and is
recognized as II OF the leading MEM
bers of his profession in the state. He
has never held public Office Except as a
member Of the state legislature.
Mr.. Van Orsdel also has strong en-
dorsements for the position. many O,
them being from influential and leading
members OF the republican party in the
state. Mr.. Van Orsde!. Is the law part
ner OF Secretary OF State Burdick. He
lure. county attorney OF Laramie coun,
~ for one term, and a member OF the
revision committee appointed TWO years
ago to revise the statues of Wyoming.
UNITED STATES MARSHAL.
For the office OF United States marshal
OF Wyoming there is a long list of aspir-
ants. The present incumbent is John
A. McDermott. whose term expires Sept.
%, 1898. The salary is $500 a year.
The known applicants for the position
are: Adam Schilling Of Cheyenne, a
w~ell-known conductor on the Union Pa,
cifc railroad; A . D. Kelley OF Chey-
enne, speaker o. the last house OF repre-
sentatives and a former sheriff OF Lara
mic county, Il Of the leading republi-
cans of his part of the state, who was in
dorsed for the position in 1898. when the
then marshal, Joseph Rankin, was sus-
pended from office pending an investiga-
ton, which resulted In his reinstate-
men,; c. H. Garbutt OF Sheridan, man
ager OF the Sheridan Milling company
and an active republican worker; Capt.
c. H.. Nickerson of Lander, who was a
member of the Mckinley regiment in
the civil war; Pat Sullivan, one Of the
big flockmasters Of Natrona county and
a popular and leading republican work.
or OF his district; Leroy Grant OF AL
bany county, a member OF the Fourth
legislature and former receiver OF the
United States land office in this city.
Among these candidates Capt. Nick
erson is said to have dropped out and
will endeavor to erure the appointment
or agent at the Shoshone Indian agency.
OF those who remain, it would be i'm
possible at this time to predict who will
be the successful candidate.
REVENUE COLLECTOR.
For the position OF internal revenue
collector for the district OF Colorado and
wyoming. which in the last administra-
tioin was given to a Wyoming man,
there is but n candidate, ex-Congress-
man Frank w. Mondell. Mr.. Mondell
has the united support OF the Wyoming
senatorial delegation for the place.
Should he, however. be appointed to
som other position equally as good, IL
is possible that Wyoming will withdraw
Its claim to this Office in favor of Colo
RADIO. For the d~eputyship for Wyoming.
the place at present is filled by Leopold
kabis of this city. Herman Glafcke.
formerly secretary of Wyoming terri
tory, is an applicant.
SURVEYOR GENERAL.
The office OF surveyor general is one
Of the choice federal appointments In
Wyoming. The present incumbent Ia
John Charles Thompson, who wal ap-
pointed in September, 1894, to succeed
Perry Bickford, who was the original
Cleveland appointee. but only held the
office a year. II General Thompson is
allowed TO serve four years his term will
expire September, 1898, but If General
Bickford's term Of M year is charged
up TO him. his term will expire during
the present year. For the Office, there
Is, as far as known. but one applicant.
State Senator "A. P. Hanson Of Sum-
dance. who has practically the unani.
nous endorsement Of the republican
party OF the state for the place.