Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-04-29

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speciaicorrespondence Gazette sud Journal
Washington. April "a. The strongest
kind OF pressure is being brought TO
bear upon President Mckinley by Del
aware Republicans to induce him TO
begin making Federal aui departmental
appointments for the State Without dc.
lay. He ia being urged particularly TO
fill the Federal iudgeship, but not
withstandipg these opportunities, be
has thus far manifested strong dis.
inclination to start on nominations for
the State, Ton Delawarean who called
at the White House the other day TO
discuss the matter, the President made
it known in no unmiatakable terms
that the situation in the State was such
that he could not see his way clear to
fill any OF the Offices now held by Dem
ocrats. He had examined the situation
very carefully, be said, and had como
TO the conclusion that it was the most
perplexing in the country and one that
demanded further and fuller considera.
tion The Presidents caller was an
Addicks man and strived to demon
strate TO Mr.. Mckinley the absolute
justice and logic in recognizing that
faction Of the party, but the President
could not view tbs situation in the
same light, though not intimating that
he would ignore Mr.. Addicka and his
followers. The Addicks man wanted the
President to appoint one of that fac
tion as referee upon whose recomiEen-
dation candidates for office should be
selected, but he again failed to receive
any encouragement. Many letters arc
being sent TO the White House urging
prompt action in the matter Of appoint
fneuts, all of which are being placed
upon file for future consideration.
There is stoFy in circulation to-day
that the President will demand that
the Addicks and Higgins people get
together on the subject OF patronage
and reach some sort of harmonious
agreement upon candidates, who can be
appointed by the President without the
possibility OF it being said after the
nominations are made that they were
sent to tho Senate or made at the de.
partments without the consent Of either
faction. According to this story, the
two factions must find some manner Of
dividing the Offices. and until satis
factory conclusion between them is
reached all patronage for the State will
be untouched by Mr.. Mckinley. The
President issued a similar uitimatum
some days ago to the Republicans Of
Kentuuky, among whom there is wide
dissension. AS in the case OF Della
ware. no appointments have been made
for Kentucky, rot even a fourth class
postmaster, and an extraordinary strong
effort is being made to patch up the
differences between the two faction in
the latter State and allow tina Presi.
dent to proceed with Kentucky ap.
pointments.
1t is believed, however. that such an
arrangement in Delaware is an impos.
sibiiity. Both the Addicks and Higgins
people are credited with wanting the
.'whole hog or none, and each side is
cnrrespondingly obstinate in it's posi-
tion. Some interesting conferences are
expected at the White House between
Delaware Republicans and the Presi.
dent within the nsxt week, at which
the whole subject will be gone over and
an amicable arrangement sought to bs
made. The probability is, however,
that Mr.. Mckinley will be obliged Il
adhere to his original intention o.
selecting a referee upon whose recon
incubation all appointments will b.
made. This is generally believed to b.
the only solution of the problem.
settlement of the matter is expected
within the next two weeks,