Evening star., 1897-04-28
GOSSIP ABOUT OFFICES
Applicants Waiting Until the Presidents
Return to Press Their Claims.
A Change Said TO Have Been Decided
ON ms to the Head Of the
Freedman's Hospital.


Freedman's Hospital.
Pres dent Mckinley will be at the White
House tomorrow ready to resume the wres-
| tie with office-seekers and their friends.
What class of applications he will take
UP when he gets TO work again is not
known, but the nearly 200 applicants for
auditorships who are on the anxious bench,
are hopeful that he win soon deal with
their cases. 1t has been the expectation
for several weeks that he would settle
these places but the only appointment so
far was that Of Colonel Youngblood to be
| third auditor Secretary Gage told The au-
ditorship aspirants twp weeks ago that he
was at work en- the papers.
The twelve or fifteen men ambitious for
the consul gereralship to Calcutta are al
most sure that this place Wilt be disposed
of in short time The Office has been va
cart for six months. Consul General Polk
the Tennessee man, who held the position
up to that time, came all the way to this
country to stump for Bryan. On the de-
feat CT Bryan he knew that he could not
be returned for another term and il was
further understood that the Cleveland ad-
ministratfon was NOT willing that he should
go back and finish his term. He therefore
| remained at home. The Tennessee rcpubIi-
cans are the most active for the position
asserting that 1t ought to go to the state
because a democrat from there held the
office. Acting on this assumption Repre-
sentative Gibson put James F. Rule in the
field, with the Endorsement of National
Committeeman Brownlow. also a represen-
tative. Herman H. Hassleck another Ten
nessee man, entered the field with more
or less backing. The fight between these
two men Is still in progress and may re.
suit in neither winning. Another Tennessee
man Is an alternate candidate for the Cal
cutta consulshp, and is not interested in
the fight III progress. He Is Colonel r. +,
Patterson. former Iowa man. now living
In Memphis. He has filed an application
for tae consulship at Kingston. Jamaica,
Tor the consul generalship at Calcutta OF
FOR something just as good as either OF
these places Colonel H. Clay Evans is
said to be friendly to Colonel Patterson.
Representative Gibson has seen the Presi.
cent cent several times on the subject. but The
latter has dropped no tntimation as to
what he will do. The fact that the orice
Is vacant gives the Impression that an
appointment will not be delayed much
longer. The Cleveland administration gave
tennessee three or four good places in
the consular service. and the republicans
OF the same state think they will do lust
as well.
To Succeed DR.. Williams.
1t Is reported on good authority that
DR.. D. H. Williams is to be succeeded as
surgeon-in-chief of ,Freedman's Hospital
by DR.. Curtis. well In own colored sur-
geon ofaChicago. If the nomination is
nade, as predicted. 1t will be due to Sena-
tors Mason and Cullen, who have been
vigorously pushing DIR. Curtis. Dr. Will
isms, 1t viii be remembered, is a Chicago
man, and secured his appointment through
the late Secretary Gresham A fight is
still making for. Af. iPurvis.
made an effort for the recordershtp of
deeds for the District Seward French
was the candidate of Senator Mason and
Ser ator Cullom presented Major Buckner,
the understanding being that IL an Illinois
man could get the place the two senator's
would come to an understanding. The
President, however gave both senators to
understand that the place was provided for
frCm another direction.
Govdy Going to Paris.
Consul General Gowdy left here yester-
day afternoon for New York, and will sail
for Paris, his new station, on the 9TH of
May. Before leaving Mr.. Gowdy had
talk with Frank T. Gilbert of Buffalo. The
New York nan was an applicant for the
Paris position. He is now said to want to
go to Marseilles as consul.
The Plan Of ME-. Cousins.
Representative Cousins of Iowa is said
to have announced plan Of selecting post
masters in his district which will take
some of the responsibility of choosing be-
tween a number of applicants from his
shoulders. The man who secures the in
dorsement of a majority of the patrons CT
the post office he wants and majority of
the members of the county committee will
have the backing of Mr.. Cousins for the
ofice. This, he claims Is practically a
primary, and is fair to all concerned
Relief to Kentucky Men.
The many Kentucky men who have hank
cred to share in the distribution of federal
patronage before 1t was too late will be
greatly relieved by today's news Of the cleo
ton of Deboe as United States senator. At
the White House and all the departments
the kentucky aspirants and their friends
found out weeks ago that they would get
nothing until a senator was chosen from
the state. 1t Is now probable that the adj
ministration will give recognition to Ken
lucky, and that some Of the good places
left will go to that state. DR.. Hunter will
Doe, who is a Hunter man. DR.. Hunter
could have prevented the election of Deboe
or any other man IL he had been disposed
to act as Governor Bradley did. 1t is now
felt to be certain that Or. Hunter will re-
eeive the biggest plum which Kentucky is
10 get. There has been some talk that DR..
Hunter would not accept an appointment,
but his friends say thai II he is offered
first-class position he will accept. He will
not ask for anything, asshe would not want
the embarrassment of being refused, IL
there was a possibility Of that being done.
1t is not improbable that DIR. Hunter will be
offered mission II he is disposed to go
abroad.