The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-10
Reported Selections For
AmbaSSadOrShipS.
There are as Usual Many AS
pirants for Office.
Senators Have Now Begun to Pre-
pare for the Extra Session.

Washington. March lo--All OF the off,
GERS Of the new cabinet have indicated
a purpose TO go very slowly I'm their de-
partments This not very cheerful news
TO oofiice seekers has been communicated
directly TO many of the aspirants who
have been unable to repress their am
bitions. and to add to their discomfort
IL is intimated in some quarters that
there are to be a very few changes In
office. save where the incumbent in
Ssists upon immediate retirement. for
some time 10 come. This may be IN
overstatement OF the conservatism ex-
hibitcf by the administration. but IL is
reca 4 that Mr. Mckinley. before his
Inauguration. held to the view that the
change of officers. with all Of its accom-
ganying confusion and disarrangement
OF business, should not be undertaken
until the tariff bill is enacted. This view
is brought freshly to mind by the state
ment made that a prominent assistant
secretary in one OF the executive depart
ments has ben asked TO remain in his
place for five months.
Probable Ambassadors.
II is expected that today John Hay will
be named ambassador TO Great Britain
and l.. Horace Porter Of New York am
| bassador TO Paris. and that there may
be few other nominations. including
Powell Clayton of Arkansas as minister
to Mexico.
One Of the most important missions
the president will have TO all will be
that of minister 10 Spain. In view of
the Cuban insurrection this post is one
demanding the exercise of great tact
and skill. and the indications are that
Mr. Mckinley will go very slowly and
deliberately in changing our minister
,here. Few OF the thousands OF appli-
cations for office mention this post,
which seems not to be In great demand,
and II is certain that up TO Sunday Mr..
Mckinley had no one in mind for 1t.
Secretary Wilson's Assistant.
President Mckinley has definitely set
tied upon j. III. Brigham Of Ohio for as
sistant secretary OF agriculture, and the
nomination doubtless will be sent 10 the
senate within a few days. Colonel
Brigham is master OF the National
Grange. He is a war veteran, has fig
lred considerably In Ohio politics, and is
an old friend OF the president.
Candidates For Patent tCommissionership.
A large number OF candidates have
entered the field for the commissioner
ship of patents, Ex-congressman Ben
Jamin Butterworth Of Ohio Is being
urged by most Of the prominent WASH
hgton patent attorneys TO fill the place
which he has once occupied under
previous administration, but IL IL not
known that he would take II. Charles
~ Miller OF Canton Is a formidable can
didate, and some OF HIS friends claim his
father, a well-known Ohioan, who died
about the time ofSthe election. was
promised the appointment for the son.
John A. Weidersheime, a Philadelphia
attorney is putting UP strong fight,
and there are applicants scattered all
through, the country, including State
Senator Robert NJ. Wilds OF Illinois and
n. l.. rockingham, assistant commits
sioner In the Harrison administration.
Ex-Congressman Ryan OF Kansas and
Major William Warner OF Missouri are
the leading aspirants for the first as
sistant secretaryship OF the interior.
The Pension Billet.
IL can be stated that no selection has
yet been determined upon for commits
sioner OF pensions. Major Theodore L.
Poole, ex-congressman from the Syra-
cuse district in New York, and the pos
SCISSOR OF a splendid war record. and ex-
Representative Pickler OF South Dakota.
are leading candidates. Ex-Congress-
man Binger Herman OF Oregon Is said
TO be certainty for either commissioner
Of the general land office or of Indian
affairs