New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-04
OFFICES NOT GOING BEGGING
AsPIRANTs PUSHING THEIR CLAIMS
WITH RENEWED vIGoR
NO LACK OF GOSSIP IN WASHINGTON IN RE-
GARD TO IMPORTANT PLACES AT HOME
AND ABRoAD-soME PRACTICAL

as Inauguration Day draws near, and gossip
about the various aspirants and their desires Is
more than plentiful here at the capital Some or
the current talk is condensed in the paragraphs
which follow.
The name of ex- Representative Belamy Storer.
of Ohio has been connected with variety OF
places. Some Of the current gossip attributes to
the President elect purpose to make Mr.. Storer
Ambas sador at Rome. oddly enough, some time
ago the Connecticut delegation united in re-
quest that the place be given to John ADDISON
Porter, who has since accepted the post OF Sec
rotary to the President.
The rumor that John G.. A. Leishman, VINO re-
Gently resigned from the presidency OF the car
negie Steel Company was a candidate Ior APP
pointment as Minister to represent the United
States in Switzerland has been confirmed by IL.
c. Frick The officials Of the Carnegie steer
Comnanv are aiding Mr. Leishman all they can.
and a large amount of influence Is oeihg Drought
n hear 10 secure the appointment for him.
r T. Mason, Of New-York, the senior member
Of the importing house Of f. T. Mason a Co. ana
q son of William Mason, OF Fond du Lac. WIS.,
&c said TO have assurances OF his selection py
President Mckinley as United States Minister 10
Japan News TO that effect has been received ny
Mr. Masons relatives in Fond du Lac ana 'heS
have authorized the announcement 10 De Haue'
Among the recent visitors to Canton was III
John A. Enander of Chicago. cher editor vi 'N'
"Hemblandet" the Swedish organ OF Ch'caso'
DR. Enander has been newspaper man i'
thirty years and is one of the best known aiio"s
h,s countrvnen in the West. He was appointed
,,ir,s+er IN Denmark by President Harrison, Out
uness AT the time compelled him to resign lie
&c q candidate for the place he formerly helo anu
II is said. with excellent chances OF success
Among the many applicants for the appoint
n,ent of Minister to Norway ana Sweuei TIC
two who are most prominently mehtioheu ai
General W. w. Thomas, Of Maine, VINO mas menu
that office heretofore. and Senator Erichsoh' Vi
Iowa.
CEN CLAYTON FOR MINISTER TO MEAlCo'
The Mexican Mission appears definitely to nave
been disposed of. General Powell Clayton ie
centlv refused to affirm or deny that the post VI
Minister to Mexico had been onered 10 MIN ny
Major Mckinley. "My friends said me- nave
moved in the matter, and with what succeSS II
would be indicate for me to say un'il ai'eI 'ie
Inauguration. I will say. however that IL INC
mission is rendered TO me l VIII accept IT. "
this announcement was fouowed pS d ia''.
rect statement that General Clayton had re-
ceived an offer Of the place, the appointment
NAV be classed among the certaintles
rxuavor John A. Roche of Chicago. when IN
Ieu-yorl< recently made some statements when
warrant the inference that he Is a candda'e ior
Minister to Persia.
Tho announcement has been made that Johh
Logan is a candidate for the Mission 10
Austria Hungary and that his apphcalioh do
candidate for the place is now In the hahos VI
President-elect Mckinley.
The Far West naturally looks across the
Pacific to the Far East for its diplomatic piuins
Petitions have been circulated In Calilorhia io'
the appointment Of Speaker Coomps' Oh .he
California House, to be Minister to Japan AS
semblyman Kenyon. Of Los Angeles wants u
be Consul-General at Honolulu
Kansas has two candidates at least for the
Mace OF Consul-General to Mexico Judge .
w. Vandivert announced his candidacy on
February a. and it is believed that he mas the
Endorsement of Republicans close to MAJOR NC
| Kinlev. Congressman Kirkpatrick is also
candidate but Vandivert will probably secure
the place II it goes to Kansas II the streng'h oi
| backing determines the result
THE PARIS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
The recent visit to Canton Of Chairman Gowdy
| of the Indiana Republican Committee. was one
| of interest to all candidates for the Consul
| Generalship at Paris. He had an extended talk
with the Presdent-elect. Mr. Gowdy said that
| Indiana would be modest in her demands upon
| the President-elect, and when pressed confessed
| that he would like to be appointed Consul-Gen-
| eral to Paris. There has been some gossip con-
Meeting the name of Perry Heath with this place
| About two weeks ago 1t was announced that
| Major Mckinley had offered TO George IA. Flod-
ing, of Huntingdon, the appointment of Consul
| General to Greece.
| The Endorsements OF w. W. Trouville. OF
| for n
| been submitted to the President-eect.
The Rev. John II. Switzerland. Of North Cum
| berland w. Va. is aspirant for the Consul
| shin at Jerusalem and has submitted to the
| President elect Endorsements from Senator
| stephen b. Elkins and other prominent men OF
| his state.
The friends Of Albert Halstead, Editor OF THE
Springfield (Mass) Union are urging him for
a diplomatic or Consular position under the
new Administration. Mr.. Halstead is a son OF
Murat -Iastead. He served on the staff OF Major
Mckinley when he was Governor OF Ohio He
recently married Miss Aline Wilcox, Of this city.
| William Backus, jr. Of Cleveland. wants to be
| Consul at Hamburg, and has been TO Canton
with Endorsements asking that he be appointed
| Philetus Smith, Of Chicago who Is an applicant
| for the Liverpool Consulate; II. IL. Master, or
Bryan Ohio who wants to be Consul at Belfast
and the Rev D. T Phillips, Of Chicago an ap-
plicant for the Consulate at Cardiff, Wales, have
| flied papers with the President-elect.
SOME ASSISTANT sECRETARYsHIPs.
1t is said that Theodore Roosevelt wants to be
| Assistant Secretary OF the Navy. Henry w.
Raymond, Of Philadelphia, is also a candidate.
| Mr. Raymond Is the Editor and proprietor or
THE Germantown Telegraph" He is a son Of
Henry J. Raymond. for many years the Editor Of
The New-York Times" He came 10 Washing
ton with General Tracy Of New-York, eight
years ago, when General Tracy accepted the
Naval Portfolio, and remained four years as his
| private secretary At the incoming OF the
Cleveland Administration Mr.. Raymond re-
| turned to Germantown, where he still lives.
w. H. Elliott, n newspaper man from New
! castle. Ind, who was formerly In the Navy and
| IL a graduate OF the United States Naval Acad-
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