The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-03-10
THE OFFICE SEEKERS.
The Administration Will Go Slow
in Making Appointments.
OUR REPRESENTATIVES, ABROAD,

Tho Nomination of MIR. Hay as Ambassa-
dor TO England and MIR. Clayton as Min
lister to NJ sxico Expected at ouco-Cnm-
eron Msy DO sent to Germany.
T Washington. ldarch 10.-All OF the
officers OF the new cabinet have indi-
Gated purpose to go very slowly in
the change of personnel in their, de-
? partments. This not very cheerful
news to oficeseekers has lRen com
munlcated directly to many of the as
pirants who have been unable to re-
press their ambition and to add to
their discomfort 1t is intimatcd in some
quarters that there are to be very
few changes in office, save where the
incumbent insists upon Immediate re-
tirement, for some time to come. This
may he an overstatement of the con-
servatism exhibited by the admnistra-
tion, but 1t Is recalled that fEg. McKin-
ley before his Inauguration held to the
view that the change Of officers, with
all of its accompanying confusion and
disarrangement Of business, should not
be undertaken until the tariff bill is
enacted, This view is brought freshly
to mind by the statement made yes
terday that an assistant secretary in
lone of the executive departments has
been asked to remain In his place for
five months.
1t Is expected that today Mr.. John
Hay will be named ambassador to
Great Britain and Mr.. Horace Porter,
Of New York, ambassador TO Paris,
and that there may be a few other
nominations, including Mr.. Powell
Clayton, of Arkansas, as minister to
Mexico.
Among the other appointment .ru-
mors IN circulation is one which sends
former Senator Cameron, Of Pennsyl-
vania, to succeed Mr.. Uhl as ambas-
sador to Germany The Massachusetts
delegation asked this place for Repre-
sentative William +. Draper, but Sena-
tors Quay and Penrose urged Cam
eron's appointment and 1t is stated
that General Draper will succeed AM
bassador Macveagh at Rome.
One of the most important missions
the president will have to fill will be
that of minister to Spain. In view of
the Cuban insurrection this post is one
demanding the exercise of great tact
and skill, and the indications are that
President Mckinley will go very slow
ly and deliberately in changing our
minister there. Few of the thousands
of applications for Office mention this
post, which seems not to be in great
demand, and 1t is certain that up TO
Sunday Mr.. Mckinley had no one in
mind for it.
The president has definitely settled
Il II IRriPhDn0
sistant secretary of agriculture, and
the nomination doubtless will be sent
to the senate within few days. Brig
ham is master of the National Grange.
He is war veteran has figured con-
siderably in Ohio politics, and Is an
old friend Of the president.
A large number of candidates have
entered the field for commissioner of
patents. Congressman Benjamin
J'utterworth, of Ohio is being urged
for the place, which he has occupied
under a previous administration, but
1t is not known that he would take it.
Charles A. Miller, of Canton, O.. is a
formidable candidate, and John A.
Weidersheim, Philadelphia attor-
neyl is putting up strong fight, There
are applicants scattered all through
the country, including State Senator
Robert M. Wilds, of Illinois. and N. l..
rockingham. assistant commissioner
in the Harrison administration.
EX-Congressman Ryan, of Kansas,
end Major William Warner of Mis-
souri, are the leading aspirants for the
first assistant secretaryship Of the in
terror.
For commissioner of pensions Major
Theodore l.. Poole, cX-Congrcssman
from the Syracuse district In New
York, and Representative Pickler,
of South Dakota, are the leading can
didates.
EX-CongreFsman Binscr Herman,
Of Oregon is said to be certainty for
either commissioner Of the general
land Office or Of Indian affairs