The times., 1897-12-25
THE OPPOSITION TO HAHN
Home Rulers Do Not Want Him to
Be Marshal.
2fraI
Seems Certain That kimball, Pal
msr ana Hart willlGet Three
of the DISTRICT Positions.

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the appointment of Judge KimbaIl TO sue
| ceed himself, and of Mr. Aulick Paine {
be marshal Of the District of Columbia
| along with the opposition developing
| forded topic for conversation last night
| Judge X inball is one OF the three most
| prominently mentioned for the place, the
| other two being Mr.. O O'Donnell and James l.
Pugh, jr. On Thursday IL was represented
| to the President that he bishops of the
A. Nj Z. Church regarded Judge Kimba
as being very satisfactory to the color I'd
| people. Representations on the same J ne
had also been made by other influential
coored people on behalf OF the otn II
candidates.
1t i,as been stated tt-lt Gen. Alphons1
Hart, of Ohio, who has been a resident Of
the District for about fourteen years, had
been CHOSEN by the President to be the
new W District attorney tosucceed Mr.. Davis.
Application was made at the White
House yesterday for the yerfication OF
the reports that the President had Sc.
lected the three gentlemen slated Tor
the positions named. 1t was stated in
reply, ty Muiur Fruden, Who gives out
the news i'll the absence OF the secretary
to the President, that he did not know
that suci. was the intention of the Tresi-
dent
One Of the chief promoters Of Gen.
Hart's interests said that il was not
fact that Gen Hart had been appointed.
He believed, however, that the appoint
ment OF Gen Hart would be made. He
said that 10 members OF tie city bar
had united in tue Endorsement OF Gen.
Hart and that many others, while not
signing the petition, favored or would
not oppose the nomination.
Mr. Is. II. Warner, i friend Of q IN. Hart,
was al the White House yesterday To see
the President. lie said t,Iat Gen. Hart
had done invaluable service in the Presi-
dental campaign.
Gen Hart has been indorsed by the
Ohio delegation in Congress generally. bat
his most potent influence, ii is said, is
Judge Day, First Assistant Secretary Of
State. Judge Day read law in 6 IN. Hart $
office and Judge Days father and zen.
Hart were close friencs.
The oil lection urged against Mr.. liz I'M.
Of Ohio, when it was reported that he
had been selected for The marsha iship, was
that he was nonresident in the District.
A Afthuuei. no statement has ever been at
tributed to the President that he would
nominate Mr.. Hahn, it was always under
stood that he had been sla ted The re-
port OF such nomination. aroused home
rulers OF the District, and angry protests
were made in public and in private.
ny,a IF vST' E.. h.a..
in the Palmer interest said last night that
the home rule idea did not apply in Mr.
Palmer's case. 1t was true that he did
not live here, bat he was very largely
represented here by property and taxes,
and, besides, was Washington born. rhc
only thing that could he urged against
Mr.. Palmer, he Claimed, was that Mr..
Palmer was not an actual resident, and
that, at best, in this case, was only IL
technica! construction. His nomina ton
would hardly be objected 10, and GER
tainly nnt defPa ted, on that ground solely.
1t is the report that the selection Of
Mr.. Palmer Is largely in Difference to the
wishes Of Mr.. Cufnelius Vanderbilt, who
is credited with having given the Re
publican natiohdl committee carte blanche
to draw FOR campaign funds in 1896. Mr..
Vanderbilt, ii is said, desired foreign
berth for his friend, but not being able
to obtain the one he desired, he accepted
the ma, shaiShiI Of the District.
Owing to the fact that he President
at last accounts had not Cecided to loni-
mated Gen. Hart, the nomination caused
but very little talk Gen. Hart was II the
service of the national committee during
the campaign, and was sent to Indi tIf,
Illinois, and Ohio, whe.e he did 50 ne
active urk. In the early part of the tIn-
paign he made several speeches in Wash
ington before the National Republican II lb,
of which Ron. Simon Wolf is president
and bt. ore the Mckinley and Hobart Club.
He had many friends in these two rapIc-
sentative Republican organizations, and
as noted he is indoTSed by / 20 mamhir
of the local bar. His backing is vefy
ST cDs.
Gen. Hart, who is aspirant for he
district attorneyship, was born in Ohio
in 1880. He served for several terms
as State representative anil senator md
was twice elected to Congress He besln
his political career as a war Democr Ut.
Mr. Aulick Palmer was born in his city
i'll 1877, and is the son OF Surgeon General
Palmer of the Navy. He is a graduate Of
Harvard law school, and later, joining the
marine corps, he was detailed in charge
of the detachment of marines at the Paris
exposition in 1878. He was appO n ed
by President Harrison consul general at
Dresden, and his work there was ,;ighly
commended by the State Depitr.n Mt.
Mi. Palmer is well known in Washington
society. He is member of the Metro
pOlitan Club and OWLS large r7al est;.te
interests here, on Nineteenth r;treet and
Craven terrace, the name Craven be
ing that of his wife, the daughter t.f
Admiral Craven.
The selection of Mr.. Palmer is aid to
be largely due to Mfr. Cornelius V .ader
bilt, who was in Washington last winter,
and WHO made a personal request FOR the
nomination of his friend, Mr.. Palmer
Tie nomination was also urged :,y Sena-
tors WetInOre and Aldrich, ,of Rhode Island
Judge kimball is too we'll known in
Washington to require comment as to his
life and services here, i He was :ndo-sed
by the Anti-saloon, League, by a great
many of the c!ergymen, white and colofed
and by reform elements generally Judge
Kimbali is, in fact, SO familiar to the
pubiiS NAV hO iS iCSotpCA dH
Washingtonian. He was,- however, born
in Maine, and was, educated in INDIANA.
He was appointed police Judge by Piesi-
dent Harrison. He had powerful op-
ponents in Mr.. 0'DOnneii and Mr., Pdgh,
both of whom are very popular Mfr.
ODonnell has many friends in the G.
A. R., pushing his claims. One and per-
haps the only objection to Mr. Pugh was
that he had served as prosecuting attorney.
He Has Failed to Fay A1imony