Evening star., 1897-03-06
DISTRICT OFFICES
Some Gossip About the Commission
erships.
RUMOR AS TO THE MARSHALSHIP
The President Has Not Yet Con-
sidered the Matter.
W Fl IT IS LIE A r n E D

Probably no other piece of territory in
the United States having the same area
contains ,as much earnest interest regard
ing President McKinley's office-distributing
intentions as the District of Columbia and
| among all classes in all directions the dis
cusson on this subject is animated.
Naturally the chief point under consider
alton is the question who will succeed to
the District CommissionershiD, made va
cant by the expiration of the term of office
Of Messrs. Ross and Truesdel. The failure
of the Senate to confirm the nomination of
Mr.. F. IS. Sands makes it incumbent upon
President Mckinley to select a democrat to
succeed Mr.. Ross, and it is not considered
among the improbabilities that the place
will be again proffered to Mr.. Ross.
There is a general sentiment in favor of
his continuance in the position he has filled
so WELL and the President has been made
aware of this. Besides his well-known
qualifications for the Office, it is also urged
in favor of Mr.. Ross that his retention
would be of benefit to his future colleagues
who will be men inexperienced in the de-
tails of the work.
1t is also rumored that Mr.. A. A. Wilson
will be given the commissionership with
view of making room in the marshars Of
flee for Mr.. William Hahn of Ohio who
was offered the marshalship some time ago
by the President and accepted it.
Since this proiTer was made, however, the
President has been made acquainted with
the universal sentiment existing here in
favor of the appointment of local men to
the local offices. and has had his attention
strongly called to the plank in the repub-
lican platform, which declares in favor of
the recognition of the principles of home
rule. When President Mckinley proffered
the place to Mr.. Hahn ne was under the
impression that the position had always
been recognized as a personal prerogative
OF President to be fileed by one of his
intimate friends.
1t was represented to the President. how
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hahn prospective appointment made,
that there would be great dissatisfaction
in the District over the matter, and he was
urged by many of those most intimate with
him. and having the interests of the party
and his administration at heart, to forego
his determination regarding Mr.. Hahn and
make resident of the District United
States marshal. In case the President be-
comes convinced of the wisdom of this
couse. it is regarded as very probable that
Mr.. Myron M. Parker will be appointed
marshal.
a story that the appointment of William
Hahn of Ohio as marshal OF the District is
to be expedited by the appointment of Mar
shall Wilson as commissioner to succeed
Commissioner Ross is not given credence in
we'll Informed circles. In fact. there is
almost positive authority for stating that
Marshal Wilson will serve out his term
where he is. Ii this can be relied on. some
other man will get the comnssionership
appointment. Mr. Hahn is in the city and
when spoken to by Star reporter this
morning about the story mentioned. said:
Il know nothing OF it, The story seems to
me to De Inappropriate"
The probability is that Mr. Hahn, if
chosen. will not be appointed marshal of
the District until Mr.. Wilson's term ex-
plres. This is a comparatively long time
Off, and in the meantime Mr.. Hahn will
get his business affairs in shape to come
here.
For the succession to Col Truesdeu there
are many candidates. as has already been
stated at length in The Star
Senator Hanna has been beset by many
persons representing various candidate ties for
the several offices, but has in each instance
declined to give any encouragement to
them, holding that he is a stranger here
unfamiliar with the District or its people
and therefore unwilling to interfere in the
direction of their affairs in any shape or
manner.
Chairman Charles ]. Bell of the inaug,l-
with requests of similar sort and has
courteously but firmly declined to take
part in any shape or form in the matter
1t is stated al the White House today
that the President has had literally no
time since his inauguratio for the consid-
Grafton of important pressing affairs of
state. and has not taken up the subject of
appointments, except the most important
ones. requiring immediate attention. Con-
sequently. he has not yet, so it is stated
given any serious thought to the subject
of federal changes in tne District of Co
lumbia
1t is not likely that District offices will
claim his attention for some time, and
tfat the first consideration when the SUBJ
ject is taken up will be the commissioner
ship and the marshalship.