Evening star., 1897-03-30
THE DISTRICT OFFICES
Local Politicians Puzzled by the Delay in
Making Appointments.
Some Republicans Think the Presi-
dent May Wait Month or More
COlOred Men and Rec0rdership.

Local politicians are much puzzled by
President Mckinley's attitude in the mat
ter of filling the local offices. Within the
past week the President called for brief
of all applications for the commissioner
ships, with their Endorsements, but after
having this Information placed before him
he showed no haste in arriving at conclu-
sion. He has gone on the suppos:tion that
delay and the consequent discussion OF the
availability of the various applicants and
men who have been suggested to him for
the commissionerships would result IN
crystallizing their merits In such a way as
to help him in making his selections.
Gen Boynton who was suggested to the
President as a most desirable man 10 ap-
point as the republican Commissioner, as
stated in The Star yesterday, has declared
that under no circumstances could his
name be used in connection with this place
1t is understood that President Mckinley
regarded the selection of Gen. Boynton Tor
the republican commissionership with great
favor. but it is also understood that ne IS
in favor of making Gen. Boynton chairman
of the Chckamauga and Chattanooga Ma
tional Military Park commission IN place
of Gen. Fullerton. Gen. Boynton Is Low
member of that commission and has had
charge of the historical work connected
with it, He is regarded rs one OF the
greatest authorities on the history oil The
civil war, and is looked upon as invaluable
in the work of perpetuating the memory OF
the great battles that were fought
Local politicians are much at sea re-
ga riding the time when the commissioner
ships will be disposed of. While Mr.. Nc
kinley may take them up and name the
successors of Commissioners Ross and
Truesdell any day. many prominent repuh-
leans here think that it is quite as likely
he may not act for a month. There is no
special reason for hasty action. as th-
present Commissioners are fully competent
III der the law to discharge all the duties OF
their office until their successors are ar-
pointed.
The RecOrdership.
The colored people of the District are
conterng their interest on the appointment
of recorder of deeds. The chief local appli-
cants for this place are NJ. NJ. Holland ana
Leonard G. Bailey. Mr.. Hollands friends
think that he is most likely to get the
place because he was distinctly Mckinley
man. but Mr.. Bailey's friends working
actively for the appointment. A new appii-
cant for the place may loom up within a
week or two in the person of Perry Carson
Mr. Carson's friends claim that their choice
for the recordership would get more local
Endorsements than any other colored man
living in the District of Columbia. and
they say that fully one-half of the minis
It rs of the colored churches here have de-
clned to indorse any one for the recorder
ship pending Mr. Carsons decision whether
he VIII become d candidate for that place.
1t will be a surprise to the colored citi-
zens Of the District of Columbia if col
cred man is not chosen, and the greatest
fear they nave in this connection is that an
active politician in che of the states Will
be brought here in payment for his pclit-
ical work during the last campaign. Neither
of the delegates to the republican national
convention was a Mckinley man, Mr.. Giee-
son having remained Reed man and MIR.
Carson Allison man to the end of the
fight. number of colored men through
out the country have made application for
appointment recorder of deeds, and
their success will probably depend upon
the adoption by the President of policy
in favor Of home rdle or otherwise for the
District of Columbia.