Evening star., 1898-10-27
THE CITY POSTMASTERSHIP
President Mckinley May Not Give 1t Early
Consideration.
Conditions Surrounding the Selection
dates Have Strong hacking.

Candidates for the various public offices
which are within President McKinley's
power of bestowal are awaiting with more
or less patience, the termination of the
busiest season of the presidential year now
in progress, when the annual message to
Congress is engrossing the executive at
tenuon. The aspirants, however, are not
idle, but are using every means to improve
and strengthen their batteries of influence
so that when they are opened on the Presi-
dent after Congress convenes they NAV
prove powerful and effective
There is very good reason to believe that
among all these none are more active in
the direction described than the gentlemen
who desire to succeed City Postmaster
James p Willett of this city. whose four
years term of office will be completed De-
cember IA next.
The Presidents Position.
President Mckinley has already been ap-
preached by many influential men in behalf
of the several candidates but he has de-
veloped no indication of his intentions re-
garding any of them.
1t can be regarded nearly certain. how
ever, that the consideration of the matter
for final determination will not be taken
up for some time yet. Indeed. it may turn
for u considerable period after the four
years of his service expires.
This impression is gaining ground even
among the most loyal of the supporters of
the candidates, and particularly among
those who are in close touch with admin
stration circles.
They feel that President Mckinley at
this vital perioG in national affairs will not
be inclined to give attention to patronage.
and that this will be particularly true in
c&ses where, as in that of the city post Of
flee, there is so much divergence ir COM
n. unity seatln ent over the proper person to
appoint.
Local and National Influence.
1t is already well known that all, or near
ly all, Of the >avowed candidates fer the
city postmastership are very strongly back
ed, both by citizens of the District and men
high in national affairs.
Those candidates who are generally re-
Sarded as being most formidable certainly
have such influences behind them, and in
TINS category may be named Mr. Wine
Mr.. Greenless. DR.. Henderson and Capt
Anderson. while the local backing of Mr..
Bradley is strong and earnest.
Owing to this complexion of the case it
IS believed President Mckinley will take
MS time to examine 1t. and will not permit
himself to be hurried into its settlement.
1t is perfectly well known that he is de-
termined to appoint Only man who will,
in his opinion, give the most satisfaction to
the greatest number of District people.
knowledge of this fact has led to pro-
digious work on the part of the candida tes
and the friends of the candidates to secure
petitions in their behalf. The result will
probably be that there will be more papers
hled in relation to the city pcstma stership
a the White House in the present instance
than We're ever filed there before for
ocal Office.
The city postmastership is We'll worth a
contest. The salary, now 5000 per annum.
Ia .t.4gl1y Iaea ironr>
The coming session of Congress, TO which it
s entitled under the rules governing the
Pest Office Department, and the patronage
attached to it is not inconsiderable.