The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-04-01
GOOD PLACES Open
High Offices That Roosevelt
Will Soon Fill.
One Plum Goes Begging. Possibility of Han
mas Candidacy Creates Unusual
Conditions.
washington Post.)

The good places in public life which
President Roosevelt has to offer just
now to the right men are numerous. 1t
is rare, indeed, that so many good places
are vacant. The following catalogue
sets forth after a fashion the present
needs of the administration:
Secretary of the Interior
Commissioner of Pensions.
Minister TO Madrid.
Ambassador to Italy.
Ambassador 20 Mexico.
Commissioner of Immigration.
First Assistant Postmaster General.
Besides these there will be a minister
to Cuba and several consuls soon TO be
appointed, and at least one Assistant
Seeretaryship N the Treasury is likely
to seek a new Incumbent.
One office in the foregoing list, the
First Assistant Postmaster General
ship, has actually been going begging"
for over a month. Two members Of the
national committee have been offered
the place, but have gently put it away.
Plenty of men would take it. but not
one of them is the man the President
wants
PRESIDENTIAL POLITICS.
The President is a candidate for the
incarnation to succeed himself In his
charao teristically frank manner he has
let this fact become known. He desires,
therefore, in filling the nigh places, TO
find men who will not only fill them eff
ficiently. but at the same time strength
en- the administration politically. This
is but natural under the circumstances.
There is an apparent disposition on
the part of some Republicans who would
ordinarily be available for public SER
vice to wait until the political atmos-
phere clears. The talk of Senator Han
ma for President-which continues in
spite of hira--is responsible. in 4 meas
IRE at least. for reluctance in certain
identified With Mr.. Roosevelts admin
istration. An uncertainty as to how the
party will lire up in 1904 makes the
pres ent condition an unusual one.
Let it not be understood that there is
any scarcity of office-seekers. Far
from it. Their name is legion. But the
vast majority of them receive scant
consideration in connet ton with the
good offices now vacant or Drcspectively
vacant. The President, knowing the
kind of men he wants, is taking his time
TO find them.
CABINET AND DIPLOMATIC POSI-
TONS
A change in the Sccretaryship of the
Interior may, or may not, occur soon,
but that a change is contemplated seems
beyond dispute. Several recommended
lions have been made at the White
House by Western Senators.
A new Commissioner of Pensions tc
succeed Mr.. Evans. who CONSIDERABLY
resigned to quiet the storm in G. A. II
circles, may be named any day. Kan
sas has put forth the strongest claim for
this position, but the delegation in Con-
gress is not united in choice. Former
Representatives Peters and Blue are
available, or rather one OF them would
be if he had the the Kansans solidly be-
hind him
1t has been understood for some time
that new man was wanted for the post
of Ambassador at Rome. Ambassador
Myer was planning to come home and
Mr.. Myron t. Herrick of Cleveland
was to succeed him this coming fall.
But Mr.. Herrick decided that he did not
care for the office
There is much talk about Ambassador
Clayton. and the politicians have ,,nder-
stood for weeks that he was not likely
TO be reaproirted. The post at the City
of Mexico is very desirable one Com
missioner Evans doubtless could be pre-
vailed upon to accept it.
Minister Storer does not intend to re-
turn to his post at Madrid. He is said
to desire a transfer to Rome. His ap-
pointment as Minister to Madrid by
President Mckinley was a personal one.
report was current yesterday that
Commissioner Evans would go to Spain