The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-14
HOUSTON POSTOFFICE
Is the Only Federal Job Of Importance
Which is Now Open.
THE BOSSES HAVE SCORED
Once Each and The Last Of the Good
Places Is ID Doubt.
| M'LEMORE AND GREEN NAMED
For the AttOrneyship and the North
Texas MarShalShip.
| MAY De A FIGHT IN THE SENATE
On the Confirmation OF the Gentleman
from MISUNDERSTANDING as 10
Messrs. Brown and Strong.
MLEMORE AND GREEN NAMED
For the AttOrneyship and the North
Texas MarShalship.
NAY De A FIGHT IN THE SENATE
On the Confirmation OF the Gentleman
from GaNeston--SpeorIati as to
Messrs. Brown and Strong.
LspecinI % rhe pe.t.l

(opeNul 10 Inc fosl,l
Washington, February l3.-For United
States attorney OF the Southern Texas dis
tricl, Marcus McLemore II Galveston
For marshal OF the Northern district,
George II. Green OF Dallas.
These two re-appolnrments were sent to
the senate by the president today. The Of
fees are among those over which nght has
been in progress for months and the an
nouncement OF action on the part OF the
president has been expected daily for two
weeks more,
As the Texas patronage situation now
stands, honors are even between the thJes
bosses. McIamore Is Hnwley's man and
Green is Lyons. Thus the National COM
mltteaman aud the State chairman each
score a point while Z. II. Il. Green. tha
othcr member Of the triumyirats, gained
victory two days ago in the appointment
OF Harry Beck, his candidate for the Hills
boro postoniee b. Ii. Il. Green took no
active part in the contest over the offices
Of marshal and attorney, but is understood
TO have been rather more favorable To
llawley than to Lyon In both instances.
The disappointed applicants for the mar
shalshlp are c. X. Mcdowell OF Dickens
county, whose claims were urged by HRw-
W -
| seems 10 have had the backing OF no one
| in particular,
In the attorneyship aSht the unsuccessful
| contestants are Lock Mcdaniel of Houston
aud r. 10. Hannay OF Hampstead
The impression that both McLeznore and
Green would be appointed has pr%ailed
mere for some days past, and A. long ago
AS Thursday OF last week The Post CORE
| LODI v an
the president favored xAair nomination. lei
has been understood THAI the National com
mltteemsn preferred to mako some yeryl
material concessions rather than allow Mc-,
Leniore to be replaced. The fact that aie..
Lernore has been named while Hawiey q
candidate Tor the inarshalship has been left,
out in the cold Indicates that these con
cess ons were really made Now the Ques-,
ton is whether Hawley In bis efforts 20
keep McI.emure in office has weakened In
any way in his Endorsement OF George F.
Brown for tae Houston postonice The.
( Lyon wing Is vigorously urging the appoint
mout of Postmaster Strong and may have
assured the success Of that gentleman By
aequlc6ciug ia The nomination Of Mcbemore.
Since Houston Ii Ia Hawiey's end Of this
state. however, the friends OF Mr.. Brown
SUI think that his chances Of landing the
office are good, despite the strenuous hsht
being nude against him. The POSSIBILITIES
case has been under consideration several
times during the present week and soma
surprise has been manifested because II was
not acted on with the others today. 1t Is
now about the only important matter to be
settled. In all OF the others the present
incumbents have been reappointed, and If
tho president makes this a rule Mr.. Strong
Will be allowed to hold over.
Several appointments win be opposed.
among them that OF McLemore, In the sen
ate.
II has been known in Houston for some
time that the president had made up his
mind 10 appoint Mr., George p. Brown TO
the postmasterehip and that his name would
have been sent Ia TO the senate but for a
fight that was being made on him. Ono
} of the charges preferred against Mr.. Brown,
and II Is understood, the only one which
} was regarded by the president as In ana
way serious was an affidavit OF we'll
. known negro politician OF Houston to tho
J eifect that Brown offered him $500 for his
. (the poltician'sl support Mr.. Brown lcft
! Houston last Friday for Washington armed
9 with documentary evidence which he be-
: lieyed would silence the charge Whether
. or not he succeeded remains to be seen. IL
. Ls a nasty fight.