Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-01-21
Tuv NEw CITY GOVERN MENT.

THE NEW CITY dOVEhh AA"A'
Mavor Leagues nominations, as lar
90 confirmed, we believe give pretty
0orsral satisfaction. The most OF the
annointees were probably his personal
nol;tioal partisans in the late contest
which cannot be matter oil SURF use
II was General Jackson, or some one III
his Cabinet that said, ITO the vlctors
belong the spoils," and we have never
vet seen a party, local or national tna'
5;gerod seriously with Old Hickory on
that noint. 1t was not to be supposed
that Mr. League would make many az
nointments from the ranks OF those VINO
did not support him. Nor can we sup,
mise that his opponent if elected would
have given the preference to many OF
Mr. Leagues friends. Such extraordi'
norv maenanimity is seldom or never
witnessed and since the days of John
Tyler the experiment Of cutting loose
e,om friends has seldom been tried. The
onno,ntment OF Mr.. G. A. Hanson as
City Attorney is quite acceptable; he -
a good lawyer, a popular gen
tloman. a safe business man, thor
ongby identified with the mate
rial interests of Memphis by residence
of nearly twenty years, a properly
holder and in his hands the interests OF
Memphis will not suffer. 'He has gener-
allv or always voted the Democratic
ticket when there was one IN the held
In the late contest he supported Mr.
League on personal grounds. The
orno;ntment of General M. L. Will
hanson as Register was not unexpected.
He is pronounced Republican, but
fair. minded, and not obnoxious to any
class. He made a good record as
member of the Legislature, has much
nersonal popularity. is thorough busi-
ness man. and will Gil the Office of Reg
lister efficiently and satisfactorily. MIR.
James A. Newsom, appointed Comp
troller, is quite young man, but has
been in the different departments OF the
city nearly all his life, and is thoroughly
competent for the position. Mr. Martin
Kelly, appointed Treasurer is hard
working man, who has carved out his
own fortune by steady blows. He held
a local Office some years ago and filled
II we'll. He is qaiet, industrious citi-
zen. who can be relied upon in any po'
sition to do his duty faithfully. The Sc
lection of Captain Michael McFadden
for Chief Of the Fire Department was
a we'll deserved promotion. BE is
safe, reliable, fearless man, qualified for
the place by at least fifteen years ardu-
GUS service, and is, withal, sober, cool
headed, quick and conscientious. Peo-
ple will sleep sounder when they know
that such man is watching over
their lives and property. Mr.. z. M.
Winters was appointed Recorder
ms matter of course. He held the
place under Mr.. johnson two years, and
his decisions have been, as far as we
have any knowledge of the facts, made
in the interest of law and order, and
have seldom been appealed from to
higher court. The minor appointments,
as we'll as most Of these, were approved
almost unanimously by the General
Council. Mr.. c. C. Burke, elected City
Engineer. is an old citizen and highly
respected. Many years ago ne was
County Surveyor. We trust that the
differences of opinion between MIR.
League and the General Council in re-
gard to the Chief Of Police will be adj
iusted in a manner that will meet the
views of the public and be satisfactory
70 all parties, and that our municipal
affairs will work smoothly and Memphis
and all her people gradually ascend IN
the scale Of prosperity and moral, as
well as pecuniary power.