Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-09-19

buTeau VI Engraving anu ITlntluS VI tuc
Treasury department. has resigned his po-
delphla Press, and successor OF John w. For
ney. The appointment of his successor will
not be made until the return OF the President
Mr.. Mcpherson, in his letter of resignation,
written in Philadelphia, says: Sir:-'I have
been offered, and have accepted, editorial con-
therefore, herewith tender my resignation as
Chief Of tie Bureau of Engraving and Print
Ing, Treasury department, to take effect on
official connection with you, take pleasure
in acknowledging the uniform confidence and
the steady support you have given me, with
feet and maintain the marked reforms which
have been made in operating the bureau. In
view of the favorable condition surrounding
duties now become familiar, but the new field
0flabor suddenly and Unexpectedly opened to
me-. me is more especially in tie line of my pur-
fully. to request the appointment by you in
due time OF proper committee to conduct a
count OF the securities held by the bureau"
edges the receipt a Mr. fsPGaSs etsr
rendered faithful and valuable service to the
Bureau, and had hoped SsSo You Would remain @ ain
at the head oft at least until it was estab-
1shed in its new building, but cannot blame
viii not be filled until the return Of the Presi-
dent OF which you will be advised
political department of the Philadelphia Press
about month ago, and yesterday formally
accepted the position and entered upon his
ness and general editorial management of the
paper. Col. j: W.. Forney is expected home
from Europe in about two months but will
Those who wish to succeed Mr.. Mcpherson
are gettlng ready to present their papers.
Capt: Wilson j. Vance, appointment clerk of
The Treasury, is said to have his eve on the
vacancy. He is an Ohio man.
massachusetts Republican Conven.
ton.
In the Massachusetts Republican State Con-
VentlOn at worcester yesterday, Mr.. FaxOn, of
quincy, offered resolution, which was re-
ferred to the committee on resolutions, de-
mandlng that corrupt, incompetent and un-
necessary ohcerS and employees entrenched in
the Boston custom house, and other public
ofieers OF the state shall be at once discharged,
aI and SuGn places as the PUBLIC good requires be
hled with honest, God d-fearing, capable, law
abiding citizens"
TALBOT FOR GOVERNOR,
Inc committee on the Informal vote for gov
efnor reported as follows: Whole number of
votes, ia. Thomas Talbot, of Billerica, S51;
y1Il yoan u. Long, OF bingham. 266; Benjamin F.
Butler, ol Lowell. 2; Henry L. Pierce. Of Bos-
ton, =; Charles Devens, of Boston, 2; Frank
W. Bird, OF WalpOle. l. When the name of
zen. Butler was read as receiving two votes
it was received with Kisses and laughter. On
motion OF MIR. Nichols, of Boston, the informal
bal ballot It. was made iormal and Hon. Thos. Tai
governor, with but one dissenting voice.
John ID. Long was nominated for lieutenant
governor; Henry B. Pierce for secretary of
state; Hon. Charles Endicott for treasurer:
and Hon. Julius L. Clarke, of Barnstable, was
nominated for auditor
THE PLATFORM.
The resolution in regard to the Boston Gus
tom house was lost The committee on resO-
unions reported a platform, whose leading
features were demand that all paper money
shall be redeemable in coin at the VIII of the
holder; that coin and currency be kept at all
tunes at par with the gold standard of the
world; declaration of the belief that the Amer
ican people are too honest to wantonly violate
their pledges, too intelligent to attempt to use
as money anything which has no value in itself
nor represents any. and have too much regard
lor .helr honor and prosperity to prefer unre.
deemed and irredeemable promises instead of
money which passes current at its face value
in every market of the world; and that re
funding of the national debt at lower rate of
interest should be carried forward as rapidly
as possible.