Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-03-25
THE RECENT NOMINATIONS.

The Boston Advertisers Washington
special says:
The nominations of Yesterday and to-day
indicate the way the President will take to
compose the party quarrel in New York
State. Yesterday, several persons known to
be ardent supporters of Senator Conkling
were nominated to various offices. In most
cases, if not in all, these were reappoint-
merits. To-day he has made two nominations
of gentlemen not friendly to Senator Conk
ling, hut in no case to offices at present held
by his friends. Mr.. Robertson, nominated
for collector of the port of New York, was
the real leader of the detection in the New
York delegation to Chicago, which prevented
the casting Of the vote eff that State as unit
for Gen Grant. He did not himself attend
the convention, although elected a delegate,
but let his substitute, an anti Grant man, go
in his place. lie made no concealment of
his views, however, and was prime mover
in the break that occurred. The present col
lector, Mr.. Merritt, is the gentleman who
succeeded Mr.. Arthur. and is, of course, out
of favor with the New York senator. There
is not much doubt that Mr.. Conkling will do
all in his power to defeat the confirmation of
Mr.. Robertson. not that he loves Merritt ut
all, but because he does not intend to allow,
if he can prevent it, any representation of the
opposition to his will in his State to obtain
any public Office.
Merritt is nominated for consul general to
London in place of Adam Badeau, the bio
grapher of General Grant. who is in turn
promoged to the position of charge d'affaires
to Denmark, in place of General Grants
brother-n-law, the Rev. Mr.. Cramer, who is
promoted to be minister to Switzerland, a
place now held by a son Of Hamilton Fish,
for whom no provision is yet made so far as
has been announced.
The nomination of William Walter Phelps
Of New Jersey as minister to Austria, in
place of J. 4. Kasson, elected to Congress.
is of course largely due to the Secretary of
State, whose earnest supporter MIR. Phelps
was at Chicago, and as Mr.. Phelps. although
residing in New Jersey, is. in business and
social matters, and to large extent in politi-
cal matters also, a citizen of New York, the
New York Senator will not be expected to
cordially support him, although he may not
make war upon him in the Senate. Mr..
Phelps is an accomplished gentleman, the
possessor of great wealth and high social
position. He is politically ambitious. and
has served one term in Congress, during
which he was a member of the committee
that composed the Louisiana quarrel in 1874.
In Congress he was considered to be unsafely
independent. but of late he has fought as a
stalwart, following the lead of Mr.. Blaine.
The nomination of William T.. Chandler
for solicitor general in place of Mr.. Phillips
Of North Carolina, has made quite as much
sensation as the New York nominations. Or
the whole, this has been decidedly Blaine
day, Messrs. Robertson, Phelps and Chand
Ter being among his particular friends
Nicholas Fish, who is displaced by Mr.
Cramer as minister to Switzerland, is tt
come home to take the position of assistant
secretary of state, or at all events that is the
present scheme. Tonight Mr.. Conkling',
friends are making no secret of their disap
pointment at the day developments. and theil
intention to make determined fight agains
the contamination Of the arrangement.
The Chandler-Phillips business is understood
to have been determined upon without thu
consent Of the attorney, who has been il
Philadelphia all the week until to-day.