Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-03-08
The Nominations Which Failed.

Senate during the session adjourned last Fri.
day, failed of continuation and three were re-
jected.
THOSE REJECTED
were Robert NJ Wallace and John B. Stfckney
TO be U. 5. district attorneys for South Carolina
ana the northern district of Florida, reSpec-
lively; Robert Ii. Trego for postmaster at Sid
ney, Ohio. The first Two were rejected on the
allegation that they had used their positions as
Z. ). attorneys, leach having held one terml
Tor partisan purposes; that they had employed
their authority TO harrass and persecute demo-
Gratis, and that the men were In ract unfit for
the positions by reason OF their ultra partisan
SHIP. Irego, as the editor OF republican
paper during the last political canvass, sailed
into the democratic candidate for Congress in
his district pretty Savagely. This candidate
made the rejection OF Trego personal matter
with the two democratic senators from Ohio
and this opposition according to the courtesy
OF the Senate" sealed the fate oi.the Journalistic
asplrant for pOStoffce.
STANLEY MATTHEWS AND E. C. BILLINGS
OF the nominations that were permitted to
die oy non action, the two leading ones-Stan-
ley Matthews for L. s. Supreme Judge and E.
c. Billings for U. S. Circuit Judge-have become
'ceieDrated cases." While their chances for
judicial hunors were wrapped In the secrecy OF
the senate judiciary committee, which enjoys
Ihe reputation OF never. or to amend "hardly
ever" leaking It's secrets, the names OF these
Two gentlemen furnished themes for hundreus
OF columns or newspaper comment, criticism
and speculation.
OTHER IMPORTANT NOMINATIONS WHICH FAILED
were: A. NJ. BrysOn, A, w. Tenney and Elliott
+. Shepard to be U. S. district attorneys for
Idaho and the eastern and southern New York
districts, respectively; G. w. Atkinson and
John W. Jacobus for u. S. Marshals for West
virginia and southern New York: Lewis Rich
mond 1or consuLgeneral at Rome; P. M. Eder,
Emilio Comtade, Edward BackuS, Albert
Rhodes, Abbot L. Dow, Arthur B. Wood, John
+. Jenne and John L. Frsbie for consuls re-
SSpeetlvely at Guayaquil, La Union, Para,
Koqe6, fere6o Aleppy. dIndla), Belfast, Nueyo,
1or surveyor general OF louisiana
David w. McClurg and John F. Dravo, at Gin,
Glnnat1 and Pittsburg; j. Mason Rice Rodney
W. Daniels, Geo. P. Fowler, Sherman P. Slade.
J. II. Gray, Horace N. Trumbull and Thos. M
Broadwaters, for collectors OF customs at ST.
Mary s, Ga, Buffalo Creek, N. y. St. Mary's
Fla, Paso del Norte, Texas, Alexandria, Va
Stonington, Conn, and vicksburg, Miss; Geo
b. Everett and VIM. Umberstock for revenue
collectors OF the 5th district OF North Carolina
ana the 4th district OF Texas: Henry ESperson
Ior surveyor general of Dakota; H. w. Dwight
Mn n. Kelly, Henry Cousins and Elm Smith,
Ior registers OF the land Office at La Grande
oregon, Prescott and Florence, Arizona, and
vancouver, W.T.. Receivers of public moneys
A. Newton h1nDall, jackson, Miss: c. G. Good
en0W, Tracy, Mimi; VIM. FL. Somers Beatrice,
Neb.; Edwin S. Whittier, Evanston, Wyo; Moses
MoBa NJ Baae' salt Lake City Henry H. Grlnth; Des
Dakota; Hiram Barber, jr., Mitchell, Dakota:
Robt. +. Muslin, jr.. Helena Montana; Jas W,
Wilkinson, .Ironton, Mo. Indian agents-Sam-
e uel E. Mahan, La Pointe, Wis; John H. Sulll-
ellyn, Mescalero, New Mexico. Postmasters-
a; g. pea pearce GreenyiIle MISS Thos Richard
Nen;; John A. Mahon. Holly Springs, Miss: S.
a. Sharpe. Statesvtlle, N. c.: p. c. Lane, Pal
mJra, Mo-; VIM. II. Haskell. albany, n. Y:
Geo ssan H. a Anderson PttsouTg; Robert lredel jr,
5 c.; G. K. Gilmer, Richmond, Va; Joseph B.
Douglass. Columbia, NO.; VIM. Faxon, Hart.
ioId, Conn; Dayton E. Flint Hackettstown, N.
J.; JACOB Eaf l. Brinker, Mahoney City, Pa; Geo.
Meedsport, n. Y; Henry r. Smith, Canton,
Miss; Joseph Hartman, Waterford, N. Y
wight II. Barnes, Chatham, N. Y; VIM. Mul-
1ne5, ne. Bristol, Tenn; orsamus R. Fyler, Tor
\. T.; John B. Cobb, Columbus, Ind; Henry
Lutte, Auburn, Me-; Geo. II. Chase, Plymouth
Mass; A. B. Riford, Benton Harbor, Men;
w. Ramer, Fort Collins, Col. Mrs. Amelia c.
Falls, n. T.; Jacob NJ. Welles, Marion, Ind;
Mary b: McGuigan, Tamaqua, Pennsylvania
Navy-George W. Jones, Jr., for assistant pay
master; Commodore John Marston, to be rear
admiral on retired list; Captain Richard l.. Law.
10 oe commander, and Captain Milton Haxtun.
Marine corps promOtlOns-Captaln George z.
Houston, to be major; lst Lieut.. VIM. Muse,
Ior captain, and I'd Lieut.. Louis j. Gulick for
1St lieutenant. Army-Enno f. Wenckebach
appointed I'd lieut.; Lieuts j. Walker Benet and
Charles Il. Hunter. for transfer from the 15Ch
and 10Th infantry TO the 5th and 1st artillery.
respectively. Promotions-lst Lieut. Henry NJ.
Kendall. for captain; I'd Lieuts. VIM Baird
George +. E. Harrison, George E. Sage and John
9. Balance. for 1st neuts.; Assistant Surgeon
Harvey E. Brown, to be surgeon; Arthur M,
DeveTeaux, for removal to I'd lieut., in revenue
service.
CONKLING AND ANTr CONErrN INC
Elliott +. Shepard, sOn-1n law OF VIM. II Van
derbtlJ, was the nomination sent In for United
States district attorney OF New YORK city, when
Forster was withdrawn. Shepard was put
90" as COnklfng man. and the report was
that the nomination was made to appease the
New YORK Senator. Jacobus for marshal OF
New YORK. was an anti COnkllng man. VIM H.
Haskell, for postmaster at Albany is the
man against whom Senator Conkllng oegan his
fight by raising the question of the date when
bis term OF Office shonid begin. Out OF this ap-
parently harmless little question the political
grave of Haskell was dug. McClung's defeat
scores
VICTORY FOR "Gov. TOM" YOUNG.
es the boys" whom he is one or which,
delight TO call him. In the late campaign It
appears that The two republican Congressmeo
from Ohio permitted their ambition to bring
lnem into collision In some way. There was
some talk OF government ravors and political
assessments being monopolZed by the first dis
tr1ct While tie governor was left to fight hts
hard battle without such favors. "Gov. Tom
"oh SuC Stt was up ana he
determined 10 square accounts with some OF the
government officials who were so partial to the
nrst d1str1ct or Cincinnati and so Indifferent to
the second. McCluDg was alleged to be one OF
Tue faithful or the first district, and in due time
ne was nominated for surveyor of customs at
Cincinnati. Some OF the second district chaps
Insisted that the nomination was Meetings. re-
ward Tor valuable service rendered TO the rep
resent ative from the first district Gov. Young
went into the democratic Senate fully eQufpped
for war and he emerged with the scalp OF the
objectionable nominee dangling at his belt.
HOW the "GOVernOr" managed to acquire so
much influence over the democratic majority
Is, perhaps, one Of the executive secrets but he
got the scalp and that was what he went for.
1t Is due to many or the gentlemen who failed
or confirmation 10 say that IL was not because
OF anything alleged against them. They, un-
fortunately, happened TO be In company with
In order to defeat the latter unobjectlonable
gentlemen fell by the wayside.
The CROWD AT THE WHITE House to-day
was smaller than yesterday, but there were
plenty OF people there. President Garfield re-
celVeo many or them. but shut them Off at II
O'CLOCK when the Cabinet went into session.
The crowd that wanted to get In were kept out
WIN some dl1nculty. No crOwding up stairs
was allowed though the Presidents office was
nlled from 10 to IL. Those admitted sat around
the room In chairs and upon the sofas, waiting
their turn for an attack upon the presidential
ear. AS soon as one man got through there
was another ready to take bis place. Gov,
Head, OF New Hampshire, called with his stan,
ana they were received in a body. Senator
C0nger came with party OF Michigan ladies
and gentlemen, and greeted the President. A
delegation OF ladies and gentlemen from Ala