The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-04-21
WASHINGTON.

Washington, 20.-The important
nominations sent to the Senate by
President Garfield to-day have at
tracted much attention, and are the
subject of extensive comment in
political circles this evening. The
resignation of Assistant Postmaster
General Brady is well understood to
have been compulsory, and but for
the delay in selecting his successor,
would have been demanded cOnsid-
.erably sooner. Ii is said that posi-
tive evidence of corruption ON the
part of Brady, in the matters OF the
Star service business, has been in the
hands of the President for some
time, but his being allowed to resign
would seem to indicate that the evil
dence was not sufficiently conclusive
to warrant his formal removal, al
though more than enough to create
a strong suspicion in the mind of
the President and to lead to a prompt
decision that a change was neces-
sary.
Richard A. Elmer, who has been
nominated to take Brady's place, is
d friend of Senator Platt, of New
York, and of Postmaster General
James, both of whom speak of him
very highly as practical business
man, who will conduct the affairs of
the department of which he has
charge with honesty and ability.
He Is about ~ years old and is now
president of the Waverly, N. Y.
National Bank. The transfer of
Third Assistant Postmaster General
Hazen, to the position of law officer
for the department, was made, it is
said. at his own request, but excites
a good deal of unfaYOrable comment,
as he is not a lawyer; while, on the
other hand he is thoroughly quail
fed, by training and long exper. ence,
for the performance of the import
ant duties of his present Office. 1t
IS therefore generally believed that
the purpose of the transfer is merely
to make place for the very
middle aged gentle
man, Mr.. Grier, who first
voted for General Garfeld's
at Chicago, and who
now desires to relinquiSh his bank
ing business in the little PennsyI-
vania town of Hazleton for an
official position and enjoyment in
Senator Jones, of Nevada, and
Farley. who have been spending
Jme days in New York, resumed
heir seats in the Senate to-day.
Editor Gorham has a column
in the Republican to-day
IN the subject of Congressman Jor-
5enSen and the Virginia campaign
put takes no notice of the personal
attack contained in Jorgensen's
published letter, except to say "the
'nly portion of his letter interesting
% the public, is that in which he |
states his opinion in regard to the
political situation in Virginia" This
portion Mr.. GOrham copies, and
upon dispassionately and |
lrgumentatiVely, and calmly en-
leavOrS to show that a thorough |
usiOn of all anti-Bourbon voters in |
he next Virginia election cannot /
affect the interests of |
my political party or element, other
han the Bourbon democracy. He
lsSerts that large proportion of /
he white republicans of Virginia, /
including ex-senator Lewis, the
hartman Of the republican state
central committee, are in hearty ac-
ord with General Malone and that |
he colored people Of Virginia, con-
eleven-twelfths of the re-
ubllcanS of the state, have already
poken in their state convention
Nth substantial unanimity for Gen
raj Malone as their leader. He
avs, that although it is true that
ne readjusters polled only 5000
otes in the presidential election.
ley were more than twice as nu-
ferrous in 1879, when there
ere only state issues in
olved. The remaining essen
al portion of his argument
as follows: 1.-THE principles of the
eadjusters of democratic antece-
ent are, of course, the main reli-
nee for success this year against
ie Bourbons. They are-fair cleo
Ons, free schools, repeal of the
lpitation tax, abolition of the
post-which is an engine
II Observation-Disclosures the best
itainable settlement of the debt.
hey could not be enlisted in be-
IF of republican ticket; they do
Jt ask the republicans to accept a
oket at their hands; they invite all
no will support the readjuster
cket to aid in its formation. This
axes a genuine union of anti
Ourbon votes possible, and there
n be no doubt'now that it will be
allied.