Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-09-25
MONTGOMERY BLAIR FOR CONGRESS-.
The Mahene-Straight-Ou Controversy i'm
Virginia.
JUDGE FoLGER.s FUTURE MOVEMENTS.
A Candid opinion Of the Result of the
Indiana Election.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.

Alabama politics. At the cabinet meeting
held during the presidents recent visit
here, it was decided to appoint Paul Stro-
bach United States marshal for the south
ern district of that state. Strobach is the
German Republican who has twice been
elected from one of the Alabama districts,
and VINO has been twice counted out Fol-
lowing upon his appointment two internal
revenue collectors in that state have been
removed to make way for persons said to
have been selected by Strobach. One of
formerly IN congress from the Montgome
ry district, and the most prominent colored
man in the state.
A QUESTIONABLE APPOINTMENT.
There has been a good deal of comment
in army circles owe. the fact that the pres
ident has just appointed VIM. Fl. Smythe.
Of Albany, major and paymaster of the
army, thus jumping hundreds of officers
long in the service who have been looking
forward to q promotion to this favored
place. The appointment was made immt
diately after the Saratoga convention.
Smythe, superintendent of insurance,
whose career in the insurance department
at Albany is SO recent that people of Al
bany do not need q refreshment of mem
ory concerning its incidents. John
f. Smith and Thos. G. Platt
are the head managers of the federal ad
ministration machine" in the Republican
canvass which eliminated in the Saratoga
convention. During the early part of Gov.
Cornel's term W. Fl. Smythe was the dep
uty of state treasurer Nathan D. Wendell.
MONTGOMERY BLAIRJ
Lineoln's old postmaster general, and
TiIden's chief fugler, at last sees chance
where it may be possible for him to re-en-
ter public life. He is a resident of the
Sixth Maryland district, and lives adjacent
to Washington in a house built on the site
of the one which the rebels under COM
mand of Gen. Early and Gen, Gordon
burned while he was postmaster general.
This district has been recently represented
in congress by Republican. The pres
ent incumbent, Urner, was defeated and
there is some feeling growing out of the
nomination of McComas to succeed him.
The Democrats think that owing to these
disagreements a Democrat might be
elected, and Montgomery Blair is candi-
date, provided he can secure the nomina
ton of his parry.
DEZENDORF AND MALONE.
Representative Dezendorf, from the
Norfolk district, Virginia, one of the few
Republican straightouts who defied Ma
hone, was in town yesterday looking after
the little department business which Ma
hone has left for him do. He said that they
were making a strong fight against him,
but that he was very confident of his re-
election. Malone has threatened to con-
centrate great deal of strength in that
district to defeat Dezendorf, against whom
he seems to have special spite. Mr..
Blaine's declaration in favor of the
straight-out Republicans and against Ma
hone is attracting a great deal of atten-
tion in that state. 1t is published in near
ly every paper in the state and freely com
mented on. The Norfolk Virginid7t says:
This will tend to strengthen the straight
outs IN their present fight, and it will
wreck the influence of Senator Malone
with many of the leaders of the Republi-
can party. Mr., Blaine can afford to speak
his views on the subject, and with empha-
sys, since his recent victory in Maine, for
that event has strengthened his chances
materially for the Republican nomination
in 1884" The Republican leaders now
say that they will make straightout Re
publican nominations in all of the dis
tricts. A Virginia Republican, speaking
of the situation here, says: General Ma
homes arbitrary course in making so many
changes in the federal offices will make
the coming campaign very bitter one
Time will show that where he makes five
friends by these changes he makey fifty
enemies. President Arthur unfortunately
promised Malone and Cameron
the entire control of the
federal patronage for those senator's sup
port in the senate. Of this there is got a
shadow of doubt, as was told so by the
postmaster general and Mahone's private
secretary. More changes have been made
in the postal service in this state this year
than for fifty years before. The Republi
can postmasters at SAlexendria, Norfolk,
Lexington, Danville. Lynchburg, Hampton
and Oulpepper were removed to make
room for readjusters, or tools of Senator
Malone. The editor of the Staunton Val
ley Virgiaian still holds the Staunton post
Office, as he now supports Malone,
although at first he opposed
the coalition movement. Malone is
afraid to move against the postmaster at
Richmond, as his commission does not ex-
pire for three years. Every postmaster
whose receipts were not $40 year has
been removed, and Mahone's partisans
have been put into their places. Every
mail route agent also has been removed
and many unfit ones have been substituted.
ACTING SECRETARY.