New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-26
DEMOCRATIC ANXIETY.

WHICH NOMINATIONS WILL BE CoNfIEMlD.
The Democratic office-seekers watching the
movements of Governor-elect Cleveland with a
good deal of anxiety This is especially true OF the
men who have been known as antl-1ilden Demo
Gratis. One Of these. eX-Congressman Z. ID. walker,
OF Corning a candidate for the Office OF super
intendent Of Public Works, now filed by Siias T.
butcher. and said to have the support OF large
number of influential Democrats, including the
Tammany leaders. But Mr.. Walker was unfortu-
nate enough to say in State Convention few
years ago when the Tilden faction was overcome by
the opposition that it did him good TO see the old
set back" That was a remark that no Tilden man
could forget or forgive Mr.. Walker it is said, felt
confident that with the influences at his back he
would be pretty certain of getting good ONCE
from Governor Cleveland until he saw it announced
in a newspaper that his business partner Austin
Lathrop, had been appointed to the hon.
orary office of COmmissary General OF suoslst-
ence on the Governors staff. His partner
had not been a candidate for this OF any otneI
Office while Mr.. Walker had been, and 1t is said
that he WAS not slow in making mp his mind that 1t
was trick to get rid of his claims" This piece
Of information has caused n good deal Of talk in
the old anti rlden ranks in connection with some
other matters One of these was the appointment
of Daniel S. Lamont as military secretary to the
Governor. Mr.. Lamont has long been the conhden-
tial secretary of the Tllden State Committee az
well as one of the editors of The albany argus
kind OF private secretary to Daniel Manning, ano
well-knOwn visitor at Greystone ana Gramercy
Park. When IT was announced in THE TRIBUNE,
soon after the election, that Mr.. Lamo It was likely
To he amounted private secretary to Mr. Cleveland.
some of the anti-Tilden Democrats were quick to
convey TO the Governor-elect the information that
-. a. 70 IN h1 to
ness with him through private secretary who has
so long been a confdant Of Mr. IIlden and Mr.
Naming. The Governor did not wish to afiront
these ant-Tilden leaders directly; so he revived
the useless Office fmilitary secretary and appointed
Mr. Lamont to that place. In the meantime no
appojntment of private secretary has been made but
Mr. Lamont has gone TO Buffalo to serve IN that ca
pacity and 10 give information in regard TO the men
who apply for office. It is understood that eX-Dep-
uiv Attorney General Rug0les, some other lIlden
Democrat will be nOmmally appointed private sec
rotary. while Mr.. Lamont will continue To act az
the confidential man In the Executive chamber
The Arqus Office and at Gramercy Park. Then Mr.
Cleveland has just appointed Samuel ). Illden, IT,
as member of his staff. lie went 10 Albany TO
consult with Daniel Manning, and aftcrward came
TO New-York to consult with Mr. 1ilden before he
made any appointmcnts, but took good care to have
il known that he did not consult with Mr.. Kelly.
Some friends of the GOvernor-elect have been in
discreet enough openly to oppose the election OF
Mr. POuchcr of OswcgO, TO the Spcakershlp OF the
Assembly on the ground that as a member OF the
State Committee he acted aud voted with the anti
1Ilden faction and last year opposed the lmpeach-
ment of Judge Westbrook, who was one Of Mr.
Kclys political friends The friends of Mr.. Chaplin,
who is the Tilden candidate for the speakership,
liz ttgit,
in his behalf and they have privately assured mem
beers of the Assembly thai Mr.. Cleveland is III favor
of the election of Mr.. Chaplin as Speaker
These facts have anything but soothing effect
OH the nerves of the lammauy statesmen. Another
MONT that has somewhat disturbed General SDln0a
Edward Kearney, Al herman Sauer and Police Com
missioner NchoIs-lhe big tour who acted as
genera agents for Tlmmany Hall in Albany last
wiuter-is in connection with the reorganization OF
the state senate. lie Illden leaders want the few
Republican CLERKS that are now employed IN the
senate turned out, TO afford more places Tor Demo
Gratis. 1ammany was not opposed 10 TINS, as IL mas
always held the doctrine that 10 the VlctOrs belong
the spoils. But the TIlden leaders arc posing as
civil service retOrmers and they realized the fact
that TO tuIn out competent clerks who have year
vet 10 serve, simply 60 make room Tor Democrats,
would belle all Their professions OF civil service 49,
form So they nave set up the cry that THESE ne
pUbncan clerks got their present places through Il
corrupt deal made outside of the senate Chamber
ard carried out by seryile puppets and traitors INSIDE
the chamber THIS Is the language OF one OF me
1llacu leaders urging the change. Or course 1T is
tantymouut to accusing those hlgh-mlnded states
men. SpmOla Saucr, hearney and Nichols, OF nav
inc entered INTO n corrupt dt aland Senators Grady,
Tr, amor and Boyd OF paving Decn the s'INlle
pupuets aud traitors VINO carried II out, IL VIII
b1idly be supposed that Mcs5Ts Grady, Ireahor &nd
I,oyd nave sunk 70 low to Ue Wiling TO vote Tor
a ruange on such grounds aS these.
Moreover the Iammany Senators still hold the
balance of power In the senate, aud they do not
talk Ike eating much crow TINS winter. There are "a
GOOD many important Offices to be filled by the Gov
eruor-elcct, bat with one or two exceptions the
present ncumbents will hold over until their sue
cessors are confirmed. Ii Mr. Cleveland wants MS
nominees confirmed he will have to consult John
Kelly as well as Daniel Manning and Samuel ). III
den.0 SAID Iammany SacIein. | tlihk IL VIII
not IA ke him long attcr January 10 ma that ou'
iammany modest in lbs demands 1t Will be
satisfied II either MIR kearney or Alderman Sau9r
IS appointed railroad GG"mmai a d 1T
Senate aud tho Office of Superintendent
OF Public Works This latter office was
filed by a 1lden Democrat under Governor
Robinson 50 that Tamnany feels mat II Is now
Justly emitted to the place, Mr. clark, VINO hlLel
me office under Governor Robinson, Is again can
dldate Some OF the O.her persons named foI inc
place are "A. j. MGCuue, OF Buffalo; HOrdtO seq
NOM ir Thomas EyeTshed, " heller II. Bristol, OF
Oweg0; Henry l.. Fish, of kOchester; Thomas
Carroll of Brooklyn, and +. X. Apgar There are
somewhat less THAI 90 candidates, 80 Tar as known
IN the neld Tor Captain of the Port captain Isaiah
Rynders claims TO have the support OF an inc 9en-
atoIs, Assemblymen and Democratic JUDGES ol .n n
city. Other persons mentioned hr9 HeniJ ooi
oil Corning; X. NJ. SchOOley, OF Rochester; lsraei
j. Merritt. of Long Island; Mr.. Peck an editor at
HornelsvIlle; Jim" Dune and Eddie 100 100
hill, of BroOkyn; Michael j. SigcTson, ana hl'y-
nine others OF tins city. ,.i
George NJ. Berbr, of Sullivan County. famlllariy
known as the Bounding Beebe," Is candidate iOI
Bank superintendent. His friends rdcule the laea
that has been advanced in some quarters that Mr
Cleveland may appoint Republican to TINS Once
They assert that lie SAID in his speech In TINS CIV
that the SIZE OF his majority would make no dlHtI
ence in his administration, and they point WIN
pride to his "steadast adherence to the grand ola
Democratic principles which they take 10 DO re-
Affirmation OF the doctrine that tO the Ylctors DC
long tue spells.
TOAU4IT THE ACTION OF THE COURTS.
Commissioner Coleman has decided that 1t