New-York tribune., 1882-02-20
THE ADMINISTRATION.

SOME APPOINTMENTS TO OFFICES
| HOW MINOR OFFICES ARE BEING FILLED IN Vac
RIoUs PARTS OF THE COUSTRY-FEw APPOINT
MENTs IN SEw-YORK- INFLUENCES
~ PENNSYLVANIA AND MARYLASD-yIEws OF
TIE PRESIDENTS POLICY.
irRoM STAFF CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE.i
WASHINGTON, Feb. IS.-The number of nomina-
tons made by the President thus far during this
session of Congress is not large and the proportion
of these that is credited to his own State is very
small. Up to and including to-day the whole num-
Der OF nominations sent to the Senate since the OPEN
ing of the is about $780, and of those less than
thirty-fivc nominations have been made for the
State of New-York These figures bring out into
strong relief the proof Of the Presidents deliberate
ness in these ma ters which is causing so much lis
satisfaction among his own political friends. They
include, of course. great many nominations
which attract little public notice, and somo Of
which are considered unimportant that they are
seldom printed in the leading newspapers Yet the
minor appointments of q President do rs much 10
fix the character of his Administration as his
lection of Cabinet il not even more in some cases.
About these the public Is necessarily rot so well in
formed about the conspicuous appointments.
Every intelligent newspaper reader who takes any
interest at all in politics. probably knows the past
affiliations of Secretary OF State a Postmaster
General, but knowledge of these facts respecting
Collector of Internal Revenue United States
Marshal is usually confined to their localities.
For these reasons rapid review of the Presidents
more important nominations to Offices to which ap-
p0intmcnts are usually made for political reasons,
in part, may be of interest.
There is little to be said regarding the
New-Englond appointments. Factional differ
cnces do not exist to any extent in any
State in that section, and in no State there has it
been attempted to make loyalty to one man the test
of Republicanism. The various officers who have
been appointed there have been, as rule, "se-
ected," to quote the expression of New-England
Senator, "by the people of their localities" They
have come, in most cases, with such general testi
mOny in their favor that the President has had no
difficulty in discovering what the popular will was.
In Maine, for example, ex-senator Selden Connor,
who il we'll known ardent friend of Mr.. Blaine.
was urged for the Office of Pension Agent at
Augusta BY the whole Maine delegation in Congress,
headed by Senators Frye and Hale; and he was ap-
pointed. J. w. Wakefield, who was transferred
from the Postmastership of Bath to the Collector
ship of Customs, and W. E. Logan, who was APP
pointed Postmaster In his stead, also urged by
Maine Republicans in Congress, and are understood
to be admirers and friends of Mr.. Blaine. The same
is said of W. +. Lunt, rcappOintcd Disrict-Attor-
ney, and George Bisbee, appointed Marshal.
The Collcctorship of Customs at Portsmouth,
n, H., is small Office but still con-
sidered of some importance IN that State where
the Federal offices neither many nor large.
A. L. Howard, who has been reapponted, was
recommended by the whole Congressional delega-
tiOn ard is known as aR adinirer OF Mr.. Blaine.
Ncw-IIampshire Republicans say that H. N. Put
new, who is believed to be assured of the appoint
rnent as Collector of Internal Revenue-the whole
State making ohly one Districts pronounced
Grant man. There have been few appointments in
Massachusetts,. the most important of them being
the reappointment as Dis.rict-AttorneY of
George L. Sanger who has already
served several terms with general acceptablity.
The Connecticut appointments the chief of which
are those of G.. w. Hill. j. S. Rathbun, Bartlett
Bent and III. n. Trumbull POstnlasters at Water
bury, New-LondOn. MddetOwn and StOniDgtOn
respectively, have all been made, members of Con-
grcss from that State say in accordance with the
preferences of the people, expressed through them.
Three Of the four appointments named were reap
pointnents.
TIE PRESIDENTS OWN STATE
The New-York appointments, as it has already
been said, are exceedingly few in number, and none
of them can be considered as of marked Importance
except where they strong local feeling in
the case of the Peekskil post office 1t is fortunate
circumstance for the Presidents peace of mind that
there are few important questions regarding ap-
pointments awaiting his action in his own
State. The New-York Custom House, which
alone usually makes great drafts on the
strength and patience Of a Presile is not
at issue now. No one expects otherwise than that
Collector Robertson will be permitted to serve out
his term Even some impatient Stalwarts see that
To attempt to dist urb the existing situation in the
n. all he
tornes5 of controversy which is for them, best let
alone. The most conspicuous nominations in New
York which the President has made have been those
of Thomas c. Acton TO be Assistant United States
Treasurer in Ncw-York City, and Pierre c. Van
Wyck to be Superintendent of the Assay Office.
These are regarded personal aDpointments-the
selection of personal and political friends of tho
President 1t is definitely understood by friends Of
Senator's Miller and La2lam that neither of them
was consulted in the matter; and indeed that IL to
be consulted means to be asked for his views,
neither of them has been consulted by the President
with regard to appointments at any time, thongh
both have made some voluntary recommendations.
john j. LamOrec, who was appointed Collector of
Customs at Oswego, the head of boiling
Ccnkling delegation to the last Republican State
Convention which was not admitted Benjamin
Flagler who has been nominated for Collector of
Customs at Niagara, is well known as Grant
Stalwart. George w. Dunn, who was appointed
Postmaster at Blnghamton, is known aS Grant
The Pcek>kill appointment has gwen
rise to TOO much discussion to need any mention.
The appointment of Joseph Bell to be Associate
Justice of ihc Supreme Court of New-Mexico, be-
longs really TO New-Yor." Judge Parks,
in whose place Mr.. Bel was nominated.
was not transferred to the Supreme Court OF
Wyoming in order to make room for Mr. Bell,
as was supposed by some ut the time, but because
his health demanded change. Senator David
Davis represented that Jud &c Parks's life was in
danger if h. shoul be ojliget 70 remain in New
Mexico. and the transfer to Wyoming was therefore