National Republican., 1882-12-20
OPPOSITION To oLMsrEAp.
A Little orit Said TO BE Developing Among
the Democrats.

The nomination of John +. Olmstead to be
commissioner will probably be considered by
the senate district committee tomorrow, and
his friends feel confident that his will be
fiivorably reported and promptly confirmed
member of the committee said last even
ing that the chairman, Senator ingalls,, was
expected to leave the city last night to be alb
sent for about two weeks. The next member
of the committee who would act in the alb
sence of the chairman is Senator Rollins. In
conversation last evening he said that the
committee have no information in regard to
the antagOnism of the nomination other than
what has appeared in the newspapers but
should any charges be made against Mr.. Ohm
stead they would be thoroughly investigated
before any report was made. Among rcpub-
licah senators generally the selection of Mr..
Olmstead is considered ms an emiuently
good one Senator G cE c J, in speaking
ON this subject said that while he
did not know Mr. Omstead from all
the information he had, he thought the
appointment a good one. Senator Mitchell
expressed substantially the same views Those
democratic senators who are members of the
district committee are not supposed to regard
the nomination with any great degree of favor,
chiefly, perhaps, from the fact that, to a man,
they had strongly recommended the reap
p0intment of Maj. Thomas p Morgan. While
the opposition which it is asserted will be
brought to bear against Mr.. Olmstead's con-
tirmation has as yet taken no definite shape,
ii Is asserted by persons who claim to have
spoken to senators OH this subject that among
other things the attention of the committee will
be called to certain alleged operations of the
real estate firm of which Mr.. Omstead was
for some years a member, and that efforts will
be made to have the COMMITTEES take cogni-
zance of the testimony to be submitted in the
suit brought by Messrs. Sunderland and Hill
yer against the members of the firm of Kill
bourn IL Latta for the recovery of money al
legged to be due from real estate transactions
made by them for Sunderland and Hillyer.
Among the leading business men of the dis
trict the nomination Is spoken of with great
favor. Several of these stated yesterday that
they felt sure that no better selection could
have been made. They say that the President
has wisely chosen man whose fitness in every
respect cannot be denied, and who will bring
to the office thorough appreciation of the
needs of the national capital, together
with that ripe experience and untiring
energy that cannot fail to secure a
lasting benefit to the district. 1t was stated
by one of these last evening that the people of
this city would take no stock in the opposi-
tion which it is alleged will be inaugurated,
and that any attempt to lug into Mr. Ohm
stead's case the OK parte statements of parties
whose antagonism arises mainly from a desire
to be revenged for their disappointment at
not securing the appointment of personal
friend to the commissionership, would be Wig
orously discountenanced both in the public
press and before the senate.
CONFIDENCE OF THE MoNEYED INTEREST.
At the meeting of the Washington stock ex-
change yesterday the president, George FL. B.
White, cashier of the National Metropolitan
bank. offered the following resolutions which
We're unanimously passed: ,r
n Resolved, That we hereby tender our hearty con-
CALCULATIONS to our fellow member. MIR. John +.
Ulmstead, upon his nomination by the President
trict of Columbia.
ResOlued, That our bes. wishes for enduring fame
attend him In his new position, which we doubt
not will eventuate In making this city Ito use his
own language) what 1t was originally designed
to be- foremost In beauty, in literature, In science
in art, and In pleasure; in short, to make 1t the
Paris of America"
ReSoUed, That a copy of these resolutions be
sent Mr. Olmstead by the secretary of the ex-
change.