Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-06-08
Especial Telegram to the Globe. I

been hoped Sherman could see his way
clear to lead the hosts. For distinctively
local candidate the expression is made that
Foraker will do, but it is conceded he can
not put any heroic enthusiasm into the
campaign, and is not as strong as Ben
Butterworth would have been. The nomi-
nation is tribute, it is thought, to the
shrewd political management of Gov.
Foster, who selected Foraker to make the
race because he was a Hamilton county
man, with whom he could
make a trusted union for mutual
interests. Foster wants Noyes crowded
out of his way in the senatorial race, and
heads him off by giving Hamilton county
the chance to have the governor. The re-
fusal Of Sherman to be candidate after it
was self-evident he might have had the
nomination with unanimous expression,
creates surprise among his friends. The
weight of opinion is that he was afraid to
cast his hazard on the die, and preferred
to hold on to that which he has rather than
chance by one vaulting leap to reach the
highest goal of political ambition. His
success, it was conceded would have made
him prominent as a presidential candi-
date. This he throws away rather than
tempt the fates, as he has doubtless lost
the golden opportunity of his life. There
is nothing in the nomination of Foraker
which carries with it either conviction or
hope that he can be elected. His cam
paign, perforce will be conducted solely on
local issues, and it is a hopeful Republican
indeed, who foresees succ ess in such a
canvass. 1t is understood here that in Or
der to make the canvass somewhat inter
esting, Foster will endeavor to have Blaine
make several speeches, and in this direc-
ton he may succeed. Blaine, although
just now out of the presidential race, is
like the fellow who scratched his eyes out
in the bramble bush. He is willing at the
convenient opportunity to scratch them
In again. He would just as well prefer
Ohio should be his bramble bush for the
purpose as Maine. Now that the Repub-
lican convention has done its work but
little interest is taken in the Ohio canvass.
There will be nothing about it to command
national interest, and all sight of it will
soon be lost, except by the people
of the Buckeye state. Had the race been
between Sherman and Thurman, interest
would have been felt or it from east to
west. The general impression Of those
who view politics from fair, unimpas-
stoned stand point is that the entire Dem
ocratic ticket, to be nominated in a few
weeks, will be triumphantly elected. and
that Ohio viii be safely anchored in
the Democratic column for 1884.
TWestern Associated Press
THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION.
WASHINGTON, June THE civil service
commission have announced the following
additional local boards OF examiners:
PostOfice, Chicago-M. J. McGrath, E.
P. Upham, ". D. Rawlins. Custom House.
Chicago-Frank G. Green, Augustus T.
Campbell, Chas. D. Stone.
Postofice, Milwaukee-Hamilton Shedy,
John L. Kane, Jerome B. johnson.
Postofice. Observation-Disclosures Woolfen-
den, Stephen A. Griggs, Chas. F. Swan.
Custom House, Detroit-H. G. Christiancy,
". A. Garrett, F. A. Blades.
Custom House, Port Huron-Frank
Whipple, Edgar G. Spaulding, George G.
Nanalsrine.
The civil service commissioner gives no.
t1ce that competitive examinations for ad-
mission to the public service will be held
between the 18th of June and Sd of July,
at the following places:
Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Detroit,
indianapolis, Kansas City, Louisville, Mil
waukee, New Orleans, Pittsburg, Port
Huron, st. Louis and San Francisco. Any
person wishing to be examined at either of
said places for service in any department
in Washington should send a written re-
quest to the civil service commission at
that place for proper blank, which will
be supplied.
PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS.
The president has appointed William W.
Thomas, Of Maine. minister resident to
Sweden and Norway David III. Dunn. of
Indiana, United States consul at yalpa-
raise; AID James P. Hollowell, of Kansas.
attorney of the United States district in
Kansas.
FOR THE MINT.
The treasury department has purchased
$4,000 ounces of silver for delivery at the
Philadelphia, New Orleans and San Fran
cisco minis.
VACANCY FILLED.
Captain Michael V. Sheridan, Seventh
cavalry, has been appointed major and
assistant adjutant general to fill a vacancy
caused by the death of Gen. Mitchell.
THE BIDS FOR SHIP BUILDING.
Bids for the new steel cruisers will be
opened at the navy department July 3.
Secretary Chandler has given notice that
the maximum amounts which the navy de-
partm ent will pay for the construction of
these vessels are as follows: For 1890
ton ship the Chicago $1,24S,O0O; for 1900
ton ship, the Boston and Atlanta, S7S3. 500
each and for a dispatch boat, not vet
named. S399, 1000, and no bids in excess of
these figures will be considered.
THF NoRFoL1 NAVY YARD CHARGES.
Until the return of Secretary Chandler,
no further action will be taken relative to
the charges preferred by ex-Representative
Desendorf of violations of law and reguIa-
tons at the Norfolk navy yard. Although
the board have reported that no
violations of law or regulations were found
to have existed between the dates specified
by Desendorf, it is understood that the