National Republican., 1883-01-05
MIR. JOHN p. oLMsrEAD.
More Petitions Expressing Confidence In
Him and Urging His Confirmation.

Him ana Urging tAiB COnIrfnntion,
There were but four members of the senate
district committee present yesterday, viz
Messrs ingalls,, Rollins, Vance, and McDill,
and the nomination of Mr.. Olmstead was
therefore not acted upon although it was dis
cussed, he having submitted his replies to
every charge made against him. Immediately
following the publication of tho Hillyer letter
a petition was gotten up by the business men,
strongly indorsing Mr.. Olmstead's nomina-
tion and urging his confirmation,
The petition bore the names of Hugh Nc
Culloch Middleton u Co., III, D. Cooke, III.
Clay Stewart, Il. Il. White, William +. Mat
tingly, III. Browning, Samuel Cross, w. s.
RoOse, John Il. Lehman, f. Il. Jackson & Co..
James II. Richards, Willett u RuoR HELEN
d Nicholson, NJ. Ashford, Lansburgh Bros,
Steiger & Leiberman, ii. NJ. Hutchinson, A.
SaSs & Co., George Hill, T., John IL. Ma
gruder, George IL. Plant, Robert Boyd, Ed
ward Abner, William Helmus, w. q. Metz
croft, Frank Hatton, president NATIONAL
REPUBLICAN, publishing company, Stilson
Hutchings, editor and proprietor Washington
Post, and about two hundred and fifty Others.
Yesterday the following petition, signed by
property owners on Capitol hill, was submitted
10 the senate committee:
We the undersigned property owners on Capitol
hi II, respectfully ask that your honorable commit
tee give the confirmation OF Mr.. John +, Olmstead
u favorable consideration. We feel Il deep interest
in the appointment of u commissioner, and feel
hig ly gratfed at the wise selection made by the
President in nominating Mr.. Olmstead for the po-
sltion.
MIR. olmstead like every other man who has
been Engaged in business SO many years, must
naturally have some enemies, and they now desire
to strike when they eau inct the greatest injury.
We are aware that your honorable body VIII
take into consideration that the office of commits
sioner OF the District of Columbia Is lucrative as
well as an honorable position for one 10 occupy,
therefore IL is sought after by many, Those who
do not wish TO occupy the position themselves
have friends who do, and therefore try to bre k
down the chances of the most suitable by villiiy-
ing them, in order that their friends may realize
their wish.
We know Mr.. olmstead to be man of rare
business qualities and an honorable man, one in
every way fitted for the high position that the
Chief Magistrate OF the nation has seen III TO name
him, and were II not Tor the too great anxiety of
others TO obtain the position for themselves or
secure 1t for their friends, not breath OF slander
opposition TO the confirmation of the gentleman
who has been presented for your approval, aud
who would so 1tly and acceptably discharge the
We feel an interest In this matter, because the
Improvements of the city and ADVANCE OF. property
depends very materially upon the commissioners.
WASHINGTON, ID, c., jan ., 1888,
p. II. Christman. John O'NIera.
Dller y. Croft. VIM, H. Geyer.
Burr Il. Tracy, A. NJ. Clements.
H. NJ Lowe. w. Il. Edelin,.
Slmue Bur6ey, JOnu u. Meyers.
Wm. IL, Wright 3. Bieher.
A. Campbell John Edelin.
Jno. W, Bayne, NJ. D. N. A. Ryon.
IL, u. Warns
A similar petition, signed by r., b, Clark,
William II. Hunt, II. A. Bacon and large
number Of others, citizens of South Wash
ington, was also submitted TO the committee
yesterday. The petition closes with the ex-
preston of the belief that Mr., Olmstead, will
be the right man in the right place. and that
his confirmation will be for the best interests
of the district. On the petitions that have
been submitted in Mr. olmsteads behalf,
there are namesrepresent over $50 900
worth of property. One Of the oldest and
most conservative real estate men in the dis
trict, aud man descended from one of the
most ancient and blue-blooded families, has
voluntarily proflered to 60 upon Mr.. Ohm
stead's bond for $4,000, and a senator says
that prominent avenue merchant has offered
TO become 0lmstead's bondsman to theamount
of $4,000. II certainly appears from the petit
tions in his favor that it is the desire Of the
business men and Of the citizens generally
that Mr.. olmstead should be confirmed.