New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-02
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NEW-YORK APPOINTMENTS.
NOMINATIONS MADE BY THE PRESIDENT.
THE NAMES SENT TO THE sENArE-coMMENTs on
POLITICIANS AND OTHERS.

| NOMINATIONS MADE BY THE PRESIDENT
THE NAMES SENT TO THE sENATE-COMMENTs OF
POLITICIANS AND OTHERS.
| tBY TELEGRAPH THE TRIBUSE.l
WASHINGTON, March 1.-The expected New-York
nominations were sent into the Senate to-day They
proved to be about as they have been outlined in
tnese dispatches for two days past No nomination
was made for Collector. Surveyor Graham
was nominated for Naval Officer; Auditor
Benedict for Surveyor, Elihr5 Root for District
Attorney, s. W. Burt, the pres mt Naval Officer for
Chief Examiner under the Civil Service Commits
| SION; and Andrew j. Perry for General Appraiser
In place of General Ketchum appointed Appraiser |;
Merritt Wyckham for Assistant Appraiser In place
OF John A. Baush, deceased A. c. Tate for Marshal
of the Eastern District of New York. in place of s.
r. Harlow whose term has expired; aud James s.
Smart for Collector of Internal Revenue in the FIJI.
| teenth TROY District.
The only removals involved in these appointments
are those of District-Attorney Wo0dford for whose
place MIR. Roots nominated, and Thomas Stevenso n
In whose place ex-Congressman James s. Smart
Is nomn ated. In all other cases there were vacan-
cies either by expiration Of terms death or trans
fer to other offices. II matter of a good deal
of favorable remark that all Of the Custom House
appointments, with one exception, were of men
already in the Custom House, and not
has already served a full term as Surveyor. Mr..
Benedict has been for many years the service and
his appointment has been pressed on previous occa-
sons when the Office fell vacant on the ground of
his thorough familiarity with the duties
and long knowledge of Custom House
matters. Merritt Wyckham, who is nominated
for Assistant-Appraiser, is now connected with the
Appraisers Department. having charge OF the ap-
praisal of carpets, and his appointment is spoken
of by New-YOrk men here who are specially idedti-
fed with business affairs but have been strongly
opposed to the President within che Republican par
ty. as very meritOrious one. Andrew J. Perry,
nominated for General Appraiser, is
Brooklyn man, well known there as an
active Republican politician. He is a practicng
lawyer, with an Office In New-York.
No opposition is likely to be made to the confr-
nation of any of these nominees. If any opposi-
ton is made to the confirmation of Elihu
Root 1t Will only be on the ground
that Mr.. WOOdlord has more than two years yet
to serve. Senator Warner Miller, who would be
likely to lead such opposition if any is made init
mated to-day that all he had ever known of Mr..
Root professionally was favorable to him, and
added that he had not followed the correspondence
between the Attorney General and the District
Attorney which supposed to contain the basis
or Mr.. WoodfoTds removal, and was not pre-
pared 10 give any opinion about it. While
Is by means certain that Senator Miller will
oppose Roots confirmation, it is trne that he has
opposed every removal which the President has
made unless good cause was shown, and also that he
has made effort to obstruct any nomination
made to fill a vacancy. But even if he should make
up his mind to enter his protest against Mr. Wood
fords removal it is not likely that he will do any
thing There is little dispositon-at this time
especially, as the session is near its close
to enter upon any contest Of that kind
A. C. Tate nominated for Marshal in tie Brook
lyn district is said by Michael }. Dady who reached
Washington to-day. to be an active and influential
Republican and leading figure in the Grand Army
Of the Republic. Mr.. Dady expressed himself as
extremely well satisfied with this appointment.
James S. Smart. who is to have the Troy Internal
Revenue ColectorShip. is a well-known ward poll
cian Of Washington County, and was an active
candidate for the appointment for Surveyor.
The appointments have been'looked for for so
many months that their effect has been completely
discounted, and they have aroused little discus
las been ncrease 5y the "a arrival Of ke CTegan
Ud John j. OBrien. All of the statesman
eemed 10 be in good humor over the appointments
II spite OF the non-polItlcal character OF those in
he Custom House.
Judge John fitch SAYS in his characteristic way
hat he thinks the change will result i'll gain Of
X he thought would be- perhaps,
Ugh limit. He supposed General Gra-
low if he never did before Perhaps Mr.. Burt would
ote the Republican ticket, too. But as for BeDe-
ict of all she dashed DemOcrats-and here
is feelings became too ieep for utterlnce. Among
lembers OF Congress who are absorbed IN the tarif
nd other important matters of legislation the New
Ork appointments attracted little attention, but
no general tone OF comment Is decidedly favorable,
specially in regard to those made for the Custom