New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-25
HIGGINS MUST LOOK To HIS LAURELS.
" DICK" LANCASTER GETS AZ APPoINrMESr-wHAT
DEMOCRATS THINK or Nm.


WASHINGTON, Nov. "a Especial. THE Presi-
dent mals the following appointments to-day
Richard d. Lancaster 10 be surveyor OF Customs FOR
the Port OF II Louis Oliver T. Eemck First Assistant
states: Walter Johnson. OF Michigan. Law Clerk OF The
Patent Orico vice u. A. Mcknight VINO was appointed
cral NJ McCorn 'ck. Of Grand Forks. OAK to be sec
To be Reg tiers Of Land Offices Robert " Yeake. OF
Little Rock Ark at Little Rock. Ark; Henry g Upton.
Of ColfaT wa-h Ter. nt WnIn wa!a. wash. Ter Bar
lhoonew Galley OF salem OREGON TO 90 Agent ior inc
IndiIus Of the UmAiiII Agency IN oregon.
H. ID. Lancaster. the Surveyor Of the Port OF st.
LOUIS Is well Known in that city "a Dark Lantern
DICK" II crdtc citizens Of that town are to be he
licvcd. Is eminent rctormer" a. Higgins.
Thomas Sterling. In order that the President and
Secretary Manning should not appoint Mr. Lancaster to
Office without knowing something OF his unirherant
career. score OF st. Lnu, Democrats. ahont
three months ago. sent to Washington formal protests
against his appoint any office OF prOdt trust.
Among the prOtesiants the state superintendent
Of Insurance. Secretary Mayo, OF the Democratic
Central Committee; Judge Barclay OF the
Court OF st. Louis; and eN-Congressm1n Frost
They declared that Lanra-tcrs app"ntm Mt would bo a
direct Insult ali decent Democrats here" and then
proceeded to show why Fret. they said. after he had
secured appointment from the Mayor tax collector
a city council overwhelmingly Democratic rejected his
nomination ny OF 10 to 7bccaIsc OF hs known and
itorious uEntncss for the place second given
organization, secret and corrupt, undcrhIud Ia ia
motives. purpose being To Itro the nomination Of
the Democratic party. This or.anzatOn was known as
tho Dark Lantern" and h. was It's hold. Tho "Dlrk
Lantern" the protestant, continued. sold tho nomna
tiol for judge 81 the CITY Court of Appeals TO man
who. upon the transaction Incoming public, de
fcatcd tho polls IN district Overwhelmingly Dem
ocratc by majority greater than that by which
all the other Democratic candidates were elected.
testimony taken after ths election showed that
the Ozark Lantern had received $1,000 from
different candidates II S76. they alleged. when Il. g.
Frost was Democratic candidate for Congress, Ian
Oifrc carry the Ninth Ward OF Louis for
him for the OF 100 which liberal Offer Mr. Frost
declined. In conclusion the prots'tants said In view
of the foregoing facts respectfully suggest that Mr.
Lancaster Il amt for Ollie" OF profit trust under
a Government, ami In community where by appealing
To his fcOw-CtZ"ns VINO know hin aud know him best
he could not possibly be ecce1 selected any
ONCE whatever has been demonstrated by nj past
career"
This outline Of Mr. L1ncaers political career mcagre
though II IT, fairly to Justify the declaration
Mis,oIr Democrat IN one OF the hotels to-nixht lie
was praslnV the appointment and exclaimed: " Dick
Lancaster would senttlo ship any time for the sake OF
the Democratic ptrtv."
Another iGbilint Missourian exclaimed: "Dck Is a
thOrOugnbFcd"