New-York tribune., 1885-03-19
yoL.XLIV. NO I4.0O4
DIVIDING THE sPOILs,
OFFICES FOR THE "HUNeRY AND THIRSTY"
syvrN NOMINATIONS BY THE president Win
RANDALL TRIFLE AHEAD.

SEVEN NOMINATIONS bi i
RANDALL TRIFLE AHEAp.
reY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIsuNEJ
,xorox March 1s-The President sent inc
.,,e-,, nominations to the Senate to-day
n,v,on purham, Of Kentucky to be First tControher
of the Iressu OF Nevada to be Superintendent Oh
A., niat of the United States at Carson New ,,,. .,
Joseph r. Ryan, of Nevada to De Coincr u 'H0
MsIoolm Hay of Pennsylvania. TO be First Assistant
MartiS y Montgomery. of Michigan, to be Commits
si9ner q PaSr r of Rhode Island be Attorney
of the United states for the District OF RhSSe % toTpey Of
Benjamin H IT, Of Se0Ts pstpc ~ It Of Georgia
The crowd of hungry ofice-seekers who 1or Two
vaets have surrounded the White House WIN
months wide open, ready to devour any "ni0n
might be thrown out to them, breathe nioro iioo.9'
Tbs President has shown some compunction ior
tbAr sufferings aud has invited iew VI
the hungry" to partake OF the ieas1 wnlcn
has been awaiting them ever Sn0o
he entered the White House. Far from peing
sa+;ssoa however there is heard in every direction
a cborus of disappointment and complaint Ahd
this does not proceed alone from those VINO were
candidates for the offices filed or their frlends out
also from leaders In the party, whose advice IN tne
matter of the appointments either was not aSAe"'
OF. if proffered, was contemptuously re)ect8u.
When Secretary Pruden arrived at the Capltoi
this morning there was the usual rush mace oS 'io
crowd to get look at the list he held In MS nahos
before it went TO the Senate. The Senate was IN
executive session and it was several minutes before
he could deliver his message Meanwnlie tne
anxiety ON the faces of the politicians
"a know their fate was painful 10
babola At last the manifold copies OF the
message reached the Secretarys office. Among the
thronQ which surrounded the table on whlch one vi
the copies had been laid was Senator voorhees, Ad
iusting his spectacles he cast hasty glance over
the llst and an expression of disgust spread over
his features Driving the fingers OF both MS hahd'
through his hair. In a manner more eloquent tnan
words could have made it, he gaveyent TO his feel
ings in a savage grunt
"Indiana doesn't seem to be getting anything,
Senatorn remarked prominent Republican stand
ing near by.
mo- growled the Senator.
"Iooks as if the kitchen cabinet was running
things" suggested his friend
Eyes it doesD replied the unhappy Senator, as he
strobe back into the Senate chamber in more
thoughtful mood probably, than be had left It,
In another part of the room stood a prominent
Congressman. surrounded by half dozen of his
friends.
BLANK it," he hissed between his teeth, If
would ask a Senator or Congressman to support me
for a position if / were candidate for anything.
1t looks to me as if the recommendations OF Sena-
tors and Congressman to go for nothing with
this Administration. What does it all mean any
wayin
1t is hardly necessary to say that Mr.. Ran
dalPs friends point to the nomination
of Malcolm Hay, of Pttsburg, to be First Assist
ant Postmaster General as strong additional evil
dence of the influence that their champion pos
sesses 1t is asserted by some Democrats, however,
that in this case Mr. Randall must snare his laufels
with Copgressnan-elect +" Bui0 Scott. of tho Erie
District SO far as Pennsylvania politics are con-
earned they interpret the appointment to mean a
victory over ex-senator Wallace and his faction
PittsburQ Democrat said that while Mr. Hay
was an earnest Democrat, he was rather SLOW"
"He is not hustler such as l would have pre-
ferred," he pensively remarked
Mr.. Hay is a lawyer, and is said to be good
one as yell as man of high character.
On all matters relating to the tariff Mr. Hay shares
the views of Mr. Randall opposed to the opinions
held by Messrs. Carlisle and Morrison. His views
in respect to Civil Service reform have not yet been
ascertained There is general desire to know his
position in regard to that subject, because In the
Office for which he has been named he Will virtually
control the official tenure of some 10000 post
masters. whose appointments depend upon the
Postmaster-Genera without reference to the Presl-
dent or Senate Postmaster-General Villas said
that Mr.. Hay had not solicited any appointment
at the hands of the Administration. Messrs. Money.
Bell and dozen other impOrtunate applicants for
the Office may find food for reflection in this cir
eumstance. Mr.. Bell, by the way, was so sure
Of getting this Office that for days he
has been receiving the congratulations ,oI
his friends and actually carried around IN his
pockets applications from hungry brother Demo
Gratis TO be appointed to postmasterships Great Is
their dis appointment now.
The appointment of Morton Montgomery to be
Commissioner of Patents is dne 10 q temporary
truce patched up between Donald NJ. Dickinson
and William c. Maybury who are both on the
ground here for the purpose OF securing control OF
the Federal patronage III Michigan. Dickinson is
the chairman Of the State, Committee; Maybury
Each thought TO Outrun the other in the endeayOr
to reach Washington first; But when Dleklnson
bury safely slowed away i'll the corner of the car
which he had entered. The two rivals travelled to
Washington together. Neither disclosed tne oDJect
of his visit to the other but when they met in the
White House and found each other out so to speak,
o lively time seemed imminent. The President, how
ever gave them to understand that II they didn't
mite uDon man the Office would go elsewhere. II
was with them a question whether Michigan sbOuld
get the plum or some other State. Like wise men
they decided to compromise on Montgomery. ms
decision was reached this morning. Secretary La
mar who did not know a word of what was gong
On, was informed OF the fact that MI. M0ntg0merys
name was to be sent to the Senate by Mr.. DlckIn-
himself who carried to.hlm letter OF introduc-
ton signed by the President. Mr.. Montgomery is a
criminal lawer andthc principal criticism made upon
his selection for Commissioner of Patents IS that he
knows comparatively little of patent law.
Milton j. Durham. who succeeds Judge Lawrence
yer. Pill" 1hompson's friends do not think
tnat his chances for another appointment have
been improved by the selection of Mr.. Durham,
who lives in the district. The Randall men
say that the Kentucky crowd" have learned some
Mr.. Randalps aid obtained his assistance in behalf
OF Mr. Durham They point to the result as fur
ther proof of Mr.: Randalls powerful influence with
The nomination of David S. Baker. jr, for the
United. States District t-AttorneyshIp of Rhode
Island is due TO the influence of j. B. Barnaby
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