Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-03-19
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEES.
STERLING MEN CHOSEN TO FILL
HIGH PLACES OF TRUST.

Benjamin Ii. Hill, Jr., for United States
Attorney for Northern Georgia-M. j.
Durham for First COmptroIIer-MaI-
colin Hay to be First Assistant Post
master General-M. V. Montgomery for
Commissioner of Patents.
! WASHINGTON, March 1S.-The Presi-
dent sent the following nominations to
the Senate to-day:
Milton j. Durham, of Kentucky, to be
First Comptroller of the Treasury.
William Garrard, of Nevada, to be Su-
perintendent of the Mint of the United
States at Carson, New.
Joseph r. Ryan, of Nevada, tobe Coiner
of the Mint at Carson, New.
Malcolm Hay, of Pennsylvania, to be
First Assistant Postmaster General.
Martin Van Buren Montgomery, Of
Michigan, to be Commissioner of Patents.
David S. Baker, Jr., of Rhode Island, to
be Attorney of the United States for the
District of Rhode Island.
Benjamin II. Hill, Jr., of Georgia, to be
Attorney Of the United States for the
Northern District of Georgia.
MR.. MONTGOAIERY'S ABILITIES.
Mr.. Montgomery is a lawyer of good
standing and large practice in the city of
Lansing, Mich, and has had some little
experience in practice before the United
States Patent Office in this CITY. He is
said to be man of integrity and worth,
and is about 40 years of age. The only
public office he had held was that OF
member OF the Legislature of his State.
although he declined a nomination for
Supreme Court Judge when it was equiv
alent to an election. The President knew
of his qualifications, and this morning re-
quested friend to telegraph him and ask
him if he would not serve the ad-
ministratiOn as Patent Commissioner.
This was the first suggestion he
had heard of the matter. His
answer was: 81 am candidate for no
office, but my services are at the COM
mand of President Cleveland" His name
was Immediately transmitted to the
Senate. Mr.. Montgomery was the at
torney selected by the homesteaders of
Michigan to represent them before the
Congressional committee in the Michigan
land grab schemes, and his argument
here created very favorable opinion OF
his abilities.
MR.. HAYS PRACTICR.
Malcolm Hay is prominent LAWYER of
Pittsburg, Pa, and is Al years of age. He
was born in Philadelphia, studied law
with Chief Justice Beasley, of New
Jersey, and was admitted to the bar
in Pittsburg in 1864. He has
now a large a lucrative practice
in that city, and is described as
man of the very highest standing in the
community. Mr.. Hay was a member of
the last constitutional convention of
Pennsylvania, and for number of years
has been prominently identified with the
Democratic party in his State, having
been delegate to the last three Demo-
cratic National Conventions and Char
man of the Committee on Resolutions in
the convention of last year. He support
ed Mr.. Tilden in 1876, favored Tilden or
RAINFALL in 1880, and Randall or Cleveland
IN 1884. He is prominent member of the
Episcopal Church, and has taken part as
delegate in several recent general con-
ventions Of that church. He was not
candidate for the position to which he
has been nominated, and was Endorsed
tor 1t by no one. The President
knew his reputation, and telegraphed
him to come here, and on his arrival this
morning requested him to take the place
OF First Assistant Postmaster General.
he acceded to this request, and within an
hour his name was sent to the Senate by
the President.
MR.. DURHANI'S RECORD.
Mr.. Durham was born in Mercer county,
KY, May IS, 1924, was graduated at AS
bury, University, Ind, in 1874; studied
law at the Louisville Law School, was
one OF the Circuit Judges of Kentucky IN
1861 and 1862, anu with the exception of
those years, has been engaged in the
practice Of law at Danville since 1850.
de was elected to the Forty-third Con-
gress, and reelected to the Forty-fourth
and FOrty-hfth, and served on the Com
mittees on Banking and Currency, De-
partment of Justice, and Revision of the
Laws. He was strongly indorsed for the
position to which he has been appointed
by eX-Secretary Benjamin Fl. Bristow.