Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-11-27
THE CIVIL

Messrs. IGdgerton, of Indiana, and Iron.
holm, of South Carolina, Appointed
Commissioners - Commissioner Eaton
Decides to Remain ut the President.s
Kequest-sketches of the Appointees.
/ TIE NEW COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, Nov. 5.-The President
has appointed A. III. Edgerton, of Indiana.
and William l. Trenholm, of South Caro-
lima, to be members of the new Civil-Serv-
ice Commission. 1t is said that Dormaa, B.
Eaton will be named to-day sas the
Republican member of the board. His
connection with the commission will.
however, be temporary. He has
consented at the Presidents re-
qnest to serve long enough to inform tho
commissioners in regard to their duties, and
will probably remain OH the commission
about six months. Mr.. Eaton is very much
pleased with the new commissioners, who
are both civil-service reformers, heartily in
sympathy with the President. Mr.. Tren-
holm was here several days ago, represent
ing the ricc-growers of South Carolina be-
fore the Secretary Of the Treasury, but has
gone home. Mr.. Edgerton is at Wizards,
the resort of Western politicians.
lMr. Edgerton was in early life u clerk ina
still II young man removed to Northern Ohio
and became the agent of the Northern Land
SOulpuuJ. IC Uncl served lOur Years Ill Con.
gress as Il Democrat, and was the financial
agent of the tai of Ohio, with an office in
New York City. In 1858 he moved TO Indiana,
and in 1858 was the Democratic candidate for
Lieutenant-Governor, Vice-President Hen
bricks being the candidate for Governor.
They, were both defeated. As a Democrat
MIR. Edgerton refused to support Greeley in
1872, and came within six votes of being NOM
mated for Vice President on the OConor
ticket over JOIN Quincy Adams, Jr. He WAS
cratic candidate for Governor OF Indiana,
but declined in II letter which urged ali
Democrats to support Mr.. Hendricks, and
he has been unanimously elected by the Com
mon Council of Fort Wayne as the President
Of the Board of Education of that city, and,
director OF Purdue University. He has been
engaged in many successful business enter
prlses, is in easy circumstances and is a prac-
many years an intimate friend and associate OF
Chief Justice Waite. who. together with Sem
ator r. Is. Payne. Governor Gray. of Indiana,
Nicc-Presideni Hendricks and many leading
citizens OF Ohio and Indiana, warmly Endorsed
him as possessing qualities peculiarly fitting
him for the work OF the Civil.Service Commits
son, with which he is in full sympathy.
Mr.. Trenholm is u commission merchant,
about fifty years OF age, and was warmly in
dorsed Q rthe appointment by leading friends
and South. He is Il son of the late Secretary
OF the Treasury Of the Southern Confederacy,
and has been brought into prominence lately
conventions on the silver question, and his
writings on the same subject, which have at
tracted wide attcntion.l
MINOR APPOINTMENTS.
WASHINGTON. Nov. a.-Captaln w. P.
Mccain, of the navy, has been appointed
President of the Naval Advisory Board, to
succeed Admiral Simpson, and is ordered to
duty Immediately. Henry b. Martin, of
Indiana, has been appointed a special agent
of the Land Office,