The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-05-14
POLITICAL.

Postmaster General Villas has noti-
fed the members of Congress that they must
determine the Postmasters OF the fourth
class for their respective districts. He finds
many applications indorsed by members for
the same Offices. He insists that some one
man must be designated by the member, as
he does not desire to decide between the
rival aspirants. This will give Congressman
employment for some months to come.
The President has appointed S.
Corning Judd Postmaster at Chicago, vice
Frank W. Palmer, suspended. A Chicago
dispatch says "the removal OF Postmaster
Palmer results from the finding against him
in Washington by his Democratic opponents
OF formal charges of offensive partisanship
Among these charges It is instanced that he
last fall closed the postofice and sub-stations
before regular hours, and gave orders to the
employees to help swell the Blaine boom and
procession on the occasion Of the 'Plumed
Knights visit; that he erected a plat
form at Government expense, access
to which was had only to his
friends through the maiing-room;
that he delivered political documents
through the carriers outside of the mails;
that he organized the carriers into a special
force to take a census of voters; and that
postofice employees were sent to Ohio I'm Oc-
tober, where some of them were sworn in
and acted as Marshals. 1t has also been
urged against him that his private office and
the Office OF one of his licutenants have been
used as a rendezvous by certain Republican
State Senator'S and Representatives, and that
a part of the caucusing In the interest of
John A. Logan for United States Senator
has been do nc In the postoffice. a Wash
ington dispatch says that paul Selhy. Post
master at Springfield, is likely to give place
to Mr.. Clendenning, on account OF bitter
newspaper attacks on the Democratic candi-
date for President"
The Illinois Legislature has passed
into the control of the Republicans, J. W.
Weaver having been elected Representative
from the Thirty-fourth district by majority
of 30e, to all the vacancy caused by the
death of Mr.. Shaw. The district Is naturally
Democratic by 1000 majority, and the result
creates the greatest surprise. A Republican
scheme. secretly arranged, worked success
fully. No Republican voters appeared at the
polls until 4 o'clock p. m. of the day OF
election, and then surprised the Democrats
by their numbers. The Democrats. thinking
they had a sure thing with their 2 900 Demo
cratic majority in the district, were simply
caught mapping by such shrewd and Why
sohemers as Daniel Shepard, Long Jones
and Jake Wheeler, the political Iicutenants
or Gen. John A. Logan. When the late
Representative Logan's seat was TO
be filled I'm Republican district no
effort was made by the Democrats to
capture the election, although probably
every politician in the State had an idea of
the possibility of such a coup d'etat. 1t re-
NAMED for the Republicans to take advan-
taae of similar opportunity Ina a Demo
cratic district, and It seems that they
laid their plans carefully and secretly, and
accomplished the, to them. highly important
and, TO the Democrats, disastrous result.
William b. Mcconnell, of Fargo,
Dakota, has boon appointed Associate JUS
tice Of Dakota, vice A. A. Hudson, whose
commission has expired.
The President has selected George
v. N. Lothrop. of Michigan. TO be Minister
to Russia. A resolution strongly indorsing
the appointment was unanimously adopted
by the Michigan House. Boyd Winchester,
OF kentucky. has been appointed Minister
Resident and Consul General OF the United
States TO Switzerland. J. f. w. Thompson,
of New York, gets the Hayu mission.
Senator Cameron intends to take no
part in the pending State contest in Penn
sylvania. He has engaged quarters near
Los Angeles. CAL, until November. and