The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-11-06
THE NEW COMMISSIONERS.
Successors of DOrman Ii. Eaton and
j. NJ. Gregory Appointed.

Successors of Dorman b. Eaton and
j. NJ. Gregory Appointed.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4.-The president
to day appointed Alfred P. Edgerton, of
Fort Wayne, Ind, civil service commits
sioner in place Of Dorman B. Eaton, re-
signed, and WiIlinm n. Trenholm, of
Charleston, S. c., in place of John NJ
Gregory, resigned.
ALFRED p. EDGERTON,
was in early life clerk in a mercantile
house in New York City, but while still
a Young man removed to north Ohio as
agent for the North Land Company. He
the served four years in congress as
democrat, and was financial agent Of the
state of Ohio with an office in New York
city. In 1853 he moved to Indiana and
in 1865 was democratic candidate for
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, vice-president Hen
bricks being candidate for governor
They were both defeated. As dem
ocrat he refused to support Greeley IN
1872 and came in six votes of being NOM
mated for vice president on the OConor
ticket over John Quincy Adams, Jr. He
was then nominated as straightaut dem
ocratic candidate for governor of lndi-
aut but declined in lett L which urged
al democrats to supper. Ii endricks and
the latter was elected.
For fifteen years he has been unan-
imously elected by the common council
of Fort Wayne as president of the board
of education of that city, and by the ap-
pointment of ex-governor Porter is
director of the Perdue university. lie
has been engaged in many successful
business enterprises, is in easy circum-
stances, and is a practical student of
public affairs. He was for many yeals
an intimate friend and associate of Chief
Justice Waite, who, together with SEN
ator Henry B. Payne, Governor Gray, of
Indiana, Vice-President Hendricks,
and many leading citi. ems of Ohio and
Indiana. warmly endorsed him as pos
sessing qualities pecul iarly fitting him
for the work of civil service commission,
with which he is in full sympa thy.
WILLIAM N. TRENHOLM.
is a commission merchant, about 5Oyears
of age, and was warmly endorsed for the
appointment by leading friends of the
civil service reform movement, north
and south. He is a son cf the late s9creta-
rs Trenholm, of the treasury of thesouth-
ern canfederacy, and has been brought
into prominence lately by his advice be-
fore numerous-bankers conventions on
the silver question and his writing on the
same subject, which have attracted
wide attention. Trenholm has always
been democrat.
At COLONEL TRENHOLM'S HOME.
CHARLESTON, S. c.. Nov. 4.-The News
and Courier editorially tomorrow will
praise very warmly the appointment of
Colonel Trenholm as civil service com
missioner, Saying: Colonel Trenholm
unites many qualifications which are
rarely found in the combination of the
same person. He possesses solid acquire
mesIts and large information and often
times exhibit singular skill and tact in
dealing with difficult and complicated
questions. He believes firmly in the
principles which were sought to be APP
piled to the public service in the law and
regulations now in force, but he is no
dreamer and will take, we are confident.
u thoroughly business-lil1e view of the
matter seeking always substantial re-
suits of public value rather than the
qualification of an idea. This may seem
high praise, but we are confident it is
we'll deserved" In conclusion the News
and Courier says; Tine appointment
now made is a compliment to the state
as well as toColonel Trenholm himself
Looking over the whole field, with the
single desire of finding 4 man fully
qualified and competent the president
finds in South Carolina him whom he
sought, and will find him unquestionably
worthy of his choice