New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-30
THE SUSPENSION OF COLLECTOR CRAIG.
VIRGINIA BoURBONs EXPECTING A CLEAN SWEEP
OF sIATE ORFICKRs.
rsY TELEGRAPH To TUE TRIBUNE.

TBY TELEGRAPH TO TUE TRIBUNE
WASHINGTON, April 29.-The members oil the
Virginia Jury of Award" are jublant over tne suspeh
sion of Collector Craig of Virginia. and the appointment
of H. IL shippard in his place They regard IL as All
Of success in their efforts to force the dispace
~, ~ ivory Reuublcan ofHce-rol!er in Virginia and
the anpoiutment Of the whom they have recon-
mended The Jury OF Award Is to meet In washing
ton ain next week. and is expected that the oson
of the virginia spoils will be completed at tnaV une
and the names OF the competitors submitted 10
the Administration in that 1t may intellgenty
attend to the issuing Of commissions and such other
,,,tla ornaites as may required. AS no complaint
has over been brought alleging inetfciency negligence
or lack OF integrity against Collector Craig Is sup
posed that the ground upon which secretary MANNING
has based his Is that Colonel Craig is an OFFENSIVE
partisanp The man appointed has been Tor seVeru
wears secretary OF the Democratic State COMMITTEE anu
a ono Of the most active and bitter Bourbon partsans ID
Virginia and he receives his apI ointment SoIeV as
revard for partisan services ana DOT because vi MS
fitness and quaIit cations for the important once
oa.towed upon him Collector Craig has been IN omce
about two years and the Senate adheres 10 the RUE
adonted at the special session. Il will decline 10 cohhr
IN. aonontent OF his In this view oil the
case provision found in Section 3.l43 OF Inc keFlsu
Statutes may he OF special interest al thls tnc not o
e. buI other men VINO hlTlN lhS
To secure the Internal Revenue services
in cases where the ncunbents nave serveu YES d
follows: And no Collector shall DO entitled 10 any
portion the salary pertaining 10 ms onee m So s
s have been confirmed the Senate, except IN cases
of oommissiOns to nil vacancies which happen D! oeaVn
or resjgnation during the recess OF the senate. a
me Star Of TO-DAY says: is slater on very Eoou
authority that President las Determined 70 iooM an
aitorchsr different policy with relation To the appoint
ments IN Virginia from that in other states IL Is sau
that ali the MahOnes appOntees Will DO ulsissou, r
the Yrouud that the appointments were itatlca anu te
President will to public sentiment 10 sustain lie
action Protests being made from al parts oI .
Sfsie tho continuance of the Malone control anu
N he exI octed that about five hundred appointments
The STATE will 10 made next week Pressure DeihK
brought upon the President TO induce nun 70 lnaso
anno.ntnents TO affect election other States meets
with but poor The Indiana men are COM All
tng that that State getting altogether TOO niue porn
and IA al thief par wont WORK without IoOn. Ivy
New-York statesmen very eager ana ANXIOUS. anu
declare thai sonehng must be done Tor the gOOu Oh tue
marty there before the fall elections. They thlhk IL
,ecessary that the moral pOrt OF the Adlhinstia
tion shoud be- thrown protectively the Iarty IN
The state ana enough patronage doled out to stimulate
The workers 1t is likely however that the Presidet
will follow their advice decmng t wiser not 10 DeIuo
zoo much in State affairs. His policy VIII Dc 10 Dr!ng
.Sout a unity OF action between the factions III inc
state by refusing recognize either until hey CONF
fogether and then he will leave them alone 10 manage
their own politics, without the use OF patronage