New-York tribune., 1885-03-26
MIR. COX'S NEW FIELD OF DUTY
CONFIRMED AS MINISTER TO TURKEY.
CAPTAIN HARMoNY's GOOD FoRrUNE-MR' hAN'
pALIs VICTORY OVER MR. HENpkioAs'
tsY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRrBUSs


CAPTAIN uARMoNY's GOOD FoRrUNE-MR. RAN
nuI,s VICTORY OVER Mr.. HENDRICKS.
TpY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRrBUss
,ynu,Soras March 25.-In addition TO the
,on,ns Of tbirtv-fve persons to be appointed Post
masters at offices now vacant the fresueh' 'ou"y
sent 10 the Senate the following nominations:
samuel s. Cox of New-York to be United States Minis
tcf caStan az David B. Harmony of Newyork to be chief
NJ the Bureau OF Yards and Docks iii tue navy DeP"r
ment with the relative rank of Commodore.
The Postmasters nominated were:
Samuel J. Gerrish. at Portsmouth, N H. 0rson q.
Couch Amherst Mass William Burns Bur ,xar Ct r'RGun MSss
William Kennedy at aes T WeS at Eliza
Sgan' Se at T. Hsnry Shannon At Erie
Gross at "a AleRtown @ Penn ~iId HGrbar at Newberry
c. H.,s G. Donald j. Aud at SUMTER G H., s. G:
W. D. Wechel at Gainesville Ca; J. a,0r MSSOu% a.
William A. Wartham at sulphur springs Tex Robert
o Denton. at Gainesville Tex Henry M u ohio
Se t Han Ind a SSaon m fSa FSomas as
soGsn SS SenS %s BS kRSs h H. John
Matsoen James Meet at veEsSes MSn s;eSics ay
n. Cate. at at Stevens Point Wis David Erwin at
Lake CITY MIMI NJ DE ASna 10s at fnSr
at State Centre. iowa; william r. White at Prescott
Ark George Mcclellan, at Chathan, =; Pn ~
scSSRs scDSTs. 4 \ f.inSrA' (. NJ l. anu h'A''''
Mr.. Cox's nomination was Immediately con-
frmed by the Senate, in executive session.
The annou ncement of Mr.. Cox's nomination to the
Turkish mission was mo surprise to persons VINO
have known of his quiet. but constant and energetic
efforts to secure the Office Within three years he
has often declared that he bad become tired of
Congressional life with its chickering's and
ieaouses: the collapse OF his last canvass for the
Speakership deeply wounded him, and the refusal
of Speaker Carlisle to give him the charnanshlp oil
the Committee on Foreign Affairs. to which he felt
that he was entitled by virtue of long and faithful
service, was blow from which he did not soon
recover His personal relations with several OF the
other Democratic Representatives from New-iork
since that time have not been cordial and, besides,
he has reached an age when the turmoil OF the
House becomes burdensome to most men. Although
Mr. Cox is a loyal adherent of the Tammany
faction his appointment is not generally regarded
as due to that fact much as to his own power OF
persuasion, and the friendly personal relations
which have long existed between Secretary Bayard
and himself. During his long service in Congress,
covering the entire period since 1887, with the
exception of four years. Mr. Cox has taken prom
inent part in the discussion of leading public
questions While his sometimes reckless wit and
his quickness at repartee have occasionally left
sting, 1t was only temporary, and there are few
men in public life to-day who have more friends
and fewer enemies. While his fellow Representa-
tves in the next House will miss him. almost with
out exception. they will rejoice that the desire OF
his heart has been grathed by his transfer to more
concenial field of usefulness That he will prove
TO be capable efficient and creditable represents
tive of American interests abroad, nearly
everybody in Washington seems to believe.
The earnest and, in respects, bitter contest
over the appointment of q successor to Admiral
Nichols. chief of the Bureau OF Yards and Docks,
has resulted in another triumph for Mr. Randall,
this time over VicePresident Hendricks who
warmly espoused the cause of Captain George
Brown, who stan1s eight numbers below Captain
Harmony in the Navy Register. Captain Harmony
was born in, and appointed from, pennsylvania
while Captain Brown is native OF Indiana, ana
WAS appointel from that State. The other
candidates for the Office which is important and
desirable one. were Commodore Y. 7. c. DeCraft.
and CAPTAINS Beknap and Gberardi. but the main
contest was waged the two officers first named
Mr. Hendricks has worked with uDtiring energy
and zeal for his candidate. and has been defeated
I'm fair contest. 1t is understood that, besides
Mr. Randall large number of prominent Officers
of the Navy were warmly interested IN Captain
HarmOnys behalf on accountof what they regard as
his superior fitness and qualifications for the oihce
Both he and Captain Brown, of course are stanch
Democrats.
The list of nominations for post Offices although
a rather long one was strictly confined to appoint
ments to fill vacancies, and. In two respects III
was unsatisfactory to good many OF the Dtfice-
seekers who were among the first to read it, In the
first place il appears that. in some cases, the
GLAZING of men who had bronght the greatest
amount of political "influence" To bear IN their
behalf including that of Democratic Congressman,
have been ignored and other men chosen. Against
this the protest of disappointed applicants and
their friends in Washington is loud and angry. As
q rule however, the recommendations OF Demo-
cratic Congressman seem to have been regarded.
and, in general, the appolntees are active Demo
cratic politicians. For example. George w. Cote |
who is named for postmaster at Stevens Point J
IL "A XII,
bitter partisan. William L. Iglesheart. who is
appointed postmaster at Annapolis. Maryland
lived in Minnesota for years prior to the war
at the outbreak of which he went South and entered
the rebel service. NJ. NJ. Ham. the new postmaster
at Dubuque, Iowa, the editor of a Democratic |
newspaper and all active Democratic politician. as
is also j. NJ. DearmOnd, for whose appointment as
postmaster at Davenport, Congressman Murphy |
has obtained credit. The Newly nominations
are George Mcclellan. at Chatham; Francis g.
Brown. at Palmyra Erastus }. Rogers, at Geneva
and Ransom X. Grant, at Plattsbuigb.
Some disappointment expressed because the
Of Postmaster PcarsOn's successor did not |
appear in the list OF nominations, and also at tne
failure the President TO end promptly the contest
btween Vice President Hendricks and Congressman
Bynum over the Indianapolis post oice, the term
OF the incumbent having expired on saturday
The greatest disappointment and oudest complaints
about the nominations, however are due to the TACT
that they were so few in number, and will involve
the removal Of no Republicans. The virginIans;
especially. have beseged the White House and
Post Office Department with appeals and clamorous
demands for the instant removal OF every
sMahonIte' and Republican postmaster IN that
State and they have asserted with great confidence
that the President has good said that he Will
make clean sweep in Virginia, where every
Federal offce-holder is an offensive PARTISAN"