St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-02
OLIVE BRANCH WAVING.
RebelliOus Democrats Now Commend
ing PearsOn's Appointment as a
Good Piece of Party Work.
Blaine Senators and Few Democrats
Led by Beck May Oppose Con-
firmatiOn To-day.
A. Leo Knott, q Baltimore Politician, Named
as Second Assistant Postmaster
General.
Orders from the Pension and Land Commits
sioners-Speaker Haines Kicks Up
aJOlly Row.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, April There is a good
deal of bitter feeling among Democrats to-
day over the nomination of Henry G. Pear
son to be postmaster at New York. He will
doubtless be confirmed tomorrow. The
nomination was reported favorably at to-
days session of the senate, and had it not
been for the objections of Senator Beck, he
would now stand confirmed. Beck intends to
lead the fight in opposition to Pearson, but he
can't defeat him. The contest will be over
tomorrow as none of the Republican sena-
tors propose to oppose Pearson and as q
Der of Democrats will vote for him his
rejection is out of the question. 1t is begin
ing to be felt among Democrats that after
all
MR.. PEARsoN's APPOINTMENT
is not such bad piece of politics. He was
backed by class of Independent Republi-
cans who voted the Democratic ticket and
who have asked only this one place.
Had the president refused the appointment
it might have resulted in driving away from
the Democratic party the powerful Republican
allies in New York city whose vote con-
tributed very materially to the Democratic
triumph last fall. Said veteran Democrat
tonight: 'To have been assured Dem
ocratic victory in advance of the election
the Democrats of the country would have
gladly parted company with the New York
postoffice to have secured the many thousand
others to Democrats" 1t also transpires
that the leaders of
THE COUNTY DEMOCRACY
in New York city are not badly hurt by
Pearson's selection. Even Mayor Grace is
said to have favored the appointment of
Pearson rather than that a Tammany
should have the place. Although Republi-
can members of the senate will support
Pearson, there may be one or two of the
more stalwart stripe who have reservations
of conscience about it. Those of this class
believe Pearson by working his employees
on elelection day kept enough votes away
from Blaine to have turned the scale of the
great national election.
Only one nomin alton of any importance
was made by the president to-day. that OF A.
Leo Knott of Maryland to be
SECOND ASSISTANT POSTMASTER GENERAL.
Knott lives in Baltimore, where he prac-
ticed law in 1864 when Maryland was COM
pletely under Republican rule. Mr.. Knott
was one of the Democrats who actively
essayed the reorganization of the Democratic
party. He was q candidate the same year
for congress and was defeated by Gen.
Charles E. Phelps. Mr.. Knott was
subsequently elected to the legisla-
ture where he served with distinction
for three terms, from 1867 to 1879.
He was elected states attorney of Baltimore.
He took an active part in the last presiden-
tial campaign. The appointment of Mr..
Knott was the work Of Representative Cole
of the second Maryland district, but acqui-
esced in by Senator German, who preferred
Representative Talbot.