New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-05-01
TIE BHOOKLyN POST OFFICE.
TIE PRESIDENT IGNORES THE REPRESENTATIVES,
IN CoNGRFss-To TAKE ADVICE FROM " BOSS
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Tur prrefDrXT IGNORES TIE RTpR gSENTATIvFs
N CoNGRrss-ro TAKE ADVICE FROM " BOSS
M'LAUGnLIN.
" AsIIINGrON April 80 lSpocidO. The Demo
Gratis IN the House from Brooklyn were not surprised
to-day when they learned OF the nomination OF Joseph
C. Hendrix for uostma ,er of that city They expected
soulo such result from tho visit bore OF BOSS
Mcauchlin lie ASKED by the President To suEgest
"a new man OF Delmar and 1t now appears that
he reconm ncd Hendrix. While the congressman re-
fuse talk for publication. ono OF them privately eN-
pressed himself in vigorous terms on tbe subject to-day
lie said
| suppose Hendrix Will make good enough post
master bat what has he dCHe 10 cntitc MIN 10 81
much coasi lorauon. lie was nominated Tor May
hrcaDsc he had 10 record, am was deIea"d 10 pay
aiu oif Tor that troublc-not FOR anything hc ever az
for The party-tha " Boss made him secretary OF lhc
Bo'rl OF Bridge Trustees. sinecnre one, a. a. %
sAiary Now gives hm u" pos nastership at 500.
suppose Hendrix Will mold both pace, 1t ne s.'
tn.c while the Old wheel horses OF tle lAtH S,ii XIII
the cod This yOung man has been very iaithlll 10
do with Tho President Look at tue gro, !llusoe %
this hing Only week The President vote to zen
tor Beck SAVING tgat Mr.. wills OF l'nS.i, .'t
! city The President u-r1 those worlS; - car I
ace SsaTy now in S ra "S o his iH'
WISHES" Now IL the expressed wishes ~ hchtucty
disrerard them how is il that members from Brook
Ivn are ignored Mr. Mclaughlin nvitci over mere 10
dispose Of the question Well might say much more
but won't.
1t was suggested TO this member that If he recalled
the circumstances OF the convention at Saratoga when
sent delCs gates TO the convention that nominated NJ
Cleveland for President. he would understand now u
was taat Boss" McIAugiliD had more mhuence WIN
the President than tho party representatives. III w"
gress
The news that BOSS" McL1ughin's protcge, Hen
Dirk had been nominated succeed Postmaster Mceer
caused mall ripple of excitement in BROOKLYN Aei inc
other local Democratic leaders including the three
Democratic Congressman Of Brooklyn, hat unsucce's
fully sought to secure the appon imsnt o: cX-CountY
Clerk John Delmar McLaugh1n went to Washington to
see what he coud DO. HIS visit was in; ended TO be
close secret but an alert newspaper correspondent
caught sight OF him behind the curtains OF his
carriage. The Boss" found that President Cieve
land was unwilling to risk the appointment OF Mr.
a name that would he mutually satisfactory. 1t
difficult to find prominent DrmncAt IN bro0h-
yn with any public record lnvnlnerthc 10 attacks
and il decided to pitch anon man with no record
whatever that OF defeated candidai" the poiS
whose speeches caused him to lose more votes than
he made hy them.
Hendrix Is about forty years Oil. lie left Cornell
University. before being graduated. III lS'2 ana came
this city. lie newspaper reporter here ana III
Brooklyn for eleven Years III. hrst priIicaI venture
in Brooklyn. from which he went INFO the Demo-
cratic Gc. oral Committee O Kings COiniy IN 1855 Tue
Democratic leaders were at loss to ;nd suitable man
to oppose u Mayor Low. who was then III tnr helSnt 81
his popularity. None Of the Oli-tms candidates were
available from tl-ir vain r@'it ierorlS aH1 80 bpsS
MclauGhln conferred WIN I'hiiX' hnl Hhi'hE MIN
plant tool thrust his name upon the nominating con
veniiOn. which registered the . DoSss VII. Ncariy
year asp Hendrix secured MS pr sent I-rntlNs p"SI
of Secretary the Bridge Trustees lie has been
member of the Brooklyn Board OF Education ana OF me
of the Postmaster Of Brooklyn is on'v $500
Hendrix would not say yesterday whether nc Woui ac
ccp the office or not lie simulated surpHsr wheh ION
of his nomination. rhe duties II P0stnas more
than those he is performing. ht the once
be held for f0nr years while his present position Is
not likely to he retained more tnan year longer
Postmaster Mcleer was appointed by Prr.dent Hayes
in 1873, ana reapponet by President AIthu: III Io7-
His tern expired May |.