National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-05-29
NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED.

Cases of Official PartisanshIp No
Charges Affecting the omclaI or Per-
sonal Record of the Outgoing on
cials.
The Senate has confirmed the following
nominations
G.. II, Greathousc; OF California, TO be consul
general at KauagawH
Hughes East TO be register Mt Yankton, Oak.
X; ID. Lancaster to be surveyor of customs at
d. &. Fulton to be United States marshal OF
the district Of Wisconsin
J.. NJ. Martin to be receiver OF public moneys
]. L. Garland to be United States attorney
for Dakota.
q. L. Bird to be UnIted States attorney for
Maine.
Also, twenty-seven postmastcrs. Among tho
latter is the nomination of Herbert Williams 10
be postmaster at North Bend. Neb. vicc
Chauncey w. llyau, removed, aud the notni-
nation of 8. b. Evans to be postmaster nt OF.
tumwn, Iowa, vice A. II Hamilton.
The Senate has removed the injunction of
secrecy from the report OF the committee on
postofices and postrtads in both Of these cases,
In regard to the Williams Hyatt case the COM
mittee says:
In the case that Mr.. Hyatt is the editor and
proprietor of newspaper published ut North
Bend, Several copies of his newspaper were
Med n support Of the application fQr, his re-
tho Offensive poLtisanship of the editor whose
removal nom Office was 1equ sted anl is now
proposed were indicated by pen and pencil
lines drawn around them. In the issue of the
newspaper OF June II, 1885, the committee
find an article indicated as stated, and hero
copy II ut length, viz:
hDcmoctals are not offensive partisans as the
following incident will prove; a little boy ana
girl playing In the yard: the girl finds an apple
under the tree, and with an exclamation Of de-
light begins to bite It, Hold on said the boy.
Throw II away the colry Is comm, an II YOU
cat that apple you will be took SICK an you
can't talk, an the doctor will come an give
you some bad medicine an then you'll de-
The girl throws the apple down and the boy
sngtching II up begins to eat IL. DON'T tho
girl cries, won't II kill you tOo2 No. said tho
boy, munching the fruit. 1T won't kill boys,
colry."
It's not difficult to see the point of this of
fensiye article. offensive paItisanship" does
notapply to Democrats Itsonly after Ropubli-
cans. Democrats do not have IT, II Is evil
dent that Mr. Hyatt cannot be q very bad man,
or an inefficient officer when resort Is had to
such course TO effect his removal. The fact
that helms such keen appreciation of the
true character of the Oit.paradei reform doc
irines 9fthe present times doubtless had no
lnconsiderablc influence In inducing the Inn
portunities of the persons who urged his re-
mOval.
The Evans. Hamilton case was also found by
the committee to be case of offensive parti-
sanship, with no charges affecting the official
or personal record of the outgoing Official.
Nominations.
The President sent the following nomina-
lions to the Senate yesterday.
William II. Cleveland, to be appraiser of
customs for the district of Detroit, Mich.
Adolph Lippman, to be commissioner for
| Alaska at Juneau City.
Second Lieut.. Lloyd NJ. Brett. ID cavalry, to
| be first lieutenant; First Lieut.. Stanton A. Ma
| son, dth cavalry, to be captain; Second Lieut.
James Il. Erwin, 4th cavalry, to be first lieu.
tenant; Second Lieut.. Hugh j. McGmth, 18th
| cavalry, TO be first lieutenant; First Lieut..
| William Stanton, 9Th cavalry, to be captain:
| be first lieutenant; Capt. Daniel Madden 9th
cavalry, to be major eth cavalry; First Lieut..
| George $. Wilson, 18th infantry, to be captain;
Second Lieut.. Wallis o. Clark, OF 18th infan-
try, to be first lieutenant; Second Lieut.. Fran
els J. 4. Darr, OF 18th infantry, to be first lieu
| tenant.