St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-21
NORTHWESTERN NEWS.
William A. Walker to Succeed Delaney as
Attorney for the Eastern District Of
EVA Wisconsin.
The President N5minates Postmasters at
Hastings, Sank Centre and Other
Western Points.
Commissioner Sparks VIII Ignore
the Decisions of Wyoming
Judge.
An Accident in the Sascade runner
Causes the Death of Four
Leborers.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Dee. 20.-After pro-
longed agony. United States District At
torney Deianey's head fell into the basket
to-day. His successor is William A.
Walker. of Manitowoc, present chairman
OF the state committee. Delaney's political
execution was in consequence OF his abuse
of his Office in becoming a candidate for
congress against Gen. Bragg. The last
week in September the president demanded
that his resignation be forthco.aing. BY
the 10th of October Delaney had resigned,
and the place was offered to Gen. Bragg.
The latter was on the Pacific coast, and his
reply was not given for six weeks. \ new
district attorney would have been appointed
at once if delay had not
been caused by Gen. Bragg's
absence. While Attorney General Gar
lands letter lay unopened on Gen. Bragg
table in Fond du Lac the hands OF the pres
ident were tied and no appointment could
be made. There were numerous candidates.
among them John Dickey, George z.
Knowle. Hugh Ryan. Mr.. Walker. ): Z.
Dodge. William Kennedy, j. E. Mcmillan.
Bradschlev. William H. Ebbitts. and several
new appl cations would have been made in
in few days Walker was chosen chair
man of the state central committee at the
time DR.. Wendall A. Anderson was ap-
pointed consul general at Montreal.
HIS ELEVATION
at that time was due to the late Congress
man Rankin and Gen. Bragg. Walker
made a popular chairman. and Col. J. II.
Knight. Col Villas best friend and business
partner who is a member of the committee,
felt great fondnesS for him. Gen. Bragg
Endorsed Dodge. of Racine, as did eX-
Senator DooittIe. Gen. Bragg had no dis
like for Walker. however. and would make
no active fight when he came into the field.
He told Walker he was committed to Dodge.
The appointment of Walker is satisfactory
to both Bragg and Villas. Walker is about
80 years old. and has always lived
in Manitowoc. where he was admitted
TO the bar in in 1874. He has not had
very large or important practice. but is re-
garded as a good lawyer. He is a thick-Set.
we'll proportional young man. with f1Orid
face and blonde hair. He was Joe Rankin's
right bower in ManitOwoc county, and. like
Delaney, will sooner or later himself be
candidate for congress against Tom Hudd,
though he will have more sense than De-
lanaY and not put his neck under the gulllo-
tine. Delaney made several attempts to
retain his Office. but Congressman Huuu.
who called on Mr.. Cleveland early IN the
affair, was satisfied Delaney had got to go.
OStaI Changes.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.-The president
has sent the following nominations OF post
masters to the senate:
Hastings, Mimi, Michael McHugh; Sank
Center MIMI. Uriel NJ Tobey; Black River
Falls, Wis, George W. Lewis; Weeping
Water Neb., Elijah Ratnow; Edgar, Neb..
James W. Carson; Noah n. Davis, Ashton,
Oak: Joseph Hager, Mandan, Dak.; Freeman
II. Perry. VermiliOn. OAK; George II. James,
IlI.r,I-ir,tor, NJ I.unn Seattle washing