The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-05-18
PUBLIC PRINTER.
Frank w. Palmer Secures the
Plum.
Mr.. Roosevelt, of New York, and Mr..
Thompson, Of South Carolina.
Appointed Civil Service
Commissioners.

The President last week appoint
ed Frank W. Palmer, of Illinois, to
be Public Printer; Theodore Roose-
welt, of New York, and Hugh 5.
Thompson, of South Carolina, to be
Civil Service Commissioners.
MR.. PALMER.
Was born in Manchester, Dearborn
county, Ind, on October IL, 1927,
and at the age of fifteen was appren-
ticed to learn the printing trade
He first worked as journeyman in
New York City, and then removed
to jamestown, n. Y. where for ten
years he was the publisher and edi-
tor of the jamestown Journal. He
was a member of the New York As
sembly in 1853 and 1854. In 1858
he removed to Iowa and became edi-
tor and part owner of the Dubuque
Times. In 1860 he was elected State
Printer, holding the office for eight
years. While at Des Moines as
State Printer he secured control of
the State Register, the paper now
owned by First Assistant Postmas-
ter General Clarkson. In 1868 he
was elected a Representative from
Iowa to the Forty first Congress,
and was reelected to the Forty sec
ond Congress. After leaving Con
gress Mr.. Palmer bought an interest
in the Chicago Inter Ocean, which
had been started about year or two
previously, and he at once assumed
an editorial relation with that paper
He remained with the Inter Ocean
until he was appointed postmaster
of Chicago by President Hayes,
which position he filled during the
Administration of Garfield and Ar
thur, President Cleveland appointing
his successor on the expiration of
his term of office. Since relinquish-
ing the postmastership he has been
engaged in editorial work on various
papers, among them the Chicago
Herald. Mr.. Palmer was not can
didate for the place, and the only
letters on file at the White House
in connection with his appointment
are Communications sent in voluntar-
lily since his name was publicly men
toned. He is a practical printer
and is also book binder.
MR. ROOSEVELT
Is a wellsknown member of the
Roosevelt family of New York, and
has taken an active part in the poll
ties of that State. He was one of
the delegates to the Republican Con
vehtion at Chicago in 1884, and was
the Republican candidate for Mayor
of New York City at the election
preceding the last Mayorality con
test, running against Abram S.
Hewitt and Henry George. He has
been decided Civil Service reform
er all his life, and while in the State
Senate of New York secured the pas
sage of what is known as the Roose-
welt reform bills. He is a man of
literary tastes, and has written a
number of magazine articles descrip-
tive of life upon the large ranch
which he owns in Montana. He is
about thirty years of age; and is
quick, nervous and energetic worker.
He is not now in Washington, but
was there in consultation with the
President before he accepted the APP
pointment.
MR.. THOMPSON
Is the we'll known Assistant Secre-
tary of the Treasury from South
Carolina, appointed by President
Cleveland. He was born in Charles
ton, S. c., and is about fifty years of
age He was educated at the Uni
versity of South Carolina, and after
he was graduated therefrom studied
and practiced law for some time in
Columbia, the capital of the State.
He was elected Governor of the
State, which office he resigned to &C
cept the Assistant Secretaryship of
the Treasury. He was one of the
most popular of the appointees of
the late administration, and Presi-
dent Cleveland in February last sent
in his nomination to the Senate for
the office to which he was this even
ing appointed, but it was not con
firmed, the Senate having adopted a
policy of non action on appointments
made by President Cleveland toward
the close of his administration. His
appointment was urged by great
many prominent Democrats, and
also, it is said, by number of Re
publican Senators and Representa-
tives.