New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-08
CHOSEN BY THE PRESIDENT
THE PUBLIC PRINTER AND TWO CIVIL aER
VICE COMMISSIONERS APPOINTED.
FRANK W. PALMER TO SUCCEED BENED1cr~
THEODORE ROOSEVELT AND HUGH g.
THOMPSON ON THE CIVIL SERVICE
CoMMIssIoN-THE NEW GOVERNOR
OF UTAH-A BUREAU FOR COLO
MEL MEREDITH-coNsU.
LAR APPOINTMENTS
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNAL

washington, May 1.-The Cabinet to-day doa
termined an important question which has been
pending for some time. IL the choice Of Pub.
lie Printer and Chief of the Bureau Of Engraving
and Printing The Public Partnership has given
the President more trouble than any other office
within his gift. There thirteen applicants
for the position originally, but they dropped out
one by one until there were only three in ths
race. There were Meredith, Of Illinois; Osbornel
Of California, and Nichols, Of South Carolina}
While these three were quarrelling over the of
flee, new candidate appeared in the person Of
Frank w. Palmer, Of Chicago lie was backed
10y Senator Cullom and other prominent Illinois
people, and by almost all of the Iowa peopls
here. Meredith received what he considered a
strong assurance that he would be appointed
Chief of the Bureau and Engraving and Printing
and he withdrew from the fight. The sppoint.
lncnt Of Palmer has been regarded as q foregone
conclusion for some time.
At the Cabinet meeting to-day the matter was
laid before those present and debated and It was
determined that Palmer should have the Public
Printership and that Meredith should be appointed
Chief of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.
At late hour tonight the appointment OF Palmer
was made. The appointment of Meredith may be
expected any day.
Two other appointments were announced at q
late hour this evening They were not unex-
pected. One OF them was announced by The
Tribune as determined on some time ago. lhey
were the appointments of Theodore Roose velt, ot
York, and Hugh ). Thompson, Of South
Carolina, TO be members Of the Civil Scrvica
Commission. Mr.. thompson, it will be remem-
bcred, was appointed by President Cleveland a
member OF the Commission in place OF Judge
Edgcrton, who was removed. The Senate re-
fused &c take action on the nomination before the
expiration Of the Lth Congress.
The following appointments were also made by
the President to-day:
Arthur J.: Thomas Of Salt Lake City, Utah. to be
Elijah sells, OF salt Lake City, Utah, to be Secretary
Ellsworth ,Dasgett of Utah Territory, to be Sur
Perry Arson, Of Idaho, to be Register of the Land
William II. Danlsop,, of Idaho, to bo Receiver of
Indians Of the La ronts Agency, in Wisconsin =,
James " Beacon, OF Kansas TO be referee and chair
man OF the reieres TO apprase the c1mpensation to
Company 10 the Cherokee Nation.
The applicants for Consulships are awaiting
with some anxiety the list of appointments to bs
given ont tomorrow. 1t has been semi-otticialy
announced that the President will take up tho
business Of the State Department tomorrow and
will dispose OF it rapidly thereafter. Secretary
Blaine has been busy for some time getting up q
list OF appointees to fill places in the Consular
service The work has been done as quietly as
possible, because there are SO many applicants
for every position that the Administration would
have been embarrassed if any choice for one OF
the positions had been announced. It was
determined to fill about I4O of the principal Com
sulshps immediately, and to leave the present
incumbcnts-abOut seventy in number-to nil the
other places for the time at least. For the lao
places to be filled there now 1000 applicants
with papers file and there are going TO be
several thousand men disappointed before the end
Of this week.