St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-12
THINKS HE OUGHT TO STAY.
Gil Pierce Does Not Favor the Re
movaI of McCormack-NIe
is All Right,

tHoSa. ot
is All Right.
Special 10 the Globe.
WASHINGTON, March lit have
not recommended, nor will ] consent
TO indorSe the removal of Secretary
Mccormack said Gov. Pierce this
evening at Chamberlains Mr. Nc
C0rmack is an old resident, a man of
self-acquired property, gentleman, an
honest official, is efficient and worthy of
retention for meritorious service. For
these reasons / shall not be party to
his removal, but if a removal is deter
mined on by the administration, know
of no man whose appointment would
suit me better than Mr.. Richardson. ]
have told him so, and do not hesitate to
say so to any one. Mr. Richardson is
one of our best citizens, but you must
fully understand that my attitude to-
wards Mr.. Richardson is not one of
opposition. | have no objection to him
personally or politically. | refuse to
indorse his appointment solely because
L cannot consent to be a party
to the removal of Mr.. McCor-
mack. In fact, / am not inclined
tonight to believe that Mr.. Mccormack
will be removed at all. He has as good
tt Sl1OW lOl 1ClCltlOlI llDW do MI. hlCu-
ards0n has of appointment. so far as
my information goes.n Gov. Pierce
further stated that. in his opinion, Gov.
Mellette will be appointed tomorrow.
He speaks very highly of Mellette, and
is confident of his fair dealing and in
tegrity when inducted into the guber-
Material Office. Gov. Church's resigna-
ton has not been received. There is
letter on file at The White house stating
that if his resignation is needed he will
resign. This letter will be treated as
resignation, because, as an interior
department officer says, .'Church's
resignation is desired
81 am very well pleased with my as
signment to committees" said Senator
WaShburn tonight. g L have been
made chairman of the committee on the
Improvement Of the Mississippi river,
and am to be a member of the commit
tee on commerce. These two commit
tees deal especially with matters in
which our state will be interested, and
| was specially anxious to be on the
committee on commerce, while l did
not expect Craftsmanship at ALL"
The contest cases of Mollett and
Huntress VS.. Thayer, appealed from the
Duluth land Office, were decided to-day
in favor of Thayer. This decision af-
fects the title to two-eighths valuable
iron lands. in which all three had
homestead entries. Thayer had
scripped it with soldier additional,
after holding it a short time.
Postmasters will be appointed to-mor-
row ip Dakota as follows: William S.
Chase, at Sturgis; NJ. o. Fold
ers; an,rs at .+ radh MinOt Tho Gee George n{ o, R.
Turner county, is held under advise
ment by the department. Young Mr..
Ullum, of Bismarck. wants the land
Office there. Capitalists yesterday COM
pleted arrangements in New York for
building a bridge and the construction
of a road from Forest City to Deadwood
under the right of way recently granted.
Capt. Hassler, of West Virginia, present
appointment clerk of the interior de-
partment, will leave here April to
superintend work as vice president and
appointment Of George W. Irwin. of
Butte City, as United States
marshal of Montana, was decided
upon 10y the president to-day. Jere-
miah Sullivan, of Fort Benton, will be
collector of customs for the Montana
and Idaho district. Delegate Carter is
active and successful, as will be seen
| from these items. There are six presi-
dental offices vacant in Montana by
reason of the failure of the senate to
confirm Cleveland's appointments.
They are at White Sulphur Springs,
Phillipsburg, Granite, Boulder Valley,
Great Falls and Wickes. The rumor
having started that ex-Secretary Villas
will commence the practice of law
at Milwaukee, your correspondent
called on Col. Villas at his residence,
and he said: ''There is no foundation for
the story. l shall return to my old
home at Madison, and l shall be pleased
to have YOU fully and fatty contradict
the rumor." Roger G. Spooner, a
brother of the senator, was Endorsed by
the entire Wisconsin delegation for
German consulate. Blaine and Harri-
son both were seen on the subject by
the delegation in person, but no assur-
ance WAS oiNen hN nithnr