Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-13
sesrws W. Irwin II. as Unised STATES Mar-
shala and Jerry sanfvaa ~ Collector al
Oasssms-Repablicans Find tho Vacant
Chief JustSceshfp Hard ts Ffll.

g AnE OMASC0 oN3NN1 oU1a&C oCt
to act upon Observation-Disclosures under
the new administration. Democratic Office
holden in this Territory as well as else
where are preparing to make way for Re
publican SUCCESSORS. Collector Shields and
United States Marshal Kelly have both
sent i'm their designations and the latter
has bsen acted upon without delay De
capitations are now in order, the Tact that
the successors 70 the present sppointive
ofRcials win have only q shurt-lised lease
Of ONCE having NO ostensibte elect in di-
ninishisg the crop OF applicants.
On Saturday Geo. W. Twin ii. received .
dispatch from Washington to b eetiect that
Montana appointments would be among the
first sent in to the Senate; that Marshal
Kelly'e r~esiSnation had been received, and
thas the United States marshslship would
receive first attention. Yesterday alter
noon he was in receipt OF q telegram rom
Washington from IN undoubted~ authority.
stating that the President had signed Mr..
Twins nomination to the vacant marshal-
ship, and that IL vent to the Senate
promptly. As the confirmation OF the APP
pointmslt win follow as q matterof course,
the selection OF Mr.. Irwin may be regarded
a. settling it 30 far n the United States
m~arshalship 10 concerned. It may take 9
month vet, however, before Mr.. Irwin will
be prepared to enter upon the discharge oi
the duties OF his Office, a. q good many de
tails have to be attended to before the sp-
pointment is completed.
Mr.. Irwin was the recipient in the course
OF the day yesterday OF hearty ~eongratuiar
tions from his numerous friends by whom
the news had been discounted for some
time as the appointment was among the
first agreed upon in the distribution oil
party spoils as the result OF the Republican
victory last fall. His appointment does
not involve leaving Butte, otherwise, Mr..
Irwin said, he would not have accepted it.
There il only one town In the Territory"
said he, s.and that il Butte. The rest are
mere way-stations."
In the course of the day yesterday Z. B.
Warren made public an authentic piece oil
news. 1t came to b i'm in the shape OF a
telegram from Washington that the name OF
Jerry Sullivan of Fort Benton had been
sent to the Senate for confirmation a. Col
lector Of Customs there, which may also be
expected to be confirmed at once. Mr.. Sui
Ivan was temporary chairman OF the Re
publican Territorial Convention last year
and he has long resided at Fort Benton.
He 10 about 40 years OF age and merchant
in good standing. The Office has been held
for the last fifteen years by Thomas c.
Cummings under Republican and Demo
cratic administrations and it was under
stood that he was again q candidate. He
must have withdrawn, however, as be wrote
to parties here recommending i. Sulliyan's
nomination. =
The Republicans OF the Territory have
been in q quandary whom to induce to ae-
cept the nomination for Chief Justice. e.
forts were made to get Judge Knowles to
accept it, but he positively declined. 1t is
stated that the Judge will not be averse to
receiving the appointment of United States
District Judge when the Territory becomes
q State and lawyers of both parties would
look upon the appointment with favor. An
elevation to the Territorial bench now
would not interfere with his subsequent ap-
pointment to the United States District
Judgeship, but it is understood that Judge
Knowles has important legal cases to at
teRd to that he would prefer To see through
the courts before accepting q position ON
the bench.
An effort was made to induce Governor
Carpenter to accept the vacant position on
the Territorial bench, but be too positively
declined to allow the use OF his name. The
TACT that the time for which the ~sppointee
will hold the position Of Chief Justice OF the
Territory is SO short initiates seriously
against getting any lawyer OF standing to
consent to allow his name to be forwarded
to Wsshi. gtor.