The morning news., 1889-05-08
HARRISON'S PARTY GIFTS
PALMER OF ILLIN OIs CHOSEN FOR
PUBLIC PRINTER.


onces Filled Fifty-Nine Postmas-
ters Given Places-Those in the
South.
WASHINGTON, May THE President
made the following appointments to-day:
ARTHUR L. THOMAS, of Salt Lake City,
Utah, to be governor of Utah.
ELIJAH SELLS, OF Salt Lake City, Utah,
to be secretary of Utah.
ELLSWORTH DAGGETT, of Utah Terri
tory. to be surveyor general of Utah.
FRANK w. PALMER of Illinois, to be pub
lie printer.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT of New York,
and HrGH S. THOMPSON of South Caro-
lima to b. civil service commissioners,
APPOINTED TO PosrMAsTERsHIPs.
The President to-day appointed tifty-nine
pos.maste S, among them the following in
The south: Robert L. Houston, Birming-
ham. Ala, vice NJ. B. Throckmorton, de-
ceased; Dallas B. Smith, Opelika, Ala, vice
r c. A. Mitchell, resigned; William A.
Wood. Gainesville, Ga, ,i ics WIliem D.
Welchel, commission expired; Jesse F.
Owen, Sweetwater, Tenn, vice John 5.
Yearwood, commission expired; George B.
French, WI lington, N. c., vice Oscar G.
Parsley, removed; Julius B. Fortune, Shell
by, N c., vice Benjamin F. Logan, re-
moved.
SKETCH OF PALMER.
Mr.. Paine the new public printer, is
practical p inter and is also bookbinder.
He was b blrn il Indiana in 1897, where he
learned the printing trade. He first worked
asa iourneyma 1 in New York city and then
removed 10 jamestown, N. Y, where for ten
wears he WIS the publisher and editor of the
Jamestown Journal. He " as member of
the New York assembly in 1858 and 1854
l,a e. II
editor and part owner of the Dubuque
Times. In 1869 he was elected state printer,
holding TIE office eight years. While at
Das Moines as state printer he secured con
TT ] Of the State Register tie paper now
owned by First Assistant P stmsster Gen
erl Clarkscn. In 1868 he was
elected representative from Iowa
was reelected TO the Forty-secondc C ngress,
where he served on the appropriation
c3nmi tee. After leaving congress, Mr..
Palmer bought an interest in the Chicago
hitter Ocean, which had been started ablu
D. year CT two previously, and he at once
the paper. He remalue with the
Liter Ocean until he was appointed
postmaster Of Chicago by President Hayes.
which position he filed during the admin
istrations of Presidents Garfield and Ar
thur, President Cleveland appointing his
successor On the expiration of his term Of
Office Siace reIinQushing the p st.na ter
snip be has been engaged i o .itorial work
OF various papers, among them the Chicago
HerULd. Mr.. Palmer was not a candidate
for tee place, and the only letters on file at
The wlite house i'll connection with mis- ap-
iontmeat are concentrations sent in vol
IN arly since his n me was publicly men-
toned.
WHO MR.. ROOSEVELT is.
NJ z1t - ,,.ol1l -.
Of the Roosevelt family OF New York, a I'd
has AIKEN an active part in the politics of
tAa' state. He was one of the delegates-at-
large to the republican convention in 1884,
anu was the republican candidate for
mayo Of New York city at the election
PRECEDING last mayoralsy contes run
mig against Abram s. Hewitt and Henry
Ge rge. He has been decided civil service
retormer all his life, aud hile in tho state
senate Of New York secured the rassage of
What are known as the Roosevelt reform
bills. He is man of literary astes, and
hes written a number of magazine article
descriptive Of life on large ranch which
owns in Montana. He is about 40 years
VI age and is quick, nervous and ener-
getc W rker. He is not now in Washing
Ton, out was tere in co sutation with the
Fr sldent before he accepted the appoint
ment
GOV. THOMPSON.
Coy, Thompson is the well known Assist.
ant Secretary Of the Treasury from South
carolina appointed uy President Cleveland.
he was torn in Charleston, S. c., and is
about 80 years Of age. He was educated at
tle Nnversity Of South Carolina, and after
ne was graduated there rom, studied and
actced law for some time in Columbia.
ai ais to9H an interest in politics aud was
elec1ed governor of the state,
which po'ition he resigned to accept
f9e Assistant Screraryship of the Treasury
ne was one Of the most popular appointees
Sl vi tle last administration. and President
OIeveiand in February last sent in mis-
nyAinauon to the Senate for g office to
NAcn ne was this evening appointed, but
was not confirmed, the Senate having
alopted policy Of non-action on appoint
~ uleuOS mace by President Cleveland toward
, yle c!ose Of his administration. His ap-
PolIdnent was urged by great many
prominent democra and also. II is said. bv
sentatves. '''''' '''-U -'P''
WHAT HoUsToN's APPOINTMENT MEANS
p,rIl Inc President formally recognized the
gnam white republican movement
appAltng Mr. Houston, its candidate,
'..iaS,er sct,1na,er at Birmingham to-day. His
ILL ILL uas greatly stirred up the regular
N - - rtpublc MS white and black. One
sii.l t1e'e latter, William Murrell (colored),
(htvr n - NHtpCts pu utuoutl NJ Jersey
y = " o. prominent rnembe OF the 6.
-, ~, VI New Jersey, but formerly of
NJ ana, and for two years a member
5sn, ,pe louisiana legislature, told the Presi-
iss, very very plainly, though politely to-day,
"uaV the regulars are thinking.
WHAT HE SAID.
~ President" he said, 81 am not an
seeker. | don't need any Office. bat
IN t u republican deeply interested
Y.r success Of my party, especia ly In
yo,- VetSsY' and | want 10 T. II YOU that il
k,rl rallninistration takes up the b rming-
prr,. =. lVsInent, as the news apers say it is
e,, ,sS 70 40, then New Jersey win 20 demo-
prl ueAt fal, although we have now a
b. nance OF carrying IL. There are no
ag5 ,o,,l uain republicans in New Jersey.
wbsr. among the colored people any.
cha =, got l65 colored newspape s in ex-
Tbs 81 lney are all full OF tnis thing.
ng s6nir,ed people everywhere are talk
fls 0ouL II. DON'T you see how the
a, elections here aud tbera
slo,.SS Se~ jersey are going, The
tom y, 'oters are beginning TO Slip away
your a. once let the idea get out that
Brnip,ht'ali lnlstranon las recognized the
b. s1a tsi,a ~ movement, has helped t. set
h,d tbs-e. nee ny republican party in the south,
Eol3rei ere rs WIZ be foot race among the
k5,cS IRE re ublicans Of New Jersey 10 see
rs, Gu au get into the Democratic marty