Arizona weekly citizen., 1889-06-22
WASHINGTON LETTER.
The President Refuses to Take a Hand In the Fractional Quarrels of Virginia kepublicans.-- Other Interesting News.
WASHINGTON, June F, 1889.

(From Our Regular CorrespOndent,)
 The President has positively and finally refused to take any part in the factional quarrel of the republican party of Virginia. He ..has been visited this week by strong delegations from both sides as we'll as by number of private individuals. To all he has given the same answer; AS President of the Unit ed States do not feel authorized to in terfere in political quarrels in any state. Wherever there is a divided party my only feeling is indifference tinged with disgust. and I must decline to accept any responsibility for the sufferings caused for lack of harmony" The presi- dent is generally commended for the position he has taken in this matter, although of course the Virginia people think it wrong. The President has also denounced as false the report that he has instructed Assistant Postmaster Clarkson to appoint no Virginia post master without the indorsement of Gen. Malone.
 Secretary Rusk says he is very doubt ful of his being able to accept any of the many invitations to Agricultural fairs which he has received. owing to the fact that he IS devoting every moment of his spare time to the perfection of G plan of reorganization of the depart ment of agriculture which he hopes to submit to the president with his annual report this fall. He will, however, en- deaverto have the department represent ed at most of the largest exhibitions
 Among the Presidential appointments this week were the following:
 Archie E. Baxter to be U. $. Marshal of the northern district of New York; Charles H. Colburn to be coiner, E. B. Zabrikie to be melter and refiner at the U. S. mint at Carson, Nevada; Thomas J. Morgan, of R. l. to be Commissioner of Indian affairs; H. Sherman Jr. to be receiver of public moneys at Salt Lake, Utah: Frank O. Hobbs of N. H. to be re- gister of the land office at Salt Lake, Utah: Edward C. Gatby to be register of the land office at Pine City, Minn: w. c. Wills to be register of the land office at Huntsville, Ala, B. E. Chapman to be receiver of public moneys at Larned, Kans, and Charles D. Ford to be register
 
 The election of Calvin $. Briee of Ohio, the rainbow chaser" of the last cam paign, to succeed the last W. H. Barnum committee gives great satisfaction to the republicans, but the democrats do not seem to like 1t over much.
 The commission of MT. Zimmerman, recently appointed postmaster at Can melton, Ind, has been ''hupg up" and it is extremely doubtful whether he eyer gets it. This state of affairs is caused by no fault of Mir. Zimmerman, against whom no complaint has been made, but by mistake on the part of the Presi- dent, who thinking the office was presi- dential, made memorandum directing the appointment of Mrs. Dela Hunt, who was removed from the position early in the Cleveland administration, and against whose removal he, at that time 1885 6 Senator, made strong speech. In the meantime Assistant Postmaster General Clarkson had, on the recon mendation of Representative Pasy ap- pointed MT. Zimmerman to the office; which is in the fourth class and not the presidential AS soon as MT. Clarkson learned of the Presidents memorandum he ordered the commission withheld and lad the facts before the President. 1t is thought that Mir. Zimmermans ap- pointment will be revoked and the place given to Mrs. De La Hupt,
 The slowness of Public Printer Pal mer in making changes at the Govern ment printing office, particularly among the higher officials, is causing much comment and some ugly rumors, one of which is to the effect that MT. Palmer has been captured by what is known here as 'the ring" and that few changes would be made, exeeps among the print CTS. "The ring" is composed ei 3 num- Der of officials in that office who are said to be bound together by mutual inter ests. Ths most of them have held on for years thEeugh every change of ad- ministration, and the ellly politics they know is self interest.
 Secretary Tracy has received cable gram in cypher from Commander Kellog who was sent to Hayti to report upon the condition of affairs there. What il contained is not known, but it created more or less commotion at both the Navy and State departments, and 1t Is known that one war vessel has been ordered to l go there at once, and that others will be