New-York tribune., 1889-12-21
HILLS MEN FOR OFFICES.
APPOINTMENTS MADE IN ALBANY YESrhh
DAY.
GEORGE p CHURCH FOR DEPUTY STATE TREAS
rRrR. WILLIAM r. PosTE FOR CIVIL SER
VICE COMMISSIONER AND ISAAC H.
MAYNARD FOR FIRST DEPUTY
ATTORNEY. G ENERAL.

,u.,x Dec 90 (speciaD.-There was large ga'h'
g ., state officers in the Executive Chamber OF the
C,pltol to-day, and Governor Hill had MS oeishS
carried out in respect to several leading appointments
Some he made himself. and others were ostehsloly
made by the state officers but all were actually naoe
bv Mr.. flil. This Is Hl administration anu nv
Iuu intends 10 mould II In every respect. II Demo
cra,s ret nominations for state Offices only with his
consent nowadays he obviously proposes to make the
.rc e.sfnI men pay handsomely for the privilege OF
Long his favorites. Elliott Danforth. the state treas
orer..ect appointed George Il. Church, OF Aloon' as
peputy state Treasurer. Mr. Church IS about ioeN'
Eve years old Of good abilities and son of the late
sanford F. Church. Chief Judge CT the Court OF Appesls
II Is an appointment satisfactory to Mr. Hi' hoeeu'
NJ psn,orth saw the Governor before 1t was sh
nounocd
But this did not comprise all the appointment
The Governor was also visited by Attorney
General Tabor, by William L. Poste, Of Canton, OF
Lawrence County, and by Isaac II. Maynard OF s'an
ford. Delaware County. After they had held CON
ference the Governor appointed Mr. Poste as C',"
Service Commissioner, in place OF General Damel ~
sickles OF New-YOrk, who recently resigned ms ONCE
Mr. Poste for two years past has been flrsV Oep"''
Attorney &c General Holding that ONCE ne mas sno"n
a high order of ability. and also that he was i,an
Of integrity and OF independent Judgment III MS
new Office many judicial questions VIII come 80
him for review and there is no question 'hat he -
amply qualified to pass upon all OF these 10 'he
satisfaction of the public. Governor HiH mas ha"e
few appointments better than this one
Attorney General Tabor has filed Mr.. Postes place
with Isaac IL. Maynard. Mr. Maynards career -
well known. lie was an Assemblymah mere III ie'o
ana 1877 and then was the Democratic candidate for
Secondary of state in 1870 but was defeated by Gen
ersI Joseph r. Carr the Republican candidate Presi-
dent Cleveland appointed Mr.. Maynard SECOND Con
troler of the United States Treasury Department !"
1885 and subsequently Assistant secretary Vi 'i0
Treasury The last six months Mr. Maynard mas Deon
a member of the commission that has been ehgagcu
in revising the laws of tho State, ana nc mas Jus'
ep,sbed an important branch of that work. REVISION
Of the laws relating to tho condemnation of properly
II Is believed that Mr. Maynard only 'ahes S"''
humble place as assistant 10 Mr. Tabor under promise
from Governor Hill that lie shall succeed MI lsoor
as Attorney General. One AttOmey-Gencral namely
- O,pr;o, has recently risen 10 the Court of Ap-
.o,s bencll and it may be that Mr.. Maynard mas set
his eve upon that lofty Office
Meanwhile superintendent OF Public WORKS hai'nch'
+be now head OF the Canal Department, Is preparing "
emf of the official head Of every Cleveland Demo
crat that holds position in that department !.
is crammcd with them and naturally there Is eIco'
agitation among them. The axe OF Mr. lianheh II Is
said will first descend the necks OF the CleVc'ahu
men employed In West Troy, watervlet ana Cohoe''
with the aim OF strengthening Edward Murphy !I' ''
Chairman OF the Democratic State COMMITTEE Ill '''
contest he has been waging In these places usuO
ressfuly for three years past against d. Cady Hech
the Cleveland boss OF Albany County. Mr' IerrlOh
expects this assault upon his entrencments pu1 ooA
upon the situation calmly, confident tlat iie can
sin hold the Democratic organization In the county
Politicians are rather surprised at the warfare
Governor HlI is waging upon the cleveland Deno-
Gratis His course they think remarkable In con-
sideration OF the fact that he now rules inc Demo
cratic organizations fourhs Of the counties OF Ie
State A prominent Cleveland Democrat said to-day
t4acH
,ryipg il of the State printing 1t seems TO me, NAV
\ lead 10 trouble. It isn't the mere matter OF
patronage for the state printing is worth only ABOUT
$4,000 a year, but it is the precedent established
which will hurt The Argus why, that newspaper
has been the newspaper organ Of the Democratic
party, its State paper, whenever II was III power
ever since I645. And If any one VIII examine
Hammond's Political History of NewYork,' he Will
discover that il quarrel between 'Ihe Argus
and srhe Atlas another Democratic newspaper
over the State printing, which excited DIVISIONS that
split the Democratic party in this State. The Al
bany Tines for years has been such an antlCleVe-
land paper that this action Of the Governor is the more
remarkable. Why, The Albany Times" boed Gov
ernor Robinson IN 1879 and labored to defeat Ceve-
land In 1884 and}in 1888. 1t is not Democratic
newspaper, only an organ OF Governor Hill. Last
fall ii bolted the Democratic ticket in this city, by
supporting Judge Mott for reelection"
"The Albany Argus" says nothing about its loss Oh
the State printing but the people wonder If its pro
pretors think the appointment OF James ii. Man
ming as Civil Service Commissioner, at a salary OF
$1,000 made up for loss Of $4,000 ana
the repue Of being the State paper of the Democratic
party. THE Argus has also within two years lost
the legislative printing and the session laws printing
Mr. Hill seemed TO be stripping IL OF all ohcal pap
But the Governor desires newspaper 10 be either
Hill organ or a Cleveland organ and not the mouth
piece Of both factions. The fact that "The Argus"
did not come the defence of Attorney General
Tabor and Controller Wmple said to have dlspleased
the Governor, and he retalates.
COMMISSIONER MANNING RESIGNS.