The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-06-29
From the New York Evening Post.l
THE PARTY's PIEnaEs

presluentlal campaign, to be used 10
securing Harrison's election. Has
been clothing dealer all his life;
took no important part in politics
until last year, and never held public
office till selected for the cabinet. Is
protesting Christian of unusual
activity, is superintendent of the
Bethany Sunday school in Philadel.
phia.
Clarkson, j. s. Appointed first as
slstant postmaster general in re-
turn tor his services as vice-chalrman
of the republican national campaign
committee; Mr.. Clarkson was also
editor of the Iowa State Register,
which warmly supported Harrison
since his entry to Office he has distin-
guished himself by the unprecedented
rapidity with which he has removed
democratic postmssters and appoint
ed republicans in their places.
Tanner, James. Appointed commits.
siOner of pensions because of his cam.
paign services in rallying the soldier
vote; has been professional soldier
politician for many years; has no fit.
ness for the duties of the Office, and is
an avowed advocate of almost uulim-
tied pensions.
Reid, Whitelaw. Appointed minister
to France as q reward for supporting
Harrison in the New York Tribune,
of which he was the editor.
Halstead, Murat. Appointed minister
to Germany as a reward for his SER
vices in supporting Harrison in the
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette, of
which he is the editor.
New, John c. Appointed consul
general at London as a reward for
his services in supporting Harrison
in the indianapolis Journal, of which
he was the editor; except for his par
tisan services would never have been
thought OF tor the place.
Roberts, Ellis HI. Appointed assistant
United States treasurer at New York
city as reward for his services in
supporting Harrison i'm the Utica
Herald, Of which he is the editor.
Hicks, John. Appointed minister to
Peru as recognition of his services
in advocating the election of HarrI.
son in the Oshkosh Northwestern, a
Wisconsin newspaper of which he
is the editor; If he has any other
qualification for the place, 1t has es-
capped mention.
Porter, Robert P. Appointed Super
for supporting Harrison in the New
editor; is a most unfit man for the
place; is al Englishman by birth, and
was formerly an advocate of free
trade; he changed his opinions soon
after he changed his country, and
became violent aud dishonest advo-
cate Of protection; wrote series of
letters misrepresenting and malign.
ing his native country, Juggling with
and dlstorting figures to make them
bear false witness against il; was
caught d-ring the Harrison cam.
paign making false and misleading
quotation from the report OF a parlia.
mentary commission; his general
reputation as all unsafe statistician is
so bad that he has felt obliged to
publish card saying that he will
make "fair and honest census;" his
appointment is yet to be confirmed
by the senate.
Egan, Patrick. Appointed minister to
Chill as a recognition of the value OF
the votes of the Irish faction led by
Patrick Ford; the appointment is
said TO have been granted as q special
favor to Ford; Egan was at the time
barely citizen of the United States,
having been in this country but q
few years.
Tyner, James N. Appointed assistant
attorney general for the post office
department for political services ;
was formerly first assistant post
master general, and was asked to
resign by President Arthur and
Postmaster General James because
he had once been lobbyist in behal
of the star-route thieves, who were
then being prosecuted, and it wa'
impossible TO place any confidence
in him.
Van Colt, Cornelius. Appointed post
| master of New York as recognition
of the Republican Boys, among whom
he has long been leader; has beer
professional politician all his life
and at the time of his appointment
had no knowledge whatever of the
| postal business, or any fitness what
ever for the duties of the office; II
appointing him the president dis.
placed Mr.. Pearson, who had helC
the Office for eight years, who had
though a republican, been retained
for four years by President Cleve'
land, and who had been as efficien
postmaster as the city or the
country had ever had; in replacing
Pearson by Van Colt the Office wa
put back into politics, or into
condition from which it had beer
taken bv President Grant when b.
appointed Mr.. James in 1873.
Vandervoort, Paul. Appointed super
intendent of mails at Omaha as
reward for his services as q politician
held a similar position under Post
master General Gresham, and wa
dismissed by him in 1883 for insub
ordination, Tor making false report
to the department. and for beinI
absent from his post OF duty 265 day
in one year; the leading republican
newspaper of Nebraska, the Omah,
Bee, says of him: "Vandervoort i
an inveterate brsggart and liar. :
The nickname OF .Vanderbum' is no
SANDER. 1t is matter of notoriet,
that VandervOort's associates, whel
he was chief clerk, were ward bum
mers, roustabouts, and rowdies o
the lowest degree. lt Is notoriOu
that he often detailed railway mai
clerks from the service to assist hiu
in packing ward csucuses and fight.
ing at political primaries. aud substi
tnted tor these regular mail clerk'
irresponsible vagabonds aud bum.
mers who were transported in thu
mail cars in charge OF the mall
without even taking the oath. 1t Il
notorious that Vsndervoort wa
hired and paid by the Union Pacifi,
railroad for conducting the legisla
tive oil-rooms at Lincoln, with thei
drunken orgies and vile methods 0
decoying members into corruption
by downright bribery" These fact
about him were published at the tim,
of his appointment, ,on April 2Sd last
but he is still retained in the service
Harrison, Carter b. Appointed United
States Marshal In Tennessee becaus
he is the presidents brother.
Saunders, Alvin. Appointed mem
ber of the board of registration an,
election in Utah territory, salar