The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-03-20
THESE WILL HOWL NO MORE.
A FEW oFeIce-sEeKERs sILgNcED
BY Having Their Nominations Sent To the
Senate BY the Presidsnt-Jsmes n.
Tyner of Brookvills Draws
Prize-washington Gossip.

WASHINGTON, March 1S.-The president
sent the following nominations TO the senate
to-day:
W. Budd Deacon of New Jersey to be mar
shall of the United States for the district of New
Jersey.
John S. Burton of Mississippi to be marshal
of the United States for the Northern district
of Mississippi.
Edwin l. Kursheedt Of Louisiana to be mar
shall of the United States for the Eastern dis
trict Of Louisiana.
Brad d. Slaughter of Nebraska to be mar
shall of the United States for the district of Ne
braska.
William H. Whteman of New Mexico to be
associate Justice of the supreme court of the
territory of New Mexico.
Smith A. Whitfield of Ohio to be second as
sistant postmaster general.
Abraham d. Hazen of Pennsylvania to be
third assistant postmaster general.
John w. Mason of West Virginia to be CON-
missioner of internal revenue.
j. Granville Leach of Pennsylvania to be sp-
praiser of merchandise in the district of Phila-
delphia.
William w. Thomas, IT,, of Maine, to be
envoy extraordinary and minister plenipoten-
tisry of the United States to Sweden and Nor
way.
Samuel r. Thayer Of Minnesota TO be envoy
extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of
the United States to the Netherlands.
Charles T. Mitchell OF Connecticut to be
commissioner of patents,
Nathan O. Murphy of Arizona 10 be secre-
tary of Arizona.
David II. Lines of Louisiana to be special
examiner OF drugs medicine and chemicals in
the district OF New Orleans.
John p. Ward of Oregon TO be appraiser of
merchandise in the district of Willamette, in
the state of Oregon and territory Of Washing
tom.
Mr.. MITCHELL nominated for commissioner of
patents, is a patent attorney living in New
Britain Conn. He is about forty-ive years of
age and is well known throughout New En-
gland. He is backed by the Connecticut dele
CATION and by large number OF patent lawyers
in New England.
Mr. Thomas of Maine who is named for the
Swedish mission, gets his old office back again,
he having been the minister of the United
States to Sweden and Norway when MIR. Cleye-
land became president. While Mr.. Thomas
was minister greater numbers of Swedes emf
grated 10 this country than during any other
similar period, and this large emigration is said
TO have been directly due to the efforts of Mr..
Thomas.
Samuel r. Thayer nominated minister to the
Netherlands, is a lawyer of Minneapolis. lie
is fOrty-seven years of age, a native of New
York state and graduated from Columbia col
lege in the class with Warner Miller and
Charles Emory Smith of the Philadelphia
Press. He went to Minneapolis and entered
upon the practice OF his profession, where be
attained position in the front rank. He is
esteemed highly by the people of Minnesota,
and is said to be well qualified for the duties of
the position. Mr.. Thayer has never held pub
lie Office and was not an applicant for appoint
ment now, the position having come to him un-
solicited, through the efforts of Senator Davis
and others, who vouch for him in the warmest
terms. The appOintee is a bachelor and has
spent considerable time in Europe.
Mr.. J. Granville Leach, nominated as APP
praiser at Philadelphia, is a well-SnOwn mer-
chant of that city, and was recommended for the
Office by Senators Cameron, Quay and others.
Mr.. j. W. Mason, nominated as commissioner
OF internal revenue, is resident OF Grafton, w.
Va, and is a lawyer by profession. He served
in the Union army during tue war and has
since devoted himself to the practice of law.
lie has been an active politician for many
| years, and is a member of the republican ma
| tiOnal committee In 1852 he was a candidate
/ for congress from the Second district and was
| defeated by only ten votes. He was also the
republican candidate for Judge of the supreme
/ court at the last election. He is now in Wash
ingtOn, and expects to take possession of his
| new Office Thursday morning.
Mr.. W. Budd Deacon, nominated Tor the
marshalship Of New Jersey, held that Office
under President Arthur. He lives at Mt. Holly,
and is al present a member OF the state senate.
Brad Slaughter, nominated for L. :. marshal
for Nebraska, has been for more than fourteen
years past clerk to the Nebraska legislature
lie is an active worker in support OF the repub-
lican party, and has been for some time past
secretary of the state republican league of
Nebraska.
Smith A. Whitfield, the nominee for second
assistant postmastergeneral, is a well-knOwn
Ohio republican about fOrty-ive years of age
| In his early life be was boOkkeeper and he
| left this pursuit to become a gauger in the in
| ternal revenue service. He then became
| a special agent of the internal revenue
service. Subsequently he was appointed
assistant postmaster at Cincinnati, and
/ then postmaster, which Office he held FIVE
years. MIR. Whitfield resigned his place as
| postmaster to become a member of the Cincin-
natl board of public improvement which has
| the disbursement of about 100000 annually.
| He resigned that office TO accept the one TO
| which he was to-day nominated.
Abraham ID. Hazen, nominated to be third
/ assistant postmaster general. held that Office
i for some years prior to the spring of 1887 when
! he was superseded by Mr. Harris, who was a
democrat. Mr.. Hazen is a Pennsylvania, who,
| after graduating from Lafayette college,
| tered the postofice department a twelve
! hundred-dollar clerk. He rose through the
various grades to the place of chief Of the
| division of stamps and supplies. In 1877 he
| was appointed third assistant postmaster
general, and in this capacity he served for ten
/ years. When President Cleveland came into
! office Mr.. Hazen, although a republican, was
| retained for two years because of his knowl-
| edge of the business that passed through his
/ hands. The third assistant postmaster general
has charge of all matters relating to the finances
of the postal service and has the letting of con-
| tracts involving the expenditure of large
/ amounts of money. Mr. Hazen did not seek
the office nor was he urged for il by his friends.
| The tender of IT came TO him entirely I'M
solicited and be was urged to accept the office
| by P.-M.-Gen. Wanamaker and Mr. Clarkson.
| who desired Mr.. Hazen's assistance because of
/ his wellknown ability to discharge the duties
| OF the place.
I THE SENATE