The Opelousas courier., 1890-08-02
Washington News.

biI6 ~. ". AApy AtCh on
Collector of Customs Warmoth to-
night returns to Sea Girt, n. j., but his
activity while here revived the talk of
changes in several Federal offices in
Louisiana.
The Item has investigated the matter,
and learns on reliable authority that
there will probably be three changes
within the next thirty days.
The term of the postmaster at Opel
ousas expires next month and Collector
Warmoth has recommended the ap-
pointment there of Chas. Steele. Steele
is a brother -in-laW of Ex-Governor
Packard, formerly of Louisiana, now a
probable Congressman from Iowa. 1t
is understood that Postmaster General
Wanamaker requested Warmoth to
name the appointee.
Postmaster Motifs head is also in
danger. Charges have been filed
against him.
The third change stated is that OF
Coiner of the Mint, and for this Mr..
Desmarais has the endorsement OF War
moth and has the inside track.
Special to The Times Democrat.
Washington, July 28.-Mr. Louis
Desnlarais is said to have the inside
track for appointment as coiner at the
New Orleans Mint. Mr.. Coleman said
TO day that he had shown to Secretary
Window certain charges that have been
made rejecting upon Mr.. Desmarals'
official integrity.
AS is we'll known, Mr.. Desmarais is
the cashier at the Custom House, and
Mr.. Lastrapes, an employe in the same
office, has made several damaging sta
tements about him; which Mr.. Coleman
has asked the Secretary to investigate.
Although the Secretary has given no
promise, it would appear that the char
ges are of such character as to demand
an investigation before Mr.. Desmarals
is appointed to the position which it is
said it is the intention of the admins
tration to give him.
Mr.. Geo. Chacher6 was to-day ap-
pointed superintendent of the public
building at Opelonsas, La. This ap-
pointment was made on the recommen-
dation of Messrs. Warmoth and Des-
marais, who, although they really in
dorsed Mr.. A. Chacher6, the appointee's
father, accompanied the Endorsement
with statement to the effect that il
did not matter which one was appoint.
ed, father or son. The son being an
architect was accordingly selected. The
same gentlemen, Messrs. Warmoth and
Desmarais, also indorsed for the same
position, Mr.. Il. B. Brooks. Represen-
tatiye Coleman had recommended fol
| this place Mr.. Ne A. Medicis, and lie ex
pressed himself as much surprised to-
day at Mr.. Chacher6's appointment
because, he said, that he had never
heard of his being Republican.
Special to the N. @. City Item
Washington, July 29.-Mr. Coleman
has shown the Secretary of the Trees.
ury letter written by Napoleon lias
trapes, a colored politician of st. Ian
dry parish, wherein Mr.. Louis Desma
rails, the cashier Of the New Orleans
cnstomhonse, is charged with forgery
| In 1873 Lastrapes was a messenger il
| the New Orleans customhouse and Des
marais the. cashier Lastrapes says
his name was forged to a pay roll.
As the story is told the campaign
Gown there was waxing hot and Gen
| Tom Anderson was candidate for th,
| State Senate from st. Landry. Des
| marais was warm and active sup
porter of Anderson, and the parties
| that have taken up the Lastrape
charges say the money was taken to as
sist in that campaign.
N. O. City Item, July 29 The Iten
called upon Mr.. Desmarais in regard t,
the above. He said
aThe charge is absolutely false. TIL,
pay rolls are in the record room of thi
building (the Custom Honse), and
shall ask that they be produced, when j
can readily be seen whether the sigma
ture is in my handwriting or anothel's
[ have been misrepresented in all tFi
Opelousas affair.
aMy enemies have charged that en-
dorsed both Brooks and Chachere for su
| perintendent of the public building a
IOpeiousas The facts are: first endor
sed Mr.. Brooks and stood by him unit
he voluntarily withdrew from the con
| test. i then recommended Mr.. Cha
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