New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-01
POLITICAL ODDS AND ENDS.
aNTLSNAPPERs ARE HAPPY AGAIN.

s>uru NJ WEED RETURNS FROM WASHINGTON
WITH NEWS WHICH FILLS THEIR
HEARTS WITH JOY.
.,ucnorr.r s.ocr ,s away m again. Smith NJ
Weed is the political cause Of IL. He is back nom
a trip TO Washington and the assurances ""cn NJ
has brought with him fill the sous Oh ,he "ni
snappers with Joy. According TO Mr. wears reVel~
lions the principal New-lork appointments VIII DO
made as soon as President Cleveland returns TO me
White House from Hog Island Tile PRESIDENT wen.
10 that cuphonously named fishing and hunting GROUND
m Memorial DAY and has announced saturday as
The time for the termination Of his sport. The Anti
snappers Of New York. therefore. have set Monday
next as the dav when they Will begin 10 make merry
nj the expense Of the I'LL Mui shcehan unfortunate
They are not entirely certain yet who will be
arpoin,ed but their faith has been renewed that the
men who arc 10 b. lifted into place and power will
h. stracht-ort unadulterated anti mac hinists, be-
levers In Grover Cleveland from way back Re-
living mon smith Weeds revelations. they think that
cxs.nator william 4. Poucher, Of Oswego. who was
leading spirit OF the antiITll combine last year.
has the best chance for Collector But Mr.. Weed
confessed that Ir. Cleveland preferred New-York
CITY man TO an upcountry Democrat II he could find
New York man to suit him. The original Cleveland
men are not all particular 10 the location. They
arc ready 10 accept anybody who Is TO distribute
the subordinate Offices among them and leave the FOL
lowers OF the machine without recognition"
The Pres dents mind is not fully made up. Mr.. Weed
mid about Colonel Robert Grier Monroe. lie has not
been able 10 decide yet whether to make him surveyor
Of the Port or Naval officer. One the other Mr..
Monroe is sure Of As the salary attached TO these
,loce. IS the SAINTS OOO- Is said to be immateral
70 Mr. Monroe which offer he gets that It comes
soon.
Senntor william l.. Brown, who Is also Just back
from Washington. brings confirmation concerning the
impending certainty Of Executive action on the New
York appointment. Before the President leaves hog
Island Colonel Brown believes. he will announce the
name Of collector Hendricks successor and Il lot oil
other persons for the New-lort offices. The Colonel
said that he had potivcly declined the postmastershp
OF this city. In the batch which l. 10 be named early
next week State senator Charles p. Mctclland Is set
down for Appraiser Of the Port; and Christ ophcr Co
lmbis Baldwin. ex.chai man Of the dist AID County
Democracy. II is said. Is the postmaster Mr. Bala"ih
Wanted To go American Minister 10 81. PETERSBURG
and was bitterly disappointed when ho was passed by
He has been an ardent Cleveland man, and the place
now held by Postmaster Van Cott may be Offered to
him aS consolation purse.
A rumor prevailed Yesterday tina, Pouchcrs name
had again been taken off the slate fer collector ana
that cx Police Justice James r. Kbrth Of this city:
was to receive Til, appointment: Mr. kilbieth woua
prove highly satisfactory Mayor Grace MAURICE
j. Power and nine Of ten Of the anti Hin faction
The same authority made senator Me LELAND United
states Dsirct-Attorney II place OF MpPirea ~
Democrat who had talked with senator :'rm,n OF
that IT moi M all sure that MI 'fv land hcant
70 announce hi appointments nnH week. IT. wa, wa,
vii, tho Executive Mansion II late. that IN" Pre- j.
dent IS likely to hold back th's" appointments unll
German thinks viii he convened about the middle "f
september. In the mean time the plan OF ai't'A on
the h, ,a o scnn made % Ne paV an %
poraut rait In the snapper and Antl-snnpper war