New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-08
FLY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.)

A. w. LYMAN FOR COLLECTOR OF IN
TERxAL REVENUE IN MONTANA.
IsY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSE]
Washington. April 1.-The list or nominations sent
by the President to the Senate today was like ohat
Of yesterday. disappoin,ingly small II Is as follows
Caleb w. West. OF Utah to be Governor Of Utah
Doninick I. Murphy. CT Washington. d. c.. to be
First Deputy Commissioner OF Pensions.
Ambrose W. Lyman OF Montana. to be collector
~ internal revenue for the district OF Montana David
c. Browne. OF Montana. to be Collector Of Customs
for the district OF Montana and Idaho. IA the State OF
Montana
Levin l.. Jones. of Maryland to be a Second AS
Instant Engineer in the Revenue Cutter service
The nomination Of Mr.. West is an exception prov
Ing the rule which ostenta tously laid down
BY President Cleveland, when he declared ex-ofice
holders ineligible for reappointment. IT must be
said however, In Mr.. Vests favor TINT made. on
the whole excellent executive officer after his
first appointment eight years ago and that there
are why he should not serve his Territory
as we'll. II not better now that he has proited by
experience, and brings the discharge OF duties
Of Territorial Governor the knowledge gathered In
four years Tenure in Office
The appointment Of Ambrose W. Lyman. OF Mon
tana to be Collector Of Internal Revenue for the
District OF Montana and Idaho is In every respect
admirable one. Mr.. Lyman has for many years been
an active newspaper man. He left Washington, where
he had represented The NcwYOrk sun" four years
ago, 10 assume charge oil Inc Heicna (Mont) lnuc-
pendent" The hostile attitude OF The sun" toward
Mr.. Cleveland has never been permitted to weaken
the esteem In which President Cleveland held Mr..
Lyman
The appointment. though In measure 10 be
regarded personal one. will prove acceptable to
a large number of Republicans well as Democrats.
The friends. in fact, OF Mr.. Lyman are not to be
identified upon party lines, and he has friends
sen years ago the u anS
ldaSo district was collector OF news Tor Inc
Tribune 1t is needless TO remark that the experience
ecen discharge Of the duties of the office to which
Governor Caleb W. West Of salt Lake City, re-
nominated for Governor OF Utah. succeeded Ell s MUIR
ray, Of Kentucky. Governor OF that Territory hav-
Ing been appointed by MIR. Cleveland from Kentucky
IN 1856. He made efficient and
popular Governor, and contributed mater
ally by his tact IN inducing the church
70 renounce polygamy and TO obey the laws. Two
years ago Governor West Joined the divsionlSt Demo
Gratis In the Territory and has since been earnest
advocate Of statehood fey Utah. Governor West
born in Cyntrana. Ky, May o. ls44. was edi-
Gated at Millersburg. KY. entered the Confederate
Army. served under Joseph E. Johnston In Virginia.
and later under General John II. Morgan In the West
lie a prisoner for twcntythrcc months At John
stos Island in Lake Eric After the war h. prac-
Used his profession In his native State and never held
Office until his selection Ly Mr.. Cleveland for the
thur L. Thomas. appointed ly Mr.. Harrison
Domnick ]. Murphy. nominated TO he First Deputy
Commissioner Pensions IS not unknown about the
Pension Office. He entered the Government service
as messenger, promoted 10 be clerk. ana hnaliy
10 be the Chief Clerk Of the once. His elevation
IL the deputy commissiOner>hip is due 70 his own
merit and the solicitation of Mr.. larrity who has
leen for some days urging his selection. Mr.. Murphy
is the brother Of the Official stcnosrdpher OF the
Senate; his home Is in Philadelphia.
Ambrose ". Lyman. of Montana who has been
appointed Collector OF Internal Revenue for the
District Of Montana by Mr.. Cleveland was born
thirty nine years In ohio. where II" attended hc
common school and a local college. After graduation
he entered journalism and served as Washington
correspondent. In 1876 he became reporter Tor
The Tribune but in 1870. joined the stan OF "Th"
New-York SUM-" serving first reporter and then
as assistant editor. Afte.waId he acttd as Albany
correspondent for that paper. and there became ac-
Guanted win Mr. Cleveland Who was then serving
his first term Governor. \ year or two later Nr.
LYMAN became The Suns" correspondent at Wash
ington In 1889 he severed his connection with
eastern papers 10 become editor OF DemocMtlc
journal in Helena. Mont The post OF private
secretary TO President Cleveland was offered 10 him
last winter.