The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-04-19
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CONTEST TOR BANK EXAMINER.
Messrs. Pugh and Packard Candidates for
the Place.


Messrs. Pugh and Packard Candidates for
the Place.
The next state Office contest 10 settle in
Indiana is the Z. s. bank examiner. The
present examiner Holman OF Rochester,
rendered his resignation month ego.
but the law requires that the secretary of
the treasury and the comptroller
of the currency jointly shall make the
appointment. Until the new comptroller.
Eckles. takes his Office the appointment
cannot be made. Eckles will 60 in April
-, but Secretary Carlisle has announced
that the districts would be rearTanged be-
fore appointments could he considered. SIS
they stand new the districts are too large.
Fewer banks will be placed under one
examiner and the districts viii
have to be arranged regard
less OF etate lines. II is possible
than Indiana will have two districts.
1t will take two weeks TO rearranGe the
districts and the appointment of exaDin-
ers for Indiana will not be made inmedi-
aiely. As it now stands the contest has
narrowed down between O. n. Packard
OF Plymouth and I'd J.. Pugh Of Rush.
vile.
Both men arequalifed. PuRh has been
a bank cashier for number Of years.
Packard is a lawyer and has been also
connected with bank. Packard is
backed by Senators Voorhees, and Turpie
and Congressman Conn; Puch by HOl-
man. who is making a good fight.
Geographical location is against Pugh.
So far not an appointment has been made
from tho northern part OF the state
Burke for district attorney. Carr for
deputy, Hawkins for marshal, are
all from the southern part OF
the state. The minister to China is
also from the southern part, the
minister TO Mexico and the consul-gen-
eral to Paris are from the central part.
Holman claims the collector of internal
revenue Tor the east district on account of
his long service in congress. He has
recommended Bracken. who also lives in
the southern part of Indiana, and in the
Fourth district. The two senators have
conceded 10 Holman this collector.
Senator Voorhees, will recommend Jump
OF Terre Haute for collector OF the western
district There is no assurance that the
pension agent will 90 north. Holman
can't get both Pugh and Bracken. As
the collector hss much patronage and
the bank examiner none Holman
will stick to Bracken. However, he
took Pugh TO see Secretary Carlisle and
made q strong plea for his appointment.
To get Puch be realizes that be must
knock out the two senators. but he felt
equal TO the emergency. His interview
with Dir. Carlisle was satisfactory to Pugh
and the latter left for home this evening
feeling confident. IL the state is divided
into two districts both Packard and Pugh
Will be appointed.
The POstoflces.
Congressman Conn has decided to settle
every postofiice in his district cross roads
and ell, by election. he has recon-
mended candidates for all the fourth-class
Offices in the district, but upon being
informed that his recommendations would
not be considered unless accompanied with
petitions he withdrew his Endorsements.
and will let the department settle the
contests among the applicants. he viii
advise his constituents to hold elections
and file the papers with the department.
lie will make no recommendation
Indiana received the following fourth
class postmasters in today's grist. All
were removals, except at Selvin and
Cromwell
Bippue. Huntington county, Ira Shoemaker,
Butleryille. Jennings county, j. w. Ciarkson;
C0esse. Whitley county. jackson ByTami
Crom sell, Noble county, ID. III. Clark; Hay
den, Jennings county, James sullivan; Lab
eriy Mills Wabash county, ID. MeEserg
Macy, Miami county. John Zartman;
Montgomery. Daviess county, l. j. Spaldingf
New Harmony, Posey county William Rich
ards; Ossan, Wells county, w. A. Woodward;
Owensville. Gibson county. L. p. Hobgool:
Selvin. Warrick county, w. I. Spradley; Ser
win, Wabash county, {. c. Steller; Troy Perry
county. q. J. Lindemann; WsWAhe. NObl
eounty. 7. J. Forrey.