New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-01
A BLOW FOR The MACHINE.
OFFICES FOR ACTIVE ANTI sNAPPERs.
THE ADMIN sTRATrON is SHOWING ITS HAND IN
THIS STATE AND IT WILL BE HEAVY
ONE TOR THE HILLMCRPHY-
suEEHAN COMGINATioN.


ONE TOR THE HrLL-MCRPHY'
snEEHAN COMGINATioN.
The nominations which the President made yes
terday brought JOY to the hearts OF the ANU
Snappers of this State and 1t showed the machine
Democrats that the President In the distribution
of the patronage OF his office intended to recognize
their enemies first. Among the appointments were
those Of three assistant appraisers. on this list
are William Mckinney j. Rockwell Fay and jacob
Schoenhof. Mckinney is supposed to come from
Brooklyn. and he endearel himself to Mr. CieVe
land by getting up in the campaign last year d"
alleged organization OF Democratic veterans ie
is an Anti-Snapper of the most pronounced type
This appointment will be credited to Brooklyn.
The next man on the list appointed an assistant
appraiser, j. Rockwell Fay. is credited to Nilliam
T. Curtis. Mr. Curtis is the president Of the Demo
cratic Club. which is an organization OF CleVe'ailu
worshippers of the most intense sort MT 'urtis
received his own appointment as reward ior MS
services. Mr. Fay, who is the secretary OF 'ne
club also has been rewarded.
Mr.. Schoenhof. most OF all. has endeareo himseli
to the President He has been writer on tarn
matters from the free trade point of view directhg
his attention considerably to wool. He Is supposed
to be expert on wool
The appointment of Fay will come surprise
to him. for he thought that he had been lost sight
OF when the appointment OF the Commissioner IN
charge of the Indian Warehouse in this city was
made some time ago. Smith NJ. Weed then Sc
cured the appointment OF a friend Of his and Fay
and his friends thought that they had been for
gotten.
Coming on the top of these appointments was the
announcement yesterday afternoon by Collector
James T. Kilbreth of the selection Of his private
secretary He is Francis 5. Palmer. Mr.. Palmer
s n cousin Of Francis Lynde Stetson. who was
member OF Mr.. Ceveands law firm and who Is an
intense antl-machine man. Mr.. Palmer Is Yale
graduate and he has law Office in Plattsburg,
the home of Smith VI. Weed. He is the head or
the law firm Of Palmer. Weed & Smith. Mr.. Weed,
the member OF this firm. IS the son Of Smith NJ
Weed lie is an ex-mcnber of the Assembly, an
ex-county judge. ana now. by the grace OF MI
Cleveland he is the Collector at the Port OF Platts-
burg.
The President also made some appointments of
men who come from other parts of the State and
thev will not please William T. Sheehon or Ed
ward Mu-rhv. IT. In the least One or the mon
whose names Gent to the Senate is General
Peter G. Dovlc Of Buffalo. who has been named as
Collector for the Buffalo Greek district General
Dovle is the man who called out the militia last
year to uuell the Buffalo strike. He Is close
friend Of Mr. Bssell. the Postmaster-GeneraL, and
his appointment secured by him. General
Dovle Furthermore. is one of the most active anti
Sheehan mon I'm Erie County
The appointing Of Valentine Fleckenstein as
Internal Revenue Collector for the Rochester dis
trlct is another blow TO the anti-Administration
men IN that part OF the State Mr. Fleckenstein Is
a prominent German and he has fought George
Ranes and the entire Hill machine in Monroe Coun-
'tv for some time His appointment is said, on
the best authority. to be a blow at Raines and his
following.
John J. Kennedy. who was named for Appraiser
for the Buffalo Creek District. Is another friend OF
the Postma erGeneral and an anti-Sheehan man.
II was said here yesterday that by next week
Tuesday or Wednesday some more appointments
would bc made which would be more startling tnan
those OF Yesterday.
Secretary Lamont arrived in this city from Wash
ineton on Friday evening to meet his family. and
hc spent yesterday with them at the Victoria
Hotel He said that he came here on personal
business simply. to close his house at No 23S West
Seventy-third-st. and remove his wife and children
TO Washington for the winter The Secretary re-
peated his well-worn statement that his visit was
without political significance and that he had seen
no politicians OF note and expected to see none.
He also said that ne would return to Washington
with his family to-day
In spite Of the declaration that he had seen
no politicians" IT is known that the Colonel con-
versed with several Anti-Snapper Democrats and
encouraged them WITH the assertion that the Ma
tionaI Administration is in full sympathy with their
efforts to send as many anttIill delegates pos
sible TO the Democratic State Convention at Sar-
atoga He gave them TO understand also that the
Presidents friends who went to Saratoga and
stood by the AntiSnapper coors should be rewarded
with Federal patronage Mr. Lamont intimatcd
that he was in possessi of Information that the
machine men would not attempt TO throw any
regularly elected Cleveland delegates out of the
convention.
Police Commissioner John c. Shcehan went to
Buffalo Yesterday consult with his brother Lieu
tenant Governor William F. Sheehan. The object
of the Commissioners visit as told in Democratic
machine circles here. is to engage the Lieutenant
Governor In the task of substituting the name Of
Thomas f. Pearsall. of Brooklyn on the conven-
ton SLATE" for that of simon W. Rosendale for
Attorney General. Attorncy-Genera Rosendale mad
been virtually agreed upon for denomination. but a
complication has arisen in Kings County politics
and IL appears that Boss Mclaughlin. who had
fixed upon Mr. Pearsall for Justice OF the
S,Ipreme Court 10 succeed Judge Joseph
f. Bernard in the lid Judicial District.
now desires to put another Democratic lawyer In
that office Judge Barnard will retire from the
bench on account of age at the expiration of the
present year The of Boss Mclaughlin s
new favorite has not been disclosed, but he is be-
lieyed TO be a politician in whom Mr.. Croker and
the Tammany magnates OF this city are interested.
Mr. PearsaIl is chairman of the Democratic Com
rnittee of Kings County and one OF Mclaughlin 8
most trusted lcutenants. that the Boss feels
that he cannot dsplace him without Offering Pearsall
another satisfactory place The Lieutenant-Gov-
ernors aid is therefore to be invoked TO settle mat
ters What Rosendae Is 10 get II he accedes 10 the
change nobody seems TO know.
A SKILFCL PICKPOCKET CAUGHT