New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-06
HE UiS THE PRESIDENTS OWN CHOICE
WHAT SECRETARY LAMONT SAYS ABOUT THE
APpOiNTMENT-MR CROKER SATISFIED

WHAT SECRETARY LAMONT SAYS ABOUT THE
APPOINTMENT CROKER SATISFIED.
The home 81 secretary Lamont, No. .3o west
Seventy thrld.st. besieged with anxious Demo
Gratis YESTERDAY who wanted to be- Informed to the
true meaning OF the appointment OF G. W. Dayton as
Postmaster. Colonel Lamont has been In NETWORK
for Il day or two getting his family ready FOR trip
10 the Worlds Fair AT Chicago. and expects TO go
With them and t. spend week with them there II
they yet off to-day according to the programme.
1T + the Presidents own appointment the
Colonel told iuqurers. Nobody suggested 1t to INN
To my knowledge, and nobody WAS more astonsled
probably than Mr.. Dayton himself when the Pi'ssi-
dent sent to know II he would accept. Mr.. Clcye-
land and Mr. Dayton are old acquantanceS. dating
back TO the time when the former was Governor, ana
to that fact believe, the new Postmaster owes his
appointment
In spite Of Colonel Lamont's vcracous inside
history revealing the touching innocence OF any
politics In the selection far the President is con
ccrncd. there widespread suspicion abroad last
evening that ex-Mayor GInc" had finger In the PIE
aud that he suggested Charles W. Dayton as can
didate in the first instance.
at WAS A very shrcwd Gracc's part
said farsighted palitican. 10 get one OF his most
faithful political assistants Into a goodszed office
under the gui.c OF TImmany man. Dayton Is In
the Tammany organization, ii Is true. but he is as
clos, 10 Grace is the Mayor undcrshrt.'
IA senator Plat said last evening: 4" The Pre>
dent has made up his mind 10 satisfy all shades
of the Democratic party. and here they have Tam
many man In hgh standing. County Democracy
leader an Anti>napper. original Cleveland man,
an advocate OF the People, Municipal League and II
steadGlst supporter of David Il. Hill, all In one ap
poln;men, What more could the most eXac,inG
Democrat askl-
Richard Croker took pains last evening to let 1t
be bnown that Mr.. Daytons appointment WAS semi
ncntly satisfactory TO the orgtnizLtion.c Mr.. Dayton
gave us many hard fight when he was with the
County Democracy. lu that is all past. lie Is a
good Democrat and Is in the organization. lie
Is a popular man and will make good Postmaster.
which Is the main thing to be looked at. MIR.
Cleveland coud not have done better"
Nevertheless. frank and plains spoken Tammany
Hall men able to discover little In this act of
Mr. Cleveland 10 give encouragement TO the Wigwam
They were OF the opinion that II Daytons was to be
considered "a Tammany appointment II was about all
that Tammany would gel. The Collector, Naval
Officer United States District-Atorney United States
Marshal surveyor, Appraiser, Pension Agent and the
Internal Revenue collectors would ali 80 to the Anti
snappsrs. Besides this there have been disluetins
little rumors that Mr.. Dayton and others who had
been as fervent County Democracy and New .\mstcr-
dam clubmen as he was had gone into Tammany Hall
with certain wclLdeined object, In view.
" In case Of Il revolt in Tirnmany,' remarked a
political seer place On The Inside Is not without
its advantages from II strategic point VI vicw'