New-York tribune., 1896-03-31
HENRY H.LYMAN is THE MAN.
NAMED BY THE GOVERNOR FOR STATE
EXCISE COMMISSIONER.

HE IS REGARDED AS A MORE THAN USUALLY IN
DEPENDENT PLArr REPUBLIcAN-A NEW
COMMISSIONER OF LABOR STATISTICS
fsY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRrBUNEI
Albany. March 3O-Governor Morton appointed
Henry H. Lyman, Of Oswego. as state Com"'s'
sioner Of Excise tonight. and thus set IN mot'o"
the official machinery Of the Raines Liquor TAX
law He also put an end at the same time 70
large income. which the telegraph and teiepnons
companies Of this State we're enjoying as the re-
suit Of attempts to sway the Governors choice
CT the head Of the new department
strong effort was put forth to-day by ex-Sen'
ator Commodore p Vedder to obtain the place.
He filed papers with Governor Norton In which
he was spoken Of favorably BY an odd assortment
of influential persons. In them Thomas =.
Platt's name jostled that If Joseph II. Choate.
while Charles w. Hackett was in the company OF
Eihu Root. Mr.. vedder vas thus supported BY
practical politicians and by some OF the leaders
Of the Constitutional Convention. Mr. Vedder
was a member Of the Constitutional Convention,
and this was why Its former delegates Endorsed
him. John Raines, It is believed. also favored
Mr. Vedder.
Mr. Lyman's appointment. however. was not
opposed by Mr. Platt. and while he would have
preferred vedder, there will be no complaint from
him over Mr. Morton's choice He will say that
no better man than Mr.. Lyman could have been
selected The appointment will compel him to
choose a rather high class OF Platt men for ap.
pontments under the Stete Excise Commissioner.
for Mr.. Lyman is not person who will accept
any riff -raff that Mr.. Platt may favor. Platt
Republicans, however will be chosen. That IL
the essential point ir Mr.. Platts eyes, Possibly
the Civil Service rules will deprive him Of most
Of the appointments.
MR.. LYMAN'S RECORD.
Mr.. Lyman Is a man Of considerable meanA
who is vice-president Of National bank and
director Of q savings bank in Oswego. His
money Is chiefly invested In farm lands in Ne.
braska He is ffty-lve years old. In early life
he was a surveyor. This business he abandoned
when he enlisted as a private soldier in the
147th New-York Volunteers, and went to the front
In the War Of the Rebellion. At Gettysburg, at.
ter having been successfully Lieutenant captain
adjutant and major, he commanded his regiment
At this battle he first met Senator Ellsworth
who was an aide-de-camp on the staff Of General
Wadsworth.
Returning to Oswego at the close Of the war;
he engaged in the banking business In 1889, at
the request Of George B. Sloan and other proml-
nent Republicans Of Oswego County. he was ap-
held that office until President Cleveland
turned to power in 1893
Mr. Lyman OF late years has been the Piatt
leader in Oswego County He has not. how
ever been an ntoerant Platt man. Mr.. Sloan.
for instance. although anti-Platt. was always
sent as a delegate to State conventions with his
consent Lately. also. the Platt leader In the
XXIVth Congress District, he refused to Join IN
a scheme to defeat D. c. Middleton. Of Water
town. for delegate to the Republican National
Convention.
WHAT COMMENDS HIM TO Mr.. MORTON.
In 1895 Mr. Lyman was appointed a member
OF the State Fish and Game Commission. Here
he came under Mr. Mortons notice, an off,
ca who wished to fulfil his public duties and
not merely to draw a salary and evade work
The financial accounts Of the Fish Commission
which department had been abolished ana
merged with the new Fish. Game and Forest
Department. were In a badly disordered condi-
ton. Mr. Lyman discovered that at least $4,000
was due the State which had not been paid TO
IT. He compelled the restitution Of this amount
by the persons from whom II due. While
engaged in this work Of obtaining for the State
what was It's due Mr. Lyman reported his
operations from time to time to Mr. Morton. ana
thus gained the Governors esteem. which led to
his appointment.
Mr. Lyman's appointment referred to the
Senate Finance Committee. 1t is probable that
this committee will report favorably on his
nomination Tomorrow there Is great need OF
some man being at the head OF the Excise De"
partment immediately.
OTHER NOMINATIONS
Governor Morton also nominated John T. Nc
Donough. OF Albany. for State Commissioner OF
Labor Statistics. Mr.. McDonough Is lawyer.
and he was the member OF the Constitutional
Convention who was responsible for the passage
of the amendment to the Constitution whcn
forb!ds the sale OF any goods manufactured by
the State convicts His nomination was referred
TO the Senate Finance Committee.
Ex-senator Edmund OConnor, or Bingnamton.
has been reappointed member OF the Board or
Trustees OF Bnghaniton State Hospital 10 sue
ceed himself Governor Morton to.nignt sent
Mr. OConnors nomination to the Senate. ana
II was Immediately confirmed on the motion OK
Mr. Cantor, the Democratic leader
The following nominations were received by
the Senate from the Governor ana reierreu 10
the Finance Committee:
To be a Manager OF the Manhattan State Hos:
pital-Henry II. Hollister. OF New York 70 MI
the vacancy caused by the resignation ot George
s Bowden and for his unexpred term OF ONCE
To be a Trustee OF the New-York State Soldiers
and Sailors Home. Bath. Steuben County,.
Monroe Shoemaker. OF Elmira, to fill the vacancy
caused by the expiration Of the term OF office OF
II. II. Rockwell.
Mr. Platt received at his home In the Fifth Avenue
Hotel last evening an avalanche OF telegrams from
Albany sent to inform him that Governor Morton
had nominated Colonel Lyman. Mr.. Lauterbach.
chairman Of the Republican County Committee was
with Mr. Patt when the kilograms began to pour IN
1t was said that the intelligence OF Colonel Ly'
mans nomination not altogether pleasing to
Mr. Platt or Mr.. Iauterbach. Mr.. Platt had urged
the Governor to name ex-senator Vedder and had
protested against the appointment Of Colonel Ly.
man-urgng the Governor to take Colonel George
w Dunn, Of Binghamton. or ex-Collector Francis
Hendricks. OF Syracuse, II he could not appoint
Vedder-but vedder his man against all comers
Mr.. Platt. however. refused to admit that he was
In the least annoyed by the Governors choice No.
body would suspect from his appearance that his
advice mad not been followed.
lent one. Mr.. Platt said, cheerfyiy land "and !. en-.
pleased had ex-senator vedder been chosen. but no
better man could have been found for the place In