Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-04-26

lima; Edward G. Bradford of Delaware to
be United States district judge for the
district CT Delaware.
1nterior-Cassius NJ. Barnes of Oklahoma.
TO be governor of Oklahoma territory;
Frank G. Deckabach of Washington to be
register of the land office at Olympia.
Wash.
To be receivers of public money-John
OBJ ScoDey of Washington. at olympia.
Wash; Porter Warner of South Dakota, at
Rapid City. S. d.
To be agents for Indians-Asa c. Sharp
Ct Maryland. at the Ponca Pawnee &C.
ageTcy, in Oklahoma territory: Thomas
Richards of North Dakota. at the Fort
Berthold agency. in North Dakota; VIM.
H. Meyer of Colorado. at the Southern
Ute agency. in Colorado.
Treasury-Elmer j. Miller of Ohio. to be
surveyor of customs for the port of Co.
lumbus. Ohio: Henry Brady of Colorado
TO be melter of the mint of the United
States at Denver Col.
To be assistant surgeons in the marin .
hospital service of the United States Sam'I
b. Grubbs of New York and John Nc
Mullen of Maryland.
Postmasters-James F. Steinbeck Lake
city. Col: Frank E. Benjamin. Terre
Haute, Ind; Owen s. Higgins, Lebanon
Ohio; Henry Curran, Stevens Point, Wis
The story was started last night that
Secretary Sherman was to be succeeded at
the head of the State Department by Judge
W X Day of Ohio, The story is pro-
nounced untrue Judge Day was today
nCminated for assistant secretary of state
as has been anticipated, and he is expected
to retain that position His selection was
made largely with the view of relieving Mr.
sherman as far as possible from the more
laboricus duties of the office Mr. Sherman
Is no longer young and his health Is only
reasonably good. One of the Inducements
1cr MIN 10 go into President McKinley's
cabinet as Secretary of State was to be in
place where he could be relieved from
much OF the strain attending his position
in the Senate. II was understood ar the
fhle
ara his personality would be of great value
10 ire administration, but that he should
De relieved of the more laborious duties
OF the Office.
II was in compliance with this idea that
ex-Representative Storer was at first So
Iected for the assistant secretaryship Wnen
senator Foraker objected to this the Presi-
den' sought another who could occupy as
cloSe confidential relations with Mr Sher-
man and On whom the latter could rely
much as he would upon himself In Judge
Day was found the man
Secretary Sherman assures his friends
that his health is much better since he
entered the cabinet. and that the duties
OF MS position are easy and agreeable to
hlm Judge Day is expected to be ALWAYS
close TO the head of the department bur
not expected to succeed him.
Mr- Sherman. it is hoped will not find
II necessary TO retire until the close of
the administration.
Judge Bradford, the new district Judge
or Delaware Is one of the Higgins leaders
IN the state. and IL is said his selection Is
against the protest of the Addicks faction
He was member of the Higgins commit
tee in the last campaign. and when there
was talk OF compromise with the Addicks
faction he withdrew from the Higgins com
mittee as protest against compromise
lie is a resident of Wilmington and one of
the leading lawyers Of the state He has
been several times mentioned as a COM
promise candidate for senator by the re-
puolicans. Judge Bradford is older than
are men usually selected for such positions
out is a well-preserved man.
Judge Purnell of North Carolina is a
grandson OF Gov. Dudley, who was the first
goFsrnCr elected by the people. He resides
at Raleigh. and is a lawyer of extensive
practice.
he mas been state senator and has
neeh the candidate of his party for SUPER
mlendent OF public instruction He has AL
ways oeen a republican, though not a yio-
Fht partisan He was indorsed for the
position by Senator Pritchard
SoN Barnes was formerly a resident Of
ffrt Smith, Arkansas When the OkIa
homa country was opened he was sent to
Guthrie as register of the land office ba
ing appointed by President Harrison lie
has since lived at Guthrie and has heen
worker In the republican ranks Deun;s
Flynn. formerly delegate from Oklaho
was a candidate for the place but Mr.
Barnes as indorsed by the MCKINLEY wing
OF the party. which was anita agouistic 10
fiynn who supported Reed during the pre-
Lminary contest last year.