The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-14

Surveyor Of Customs-ARCHIBALD A
YOUNU, indianapolis.
-Postmasters.-
Goshen-CHATTNCEY D. SHERWIN.
Attica-ALBERT 5. PEACOCK.
Delphi-ELLIOTT +. BARNARD.
Frankfort-ANDREW A. LAIRD.
reensburg-ANDREW NJ. WILLOUGH-
BY.
Lebanon-ELLIs C. DARNELL.
Noblesville-WILLIAM V CHANCE.
NOtre Dame-ANDREW MORRlSSEH.
edersburg-WILLIAM IL. MALLORY.
Nevay-WlLLIAM o. PR0TSMAN.
Thorntown-ROBERT SPOTTS.
Culver-B. W. SCOTT.
Appointments of Indianians confirmed
to-day were:
Solicitor of Internal Revenue-ALBERT
Commissioner of immigration at san
Juan. Porto Rico-F. V. MARTIN.
-Postma asters.-
Washington-FRANKI |. SEFRIT.
SaBH5neeNt, SSplliyannW, A E0tMES; sMAF!zY
MITCHELL. w. DALE.
Linton-WALTER w. WILLS.
Jeffersonville-N. II. MYERS
Elkhart-W. II. ANDERSON.
Clinton-J. y. FIRST.
Versailles-JOEN w. BERGMAN.
Newport-JOHN II. MAYERS.
XXX
Among the nominations sent TO the Sem
ate to-day were: Collector OF customs.
Jessie w. Elliott, of Newport News. Va
Registers of land offices, John A Oliphant,
Oklahoma, at Mangum, o. T.; Anton II.
Ciassen, Oklahoma. at Oklahoma City.
Receiver of public moneys. William +.
Young, Oklahoma City. Okla.
Navy Lieutenants Cjunior grade): f. L.
Bennett William p. Scott. Joseph NJ.
Reeves. r. c. Moody. L. +. James and l..
B. Jones. Assistant Surgeon. Charles NJ.
Oman, Pennsylvania. Among the post
masters appointed were David j. Baldwin.
at New Orleans; Edward d. Smitbe. at
Augusta; Ca, and p. d. Barker. at Mobile.
Ala.
The recent nominations Of o. H. Stilson
as postmaster at Grand Rapids. Mich, Ed
win Price. at Grand Junction. Col. and
w. NJ. Sargent at South RoyaIton. VT.
have been withdrawn by the President. The
first named was nominated last month. but
resigned before confirmation was secured.
and his name was withdrawn several days
ago. The South Royalton. Vt, Office was
investigated by a pOstoffice inspector just
after the nomination was sent in, the re-
suit being the withdrawal OF the name and
the designation OF Mr.. Belknap instead.
The Grand Junction case is the result OF
an investigation OF the office by an in
spector, who subsequently recommended to
the postoffice the removal of Postmaster
Price, who had been nominated Dec 10
last for a second term OF four years.
The New Orleans nomination to-day ia
A re-appointrnent. The case had been held
up pending investigation OF charges that
Postmaster Baldwin was involved in the old
Louisiana lottery. but these charges were
dismissed as unfounded. Two other Louisi-
ana appointments at NapoleOnville. and
New Iberia, are significant as recognizing
national committeeman L. $. Clark for the
first time in the Presidential post0ffice pa
tronage, instead Of the Wimberley element.
as heretofore The entire Democratic DEL
hn
candidates in fighting the Clark men. The
Wimberley faction. however, indorsed the
New Orleans appointment Spokane.
Wash, is the home OF Senator Turner, who
urged the retention OF the present post
master there. Geo. T Temple. whose term
has Just expired The nomination Of Hart
son was in recognition Of the Republican
representative from that district.
Delegate Rodney and Solomon Luno. Re-
publican national committeeman from New
Mexico, had a conference with the Presi-
dent to-day about appointments in that
Territory. AS a result, the President, II
was stated. probably would send 10 the
ceiver OF public moneys at Las Cruces,
Henry ID. Bowman, the incumbent: regis
ter of the land office. At Santa Fe. Manuel
land Office at Roswell, Howard Leland.
There was a sharp controversy in the
Senate executive session to-day over the
confirma ton OF 8. @. Sharp as marshal
for the new Eastern district Of Kentucky.
The two senators from Kentucky. Deboe
CRepublican). and Blackburn Democrat,
took opposing positions When Mr.. Sharps
nomination called up Senator Black
burn objected TO confirmation ON the
ground that Mr.. Sharp had presided over
"a mass meeting held In front of the ex-
ecutive mansion at Frankfort in 1893 while
the GOebel-TaylOr controversy was AT its
height. and few days before Goebel was
assassinated Senator Blackburn charac-
terized this meeting as an armed mob. and
said that IL was composed OF about 40
men who had been brought from all parts
OF the State for the purpose OF fntimf-
dating GOebel and his followers He said
no man who would consent TO act as its
leader should be appointed 10 an Office
whose principal duty was 10 preserve the
peace.
NIr Deboe retortod that OF the entire
number OF people gathered very small
percentage about 800. were armed These
We're. ne said, from the mountain districts
OF the State. and men there Ia bituaIly
carried arms, no significance could hc at
tached 20 the fact that they appeared al
this meeting armed. The meeting. ne
added. was quite "a respectable as many
over which Mr.. Blackburn had presided
and had been held for tho purpose OF de-
manding fair play lie said Sharp had been
a Confederate soldier and Democrat uutl
1896. and that his nomination had been cam
vasscd with Senator Lindsay before his re-
tircment and practically promised rs Pres
ident Mckinley before the lattorH death
Ii was stated on behalf OF the committee
on the judiciary. which reported the nom