The Post-office

Last níght's dispatches bofe the news to this city that E. B. Pond had beeu appointed postmaster at Ann Arbor. It was sad news to some of our democratie friends, and happy news to some others. The list of candidatos for the office were as follows : 'S. W. BEAKBB. First in the list of candidates comes the editor of our able and ardent democratie contemporary, Samuel Willard BeakeB, of the Ann Arbor Argus. He is an American, pure and simple, has been a bomt flde resident of this city since 1887, but had lived liere as a student some years previous, and possesses a 6horough knowledge of the city and vicinity. He is an able man. and no one doubts his ability to make an excellent postmaster. Me has a claim upon the party iu services rendered as ! editor of the Argus, and valuable time spent in-furthering his party's interests. He is alwavs and everywhere a democrat, and probably secuied the largest petition of any candidate, and among the names thereon are said to be many of the best workers and hustlers of the party. He has a backing that is certainly powerful, besides which is the power of the press. This latter element is uot a small one, by any means, a tact that no one recognizes more than does Congressman Gorman. The public, also, would have been quite generaliy BatisfledhadMr. Beakes been appointed. There would have been soine kiokers, no doubt, but the rank and file of the party, togetlier with the people of all classes, would have accepted it with good grace. EDWARD DUFKV. Mr. üuffy is a man whose influence is feit wherever lie goes. He is a man vho would be selected in a crowd as one of promiuenee and ability.' He bas served one term as postmaster, and nade a good one, devoting bis time to the work, and favoring the public with a genial and pleasant forcé of employés. Some of Mr. Duffy's opponents urged the fact tbat he bad had the office for one term, and was not entitled to a second, but it is fair to presume that tbey were too cunning to advance tbat "argument" wben conversing with Congressman Gorman, who served two ternis as State Senator, and is now servingtwo terms as Congressman. President Cleveland could with perfect propriety have failed in seeing any force to tbat as an argument. Mr. Duff'y then stood an equal chance with bis competitors, with the furtber advantage of knowing all about the position, and he could have stepped in andconducted the business without any of the annoyances and errors that invariably come to a nevv man. He is a strong man with bis party, and always a hard worker for its candidates. CAPT. J. F. SCHUH. Mr. Schuh urged his candidacy on several grounds, the first and greatest being that lie made a most admirable chairman of tlie county conimittee for niiiny years, and has never been rewarded for his labore. He was a candidate for county treasurer in the last democratie convention, but was defeated for the nomination by over-coufidenee, and perliaps other reasons. Mr. öchuli Htands as a representative of the Germán democratie voters of the city and vicinity, whic:h it was tbought would, just ut Ibis particular time, have had a hearing upon Mr. Gorman in making his decisión. There were people so sanguine of his appointment thatthey offered to wager money thereon no longer ago than Tuesday. I)K. JOII.V K-U'l'. Another representative of the Germán demócrata is Dr. John Kaop. He is a man who carnes tlie votes with liim when he runs for office, and has i record of never having been defeated. He lias come to the rescue of his party several times when they have been on the ragged-edge. and has pulled the mayoralty out of the republican clutches. He is au honest, capable man, and would have made an excellent postmaster. E. B. POM). Another American bred and American boni candidato was E. B. Pond. He has grown old in the service of his party. For years he conducted the Argus, and piloteil tlio party through the darkest days of its existence. He has never had an office that in any way compensa ted him for his services. He is strictly honorable and no more capable man is to be found in city. Mr. Pond never possessed the faculty of "standing in wfth the boys," as itis terined. He had a backing, however, that was not to be slighted. He went to the president witli ñames that carried weiLf h t and could not be brushed asido. Buch menas Secretary Morton, Assistant Secretary Uhl, Viee-1'resident Stevensou, ex-MinisterG.V. K. Lothrop, Chief Executioner Maxwell, Judge Cooley, and others of like prominence, miglit be mentioned as having been personally interested in bis candidacy. In appointing Mr. Pond the president, without doubt, eutirely ignored Congressman Gorman, for that gentleman is known to liave been bitterly qpposed ti bis candidacy, and did it entárely apon liis own responsibility, a tliing be had a perfect right to do, but which is seldom done by a president. The great masa of the people will be satisfled with the choice. Republicana especially aro finding no fault, Lor although they have nothing ti aay about it, yet they are interested ii having a good postmaster.