The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-05-06
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II 10 very evident that Senator Cole
Of California 10 not exactly 10 his most
appropriate and natural element. We
can hardly conceive what be ,s.6tted
for but that be is not made of. the
stuff from which useful and sagacieus
Representatives arc made is but TOO ap
nareo,. Following il an eqract from
a letter written by Squires," the
Washington correspondent of the San
Francisco Times, by which it appears
that Sir. Cole, when in private, has a
way of assuming the Broderick tone
talking with fereeuess and acting with
dramatic srernness. But We will lei,
=. Squires P" describe his interview with
this lion 10 sleeps clothing:
| In order to avoid giving one-sided view
| of the California quarrel. l had an interview
| with Senator Cole, and informed him of the
object of my visit. He appeared pleased, and
said in substance as follows: That it was
positively far from his thought or desire to
have a controversy with his colleague in dis
tribu,ing the Federal patronage That Mr..
Sargent had called on aim before he had
taken his seat, and said ~ consider myself
as much entitled to an equal division of the
offices as anybody else" This he repeated,
and, only in reply TO the repetition, Mr..
Cole said tnat the offices we're appointed bv
and with the consent Of the Senate, and
he did not consider Mr.. Sargent's claims of
that character; whsreat Nj. Sargent got mad,
and somewhat violent That he (Cole)
was willing to concedeeverythingin Sargent's
o~ n district, and some outside hut, there
were but few changes to be made, and those
Mr. Sargent wanted to have all filed with
the political friends of that gentleman, he
himself felt in dutv bound to protect his
own friends first. Tha. the Naval Office u.
S. Postal Agency, and the offices Of Assessor
and Collector of Internal Revenue at San
Francisco were the only places, except in the
Mint, which had patronage. and i'll which
changes were baund TO be made and Mr..
Sargent had friends for each, viz: f. u.
Waite for the first. Frank Giles of Nevada
for the second, Thomas Tennent for the third,
and Col Coey to be retained in the last also
H. G. Rollins of Nevada for Register in the
Land Office at San Francisco. He tCole) took
occasion TO offer Nj. Waite the position of
Deruty Collector and Auditor in the Custom
House as compromise; but Mr.. Waite per-
emptorily declined, and positively demanded
the Naval Office as Sargent man, and this
demand was as positively declined Oh those
terms. He had no knowledge of the" COM
bination until the appointment of Mr.. n.
A. H. Ball as Supervisor. Of Internal Rev
enue and he had no intention Of acting ar
b;car:,S, or recommending persons for the
different offices withou. advising with Mr.
Sargent, until that happened. Since their
plan was exposed, he intended to fight them
with all his ability and power, and he would
grind them to the earth before he
would yield point. He could never stoop
to low cunning or personal ma!ienity or vitu-
peration, but would make them criaSe with
severe modification and political disappoint-
ment before he was done. asked if ae had
considered well the prospect of the party, in
taking these steps; and received the reply
that he had, and that he would let them
know that he was captain Of tais boat for
the next four years, and INTENDED 70 run it
lis own way. l further inquired about Sec
c-etary Gorham, and his relations with that
gentleman. but could get no satisfactory an
swers; in fact Nr. Cole changed the con-
versation whenever Gorham was alluded to.
Being determined to "grind them to
the earth " We are led to suspect that
Mr.. Cole has borrowed certain emo. |
cratic candidates q" iron heel" D