The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1872-11-21
Washington Correspondence.
WASHINGTON Nov 16 IA,

4SOf' ", 1919. d,
Yesterday, Senator Cameron, Governor
elect Hartraft and about thirty Of the most
prominent Republican politicians Of Penn
sylvania,, called upon the President for the
purpose of securing the appointment of
George Truman as postmaster of ,Philadel-
phia. Mayor Stokely urged that the ap-
pointment of Mr.. Truman would contribute
largely toward keeping up the party in Penn
sylvania. He desired the President to- set
aside the civil. service rules in this case on
account of the great good which would re-
suit from this selection. The President did
not see it in the same light as the politicians
and gave them to understand that their re-
quest would not be acceded to. When the
party left the white house, they INDUCED in
such profanity as was scarce equalled by the
army in Flanders" One prominent among
the, snubbed said that if the civil service
rule had been applied to Grant in the recent
election, he would not have been promoted
to a second term; which sentiment was gen
orally acquiesced in. There is moro than
regard for the civil service rule in this refu-
sal Of Grant to request from the leading
politicians Of State which gave him 145,-
900 majority. Simon Cameron declared
that every Republican who opposed the
election of Hartrarft, should be punished,
Right in the face of this John W. Forney
has been taken into the Presidents confidence.
This was gall and wormwood to Cameron,
and this visit was to bring the President to an
issue. 1t was to see whether Grant would
dare ignore the politicians of Pennsylvania,
and slight their services. =,
On the occasion Of the Forney banquet
last summer, Mr. VIM. B. Mann shook his
finger in Grants &ce and said, that no one,
high or low, could, with impunity, ignore the
working Republicans of Philadelphia; this
was hint at Grant for his hobnobbiug with
the Union League Swells, Childs, Borie
and Drexel, to the utter exclusion of the
working politicians.
Grant never forgets nor torgives. He
has by this one stroke, under shadow of a
most convenient rule, shown Cameron that
he will not be dictated to, even by the one
who most assisted him to lease of power,
and at the same time, has returned the
threat of VIM. B. Mann in defiance and
with interest. Mr.. Mann was present yes
terday, and felt that he had lost at his game
Of bullying. I look upon the event of yes
terday as most significant, and from it will
date the gradual, though sure, dissolution of
the Radical party, which not even the CO.
hesive power ofpublic plunder, will hold
together. ...,
THE VACANT MAJoR-GENERALsHIP. ,
The President has not indicated his pre-
ference for any one yet to fill tho vacancy
caused by the death Of General Meade -
Howard, of picus and Freedmen's notoriety.
Burnside, the politician, Terry, Candy and
other Brigadiers, have been pressed for the
place, but:it is claimed in army circles, es.
pecially among the staff, that Quartermaster-
General Meigs will be selected He is press.
ed by t:ring" who are interested in claims
to the extent Of millions, which comnig before
him., will be acted on adversely. His pro-
motion will leave the Quartermasterz General
Ship to: be filled by the President. who. will
be urged to overslaugh Gen. Allen, and ap-
point Gen. Rufus Ingal, one Of the notorious
''mess,". and a great friend of Grants.
There wiltbe no trouble so far as Gen. Allen
is concerned, as he desires to be stationed on
the Pacific coast where his millions worth of
is situated. The appointment Of
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