Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-04-28
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UNION AND AMERICAN.
DELANO'S DUPLICITY.
An Explanation of the Troubles I'm
the Interior Department.

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the Interior Department
Correspondence Of the Philadelphia Times.
The probable retirement Of Secreta.
~ Delano is not improbably the work
of the select and efficient cOterie Of the
Presidents friends. per Sc, whose head
quarters are the Army and Navy Club,
New York City, and whose civil or left
bower is Roscoe Conkling, the right
bower being Gen. Rufe Ingalls,. Grant
had only admired Delano as a money
making man Of executive parts, gen
orally acquitting himself well IN
the administration of avery ~heterogen-
eOUs department, which ranges from
education TO Indians. Delano was, In
a measure, independent Of the Conk-
g-Murphy-I ngalls-B abcock coterie.
He had an almost independent political
command. A vigorous effort made by
Roscoe COnkEng to compel Delano to
adopt COnkling's candidate for Com.
missioner Of the Census was ingenious
ly checkmated by Delano's encouraging
the Presidents mOmentary penchant
for Francis a. Walker. Conkling, baf-
fed, withdrew from further COMPETE
ton with Delano, and the Old fox of
Mount Vernon has had smooth sailing
until recently, when by certain sharp
practices he has earned the downright
M-wn Of the military junto as well,
and exposed the cunning and bland
side Of his character to the President.
The most notable case Of this kind
was the nomination OF n Thompson
to a Federal Office In Colorado Terrific
~. Thompson was a brother-in-law Of
ex-Gov. Edward III. McCoOk, who re-
questod the appointment at a time
when, at the President suggestion, he
had vacated the Territorial Governor
ship and made himself generally accom-
modating. The President was under
the impression that Thompson was
McCOok's friend-sO was Babcock. So
Delano assured ThOmpsOn's friends.
do you 20 to the Senate now," he
said, and work for his confirmation.
The name viii 90 IN sure, and it viii
be your fault if he is defeated"
The name Of a Thompson did 60 to
the Senate IN the expiring hours, and
the confirmation was almost I~nstanta-
neous. But, after the Senate ad-
journed sine die, it was discovered that
Delano had imposed another Thompson
with a P on his cODfdIng friends, and
they had worked ike beavers IN the in
terest Of a party known only to G.
Delano aforesaid. The old fox now
supposed that they would consider the
matter a mistake, would scatter 10
their homes, or would, at least, feel so
cheap at being outwitted as to keep
the secret. On the contrary,
the young military party joined
hands with COnkling and Murphy,
and produced before the Presi-
dent a series Of similar sharp practices
in the Department extending over
many years, and not disconnected with
the sale Of certain large Spanish grants
Of land in Europe through the conni-
vance Of the Interior Department. The
President was admOnIshed that neither
Deiano nor Williams brought him a
mite Of influence or defense at a period
when the popularity Of his ~administra.
ton was rapidly on the decline and he
was shown the fortunate results on
public opinion Of having made recent
Cabinet changes IN the Treasury and
Postofice Departments. If Delano
and Williams 20, what IS to save Robe
son? Gen. Butler Is expected to be the
coming man IN the Attorney Generals
Office. Some say lockwood Hoar.
GATH