New-York tribune., 1876-07-12
THE RESIGNATION OF JEWELL.
Inv TELEGRAPH TO THE rRrBUNE,i 4

THE RESIGNATION OF JEWELL.
lBY TELEGRAPH 10 THE rRIBUNEl
w,smxcrov. July 1.-THE President has re-
moved Postnaster-G General Jewell and appointed
Second Assistant j. ~ Tyner is his place. Inc
reason publicly assigned for this change IN thc
Cabinet is that il is necessary for the hepuphCan
marty to strengthen itself in Indiana IN order 10
carry that state in the October elections. The real
cause is believed to bo Mr. JEWELS disposition 70
accent and put IN practice the doctrine OF civil
Service Reform set forth in Gov. Hayess letter ac-
co,t,pc the nomination Of the Republican party,
u1tishcl Yesterday and his failure to use the Pos-
cni,o D,parttrcnt as political machine III the IN
tercs of Gen. Grants particular friends. The PTesi-
dent sent for Mr. Jewell at about O'Clock yesterday,
and vvitbout preliminaries OF explanations asked
him for his resignation. Mr.. Jewell was a
GOOD deal surprised, but says that the demand
was of such a character that he did not think IT
necessary to ask for rcasons if the President did not
desire that ho should remain in the Cabinet, OF
course he had no desire to stay. In the conversation
which ensucd between the President and the Post
master-Gencral, the former mentioned Mr.. Tyner as
a proper person 70 succeed TO the office. lie said
that Mr.. Tyner was an excellent officer, to which
MIR. Jewell assented, and the President added the
remark that it is necessary for tie Republican party
70 carry Indiana in the October election If 1t hopes
to be successful in November.
Mr. Jewell returned to his Office devoted himself
to the transaction of routine business as usual dur
ing the afternoon, and at the close OF Office hours
wrote very brief letter of resignation which he
sent to the White House by special messenger. lie
kept no copy Of this, but it was so short that he
thinks he could dictate copy should he desire
to do SO at any time. To-day the late
PostInaster-General was examined for several
hours by one of the Committees of the House,
after which he went to the department and re-
ceved numerOuse calls from those who were dcsirOus
of expressing to him their regret that he TetireS from
the Cabinet, or who anxious to learn the cause
of it. Gov Jewell conversed very freely on the sub
ject with everybody. and evidently had nothing
about it to conceal In private conversation in an
swer TO the question "What is the meaning of this;
"what is the cause Of yonr resignation at this
time p he replied, 81 don't know; the President
asked me for my resignation yesterday, and OF
course promptly gave il to him.
"Wps there no explanation gven," was the next
question asked
"N,nc" was the reply.
"Eas there been no understanding between
you and the President-no interruption Ot the
friendly relations that have existed between youP
"No Misunderstanding" was the reply; con- in
tercourse has always been pleasant have not been
at the White House to-day but shall call there to-
morrow"
"Has there not been some difference Of opinion
about the management of the department which
may hayo caused the President to think change
desirablei7
"Not that am aware of. Whenever the Presi-
dent has issued order in regard to this depart
ment it has always been obeyed."
Have you no idea what influences may have
20 Ioo tba N IuQupp
hlm TO remove youp
"Oh! suppose this change is due to an accumula-
ton of reasons. i have never been popular with
such men as ex-GOv. Shepherd and A. B. Muilett. j
have simply had nothing TO do with them. They
have not forgiven me for my activity IN securing
the removal Of D.strict-Attorney Fisher"
"Has Senator Spencer had anything to do with
persuadng the President to make change III this
Department.
"IIe NAV have had, though don't know anything
about il. He has long been urging as you know,
the removal Of Mr. Wickersham, the postmaster at
Mobile and lot of forged afiidavltS AGAINST
Mr. Wickersham have been filed in the department.
have refused to make the removal until sufficient
causes have been assigned The President has never
directed me to remove Dir. WickcTsham. If he had
done so should have made the change, of course"
"Do you know of any other influences that have
been at work against yCuW
"Well, there was q special agent appointed during
my absence about two months ago and scnt TO Nu-
gina in the interests of of the candidates before
the Cincinnati Convention. His name was Alfred
Morton. He performed no service for the depart
ment. but devoted himself entirely to political work
in behalf Of Senator Conkling Senator Morton came
TO me and very Indignantly demanded that his name
sake should be removed. AS had not appointed him
did not think it necessary to remove him Just at
that time. He spoke to me about it a second time,
and finally, on the 1st of July on my own motion,
dropped Special A gent Morton's name from the
rolls. The law gives to the Posmaster-General the
authority to appoint special agents and this man
was performing no service for the department saw
no reason for his retention"
MAY not your friendship for ex Secretary BristCI
have had something TO do with your removal ~
. am not aware that it had. | have been very
outspoken in my approval of Secretary BristOw's
course, and have not hesitaed to express NY Opin-
ion Oh the subject of Yaryans removal"
JEWELL'S OPPONENTS.
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