New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-24
THE ENGLISH MISSION.
fuE WAY IN WHICH THE PENNsYLVANIANs CAME
TO NOMINATE SIMON CAMERON FOR TIKI PLACE

TO NOMINATE SIMON CAMERON FOR ThB PLACE
is MIR. EvARTs TRAPPEDf
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBuSE.l
WASHINGTON Oct. 23.-Secretary Evarts seems
% he the victim of misplaced confidence. lie
was probably not aware that every prominent poll
tican i'm PENNSYLVANIA is the creature of the Cam
eron regency and that Congressman rs well as GoSt-
,oasters and tide walters, hold their official posi-
tons because they have made themselves useful TO
that close corporations If he had known the trSt
principle of Pennsylvania politics lie would NOT
have committed the mistake of asking the Kepuoil-
can delegation in Congress from that state to name
Minister to England. He promised them' IL Is
said that the President would appoint any man
whom they would agree upon. They met and prompt
IN united upon Simon Cameron. Probably the
suggestion came from Senator Don Cameron. II the
storv told bv members of the delegation be true the
Secretary is in an unpleasant situation. He gave
his word OF course he did not dream that the
members would be so nconsideratc, not to say I'M
pudent, as To make choice of the man who, OF all
others, represents ideas Of administration totally
optooousf ic to those entertained by the President
and his Cabinet Simon Cameron is the most con-
spicuous type Of the spells system. by the control
Of the Federal and State patronage he held the
Eopublican party in Pennsylvania a condi-
ton of abect vassalage for nearly twenty
wears. and only relaxed his grip upon IT
TO turn il over bound hand and foot TO his son. 1t
cannot be supposed for instant that the President
seriously thinks of ratifyng Mr.. Eyartss rash prom
ise He could not do 50 without dvestng his Adj
ministration of all moral force and branding his
OWN professions Of determination TO reform the
Civil Service as the sheereSt hypocrisy. The APP
paintment would be received by the public as an
AFFECT surrender to the advocates of the old spoS
system The Pennsylvania Congressman say that
the promise must be fulfilled and actually boast
tn no Son
ate in a day or two.
Mr. Evartys way out Of the difficulty would seem
20 be in displaying a proper degree OF Indignation
at the behavior Of these gentlemen and informing
them that he feels under no obligation to keep
promises TO men who have evidently engaged in a
plot 10 bring the Administration into disrepute,
while pretending 20 deserve its confidence
The way in which this matter came about may he
briefly told The President ever since his Inaugural
ton had desired to give to Pennsylvania that PROM
incnce in National politics to which its Importance
rs "A State entities it. He was requested, so it is
claimed TO retain Donald Cameron in office; but If
he was unwilling to do this TO select some Penn
sylvanian for another position in the Cabinet. This
he could not 90 50 lie naturally turned his attention
TO foreign missions. Wayne MacVeagh's name was
one Of the first mentioned for an important place
under the present Administration. Although his APP
mallv discussed in a meeting of the Cabinet, 1t is be-
lcved that the President did at time think favor
bly, Of it, The idea was not abandoned it is now
said, on good authority because of any oppo
sitioD by the CameTOns In order that all
Of the Republicans of Pennsylvania might be salts
fed and that none should have opportunity
to say that they had not been consulted IN regard TO
tins appointment The President and Secretary Evarts
finally decided that Pennsylvania might have the
English Mission. provided suitable candidate for
the place, whose appointment would he accepted by
the Republicans Of the State, could be found. To
make this election was not an easy matter. Varl-
Gus names were suggested, among them that OF
Wayne MacVeagh, as has before been mentioned,
but not that Of ex-senator Simon Cameron.
Finally it was decided to leave the matter to the
Penusylvanians themselves, and Secretary Evarts
invited Senator Cameron TO call upon him, an In
yitation which was promptly accepted. What
passed between them is not known, but the result
Of their interview is now openly proclaimed. Mr..
Eyarts, at the end, asked the Senator to call to-
gether the entire Republican delegation in Congress
from Pennsylvania. and to submit to them the
question of suggesting a successor TO Minister
PicTepont.
Accordingly the members met last evening. Only
one Republican Representative from the State,
Chapman Freeman, was absent. Senator Cameron
briefly reported the fact that Secretary Evars had
requested that the delegation should be consulted
and said some pleasant things about the State of
Pennsylvania, and the Republican party there
Judge Kelley and Mr.. Charles ONeil had canvassed
the delegation to some extent for Morton McMichae
and his strength seemed TO be considerable but it
was found that an impediment existed somewhere
which at the time could not be removed The mat
Ter was discovered later in the meeting. Mr.
NacVeagh too, had some supporters, but the men
ton Of bis name, also, was received with apathy
which could not be accounted for by the younger
and less experienced men in the delegation. Sena-
tor Cameron himself was silent after his statement
Of the objects of the meeting, and members of the
delegation say that he conducted himself with great
delicacy and dignity.
The first, and only important speech at the meet
ing, was that made by Representative Thompson, Of
the XVIII District. After he had concluded there
was nothing left for the Others to add He began by
saying that he was not known in Pennsylvania a
Cameron man, and that while he not prepared
10 admit that he had been hostile to Simon Cameron
he had never been counted among the nu mberofhi
friends He spoke of the ex-senator as the foremost
citizen of Pennsylvania, four times elected to tho
Union States Senate and the oldest Senator in that
body at the time of leaving it, He referred Also to
bis services as Secretary Of War under PRESIDENT
Lincoln, and as Minister TO Russia lie spoke In
very affecting terms Of the ex-senator, and
was quite pathetic when he described his yolun-
tafy retirement from the Senate by resignation at q
time when he held the Chairmanship of the
Committee Foreign Relations. Reference was
also made TO tho alleged fact that the offer OF the
English Mission to Mr.. Simon Cameron would tend