New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-07-05

and President wheeler The story told as follows
by the Washington correspondent Of The Philadelphia
Times: a prominent gentleman OF NewYork, who has
recently had conversation with Vice President Wheeler
reports that he in accord with the administration
90 endorsing the recent Civil Service order goes The
Vice President reported stating that the doctrine OF
selecting good from the party in power should prevail
and that these very selected should in turn assist
IN every proper way maintaining the organization and
supremacy OF the Republican party. He contends tha
Il is the party OF progress and TO weaken or destroy II
will he TO back the country fifty years that the de-
preston In trade and want Of confidence on the part OF
can,alists 10 invest money in new enterprises come
from their fear that the Democratic party may gain con-
troll OF the Government The vcePresdent was Of the
oppon that this very feeling OF dread on the part OF tho
people will bring the vote ~ the Republicans IN ONO
aud Pennsvvana and save those States He l. further
reprted a. saying that the order cannot be carried 0u
without breaking ND TIE party and hat therefore e y
OF ten DAYS before the commission went To Louisiana last
spring He was In rturu and go as ne chaFman, pu'
he wrote positively declining aud has not been II WASH
since that time nor has consulted by the
Administration about any Of its recent measures
Ex-Doorkeeper Fitzhugh is said to be
bursting with fascinating "Reminiscences OF the Hon >
& Cox The story given by Gen Boyuton to The Ctne'
matt Gazette is this: Mr. Ely wished to obtain an aI
monument from Doorkeeper for friend of Mr. John
Kelly the big Tammany Chief. This was promised In inc
presence Of Mr. Cox The latter gentleman saw ehahoe
10 make point with Kelly, his political creator 20 ne
hunted up Kely's friend and sent him with card TO
Fitzhugh, accompanied with page TO explain th' MI.
Cox wanted Fitzhugh TO copy his own handwr'hS anu
send back a letter addressed, My Dear sammy Cox
which the latter had written and signed filzhusH
This letter as the friends Of the latter declare went on 10
Inform Cox that Ftznugh glad 10 hear that the man
Cox had asked TO have appointed was friend OF MT
Kelly and that it gave him Fzhughl great pleasure 10
serve his friend Cox and by his request to serve Mt
Kelly also This Ftzhugh not knowing the purposes OF
- HorreI late ma pT
John Kelly explaining it. Mr.. Kelly proceeded to say
that he had received from his friend Mr. Cox Mr. Ftz
hushs letter.-notifyng him that he had appointed
friend OF Mr. Kelly at Cox's request. Mr. Kelly was pro
fuse IN his thanks TO Fitzhugh At this the latter went to
Cox and said this thing could not sand-t was case OF
false pretense-the appointment had been made ~ the
request ~ Mr. Ely, and he proposed to write Mr. Kelly
Dtnat effect Against this Mr.. Cox protested ana peaded
lie said Kelly could make HIM or unmdke him, ana mat
he must propitiate HIM. and asa movement IN tha III
rection he had played this trick smith by IT, anu III
the rest from Ncw-York he assured COLI Zbugh were
'mushroons' While they came and went he cox was
fixture and could do Ftzhugh more gOOu th"h uO|eH
ike Ely. or any OF the rest