Arizona citizen., 1877-05-05
Needs Many Corrections.

partisan character, and hostile 10 Sec retary Hoyt As the gentleman ha: cast his lot ID Arizona and will have for some years to come, at least, great influence in her public affairs, it is much better that he should not be the subject of gross misrepresentation from any source. If this article had not been given some circulation in Arizo na, We should not have deemed il worthy of our notice. Here it is:
 The appointment of John P. Hoyt of Michigan, to be Governor of Arizo na Territory, recalls the memorable events which preceded his first appoint ment 10 a post in the civil service
 Hnyt was elected to the Legislature from Tuscnla county in 1874, and went to Lansing an outspoken anti Chandler man. He was candidate for the speakership, and although a large ma ljnrity of Republican members of the House were enthusiastic supporters of Chandler, Hoyt was chosen speaker
 Hoyl's breathIngs against Chandler grew less and less furious after his ar rival, and in very short time died out entirely He signed the call for the Republican legislative caucus for the nomination of a candidate for Unit ed States Senator, attended the caucus, although twelve Republicans neither signed the call nor attended the eau GUS, and none of them was at the out set more opposed to Chandler than Hoyt urOfesSed to be at the outset Al ter the nomination, he became an in defatigable Chandler man; and not long afier the legislative session, he re- ceIved the appointment, through the influence of Chandler, of Secretary of Arizona Territory. For Chandler took him under hIs protecting wing as soon as he became convinced that Chandlef was the man who ought to be United States Senator from Michigan; and Hoyt can fairly be considered q Chand- Ter protege in office.
 The appointment of HOyt to be Gov ernor the Territory, in which he has been d subordinate official. is one in which Hayes, so to speak, killed two birds with one stone. There is, on the one hand, a recognition of the princi- pie of promotion for merit-by the way, it has not been recognized in ap- pointmenJs in Michigan-and, on the other hand, the recognition of the right of Chandler to have his supporters taken care of By the Chandler men, this appointment will be taken as a mos, significant indication that Chand- Ter has lost little, if any, of his potency, and they will not care whal comfort Republican civil service refprmers can extract from the nomination. The fol ] lowers of Chandler see that their mas ter was not only able, und-r Grant, to reward men for political service, but iS able, under Hayes, 10 help his servitors along when it suits his purpose 10 do sO.-Detroit Free Press
 Briefly stated, the facts are: NIT. Hoyt WIS ar anti-Chandler man but a Republican. He did everything in his power to prevent Chandler from being candidate. He did not sign the call for the caucus until after he was chosen Speaker He opposed the choice of NIT. Chandler ir the caucus, but hav- ing gone into the caucus, as sn honor able man, he was bound by its decision, and that decision was in favor of Mr. Chandler Only seven, instead of twelve, Republicans refused to sign the call and therefore 10 vote for NIT. Chandler. Instead of becoming an iudefatigablc Chandler man." he labor ed hard after the caucus to get the gen tleman to withdraw frankly telling him that he could not be elected, bu, that any other well-known and promi- nent Re ublican could be, because the seven who refused 10 gu into caucus, agreed to vote for such an one, if MT. Chandler would withdraw; otherwise they would vote with the Democrats and elect Mir Christiancy-whlch they did.
 Neither was Mir Hoyt Secretary Chandler's choice for Secretary of Arl- zona, as any one may know without advice from Michigan or the Free Pr ss. Secretary Chandler appointed General Wm. Sanborn, and this gentleman's health was so poor, mainly owing tn wounds and ailments received and con tracted in the war of the rebellion, that | he only came as far as San Diego and soon after died. MT. HOyt nearly | Icighteen months afler the Senatorial election, was appointed Secretary, moi at Secretary Chandler's instance, but upon the request of other prominent Michigan men, such as Vice-President Ferry and Senator Christiancy, with the endorsement of the entire Michigan delegation in the House, and also of | the whole of the Illinois delegation in both Houses of Congress. It is true, MT. Chandler highly respected MT. Hnvt because of his consistent and honorable action and fine ability, but did not appoint him tor partisan ser vice rendered.
 Ex-Secretary Chandler had nothing more 10 do with the appointment ot Secretary Hoyt to be Governor of Ari- zona, than did the writer of the Free Press falsehoods. although it is mai ter of public notoriety that Secretary Schurz has the highest regard for the ex Secretary and hls admirable con duct of the Interior Department.
 As before said, had this Free Press article not been given some publicity 1 in Arizona. there would have been no