Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-06-03
THE EVENING STAR.
ONDAY. ..................Ju June 3, 1878.
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however, the best reasons for saying that
sooner or later, and as soon as practicable, /
shall be able to obtain for you a satiStac Org
appointment. either at home or abroad. Keep
me posted from time to time of what You may
have In respect TO places that you would like
to have and feel competent to fill, so that can
better represent your wishes; \, .,-s
Yours truly, STANLEY MATTHEWS.
To James E. Anderson.
CINCINNATI, o.. April q, 1871
Mo Dear Sri have yOnr favor of the I'D
instant, and have also conferred with General
Harlan, having Travelled with him from Phla-
delphia here, arriving last night The GeneEal
told me he had asceriained at the State depaft-
ment that the consulate at Tien TSin had
already some time Since been disposed of We
both concluded it would be better TO wait until
the extra session OF Congress, which will be
called to meet June 4th- when / will be in
Washington regularly, and situated so that
can give the attention to your application
WHICH | have promised, and when, 1 do not
doubt viii be able to secure your appoint
ment to some foreign position which will be
agreeable TO you. Yours truly,
ISlgnedl-7 STANLEY MATTHEWS.
James L. Anderson. Esq, New Orleans.
STANLEY MATTHEWS TO SECRETARY EvARTs.
CINCINNATI, May IA, 1877.
Ny Dear Sr-The bearer, Mr.. James E.
Anderson, of New Orleans is the gentleman
in reference TO whom, when last in Washing
ton, had private conversation with you,
urging his appointment to cOnsulship. Mr..
anderson has had until now subordinate
eleTkShip in the Custom House at New Or
leans, which has always been unsatisfactory
to HIM, and now his residence there has he
come so unpleasant that he has abandoned it
and his clerkShip. The circumstances i'm
which MIR. Anderson has been placed and in
which he has been compelled to act a yery
difficult part are such as to give him We,
strong claims upon the administration i'm the
pubic interest, and do most earnestly urge
that some satisfactory public employment
may Re found for him at once. Very truly.
(SignedD STANLEY MATTHEW'S
STANLEY MATTHEWS TO ANDERSON.
CINCINNATI, May y, 1877.
Nh Dear Sri received your telegram to-
day, ana very much regret you are not salts
fed with the appointment rendered you, and
which, by the papers this morning, / under
stand was the consulate at F'tRchaI. l really
am at loss to know what further to do. /
am quite willing To do anything you may Sug-
geSt that gives promise reasonably of success
Did you see Mr.. Fvarts personally? Write to
me and explain everything fully. and let me
Know what you think | can further do to
serve you. Yours truly
STANLEY MATTHEWS.
Jas. E. Anderson, Esq, Is II street, Wash
ingtOn ciiy.
ANDERSON LOSES HIS TEMPER.
WASHINGTON, June I, 1877.
Hon. Stanley Matthews, CtElc iftRQti, Ohio.
The President claims TO have received no
letters Want no more correspondence and
no more nonsense. Come here and arrange
this affair or you can all face the music. TelC-
graph me at once. Care nothing about dOcu-
mentS in your possession.
(Signedl ANDERSON.
June o.
the text of your letter. have nothing further
To ask at your hands or of the monumental
fraud who occupies the White House beyOI
a return OF those documents. 4 refusal on
your part to return them will Justify me in
publishing land l will publish) your letters in
the statement propose TO make, showing how
louisiana was carried for Hayes.
shall remain here until Friday next If
do not hear from you by that time / promise
you shall hear from me before the Ohio cleo
ton. ANDERSON
Hon. S. Matthews.
WASHINGTON, June 10, 1877.
"My Dear Sr-When any ward hummer.
shoulder hitter, Sc. who can fill no other pO-
sition, must be provided for in a seaport city,
they are given position as inspector of Gus
ton The hours are from s a. m. to D. H.
The duties to stand under brOiing sun and
prevent raScally sailors from smuggling. The
pay amounts to 81 ,095 to SLIGO per annum
This IS the position offered me by General
Smith. / have told him, politely. of course,
that he can take the position and go to the
devil. He has no time to attend to my wants
on account of the outside rush, so have with,
drawn ON the contest, and shall now proceed
TO get satisfaction in my own way. IL you de-
sire to return the documents given you, YOU
can do so. think it better you should as by
doing so 1t Will leave you out of future COM
plicatiOns. You can use your own judgment,
however; in any event, you shall hear from
me before the October elections. shall be i'm
Philadelphia for one week. You can address
me there for that period. Very truly YOURS
JAMES L. ANDERSON, Philadelphia Pa.
Care j. r. Sypher, attorney at law
''HOn. Stanley Matthews"
MATTHEW'S TO ANDERSON.
UNITED STATES SENATE CHAMBER, }
WASHINGTON, February Il, 1873.
Ny Dear Sir have your note of Yesterday.
and in reply beg TO say that do not recoIIect
the suggestions heretofore made by Won, to
which you refer, and which you think if
adopted might still prove advantageous to the
public interests, and would be glad to hear
you report them. have, however been sub
jected to so much MISREPRESENTATION in regard
TO everything have undertaken to do that /
do not think it would be wise for me to 90 TO
Philadelphia or Baltimore for the purpose of
yeDient TO be in Washington shall be pleased
to see you. Yours truly,
Mr.. James E. Anderson, Philadelphia.
Anderson Explains the Correspond.
enee.
Anderson, in explanation of some of the
correspondence submitted, related interviews
which he had had with the President and with
Stanley Matthews. He had been offered the
consulate TO Funchal Madeira Islands. and
LLad declined TO accept 1t. He then went to the
the interview. ia President said that he had
received letter from .1r. Matthews request
ing him to give me place, anu ne said at the
same time That he did not see exactly what ne
file difficulties under which you are laboring.
] know that if you give me place THAT is, any
prominent place., it viii excite the attention
OF the country and will cause unfayorable
you will adopt, will relieve You and everybody
else of all trouble in the matter. Ii you will
appoint such man as / shall designate to one
of the New Orleans appraiSerShipS now held
by RinggOld (whO has no political backing
except eX Senator WeSt), | will withdraw al
me- claims on your administration.
The President pOndered over the matter a
few minutes and asked me when / was going
to return 10 New Orleans L told him did
not intend to return 10 New Orleans unless
had some definite promise made that should
be provided for; then he said: You 20 pack
home and write me this proposition which
you have made, and send il to Inc under cover
of Mr.. Gustin, one of my private secretaries,
so that shall be sure to receive it, and l will
attend to it: the next day wrote to Mr..
Matthews: i thought the matter over, and /
wrote to him and told him that in my tele-
gram did not mean 10 threaten him, because
thought he was doing what he could for me,
but that they had worried me so in Washing
ton, and that thought ii was about time that
something should be done one way or the
other; went to Cincinnati on my road to
New Orleans, and stopped there and saw Mr.
Matthews; he told me to go back to Washing
ton and he would follow me that night /
came back, and We both arrived here on the
same eveDing-Sunday evening-the 10th of
June; saw him three days after my arrival
and asked him what had been done he told
me that he had not seen the President, but
that he would see him that night; on Wednes-
A called al no