New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-06-03

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WASHINGTON, Fep. ~, 1878.
MY DEAR SIR: have your note Of YESTERDAY. and in
heretofore made by you to which you refer and which
you think II adopted might % prSE .a ~
port. / have ever been subjected to such misreprc-
ser bnf do no think Would be wise for me to 60 to
philadelphia or Baltimore for the purpose OF meeting
S sS pleased to see yon Yours truly
STANLEY MATTHEWS.
Mr.. JAMES f. ANDERSON, Philadelphia.
ANDERSON AND THE PRESIDENT.
In explanation Of some OF the which he
submitted to the committee Anderson then related inter-
views which lie had with the President and with Stanley
Matthews He had been offered tho Consulate to Fun
cha he said, and had declHed to accept 1t; he then
went 10 the President The following is his account Of
the interview:
Tho President said he had received letter from Mr.:
Matthews requesting him to give me place. and he said
at the same time that he did ., not see exactly
what could d. said me
that II you give me place-that Is, any prominent
will sas the attention OF vii the SSn and
geston which, u you Will adopt Will relieve you and
everybody else Of all trouble II The matter iyoH w
orleans apprasershps now held by Ringgod, who
has political backing except ex-senator West Will
withdraw my claims on your Administration The
President pondered over the matter few minutes and
asked me when was going to return to New,Oreans
less had some definite promise made that should be
provided for Then he saa Yoa go home r ana i Write
ma under cover OF Mr. Gustin. Of my private
taries that shall be sure to receive II, and will
attend TO It,"
The next day wrote 70 Mr. Matthews. thought the
matter over and wrote to him aud told him that In my
telegram did not mean to threaten him, because
thought he was doing what no could for me- but that
they had worried In Washington. and that thought
about time that something should be done one way
or tho other. went to Cincinnati on my road to New
Orleans, and stopped there and Mr. Matthews
He told me to 90 back to Washington and he would fol
low me that night. came back, and we both arrived
here the eveningSunday evening. the 10th OF
House. and he told to call Mr.. Mccormick Assist
antSecretary Of the Treasury. went 10 the Treasury
Department and found that Mr. Mccormick was out Of
town. and would not return for ten days.
returned to Mr. Matthews's room and he wrote for
me q note addressed to General Smith, appointments
clerk Mr.. Smith said that he would take me over to
the White House and see the President We called at
the White House aud Mr. Smith had IN interview with
Mr.. Hayes, at which was not present He came out
and said the President had instructed him TO give me
some satisfactory posit0n on political considerations.
He took me to tine Treasury Department. gave me
the blue-book and told me to pick out such position
have something which would be Satisfactory to me-.
couple Of days after that Mr. Smith informed mo that
tho best position which no could give me was an iu-
spect0rshlp In Custom H0useelther Philadelphia,
baltimore B0stOn-whch worth from 70 80 TO ~
day. told him that that was not what had been
promised me, and not what I had q right
70 expect and that II I could not get q
better position than that would 20 back 70 my
old duties - Journalist and that preferred going
back 70 them anyhow. said that did not care per
sonay that the only feeling had In the matter wa