Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-31
SWEARING MAD.
1hdt IS the Condition of the PENNSYLVANIA
ana Wisconsin, Politicians.
] Mashington Snecial March % n.A;..

mat IS the Condition of the Pennsylvania
and Wisconsin, Politicians.
Washington Special, March 2S) Cincinnati;
Enquirer.
The Pennsylvania delegation are ready to
drink hot blood. and are swearing TO Get
even with Hayes for the shabby trick he
played them. Not knowing that the Presi-
dent had on Monday morning telegraphed to
Glenni w. Scotield, of Pennsylvania. to know
II he would accept the registership of the
treasury, on the evening of that day Repre-
sentatives Harry White and J. M. Thompson,
of Pennsylvania, called upon Secretary Sher
man, and informed him that, as it was
understood that the register of the
treasury was to be appointed from Penn
sylvanla, they desired to present the name of
). w. Sullivan, at present collector of inter
nal revenue at Allegheny City, for the posi-
ton. The representatives said that every
member of the Pennsylv ania delegation
with one exception. desired Mr.. Sullivan to
be appointed register. Secretary Sherman.
after hearing all that Messrs White and
Thompson had to say on the subject. ad-
vised them to call upon the President and
lay the case before him. Acting on this ad-
vice, White and Thompson called at the
White House early yesterday forenoon, and
presented Sullivan S name to the President.
Hayes listened attentively to all they had to
say, took copious notes of the conversation
and said that Sullivan's case should
be given due attention. Somewhat elated
the two Pennsylvanians wendell their way to
the office of the secretary of the treasury
and informed him that they believed that
with Mr.. Sherman's cooperation, the Presi-
dent would nominate Sullivan ssNominate
Sullivan" said Sherman 81 guess not. for
the President has already nominated GLENN
w. Scoheld for the position. We have lust
received a telegram from Mr.. Scofeld saying
he will accept the Office Then the two
Pennsylvania Congressman looked at each
other and began to swear. They denounced
the administration as a tricky, hypocritical.
lying institution, and spoke bitterly of the
manner in which the President led
them to believe that the nomination of
register OF the treasury was still
open. Sherman, it is said, came in for his
share of abuse, and the two irate Congress
men, after vowing never to darken the doors
of the White House again, walked indignant
| ly from the Secretarys office. Hayes treated
the Wisconsin delegation about as shabbiIv.
All united III recommending Amasa Cobb, of
that State for the regstership. Senator
Cameron, of Wisconsin, Paddock, and 9th
ers, called in person to urge his claims
Hayes took notes of what each had to say,
inquired as to the fitness of the applicant,
and finally said: '.Cobb? Cobb? You mean
Cobb of Wisconsin, ..The same" replied
Cameron. ooh, yes! / know him.
said the President: The served III
Congress with me, and is an excellent man.
and would make good register of the treas
ury The delegation retired, and met Cobb,
the applicant. on a street corner. "Well,
what luck:' said Cobb. Excellent re-
torted Paddock; "under an ordinary admin
lstration | should say you were sure of
the appointment" Imagine the consterna-
ton of Cobb and his friends, on reaching
the capitol twenty minutes later to find that
Scofield's name had been sent in even while
Hayes was having his conversation with
them. These be samples of how Hayes
treats Senators who have friends to recon-
mend for Office.