, 1878-04-26
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.


Representative Harvey White pa is
reported to have made substantially the
following statement relative to his calls in
company with Representative Thompson,
also of Pa, on the President and Secretary
Sherman to solicit the appointment of
Collector Sullivan OF the same State, to
the position of Register of the Treasury,
lately vacated by the death OF Mr.. Allison.
The two gentlemen Oh Monday last called
on Mr.. Sherman and suggested Snlivan's
appointment. After the matter had been
pleasantly canvassed, they returned to the
Capital, got the endorsement Of most OF
the Republican delegation from their State
favoring SuIlivans selection, and called to
formally present it to Mr.. Sherman the
same evening. He then adviS, that they
call on the President, which they did the
next morning, meeting just as they were
entering the White House, Senators Pad
dock and Cameron with several prominent
Wisconsin politicians, including Mr..
Cobb whose appointment to the recent
Registership they had been to urge. The
Pennsylvanians were cordially received,
the President listening cOurteously and
requesting their opinion of several other
applicants named, among them Cobb and
Schotield. They left with the impression
that their man was decidedly ahead in the
race, Immediately returningt to Mr.. Sher-
man who amazed them by tho announce
ment that Schoiield had been rendered the
place before their first call on him (Sher-
man) and that he had just received Mr..
Schofeld's acceptance by telegraph Up
to this point all accounts Of the affair are
virtually alike, but the similarity ends
here. One gets the impression from Mr..
Whites statement that he and Thompson,
both very emphatically expressed their
disapprobation ut the desingenerous man
ner and lack of candor with which they al
lege their recommendations were met. 1t
is stated here that Thompson wrote his
letter published this morning at the in
stance of the Secretary, denying that any
thing more unpleasant than Il difference
of opinion courteOusly maintained by both
sides occurred at either interview. Mr..
Sherman in his reply corroborates the
general tenor of Thompson's letter.
But it was maintained in the dispatches
sent the "Tribune" and many other pa
pers all over the country, that Thompson
characterized the Administration as hay
ing acted in a lying. trihing and hypo-
critical manner. Mr.. White makes it ap-
pear that something like this was said at
ter they had turned from the Secretary
and were crossing the room on the way
out. No local sensation has so stirred M
politics for long time as this affair, and
it has been telegraphed broadcast, losing
nothing at the hands of its retailers.
From what appears the most reliable
accounts of what was developed before the
subcommittee that investigated the Field
Dean case, the following is summarized:
The contestants are from the 3d Massachu-
sets district Duan was at first declared
elected by the election inspectors, but
new count was ordered in accordance with
law on the alleged belief OF Field and
friends that errors enough in the count
had been made to change the result of the
election. At this last count Field was de-
cided to have had majority and the GER
tifcate wasaccorlugly given him. When
the matter first came to a vote the other
day. Field had l20 votes TO ll9 for Dean,
0 Democrats voting for the Republican and
] Republican, Gen. Butler. for Dean.
Speaker Randall surprised not u few by