, 1879-08-20
What Gen. Mcdowell Has to aay on This
Interesting 8nhjeot,

WINS an unusually good workman. but of no
earthly nsr ns \ ward.workcr. Political fn1u.
encc trumphc1. nnd merit went to the rear.
While Wefs! was tranpcl bccauae there vas no
wosk,-wIsh n promise, It was sail. Of renhsase-
mcnt when therc was any,-McGuiro '7as taken
on last fsfuar Or Saturday, mud his name at-
tachrh to the payroll. thou1h no pn.nt!ng wss
Visible to the naked evo arnnnd the whole build.
Iig. It looked, In fat, verY much like making
place for the politician painter.
But with the unpleasant criticism pertatning
tu this particular case came
A BATCH or REVELATIONS
regarding the alleged inside management Of
thin9s In ami about the new building. The G;st
o! the whue thing vas that Jim Mcdowell,
B'oonncton's c1.t!Eucgst and the present 30.
called Assistant Superintendent of the building,
was tbs appotntng pnwcr at the place,-ite
clay In the ui'ls Of Mr. Logan. The potter. a. It
weye,--and that all things knucklcd down 10
tiis continuation of masscr and man. 1t wus
even said that Gen. Mcdowell, ,hc Superintend
had appoin,s.l Mc('u,re under commission: aul
that thu former apnthc:ars fru!n Bloomington.
with rare genius fnr tho ronttruct!nn o! blue.
uifls a1,1 4 plentiful lack nf know!tdVG ~ re-
announced. through q crcunr letter. juat how
much natronage he and his friend l.oEan were
rcedr to bc,tow m those who had c'.'mt. The
division nas very curious. Eneh Republican
in actual practice, neant only such as voted
for 14egun la+t wtnt"s,-waS entitled 10
I'M privilege Of filing three p1nces. Each ot the
three Con1rcssMen was to marc tue pE!vlege Of
satldlug five tucn on The job. Logan had II Ia
his power tn appoint ten men. Will IT'S in
1ucnce over The members 0t the Legislature
ttl Of Congress, 1t ltd dawn m snfnt nfuds hat
The Senator from Nor httn 1if'n0is Just about
I'll = t.,kn. il k.I u
said TINT
GEN. Mpowrl1 HAD AnpicArEp MIS- ruxc-
TinSa,
so far rs appointing mel. at least was con-
eernptl; TINT lie haa wraKened to Jim. tho al
legged assistant; 1ntf that The latter was, 80 to
sa soak s s .o4y ssa 1 as"sres S'R aoun
,hat Supervising. Architect lltll had appointed
"the: Bloomington, druggist viii, the uuder-
standing That Gen. Mcdowell was to
Glove. ss"aeo'' on H. ''e ''iS 6ud;ne " WHO @ lad
appeared ns wltneases In the fareo-comely known
IN the Custun-f1orss trial. This uast Of the
nrDerammc xa7 currctl out promptly. All tue
Coop"s md Dovoust. who wcse such suprsrsoF
wortn1en that there was Gume hctftnt0n nbnut
.ltsrhnrs.R '!lcH though; on reeept 81 IN order
from 1itll, they were finally given their pspers.
one slIay, d lnetnhcr OF the late bolr Of acqu!t.
turs in IT.. District Court. hal been appointed a
watcl,mnn to ri .,,d around tho building md SEQ
.hnt nohody ran oil wltli t; md tint
Al thIs, IN connection with the fact
tl,at 1Im and certain bro,her-Ia.1aw Of Jtm's
had bonrdel during sl'e trial at Tue same hotel
as SHAY and o'l'rrs Of the Jury. had been i1
that Jim tah rrpcatcd!v anl onrnts expressed
III. opposition to shc trial, md had % openly
erected himself as a champion Of titlt snt tnc
coolrnrtor.-aIl this to q tnan IN a tree won'd
ksn nf,rttfH fHtor NH
much like M explanation of some verr curtons
things tint came out during that trial. mid the
,I,ore # wAs investigated The moro did It look
iiko srhcme to further , re "a ,nters:ts % q The
wonder tint din. tho huFnblc tbstrunentality
employed, got u ratse OF par not long nR''.
thpugtl at tho t!Ho there Has lust oil ii|-tcflntl
ausulc'on lint le wasn't earning what be re"
ceivetl even hrfare tr rasaf
Tho skcnticnI reader utrht be protnntca to
ask whv 1t was that AEr. Logan wns 70 interest
cd In building up his porct. ln'e ramark OF
one nt hls s:pportert n TIC Senatorial contest
Il t,yr day this prntintnnn eavr 1t out thai 1t was
verf desirable for l.ouan to hava
THE VOTE or THE lLLrSois DELEGATION
In ihc next National Convention Not, OF
course. sur the oshcr aie that the Senator has
siia rr,nntest IDEA ot even gottiny smcit ot tho
nomination. but berausc, with The yote OF iii.
nos at hin bcck, It will he the easiest Thing In
tho warfd to maze tafna-on tho subject 0E
pat.on,Cc-Vith i1Ia winning M,at. 4 scheme,
therefore, that enables him to paT oil ls old
nolltiea debts, a,l'I Al the samn tsno to llo'l nut
!nttcrtnT prospects Us to itc future. IL. Of
.o,,rsc, scheme worth working for alt W.
wurth. -.-- ..
GEN. M'DowELI INSISTS
tl,at he has nut woakunrtl. antl TINT he doesn't
propose to weaken IN nnYbnty. he i,is nAHls t.0-
ran. Mr1}nwe. Jnncs, Smith. nruwu, or lsuhin.
pnl,. WolaE hs baYs, Was - Rn0d pa1iltor. but
tlu had sumo objectionable lra1ts. fnrud'Bg That
foLt1 ii
Ind been tpd no: tn In. Itwss for thEs-gtt-
| ting lie General into trnnblu on several oeca.
sions--'hat TIC was aroan1d. Mcclure. saws The
0encraf, Was recommended ~ Logan a'rl flc
| o'ters. lle had tts doubts about sfct}u'ra nt
first, but WIS n&sllrtl that, while ha was eonslt.
| ,+rablu OF politician, he vas guod workman
also. According to t''r fcnera. u wot!ltl sntn
at iirst, nlld, indeed, up3oscl lls appotntment,
ami that amnnRsthc pcop1c who recommended
Me(iutre before tho aHta;t tun Waa sestleh, mHA
no leAs u person thau Charley far"a'l hl1isll:
Afet1uir1 uAs hcen getting fhnga ready for tie
renewal OF palntMg opcrat!nhs, at which time
IlIrrc will ba room for nlnrc workers. hIt Welah
will probably be rcclllsat having ncysr brcn tts.
tlnrKe,l. hut. n tho repurter Understood II.
temporarily drnppcd.
| Is TO DIVIDING THE NUMBER or APPOINT
MExTA
among Logan, the Congtc.ttncn. aud tho Legs.
l2:0rs, GeA. alcDuReN auln1ta tlnt 1haI mas bccn
| done, takes all tin responsibility to lsimsclf.
sna aays TINT lin, Mcdowell, stnply d!'1
what he told him 10 tlo. The fact Is. as tug
f}e1trral cInlm&. that heretofore this thing OF
dividing patronage has t,can nlnst unequal aud
unfair. A. u ruls, tho uian who alfendY CHI
jnyrd tho most wanted The 1lost, ainl there
was bother unspcalishts until hu devised this
sctlenss of cluAlIxtIg ii!o thing. Aud this, ho
further cyplhfna, nnn|lps nhly tn ,lnskts,el
lahor. Whcn he wants mechanic. hs dues hs
own SELECTING. When one Ut tllctc powers
recommends d common 1ahoref, or bov, ho II
upphntut1, but Tho nlol,Icltt that Dors0n ID rG.
ported inr not dong hl* work, vi utct his head.
In sll5t lien. Mrpowotl Iusl-ts t'las ~ louR "a
ilu IL Superintendent he prnt,oses to
hu such In tl.e IulUss scnsa 0g talo word; that
IL nna NOT abd,catcd in favor Ut any ons, and
dnes rot ptt,no;H 10 apllrats; tint tho Hloon,-
tnItu,, druggist Is VI Kruat uss 70 him in taking
iUi Ut cIrrcsnondcnca aud other drta!s OF hls
b lns, though t1e loesu't bY any 1nBans " bnss
tic toi,h u sonsA persons might naatue no did
TINT Euuper MIL Dayoust weru DISCHARGED be-
causo tl1cg wouldn't do caFtaln wusk II I
certain prizes, whie o'hfrs would do Il
aud do It jnss a. we'll u that price; !;
aul that, In sllnrt, 10 baIisyas tho
hutter of sppotntmeuta and discharges II thB
uew tlossfnt1,unt building il manAgei With fair
nil urntitn1. uanA,.lAttv uniuc hlA fHfufdu