, 1880-01-26
WASHINGTON,
aNefdi Ntpafsh to The Chicago Tribune,

WASHINGTON.
aMefdi Nfpateh to The Chicago Tribune.
WASHINGTON, y. G., Jan. 2i.-Tho attompt
to remove J. Merriamas rs Collector OF Internal
Revenue for tile Eighth Collection District of
Illinois, and to appotnt Tom Mitchell, OF
bloomington, OF tho Illinois Legislature, in
l,ls place, viii provo unsuccessful. Collector
Merriam nrriyed lloro tllreu days ago with n
letter In his pocket from Secretary Sherman
asking for his resignation. liz will return to
Illinois In a day Or two with positive ass,lr-
ances from President Hayes that llo will not
be removed during this Administration. The
story of this removal Is long one, and tho
most Interesting one III the recent
HISTORY OF ILLINOIS POLITICS.
Mitchell, Wien recently l,gro, said he had an
absolute promise from Lognn and otlluls TINT
he should be appointed to 3Ierrinm's place,
aud he left for Illinois lust week with the
promise, as he understood II, from Secretary
Sherman that Merriam should be removed
and he appointed. An effort Inns bcen male
to securo the place for Mitchell since tho 4th
Of March last Tic movement recently cul-
minated at meeting Of tho Illinois Repub-
llcnl delegation here. Tho Illinois neiiub-
leans hayo organized themselves into club
for pGlit!eal purposes iEc the object Of
gat!on moro powerful iii tils WY of secaf-
iiig ptrollagp md accomplishing any Oh.
Meinlsr Of 1t It may desire. III Thko tfeory "f of
this Club Is TINT the delegation shall Mt
tempt to
MAKE TrsELF POTENTIAL
by acting as q unit upon all questions The
practices of 1t III tho future may bu solne-
tl!iug very different. II the rcstlyeness ex-
hfblted OH tho part Of some. numbers 0f the
s y f nfs sssn hRaps Il Asareesn
that the Republican lile'lE.ers should agree
Of the Treasury, niMl tho Commissioner Of
Internal Resesn,,e, TIE appo1nt'nsntot Thomas
it'd By Mer!is'. 6t eonrse n ~ t'le tus sppoint-
nlent Involved the removal of MDrrian. The
oti!cu uf Collector Of 1nter!mt Royonup runs
indemnify, As tho A!nllnlstratson claims to
be conducted OIL clyll-HerVlc1 plans, It WIS
necessary, too, TINT theru should lie SONS
reason why
A. VACANCY ouOllr TO lie CREATED
III TINT oitscc. Several reasons were sug-
grsted ut tho meeting of tho Illinois Club,
11ld other REASONS hare bee1, stated to the
Secretary Of tEo Treasury and to the presl-
%iy | the % Isiafption M sIioadr rI}on iii wit!! IL iss!n
I'll wcFe tint Alurrlam lives on llis farM in
Tazewol1 County, sumo distance removed!
tS tS s s se'eSS e 0ss I've y at tIs, s Is ys ssset II
Of teruties: tfat llo Is min
Of wealth, . banker, arbltrury III his temper
nuent. and not !lisposc.l, to work llnr-
1nOtliDusly with other members Of tho party.
1t was moved that n petition ho drawn lip
AsK1Na THE APPOINTMENT OF stlrcl,ELI4
all4 that the delegation should align It. At
this meeting there was UNtspnkc1, opposition
10 tlIs, a1nl It seems 10 hNve bcrn tllo uncr-
stalullng that thu delegation would .agree to
fSst fsS sSossn {seM Metsa f v?lys s psSn Sf Ssss @
drawn, up, but i hapPel,ul TINT the .al',ss
Tllia netitIon Was illel In regular ,ortpr.
Colnni!ssionor R@ula favored the ,cfhaaKe,
10 Tic President Secretary. Sherman, WHO
was repeatedly soon upon ifte subject. also
consented to tho removal, md wrGt1 D lottcr
" dllo form requesting the resignation of
Mitchell, Whfcl, the lattcr refused, saying
TINT hu wanted nothing less than WhAt llO
lIAd bc0n promised, namely,
AEIiRI4tM'a PLACE.
Mitchell, tho latter part Of last week, stating
t rela y sssaa 5 aseeea thss e soI a avs sSS @
p(nce, loft for lIotne, Marrtan then appeared
upon tll9 sceise. 1l1 sDoll learned that sotne
q the ConRressll'un l!ad signed his appIica;;
t that t19E vary @ t" Ss q as aat ct H
10 express, any hostility IL him. Merriam,
however, did mt choose, to bring tho Con
sEsssg ilso t9 ,So Sso'1ttcst bat preseIted bis
tAry Sherman. Merriam stOUI uppll hIH
record as un efficient Otllcer, AgsIllst whom
no charges could b0 Sustained. liz
showed that bis Dtllce, according To The
rep0rts OF thu Special Agents Of tllo Internal
Revenue. and by the records Of tho Revenue
bureau Itself,
RANKED IQuAL IN POINT or EpFIc1ENQY
With my In tha country. Ite slowed sew
ernl letters from tho ltDVf5llH liurcnn com
lncnlig him, alll tlu uhlltrstond tint thuro
weru nj reasons, eScept political REASONS, for
lis tulnoyAl, and tlmt the only notftEcni rru-
sun was the fnct that, among other Urujaisrs
which. were nlAQH lii connection With tha
United States Senatorial cDntest ln tllU I'LL
nDis Legislature, was one that I'plu Mitchell
should be appointed to tho Eighth Internnl
Itpyenue Collection District. Tl,ls preselta-
tpn Of the case seems tO Elave Ind jfs effects.
anil Murriulh IL nut to ba removed from office,
and Mr. TAnnIas Mitchell, Ut bloomington,
and Ills political friends nro apfeate,l.
Cp,nlilasiunUr Nnu1s! u0ta not credit the
report Df 3errlAln'a friends TINT tho latter ia
to continue ~ office tnlellnltly. On tile c0,.-
trary, Kau,n Is OF the opinion that Merriam |
RE nEAovEn FOR CAUSE.
The following ara SONS 0f tbs objections |
,,,hlo to tho c0ntlnuancs OF Merriam In ol1cu: |
THAT le resIaes on hls firm s1i razewetl
te s sSsisSs9& ss !. u e. sosd 3 aSs Ss e us. Sso
i!ls otllca; :hat he T. . banker. and