Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-12
Sherman's Treasury agents.
WORKING UP THE SOUTH.


The New York Times says that Secretary
Sherman has recently appointed number
of special agents and inspectors of the treas
ury, who are devoting all their time and at
tention to manipulating the political na
chinery of certain Southern States, so that
from them delegates pledged to Mr.. Sherman
may be elected to the National Republican
convention. The following is an instances:
COL Keogh, chairman of the Republican
State committee of North Carolina, was re-
Gently visited by special treasury agent
named Fitzpatrick, who asked Keogh what
he thought of Sherman's chances for the
Presidency. Keogh said they were very
poor; that Sherman could not muster cor
porals guard in his State.
"But you could arrange all that" said
Fitzpatrick; land If you did, am sure you
could get any place you want"
II don't want any place. said Keogb. "My
private business occupies all my time
"Oh, as for that" said Fitzpatrick, 'you
would not be required to do any work; the
pay would come all the same"
The conversation ended for the time, but
later Fitzpatrick urged Keogh to consent to
have an interview with the secretary on the
subject, as Keogh was going to Washington.
Fitzpatrick came to Keogh in Washington
and again urged him to see the secretary,
andi finally an interview was arranged, and
Keogh With Fitzpatrick, and at the secretary s
request, met Sherman IN his private office.
After short conversation Mr.. Sherman
preached the subject of the Presidency, with
particular reference to the control of the
North Carolina delegation. Keogh told him
that the sentiment of the State was enthusi-
astically for Grant, and could not be altered.
He also told MIR. Sherman plainly that he
was opposed to him personally.
why" asked the secretary, ''what have l
ever done to interfere with your
"Well, for one thing" replied Keogh,
syou removed my friend Mr.. Powers from
the internal revenue dictatorship of New
bern district"
"You are mistaken Sherman avowed; cit
was the President. Bat if you will send
Powers to me we will sec that something is
done fo7 him." Then he asked Col. Keogh
to at least use his good Offices to divide the
North Carolina delegation in his behalf and
against Gen. Grant. This Keogh refused to
do, saying that if the State was properly rep
resented Grant would get every delegate
elected in it. Sherman persisted that he was
at least entitled to share of the Southern
delegates, and asking that North Carolina
vote be divided. Still Keogh remained firm.
The secretary made no further appeal in the
first direction, but asked that Keogh,
as chairman of his State committee,
postpone its meeting for one month.
The latter replied that he could see
no harm in granting this request, and the
interview ended with the understanding that
be was to see MIR. Sherman again. He called
on the secretary on the afternoon of the
same day, and again was asked BY him to
aid liz dividing the North Carolina delega-
ton, and again he refused. Then the secre-
tary said:
"Well, you can at least this evening have a
consultation in regard to the matter with
Col. Young, the internal revenue collector at
Raleigh, and Mr.. Canady, the collector of
customs at Wilmington" Keogh refused to
see them.
ADVISED TO GO HOME.
The Times adds that Canady and other
treasury officers who are paid to do respon-
sible work in North Carolina were then in
Washington to hold consultations respecting
Shermau's Presidential canvass. and that
when they could no longer be used in that
direction the secretary concluded that they
had better go home.