Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-04-17
EASTERN Intelligence.
JORGENS0N MAKES A DENIAL OF THE
REPORT AGAINST MALONE.
THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
IN A BAD FIX.
KIRKWooD HAS NO ExECu-
TIVE ABILITY.
HIS RETIREMENT FROM THE
CABINET MUST COME.
a General Disruption of the Cab
met Anticipated.
The Blaine People I'm Favor of
Reorganization.
Blaine Looked Upon as Unfriendly
to Garfield.
The Blaine People In Favor
Reorganization.
Blaine Looked Upon as Unfriendly
to Garfield.
Especial to the SENTINEL

N~AsAINGTOS, april
Jorgensen of Virginia to-day makes an
emphatic denial of the report which was
extensively telegraphed las. night, that
during an interview with the President
yesterday he protested against the recog-
milton Of Malone, and urged Garfield to
recognize only the s~traight-out Republic
cans in Virginia. He says he consented
to introduce several Of his constituents,
who held these views, but took no part
whatever in their unexpected attempt to
influence the President against the reten-
ton of the Petersburg Postmaster and
Collector of Internal Revenue who sup
ports the coalition movement. On the
contrary, he promptly interrupted their
representations by stating that he has been
misinformed as to the purpose of their
errand, and that he did not agree with
them. This authoritative statement is OF
consequence, as DR.. J~orgensen is doubt
less the most able, and unquestionably
the most influential Virginia Republican
known in Washington.
Washington Political Gossip.
CHICAGO, April 16.-The Times Wash
ington special says: When one realizes
the situation at the Interior Department
it ia hard to understand how Garfield could
have selected Kirkyood as a member of
his Cabinet. The old gentleman never
had any executive ability. He is one of
the most honest men in the world, and
thinks that the Interior Department would
get away with his reputation if he did not
personally attend to every detail. He will
sign no document without first reading it,
n has determined to himself to see all
applicants for positions, which makes the
clerks powerless to evade his orders. He
never knew how to protect himself from
the swarms OF ofice-seekers. The work Of
the department is believed to be Just as
many weeks behind as have elapsed since
Kirkwood assumed the duties of Secretary.
Letters and documents are several feet
high on his desk, while bales more in the
adjoining room await his attention. Kirk
woods retirement from the Cabinet must
come. OF course he will be cared for
somewhere else, as he gave up his seat in
the Senate, and SO cannot be sent back to
private life. Kirkwood's going out, too,
will make the first break, and perhaps give
some excuse for the general disruption of
the Cabinet, that everybody in Washing
ton now believes is not far distant. The
Blaine people are in favor of reorganiza-
ton, but it is a fact that, within the last
two or three weeks, Garfield has become
distrustful of Blaine. One of Garfeld's
chums says that the President now sus-
poets Blaine, and regards him as nearly as
much his personal enemy as Conkling.
Blaine he credits with. the responsibility
for his becoming so involved in New York.
The chums whisper to Garfield that
Blaine is as DESTROYS Of making him
personally as unpopular as Conkling. That
when the climax is reached, Blaine intends
to retire from the Cabinet and make CAPT.
tai for himself. The truth is, General
Garfield is already looking feverishly ahead
to his reelection, and nearly all his acts
are shaped by hopes and fears for his flu
ture. If it is doubtful if Mr.. Blaine him
self can retain long the Cabinet position,
unless he secures entire control. The
President now distrusts him, and yet he
has taken him into the Cabinet as his warm
personal friend. If Blaine is not really
his friend, then the President is without a
single supporter in the Cabinet. Not long
ago General Garfield sent for an unofficial
friend to come and see him. This man he
addressed by his first name, and said !:
"Blank, I am in q bad box" eyes, and
I am glad Of it, damn you" was the frank
reply. This blunt visitor went on to say
that what the President needs more than
anything else was a few friends. His
present policy was alternating them all.
What he advised him to do was to reor-
ganize his Cabinet, and put none but Gar
field men in it. This advice was respect
fully considered, but it is not expected
that it will be followed. General Garfield
at the present time is not worrying very
much. He is represented as in a buoyant
humor, and as one observer put It, is
doubtless up to some new Ohio surprise
for the country.