Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-05-07
Robsrtson's Nonination-An Early Ad-
ournment Of the Senate Anticipated
An Attempt Made By the
Radicals 10 Renew the
Dead Lock.
GENERAL GOSSIP AT WASHING ION.
. WASHINGTON.

was TO keep control OF the busl-
ness in their hands and assert
their majority. The Presidents
action on the New York nominations
upset the Republican plans and they
have not undertaken to rearrange them.
There is talk OF fixing an early day tor
adjournment, and Senator said
he intended to bring the subject up in
the executive session this evening, all
the nominations from the committee
have been confirmed, and but aoout 100
remain for committee action. Several
Republican Senators again went To the
President this morning and urged him
to withdraw Robertson on the ground
that il would remove all the cause Oi
trouble and open way Tor nominations.
in New York entirely satisfactory to
all the Republicans. TIE President
again positively refused, saying that lie
desired harmony, but could not now. az
ter the threats that have been made,
Withdraw Robertson. A Senator who is
against Robertson, said to Conkliug that
he believed Robertson is certain to be
confirmed. Conkling replied that he
dId not believe so, aud said ne was as
confident as ever. 1t is evident, how
ever, that a large majority of Senators
support the adminis ration, aud those
Senators who do say Robertson will be
confirmed within week.
The Star Route Business
WASHINGTON, May 6-It will be some
days vet before the POSt-otfice Depart
ment will have sufficiently proceeded
with it, star Route contract Investiga-
ton TO make public any additiona! de-
velopments. The experts, however, are
not idle. The inquiry is not alone con-
fined to the Department proper here,
but is Likewise being prosecuted in the
districts where some Of the most notori.
Gus routes as already disclosed are
located. No report has yet been made
by the Commission which was sent TO
Mempnis to investigate the Mississippi
steamboat mail service. This service, 1t
is apprehended is badly demoralizsd.
The Star Route Ring are rather taken
aback hy the manner in which the Gar
feld-Hubbell letter is received by the
public. They had expected il wonld
produce a sensation, whereas il has fall
len fat, and not produced a ripple.
Toe Garfield Hubbell- Brady Letter aud
How 1t Came to Be Written.
WASHINGTON, May Elm addition TO
the explanation authorized by the Pres
ident Of his letter OF August 23rd, 1889,
to Mr. J. A. iIubbell, chairman OF the
Republican Congressional Committee,
the Post will Tomorrow print the follow
ing, which it is understood is the eXpla-
nation furnished by members of the
committee now in Washington, incIud-
ing Mr.. Dorsey:
After the government clerks, messen-
gers, scrub women and common labor.
ers, had been assessed three times and
the money wruny from them WAS nearly
all spent Congressman Hubbell be-
thought himself Of the star mail con-
tractors. and with the industry and sa
gacity for which he is noted made his
way TO the office OF the Second Assistant
Postmaster General Brady, and laid the
case before him. The committee wanted
money. All branches OF the public SER
wee had been tapped, but the mail con-
tractors, and the demand for soap"
was still urgent. Indiana had to be
DOugnI, uuu tue 1iihg w hcSiO CciO'
n;sts and black and white bal
lot box suffers, precinct work
ers, detectives, clerks stump speak
ers and special agents supported for
nearly two months. Brady knew who
could afford to be tapped and just how
much of drain they could stand, and
consequently Mr. Hubbell expected
him to cooperate with him Immediately
and efficiently To his great surprise,
General Brady refused to comply with
his request. Huhbsl urged and Brady
still stubbornly refused. Finally, how
ever, Brady consented to act, pro-
yided the President, Mr.. Hayes,
would authorize hin To do so in writ
ing. This Mr.. IIayes declined to dc.
The method was too notoriously illegal.
q neral Brady was again appealed to,
end again refused TO act either directly
or indire, t'y The pressure grew strong
or as the need for money became more
urgent, and il wss at last agreed that if
e ,udida,e Garfield would write him
Brady) To 10 80 he would IN some round-
aLont way undertake the 10. The
amount required, or at least expected,
was S25, coo, slthouSh at one time $40
OOO was the figure contemplated. The
next step was u induce Candidate Gar
field 70 make the request, ard
accordingly letter was writ
ten him by Congressman Hubbell
in which be was informed that ii he
would ask General Brady in writing to
raise the money required, Or any part OF
1t, out OF his department, the request
would be aeceded to. General Garfield
held the matter under advisement for a
fsw da,s, and when Acting Chairman
Dorsey next visited him at Mentor. laid
ir before HIM aud asked his advice.
DJrsey's opinion, "a il is now reported,
was that it Was dangerous proceeding,
and, hencr, instead Of writing to Brady,
as Hu6bell advised. the result was that
General Garfield indited and sent To
Hubbell the letter that yesterday was
made public for the first time. Its text
is ~ follows:
"MxSrOR, D., August 2S, 1850.
"HOH J. 4. HHbbell, Eoslingtoa, d. c:
"MY DslR HUaBxLL:-Yours OF the
l9th inst received and contents noted.
Pleas" say TO Brady that hops he will
give MS "a the assistance possible. |
think lie can help enectuaIly, Please
tell me u os the departments generally
are doing. As ever, yours,
~. A. GARFIELD."
There is possible discrepancy in the
date. One gentleman who has seen the
letter maintains that il was written on
The 23i of October instead OF August.
But this while material does not ell. ct
It's authenticity.
A Few Changes.
WAsRINGroS, May 6.-It was stated
uoon the best Of authority tonight that
The nomination Of Captain c. f. Henry
TO be Marshal OF the District of Colum.