Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-10-25
SECRETARY MORGAN
WILL HOLD THE TREASURY PORIfo'
IIOTILL CONKLlkG RECEIVERS.
A Glance at the Man-0ther Cabinet Nomi'
nations Senate Procsedings-Treas-
ury Tricksry-The BarefOf
Bay Rum-Guitsau
the Ghastly.
THE THIRD TERM PROGRESSES WELL.
pREs1DENT ARrHUR's CABINET.
Ex Governor Morgsp, Secretary of the
Treasury.

WASHINGTON, October 24.-President
Arthur to-day sent in the nomination
of Ex. Governor Edwin ID. Morgan, o.
New York, to be Secretary OF the Treas
ury, and the nomination was confirmed
by the Senate.
New York, October 24.-Morgan, like
most wealthy men OF New York, has no
great place in the public heart, but is
respected as an upright magistrate,
with sound ideas, and particularly liable
to have a good influence over the Presi-
dent. He had the good sense to select
young Arthur to be his Qusrtermaster;
and it is creditable to both OF them that
they have retained mutual confidence
and respect. Arthur took part in NOM
mating Morgan, in 1875, over the head
OF Cornell for Governor, when he was
defeated by Robinson as Tilden's sue.
cessor.
Governor Morgan was seventy years
old last February, and is two years
Younger than Hamilton Fish. These
two men, both ex Governors OF New
York, and both exSeuators, are at the
head OF the Republicans OF this city in
services. Fish was the back. bone OF
Grants administration. His sense Of
fidelity to Grant has sometimes been
carried to excess. Morgan has, perhaps,
a duller sense OF honor than Fish, but is
probably
More Conservative and Cautious,
and less apt to show temper. Both
Morgan and Fish respond in different
degrees to public opinion.
There is a certain commercial obtuse-
ness about Morgan coincident with bis
business (which is that OF a grocer and
sugar importer) that has kept him from
professional appreciation in the metrop-
oils. On the other hand, Mr.. Fish has
not been among the people, and is cred
tied with some aristocratic points. |
think there is large faith, however, in
both men. They are equally Stalwart,
though Morgan has the New England
faculty OF demanding more and more
reform with time. He is not tied to any
past reputation. Everybody who has
been in his service adheres to him
through years, Arthur among the rest.
| talked this morning with group of
merchants, quite representative in their
character, and they said: morgan will
do. But we should have been just as
well satisfied with some bright Western
man who has neither interests nor re-
ciprocaties in this city" The Presi.
dents nomination, may add, has had
no more effect than anything else to re-
lieve him from an ever present anticipa
ton OF being
The Dependent of Mr.. Conkling,
Although retired from public life for the
present, the antagonism to Conkling has
not ceased; and ! was surprised to hear
a merchant who had all along held that
Garfield had treated Conkling badly,
say that he apprehended that Arthur
would never get out OF the shadow OF
Conkling.
A few persons even in this city re-
mark that Garfield is already negatived
by the President choosing New York
man for the Treasury Department.
Conkling pushed Levi P. Morton for
that place, and Garfield always replied
that Western sentiment demanded that
he should keep the Treasury away from
the control of Wall street. +. ID. Nor
gan has been large operator in Wall
street, in telegraph, railroad'and other
matters. He is not, however, profess.
iona leader OF the street.
Morgan Holding the secretaryship Open
for Conkling
WASHINGTON, October 24.-There are
still those who maintain that Conkling
will vet go into the Cabinet. 1t is said
now that Morgan was induced to accept
the Secretaryship of the Treasury on
condition that he should be required to
remain in office only until next winter,
that he at first positively declined, but
finally consented to accept and fill the
office for q short time. Report goes
that by next winter public opinion will
have so settled down that Conkllng can
90 into the Cabinet without exciting
that opposition which would arise now.
A prominent Democrat said to-day that
the Democratic Senators would not offer
any opposition to Morgan because they
believed he was only going to hold the
Secretary snip open for Conkling.' There
is no dorb; that Morgan did decline at
first and was afterwards induced to &C.
cept.
James Will Remain.
WASHINGTON, October 4.-The Attor'
ney General has given an opinion that il
is not necessary to again nominate Post
master General James for his present
position. The law is that the Postmas-
ter General holds his Office during the
term OF the President appointing him,
and one month thereafter. Other law
yers hold, though, that the present cons'
mission OF General James expired on the
10Th OF this month. In order to remove
all legal quibbles, the President will
probably again nominate General James
ss Postmaster General. This does not
indicate that he will remain any longer
than till the Star Route trials are over,
The President insists that James shall
remain until then, and have the credit
OF successful prosecution, or bear the
brunt OF their failure. For this reason
he would have retained MacNeagh if be