, 1881-03-16
HLQNG,, JONES.

@LONG1 JONES,
THE FIGHT FOR THE stAttsIIALsH1r.
SPECIAL Dispateh to I'M Chteaeo 7rtbune
WARRINGTON, D. C., March l5-Thero was
meeting Of tho members OF tho 1lItnols delcga~
t!on at the o|!lce OF the Department Ut Justice
this morning I'll the matter Of tho ntar8haship
for tho Northern District of Illinois. There
were present Senator Lognu and licpresenta-
tlyes F4rWoll, Aldrch. Thonns, Marsh, Cannon,
Cullen, rlyson, Hawk. and Henderson. Dir.
Farwctl was present in tho room when tho dele
cation entcred, having called to recommend tho
appointment OF McDa!d, OF Chicago, to a posI-
ton in tho Territories Gen. Logan suited to
Attorney. General sfaoVeagh that tho dclcga-
ton had called to confer about the htarahaship.
3fr Lognu, for tho first time. llci tho papers ot
Il. 81 Juucs rs IN applicant for thnt position.
GEN. LOGAN
said that 1t had been tho custom Of tho Stnte
that tho o!!!ce OF tho Marshal was within tho
patronage Of tho Senator. bltt ho said that, in
addition, he WIS Joined In the Recommendation
Of Jones by i've Of the uins Congressional Rep
rcsentntives from tho Judicial District, oxclul-
Ing only Farwcll, DarIs, Aidricb, and 6hcrwln,
and that tho papers OF Dir. Jones were also In
dorsed by largo majority OF the 1nemburs of
both brnnchcstof tho Stnte Legislature, senator
Logan, after u bricf speech In support OF Dir.
Jones. submitted tho case. Representative
pleasant words to sny for Mr. Jones. Mr. Fur
well opposed the appointment. lie stated that
be had no quarrel With Senator I4ognt or With
anybody. but that he believed that tho appoints
mcnt Of Junes would be offensive to the Rreat
majority Of Republicans ID that Marshale dis
trict; that 3tr. Jones was opposed by
THE Tu1sEE CITY MEMBERS,
himself. Aldsich. md Davis, mud that at least
one Of the CbeaR0 mbers-iicprcsentntiye
Il h1xa,-hnH thff f1thf hA hnIt
that tho appointment OF, Jones would result In
tho loss Of the spring election ID Chicago to the
Republicans. In addition, Mr.. Farwell atuted
that the appointment of jones' would be dis
pleasing to two OF tho Judges, and that one OF
thotn whom he did nor nalne) had authorized
him tFarwol to say that tho appointment OF
Jones wna que not ct to be made. Mt. Farwtll
further stated that Mt. Jones was tho Incumbent
Of 4 Federal position in his own district worth
Fl ,5O0 and that It would 10 well for him to stay
there.
FARWELL ALSO SAID
that it appeared to bo understood that Judge
Woodcock. Of Sscr!luR, would bo likely to ba ap-
pointed Collector Of informal Revenue in the
cvent TINT Jones should DO transferred to tho
Marshalshp. lie fFarwcll suggested that It
might be wiso to nppotut Woodcock as Marshai
aud tn0n take another man froM tho county.
FArwcll dat!nttty stntod that ho had no candi-
dAto Ut bis owu. and he did not make any
recommendations Ia behalt Of Mr. stiIlwelL
Aldrlch said ho was opposed to Jones. first Of all,
ossau,s BE- had had osnaae Of as own ana he
1,IIhcrt Thia i. Mr. At1rch,s candIdato fnr f,oI-
lector of Informal Neyenue, however. and It
Ia not supposed that he presented the name with '
huy serious expectation thnt Gilbert would bs
appointed hlarsha. Dir. All1rch also suggested
tho name Of Mr.. Hubbard. Superintendent OF
Mails In tho Chicago Post ollcc, but tho sugxea-
tim nf this num0 was not satisfactory. Gen.
Logan
mn NOT CARE m LISTEN TO ANY orgEt.s
or coMrKUM1sE.
I1e had 50 much confidence In his ability to &C.
euro the appo!ntsnent OF bis own nominee that
hc Afterwards said he did not consider It ncccs..
SIR for him to entertain any propositions Of
cuu,pr0episc. md thnt he was not acci,stomud to
Compromise. Flnniiy, Mr. Pnrwoll, being askUd
npposou to ,oaes that So d haye sona
pauers ut bis hosul which hp might submit but
which 20 dld MT cAre e t,le; Tho Attorney:
auuthor mcetlug. scI.utar i,oxai, tho1Eht TINT
il wauld not bc practicable for hta,. ,n Wow ot
bis duties in tho Senato. tu x any ttt.!o for gu
nther lneot1nH Hna tl!d IoL knnW taAt anotaeE
een9 woaa 20 % { ,r ot IL y .sns,tnants ~
which Vii III h. III frhs n",,"r SSrnv"d n tn
"h'e'' W o'o tno p"''. p.u'.a ~ ~
making charges ugasnst the business integrity
Ut Mr. Jones' c1tcntiinx back to iB74. Mr Far
Ts s;5 at ts g a. S Sss Ys'e +; q f as faf e
Mr. FArwcji ought to lilo 1t, T1ie Mr, FurWUll
then ductincsl Is Do. whon judge Pnyson took
tho affidavit ut tho retluest Of Farwclf and rcud
aiterwr.Is ii It's cot.toutx, auI aiso to oo,n,au-
nlcatu with sir, Ju,lua on tho subject Tho ajlt-
dnyit w,a u[e0 supmjttel tp REPRESENTATIVES
Mnrsb, Henderson, and Tho.nas 10th Mr,
Jones' and Mr.. Fur,7eIl Tonight refuse to pcs-
nit thu publication OF ibis u!Hdaylt, Uni nr.
Ennge,nrnt hny!nK been made 1otwosn hlr:
1onos anu Mf. rafWeit. M necoIAns 1o"a1ea 1oaes
s"ou'u 't'nko a'' "'oaa' ~ K.'A's
HIS VH'tsloS or THE TRANSACTIONS
an'j @ Il ,6s oouu1or % atliaylt ssstns saisfactnry
tU 5lr Farwui that tho or;xInal alliaavLt should
nut ue tited but should bo returned to tho per-
son Aesjx nutcu by Dir. Farwcll rs Ail en,inently