Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-09-27
WASHINGTON WAITS.
.ASTATeMehT THAT BLAINE WILL RE.
TIRE FROM THE CABINET.
His Reasons for Retiring-wok on His
Residence Observation-Disclosures
General James-what the Star
Route Men ssy-what
Others Think.
Anew REMARKS ABOUT GUlTeAU.

WAsHiHGroS, SeptempSt -o.-t ID
stated here on authority Of intimate
friends Of Secretary Blaine that he has
positively determined to leave the cabi.
net at once. he will send his resians.
ton to President Arthur, and will prob
ably not return 70 Washington for some
time. 1t is said Secretary Blaine has no
desire to remain in the cabinet, and that
the associations OF the State department
are now painful to him in view OF his
intimate relations With the late Presi.
dent. There is nothing, 10 il 10 said
Secretary Blaine holds, which requires
his continuance at the head OF the State
department All its affairs are in
such shape that new man
can take hold without any
trouble or embarrassment. Those who
claim TO know Of the Secretsry's inten-
tions say he expects President Arthur
TO construct new Cabinet, and really
thinks he ought to do 80. Secretary
Blaine has put a stop to the farther con
struction Of u tins residence he MAS
building, and the site and
Building Materials are for Sale.
which looks like he does not intend TO
reside in Washington.
1t is contended here IN some quarters
that the legal term OF Postm aster Gen.
ersl James expires on the 10Th OF n'xt
month. The oct 81 Congress creating
this Office provides that he shal
held office one month after the eSplra.
ton of the term Of the President hy
whom he is appointed. A. President
Garfield died on tho l9;h Of September,
it is maintained by some that his term
OF office then ended. and tha. IN one
month from that date the term oi Post.
master General James will expire by
limitation. IL is just TO General James
to state that this view is only presented
by the Star Route ring, and its organs.
who want to get the present Postmaster
General out OF Office becsuse Of his wig.
orous prosecution Of them. unpreju.
diced legal minds hold James term will
not expire till the month after the term
for which Gen. Garfield Was elected.
But whatever may be the correct con.
struction OF this law. IL ia not believed
outside OF the Star Route ring that
General James will retire, at least
Tot Before Star Route Prosecutions are
Ended.
II is now believed that President Arthur
would be willing for James TO retire
while these prosecutions are pending.
aud il 10 well known that the Postmaster
General is too deeply interested in com.
pletng the work he has begun In their
cases TO retire willingly before Il is done.
Guitsau has frequently boosted in
jail that he would have eminent counsel
TO defend him, hut he would never
give any information a. 10 whom he had
in view. Ii now turns out he Was only
indulging in the exapgerF ton OF which
he is fond. When informed by the
District Attorney to day that the Grand
week and advised him to make prepare
tions for his defense, he requested the
District Attorney 10 telegraph 10 his
brother. in law, Scoville, Of Chicago. lie
10 compelled W fal. back on his relatives.
II no counsel is provided the court will
OF course assign him counsel, though
this may not be an easy task. as the law.
yers here are oil averse 10 appearing In
the light OF Guitsau's counsel. Noos of
them want TO utter word that wonld
tend TO save his neck. Gnitrau still
clings tensciously y 10 the delusion that
IfHe Can Eso,ps . hob's Violence o
and get a trial befors . conrt he will lie
acquitted. Since he hss learned OF the
several occasions Expressed qualification
that his murderous work wss accom-.
plished, aud always speaking Of II ~ the
Lords will, and accompanying his r-.
marks with the regret thst bis yictIm
suffered 10 much. He pretSnds 10 e1.
Pect he will yet get the sympathy OF the
people. In conversation with one oi
the jail guards last Friday hs said,
that he Was sure the
American people would. after the
" esident was buried, transfer their
sympathy from that lump Of clay (refrr.
ring to the dead PrcsidentD TO him. lie
does not express or feel sny remorse for
his brutal cowArdiy act, but Ills great
dread 10 OF mob violence. He has been
in Q constant state OF fear since Presi.
dent Garfield died, and II he hears any
unusual noise or the steps Of more than
ono person approaching his coll he
Hndssvors 10 Conossi EimssH Under the
Bed.
He is Q pusillanimous coward. One of
the guards who does duty at Guitesu's
cell said TO day. "Guitesu believes
he will have . fair and impartial
trial, but does not believe he can be
tried for murder. When ! asked him
the other day his reasons for believing
he could not be tried for murder he said
81 am . lawyer and convsrssnt enough
with the Law ~ know cannot DO tried
for murder. for the reason that there
must be malice shown, and certainly
had no malice toward Garfield. His
death vas . political necessity, and
when bis body 10 laid away 10 rest and
the excitement incident 10 bis death
subsidies, the American. people win be.
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