Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-04-04

ST. LOUIS, April 2-Chauncey j. Filley,
who has Just returned from Washington,
where be has been for some time past in inti-
mate relations with the President and other
high Officials, makes the following state
ment regarding the reported differences be-
tween Cabinet officers and Senators and the
President: Newspaper reports upon all
these matters are all exaggerated,
and colored to make them accord
with the sources from which
they emanate, and to suit the parties In
whose interests they are promulgated.
There IS no doubt but that Attorney General
MaeNeagh has taken a decided stand
against Mr.. Chandler for Solicitor General.
This action OF Mr.. MacVeagh's antagonizes
Secretary Blaine a1d makes the contest a
personal one. As between Messrs.
President, this is particularly the
case, IS 1t is reported that Mr.. MacVeagh
is endeavoring to defeat Mr.. Chandler's
confirmation, which makes direct personal
issue between the Acknowledgement and the
President. This, connected with Mr.. Mac
Veagh's public declarations against General
Raum-declarations made In the presence of
several gentlemen in his Mr.. MacVeagh's)
Ot6ce-indicates variance of opinion
between him and the general policy of the
administration, which, as Senator Ben
Harrison said, il allowed to prevail would
make both Indiana and Mr.. MacVeagh's
own State (PennsylvanisJ Democratic. The
difference arising between the New York
Senators and the President is not one
about individuals really, but about
the observance OF the usual courtesy to-
wards Senators and Congressman in regard
to the appointments In their respective
States. In this matter all the Republican
Senators and Congressman are interested.
| vas one of the matters which raised
the difference between General Garfield and
President Hayes. General Garfield was not
consulted about many appointments in his
own district, and, in fact, many were made
over his head. This General Garfield did not
relish or approve, and that he should not
was very natural under the circumstances.
This is the position of Senators Conkling
and Platt. They would have been
satt-fedsto let Merritt remain Collector Of
New York. Whatever fight is made will be
upon this issue, and the result cannot, of
course, no be seen. The Blaine-Chandler-
MacVeagh contest is different affair, and
the stalwarts generally agree with Blaine
and Chandler. / did not hear, up to the
time [ left Washington, any expression of
purpose of any fight being made by Senator
COnkling. In fact, the Senator then had
given no publicity to any such intention.
"The effort on the part of some parties to
keep up factions and to prejudice the Presi-
dent against those who supported General
Grant will amount to nothing. General
Grants meetings with the President were
entirely pleasant, and he General Grant,
remarked that he never saw q better dis
posed man than General Garfield. 1t
remains with General Garfield to
say whether he will have
the solid support of the ''306' for his ad-
ministratioH, as he had the earnest and
effective support of the Grant men for his
election. The Grant men, so called, have
raised no such questions, and In common
with all we'll meaning and true party men
believe in one solid Republican party"