Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-03-02
FIIley and McCullagh.

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From an Inyerview with j. B. McCullagh, OF
the Globe Democrat, in Cincinnati Gazette
| What was the object OF your mission
to Washington" asked the reporter.
! Partly on private business, and al
so to visit the President and ascertain
the reason why Chauncey /. Filley
should control the Federal patronage
of Missouri and assume the leadership
of that party in the State against the
wishes of large majority of the party.
Up to a short time ago all the applica-
| tions for appointments from Missouri
were referred to Filley, and it was
necessary to get his Endorsement before
| an appointment would be made. In
the Post-Off1ce Department ali the APP
pointments on file bear the signature
of Cauncey I. Filley upon them. In
Missouri"
"Was the result of your call on the
President satisfactorily"
Entirely SO. talked to the Presi-
dent for over an hour, and told him
exactly how Filley stood with the par
ty In the State. I told him Just what
I tell you now. Filley is full of ego
tism, and has constituted himself a
leader in disregard to the wishes of the
party. He is injur:ng it by abusing
people whom he does not like, and
who have done more for the party
than he has. I told the President
that Filley had worked hard and
should be given an Office, and advised
him to appoint Filley Governor of
Alaska, and then give Alaska back to
Russia. Before left the President
assured me Mr.. Filley would not be
allowed hereafter to make the Missou-
ri appointments
"Then yon think the days of Filley's
leadership in Missouri are ut an end
pretty much?"
"I do. have here f,rty-one pages
of manuscript of letters which Mr.. Fill
ley wrote to officials In Washington
which Mr.. Filley will wish he had not
written said Mr.. McCullagh, holding
them up to show the reporter; 'some
of them will make Rome howl. One
of them was written to Jewell during
the whisky trials, who was then Post
ma masterGeneral, in which Mr.. Filley
sided against Grant and intilnated
that the ex-President had some knowl-
edge of the frauds and prevented a
more vigorous prosecution of them.
He took strong sides with Bristow in
the matter. | heard during my visit
TO the Capital that Filley was intro
duced through the Post Office Depart
ment as the next PostmasterG Gene raj
bv James just before the latter's retire
ment, as every one was sure that he
would be appointed. I wrote letter
to the President about that time pro-
testing against the appointments. Ey-
erybody in Washington expected Fill
ley to be successful, and he felt certain
<,f Il l. h. ltxy
disappointed and has not got over it
yet"
Washington Special to the Post Dispatch
MIR. rilley says that he is satisfied
that, Notwithstanding the visit of Jos.
Babington Maeaulay McCullagh, the
Potomac still courses it way undis-
turbed to the sea; that its depths are
undisturbed; that the public buildings
still stand undisturhed upon their
foundations; that the Executive still
stands; that the President still lives,
disturbed emily by Joseph's long un-
answered talk; that it does not require
pass for any Missourian to get into
the departments. of the White House;
that the dome of the Capitol still
stands. Joseph found that he was
fighting wind; that whatever was be-
ing done practically was being done
through the Republican Committee;
that no removals had been recon-
mended by it OF any Presidential off,
cial in Missouri; that Mr.. Filley had
not made single recommendation of
that kind. 1t appears that the only
recommendations of that kind have
emanated from the Globe Democrat
office, and they have recommended
changes in every Federal office in ST.
Louis nearly except the Post Office
and the Marsial's. MIR. Filley says
that all matter concerning the politics
of Missouri Of vhich Mr.. Macaulay
McCullagh feels aggrieved, will be
settled inside the State of Missouri.
Mr.. Fllley stands as the unanimous
selection of the State Convention for
the State Committee at large, and was
by the State Committee unanimously
elected its Chairman. When Joseph
holds any such relationship to the
party Mr.. Filley will consult him, Ms
he has heretofore shown by the record
his disposition to do the CD. upon
any party matter that affected the
State. Mr.. Filley seems entirely sat
isfed with his standing and is not
seeking any position.