The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-06-14
THE OHIO CROWD.
Bighhanded Doing During Garneld's Last
Days.

Highhanded Deing During Garneld's Last
Days.
a Washington special to the Chicago
Times says:
Itapoesrs that there was good deal Of secret
trouble ut the White House during the days OF
ways so near to him, nonopolized everything in
the way of pubic business, and practically
crowded out of TIE Cabinet the consideration oil
family. II comes from high authority that Colo
mel Rockwell one OF the.ccums, a week or so be-
lore the President was removed 10 Elbercn, wrote
out
A COMMISSION FOR HIMSELF
rs Quartermaster General in the Army, and
sought TO get it 10 President Garfield for his sig
nature He showed 81 to Mrs Garfield and asked
her advice about 1t, and said to her that lanes
had intended tOapD0int him, and that, to make
certain OF IT, 10 would probably be better TO have
the President attend 10 it while he was able. At
this time General Garfield was unconscious He
remained the greater Da-t of the day in condition
OF strpor, snd IL was only occasionally thrt he
appeared to have consciousness as TO what wss
.golog Oh around Rim Mrs Garfield showe< the
commission 20 M Blaine, the head of the Czbi-
net, and asked his Sdvice about it,
Sss- BLAINE ~As VERY INDIGNANT.
HE tore up the commission and added thas IL
the height OF j. 5eeency for Colonel RockvheIi
70 bring up any sGeh a proposition at that tiEHe
&c said there were Heny more important mattezs
should Gtnuy time De ln state of mSld TO thiuf
OF them. The chums bitterly hated Mr.. Blaine
and IN every way that they could they asserted
tkemselyesin directing affairs as against any s7g-
gest ols, even. of Mr.. Elaine. Had the President
liked Mr. B.aine has since said in private CONVEX
kau0n with number Of gentlemen, he (Blainel
wot-d have insisted pom the dismissal OF all OF
NE gums OK he would hSTe resigned his place in
the Cabinet. At Long Branch the chuns could
not realize that Garfield was going 70 die. They
had been with him and nErsed him from day To
day. and firmly believed that when he recovered
tney would have the control AID dictation of
affairs 10 was
PART OF THEIR PLAN
70 Gust Blaine at the very frst opportunity. come
OF their talk was enc day carried to Mr.. Blane
md be was asked II he intended TO take any no.
tce OF what the chrns said openly, threatening
what they we're going 10 do. He replied: .'BLli
viii have no eight vi Tn pisnires"
Swain aud Rockwell during the short period Of
che Garfield Administration, established q n
lor the GlSpe1sasiOn If patronage. All the army,
appointments. promotions and what not wei 81
.ergeIy controlled through them. Swaim's great
held or General Garfield gas through his financial
relations with him. Swain had acquired quite
large fortune during the last few years by carefully
sava1g his salary, judicious investments and loans
He held
MORTGAGE UPON GARFIELD's HOUSE
In thig city, and also upon the farm at Mentor.
Had Garfield lived, and had these chums been
allowed TO retain their hold his AdEinistration
w0ul1 certainly have become more notorious |
man 6rant s IN It's worst days, when the White |
house was controlled by q small ring of place /
men who used the power Of the Government for /
Tie New YORK Custom House, belonged to this /
cnun gang. He was the New York agent, dis /
pensing the patronage IN that State in the interest
81 the chums. He followed the condition OF the /
President very closely. and, through his connec-
lon Win me cnums, supplied Wall street With