Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-04
Especial Telegram to the Globe. !

Especial Telegram to the Globe
WASHINGTON, May 3.-President Arthur
yesterday appointed Chief Justice Woods,
of the Indiana supreme court, to fill the
vacancy caused by Judge Gresham's resig-
nation. 1t is enough to make one weep to
think of the despair of Senator Benny
Harrison. He remained here for long
weeks so as to straighten out Hoosier pat !
ronage. His short, stumpy figure, pale
face, Swallowed by an awful dignity of
backwoods commonplaceness and length
ened out by gray goats beard, were seen
in the lobbies OF the hotels for weeks.
With his fat hands in his capacious peck
cts, he wandered about in a dismal and
mysterious way, suggesting an eager out
look for some one to set up liquid refresh
ments. He held whispered consultations
with long haired, rusty looking grangers,
who looked down upon him with an air of
grave Difference. 1t was great
business, this arranging of the
whole patronage of a state, and Benny
Harrison, in the role of boss, was most in
teresting to contemplate. Nearly every
day he went up to the White house to see
greatly bored but much enduring presi-
dent The latter was informed that there
was only one way to carry Indiana in the
future, and that was to listen to the advice
and follow the suggestion of Harrison.
The first blow in the fat stomach of his
political dignity was received when
Gresham was selected as postmaster gen
eral 1t was only through the kindness of
, Gresham, after he had accepted the place,
that Harrison's vanity was spared by his
being allowed 10 hand over the formal
| invitation on plate after the fashion of a
genteel waiter. Gresham did not even
| smile when Harrison asked him if he
would accept a place in the cabinet. He
put his hand on his judicial heart,
| bowed gravely, and said that he
| thought he would. Then the little man ran
| and told the ''glad tidings" to the presi-
| dent. He had half an idea that he was be-
| ing thoroughly imposed on in the matter
so far as paying his position the respect
due to it, but he said nothing. 1t looked
well to the public, and he could bide his
time, but he warned the president privately
would pass over this Gresham matter now,
provided nothing of the kind occurred
again. ''If it occurs again, look out for
war, SIR" he limited. So the senator went
in and out of the White house daily,
urging the appointment of Hines, his law
| partner, to succeed Gresham as judge. 1t
was said to Harrison that it did not seem
| oil,
up partnership with him for any United
States judgeship, but the Indiana senator
explained everything by a mysterious
wink, which meant much or nothing.
Then the tall and broad-shouldered Calkins,
who wants to be governor, came
on and insisted upon his own law partner
being selected. Then ensued fight after
the fashion of cats over clothes-line. Har-
rison denounced Calkins' imprudence, and
continued to pile up recommendations
mountain high. Calkins looked over the
! situation, and made up his mind the presi-
dent was not going to be influenced by any
mere talk. He filed his papers and went
home. Not so Harrison. He hung onto
the very last shreds of the presidents pa
thence, UNI. The latter was obliged to tell
him all that could be done for Hines had
been done, and that he would have as good
chance in Harrison's absence. This the
sanguine Benjamin translated as meaning
promise in Hines favor, and so went
home few days ago to look after other
important sections of patronage in need OF
the watchful care of his senatorial eye
How disappointed he will be any one who
knows the big-browed little man can well
imagine.
| THE CORRESPONDENTS OF INTERNAL REV
| ENUE
cannot remain vacant after May 20. Under
a recent decision of the attorney general
in regard to the vacancy caused by the
death of Postmaster General Howe, it be-
comes necessary to appoint successor
within twenty days. The same statute
operates in this case. No decision has yet
been reached by the president, and the
friends of the various candidates are
bringing all the pressure they can com
mand. The candidacy of Mr.. Hobart, OF
Cincinnati, is looked upon hsre as hope.
less one, for the reason that his main sup.
port comes from the whisky interest, with
which he is identified. While it is admit
} ted that he would be thoroughly familiar
with the requirements aud duties of the
Office, it is not thought proper
that a commissioner should owe hi
appointment to a class against whom ht
r might frequently be called upon to &c
eide. Representative Burrows, O
Michigan, is doing his best for the place