The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-08-11
PLEDGES OFGARFIELD.
An Abstract of the Budget of
sal Stephen w. Dorsey.
How Garfield Secured the Nomination for
President Story Of the October
1tl. Election Ia Indiana.
From tho New York sun. July oth.l

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| appoint Blaine Secretary of State, but
there Ia good reason for the suspicion
| tn 1t has been entertained that IL was
| the understanding that this should be
done when Blaine's vote was transferred
| to Garfield at Chicago. Dorsey knew of
this intention, and regarded the appoint
ment as one with which no great fault
could be found. Dorsey had what he
believed to be the best of reasons for
believing that Garfield after the Indiana
October canvas made mp his mind that
he should take Dorsey into his Cabinet
IL elected. In recent letter, written
by Dorsey since the Star route trial was
ended, he spoke Of this offer as follows:
when the campaign was over declined
/ the greatest reward that could be offered
to any citizen by the Executive" But
| though Dorsey declined this, saying to
the President elect that there was no
| appOintlve place in the gift Of any one
! which he would accept, still Garfield
hoped to induce him to reconsider. As
late as February Garfield Is reported by
Republican politician who met him at
Mentor, to have told him that he had de-
cided to appoint ex-senator Dorsey Sec
| retary- of the Interior. He believed that
| DOrSey'S services were such as to entitle
| him to that recognition, and he thought
the appointment would be acceptable to
all Republicans, and especially to those
of the West. In this Conversation Gar
| ield said that there was no doubt in his
mind that the Republican success in In
diana was due almost wholly to DOrsey's
efforts, and he added that there was no
| doubt that the State was lost until Dor
sey went there to take charge of the can
vas in person. +.
But il Dorsey declined to go into the
Cabinet himself, he was free to make
| frequent and very positive recommends
tiOns respecting the proposed make up
of the Cabinet. He believed that his ad-
vice was wanted, and he believed from
Gartield's manner that this advice had
| great influence with him. 1t was Dorsey
who learned early In the winter that
Garfield had other understandings than
thatiwith the StalWarts at the Fifth
\ Avenue Hotel, and that these would
| compel him to appoint his Secretary of
the Treasury from the West. He had
| intimated early to Mr.. Morton that he
would be appointed Minister to France,
and with this Mr.. Morton had to be con-
tent. With AllisOn's appointment as
Secretary of Treasury, Dorsey found no
fault after be was certain that the ap-
pOintment would not go to New York.
Late in February he received his first
l intimatiOn that Garfield expected to
carry out his obligations to the New
York StalwaTts by appointing Col. James
| Postmaster General, and that he also
had in view the appointment of Wayne
McVeagh as Attorney General, as Penn
| sylvania'S share in the rewards, and as
Acknowledgement to Don Cameron. When
| Dorsey learned this, he protested in the
most vigorous English. He asserted that
James could bring the Administration
no strength, that his appointment
would be far from satisfactory to New
York, and that the men who had received
| his pledge In the fall would have every
reason for complaint even to the point
Of rupture, If he should violate it in the
manner contemplated. As to MacVeagh,
Dorsey said he would bring to GaTfield's
Administration nothing but trouble, be-
cause he regarded him as cold, unprinci-
| pied, and capable Of any treachery.
Garfield reasoned with Dorsey, or tried
to. He represented that James was
prominent Stalwart, and would be at
the head of the Office having the great
est patronage. He was sure that James's
appointment would be pleasing to the
| New York StalWarts. To disabuse Gar
field OF that notion, ff he really enter
tained 1T, Dorsey induced Gen. Arthur to
| represent to Garfield with what small
satisfaction the appointment of James
would be received. As to Wayne Mac
Veagh. Garfield was again advised of
thsFemarks that MacVeagh had made
/ Ill bll0 DobJoA. OluD VI
/ phia at the time that Mr.. Wharton Bark
er suggested Garfield as the proper man
to beat Grant and Blaine. Besides,
Garfield was assured that Cameron cared
nothing for MaoVeagh's appointment.
There is little doubt that Garfield was
at first either greatly impressed by these
representations, or thought that he was,
and when he came to Washington, few
days before his Inauguration, he was as
/ aln nAwr oh 1a ~ ~
week after his election. When he got
here, those who were with him will re-
member what a seige he had of it. His
promises, like notes falling due on q day
certain, were presented to him for full
hllment from all sides. He seemed hard
ly to know which way to turn. But
there was one man whose cOunsdls he
sought, and upon whom he seemed to
lean, and that was ex-senator Dorsey
Garfield received the plainest kind Of
! talk from him. and seemed to like it,
and he often protested that he could
trust Dorsey through and through. Two
days before he was inaugurated, Gar
field told Dorsey that he saw no opening
for New York except the appointment OF
Mr.. James. He excused himself By say
ing other New YOrkers whom he pre-.
] ferred had declined places In the Cabi-
!, net, and he could not accept Mr.. COnk-
Iing's view that New York ought to have
the chief place or none. He also said
that he had determined to appoint Mr.
: MacVeagh Attorney General, though he
r deeply regretted that such appointment
J would be displeasing to Dorsey. As he
| expressed 1t, he would make the appoint
/ ment, and after he was inaugurated hC
}. would have time to turn around and SEE
3 what would be best.
: Mr.. James was telegraphed for tt
3 come over from New York. He came an(
met Gen. Garfield at the Riggs House OIL
D the Sd Of March. In an adjoining room
sat Mr.. Dorsey, though it Is probable
4 that Mr.. James did not know this. sMF
: Dorsey subsequently summarized tn
: conversation that Mr.. James had will
/. Garfield. He said that Mr.. James In
i formed Garfield that he was not an as
pirant for q place In the Cabinet; bu
y IL Gen. Garfield saw ft to appoint him
he should enter, not as a StalWart, no
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