The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1884-07-05

When the Chicago convention was
nearly ready to meet, Frye went
fishing and Hale remained in Wash.
ington to counsel Arthur and help
him direct his canvas over his
special wire. After working all he
could to beat Blaine the moment
the latter secured the nomination
Hale, with shameless spaniel agil-
ity, at once darted to take his posi-
tion at Blainc's heels. He has run
home to Maine, where he has quite
exhausted himself in his protesta-
tions Of friendship and good will.
Blaine is quite willing to use Hale,
and has good naturedly received
back his old vassal. But Frye is
not so nimble as Hale. He has not
run home to Maine, and while he is
very unhappy over the result of his
fishing trip, yet is willing to work
for his old master under the direc-
tions Of William E. Chandler, who
is now body soul and breeches for
Blaine Of Maine.
DEFAULTING DIsBUR3IHG OFFICERS.
There is no better proof OF the
need of change in the administration
of the departments than the recent
developments in the various dis
bursting Offices Of the different de-
partments. When Col. Burnside,
the disbursing officer of the post
office department was discovered to
be a defaulter to over $4,000 the
subject came up for discussion at
cabinet meeting It was agreed at
that meeting to have a thorough
overhauling of the lisbursing Off
ces of the government. This has
resulted in showing a general sys-
tenn of dishonesty which is most
demoralizing, 1t now appears that
the defalcation in Burnside's office
is greater than was al first supposed.
Burnside has diverted to his own
use nearly $4,000 Of the Govern
ment money He is cousin Of
the late Senator Burnside, and was
appointed through the late senator's
influence. From the investigation
Of his office it appears that he be-
gan taking the governmea! money
almost as soon as he got his posi-
ton. He turned over scarcely any
of the money received for the sale
of waste articles taken out of offices
Over $4,000 has gone into his
pockets from this source.
A deficiency Of $4,000 was found
in the disbursing Office of the state
department. The disbursing offi-
Ger was also Colonel. His name
is Robert G.. Morgan. He was origi-
nally appointed from New York.
He died two months ago. His
bondsmen were Albert r. Bass of
Brooklyn, Chas. E. Whitehall and
Horace NJ. Ruggles, of New York.
They have been notified to make
the deficiency good, and as the de-
falcation occurred during Morgan S
term of Office it is probable they
can be held. The state department
people are inclined to defend the
memory of Morgan by saying that
he was very old man and that his
accounts may have become muddld
through negligence. But this char
liable view does not explain the fact
of the actual shortage.
The disbursing officer of the
bureau of engraving and printing
has been found short in conducting
an investigation in one of his bu'
> reaus, where he has discovered 8
fraudulent voucher of $3.50. This
is small thing in itself, but it in
: dicates a possibility of greater
frauds. The treasury department
remains to be heard from. Every
1. year large amounts of waste mater
ial have been taken out of this de
partment, and very small sum!
l have been turned in for the sale
thereof. These frauds show tha
} the House committees charged with
: the duty of examining these expen
2 ditures have failed to perform thei
: duty.
e OPINION IN WASHINGTON.
There is but one expression o
> opinion among Democrats here wht
!. are not devoted to the fortunes o
4 Bayard about the result OF tn
' Saratoga convention. They al
e agree that Cleveland now is at tn
4 front as the leading candidate 70
: the Democratic nomination and tina
f he will in all probability be tn!
G nominee of the July convention. |
S is thought that nothing can reall..
: stand in the way Of Cleveland
y New York gives him anything lik
n the bulk Of its delegation. Tn
i failure to instruct for any one is re
d garded here as wholly in the inter
e est of Cleveland. Flower is n
IS longer mentioned, not even as
0 subject for joke.
; BLAINE's BATTLE CRY.
" One Of the campaign cries tn
If time will be the annexation of Cub
r. The Blaine men have already prt
e pared for it. The public is to hav
IS it sprung on them gently, and tn
IS stump orators are expected to wor
Is it up in a crescendo movement to
n grand climax Of enthusiasm in tn
is heighth OF the campaign. In
It sugar re6ners, who are naturall
d anxious for the annexation, haV
% been enlisted to start this boon
a which is expected to boost Blaln
e. and Logan high in popular esteem
N It is openly declared here, by wa
+ of this preparation of the publl
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