The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-09-27

To THE HBpNNtfT. il - the wish of y
writer to -.lSe tn ths pubh. af8 II oertail
particularly Interested persons some III
S4<ht sIto lie management of plbllc affair
ln Nert4 Carolina pertaining Ia tha
I branch If It. whieh i better known a. III,
Federal patronage Il the state. And ~ ths
bosses who control Il aUd tie manner II
which II l. controlled and how distributed
Ii Is 10 lax upan the mind fo nscall til.
/ nemora Sic AMI exhaustive contest IA Wash
! lngton attending & 5e fights for th, con.
frmation~ of Thomas u hooch FOR the
/ AarShaIship of the Western District of
/ North Carolina aud that # u II Wheeler
/ for the tolleetorshIp of the Fifth District
( lie last named WAS confirmed but the
( methods employed and the treachcrX nrac-
used i'll fhe course Of this campaign arr Al.
almost past belief Ia the latter part Of
Z the light 20 such desperate straits was H.
reduced that Ii" Va, Eu itv - uplartid.n.w
President Arthur who appointed Linn
against his better judgment, and of euter
lng into "a combination 10 select delegates
u the Chicago Convention opposed "a hi.
nomination His best friend heogh, 10
whom his appointment ! alone due. wa
open in expression of his disappointment
1T such in@ratitude.
keogh n Marshal has never been con
the appointment OF Chief Justice " aite
J. j. Mott was then and j. now chair
man of the state Executive Committee.
aud at the time was n disfaVor with the
administration and had gone 30 far de-
spite the advice OF his friends and coun-
~ellorS a. to express determination never
10 enter the White House during the term
of President Arthur; and he expressed his
unalterable opposition to the confirmation
Of keogh and Wheeler. a> we'll. for their
respective offices. 1t was necessary that
something should be done looking - a
compromise of these differences. This
was easy. as the promptings Of Self-inter-
est in the minds Of these three bosses
Keoeh Wheeler and Mott. soon drew them
together. and then was formed this Al
lance.
Mott was dl>trustful still of his new al
lies and insisted that I'm agreement should
be drawn which all should sign pledgine
their faith and sacred honor 10 the fulfill
ment. and To- him the drawing Of the paper
was assigned. which being done was duly
signed III turn by the three. Mott keogh
and Wheeler. The document Is a model
in it, WY and i in substance about as
follows.
Resolved. That Dr. Mott shah have in
tiueuca in Washington in the matter of Fed
eral appointments
Resolved That in order that he may
the one idea. tho central of fha Enierol naf
rona@e by these three bosses and the restora-
tlon of Mott to administration favor:'
in furtherance OF this scheme reconcilia-
ticn was effected al round and the State
delegation was pledged 10 Arthur at Chic
ago. Wheeler, with his customary craft-
ness insisted upon putting an addition to
the bottom OF the agreement that : 1t is
understood that ! sign this agreement after
| received my office ~ Collector"
We now come To the application of the
agreement p H. Winston. Jr.. in return
for the address which was published aud
extensively circulated was promised the
appointment as District Attorney for the
Western District Of North Carolina. hy the
Irlumvirate: and the uttcrmost secreSy
being deemed necessary TO the success OF
the movement. he was old by them recon-
mcndations or endorsements were entirely
unnecessary their influence being all po-
tent.
Mr. Boyd. the incumbent. who had filled
the Office most acceptably for four wear.
had secured the accommodation of the
bar and the leading citizens Of the Dis
trict. He was also supported by both
members of Congress. Messrs York and
O'Hara.
unable to deliver the goods and did not
dare present themselves in Washington to
attempt to carry out their pledges Keogh
fed t. the great West Wheeler did not
appear at all. telling Winston that his open
support 1t that time would iniure him.
Mott gave him in seeming only a feeble
do,,t 10 ,,.i+bbr1I ~ d1,H,,o;,,t,,,I. ,+;t
December savino that hT this he uo1,ld
.-...,.o - o.:.-.7..
,,..ion of ali the asri,a,ts an5 IN tho
svsfem of ,,reat rewards fo, recrI,it wor,Id
not do and tbe liberal bnnh,1, bad haan
carried far enouob
Mr. Rovd was rnanr.,inted nv tho chiaf
Jusfice. nucb 10 the disanpointmenf of
Mr.. winston. who had snent more than q
! month in WASHINGTON in The nmrs,5it nf bis
place, returning home sadder if not a
! wiser man. | Sc he j. billed for canraion