The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-19

Interesting Gossip in Regard to Candi-
dates for 0flice and the Appoint.
ing Power.
A Large Batch Of Appointments
Further Particulars From he
Isthmus Of Panama.
INFLUENCING APPOlNTMEN rs.
Ways That Are Dark and Tricks That Are
Vain.

Special 10 the Sentinel.
WASHINGTON, May 1S.-"Knowing what
time is to President, Mr. Cleveland, l
merely called to attest my respects" was the
LANGUAGE of Judge Gresham.
II want a long talk with you," answered
the President. will you please to cali in
the morning ct 9?'
General Gresham was prompt, and ths in
teryiew lasted an hour and half. he found
the President direct ques toner and a most
excellent listener.
ut is evident that the President is seeking
information through every possible me
dium,'' said my informant.
i met Judge Gresham for a moment TO.
day, and asked him: Are you permanently
located in Chicago" NO" he answered. Il
can not make up my mind to leave Indanap o.
clis.''
when q member of the Cabinet did you
account Washington your homer
Never"
tapped Jim Rice this afternoon and got a
flow ia favor of Mr.. CIeveland's policy. "a
man that has never had nything to do with
it knows comparatively nothing about the
influences that are brought to bear on the
appointing power" he said. 81 remember
IA introduction to q candidate for office
within my gift. The gentleman who intro
duced the candidate said: Mr. So.and So is
the Dest political worker in our part of the
county and most deserving citizen. am
satisfied that you could not appoint an abler
man to the Office. By appointing him You
will confer a personal favor upon me, and il
will be so taken and accepted by the working
Democrats OF my county, This was said in
The applicants hearing. Then, leading me
to back room, he continued: You eau
never appoint that fellow in the world He
is irresponsible and q loafer, but warm per-
sonal friend,of mine'"
Il thought of that,' continued Jim; "the
atrocious deception practiced on the aDpli
can't; the awful crime disguised in friend d.
ship, and the longer thought of il the big
ger it became. St,ll thinking of it in spite
of myself after a while 1 became what /
seldom do. mad. When the candidate came
q second time took him In my back room
and told him can didly all that had baen told
me. In conclusion charged him to infor n
the man who had SO kindly introduced him
and cowardly betrayed him. / informe 1
others of the affair, for was determined not
to be imposed upon in that way again. LIZ [
had refused to make the appointment, with.
out assigning reasons, the man who did the
introducing would have met the defeated
candidate and the two would have united
in O love feast of curses for me. When in
formed how be had been betrayed by the
hypocrite disguised as q friend, he left me
with the kindliest feeling, saving, Il am not
q car didate.' The men who do the recon-
mendir are not responsible for the charac-
ter of the sppointees. Were they made to
share the responsibility they would be less
extravagant with their recommendations"
The Headquarters for Indianians is at Mr..
VOORHEES, committee rooms. Unlike Mr..
Hendricks and Mr.. Holman, Mr.. Voorh ees
will not allow Washington City peoole to
monopolize his time. There is that char acter
of friendship which comes from long and in
innate relations between Mr.. Voorhees, and
land. While some or his friends have gone
away disappointed, he has provided for many
and Will provide for more.
The history of the Columbus postotfice
fight is the history of many and will be the
history Of more. So tenacious were the va
rious cliques and dissgreeaole the rivalry,
Congressman Nation felt that he could not
assume the responsibility OF making a rec
ommendation. Colonel Matson being him
self soldier, has made q specially Of the
pension business. Mr. HOLMAN surprised
me the other day with the assurance that
Colonel Matson was, perhaps the best au
thority on that subject in the country. His
mail from Columbus regarding the postoffice
combat was making life a burden for him.
In the meantime George Cooper came on
for the sole purpose OF seeing Il real live
Democratic President and allowing the
Columbus Democrats, on his return, to
clasp the hand that had clasped Cleyeland's.
An idea struck Colonel Matson, and he
bore down upon 1t with all his weight.
George" he said to Cooper, you must take
that Columbus Postoffics."
'Ill do no such thing" answered Cooper,
kicking like bsy steer. The idea of as.
suming the royal purple OF a country Post
master appalled, the lawyer.
"You must There Is no other way out of
this difficulty" urged the Congressman.
Like Adam. tempted. Cooper at lsst fell,
his pocket. JAP TURPES.