The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-11-05


. f,s.l tal district utvius either az
...,r..y fnnfsnsl, orr iutefuHl rtyenun
aouootf -4f 81. CTfln hfl igu Gus
tom bDuto elileciOfshlrs Ia his dlstrio :
the ssiaa oNjsu.lOn "a a less sKlent WAS
urged ogti9at Mr. Lanhsm's slsirlo',
a. lie nd a collector OF customs ~ ms
district. bsliove all OF the deles Atlnu,
not usrtlclpaiing In the selections mon
TO- ad, agfreu astnihlf' .,--.,-,..
After theso oxpfaysion OF dissatlsiAn'
Ion, and tha nupslhssnesn OF harmony
beiny md, ths meeting broke up with
out any agreamsnt. 1 believe u was
',n, week ir0m that time thEt The char
man, Senator haxcy, calico
another meeting for tho snnr
uurposa nc my rooms On
sasembliug, | aad after further
Interchange OF Views, II was dstoI-
mined 20 Try again. JhnkmSn aao
Kienerg sgtin received majority ol
hnse renresentlnz tho Western dis
riot. Tue dissatisfaction expressed
before was again reiterated. The
meeting broke up without further pro
GO stnns., aad, rs l understood, win
tho understanding that each SENATOR ol
reprosoptntiya would act Tor himscli
In tke recommendation no Won'1
make for their several POSITIONS. MOI
one OF the porsona appointed up 10 thlf
tim. for Internal revenue colleotoFi
dtetriet attorney, or marshal, was re-
commended by me. . -.
pne nuostlon of the appointment OF
postfnasters, collectors OF cation $
ote., wa NOT discussed ~ either OF tse
,nes.lngs. I eft Washington on the
l2sh IN NJ srcs. Ifthere was sny other
meeting, and sun satisfied thure Was
- IL M Will
gse. 40 far from their b1ing = 'parp
or 1oombtnatlon,n IL wss the very re-
yerse OF IL. This Is the whole OF u, 30
tar - my kuowie "a extends
OoKE's cLINcHER.
Waco, oct. %, IS . --Hon j W. fhrooN-
unortnn, Mckinney, Texas.
DEAR GsyERNoR--Atter having been
Ia bed about eight dsya WIN lhe
dspgus isver / am az, aud tn,u sh
poorly able 20 do sny work. WIZ on
deavor % answer yours, waich cana
two days ago. have oSamiheu your
issrsnont Of the action OF tue Texas
delegation bsd : ehorg time ntor Lhe
inRusuratiop OF AFR. Cleveland, touoh-
ing accommodation of persons Tor
ofice I'm roxes, and have 20 say thst
aocording 10 my recollection you nave
given IL just ~ 10 occurred. lnNve no
amendment 10 make tob $500.
You arc unquostionably correct,
and 40 is Judge Reagan, Mr.. Cram ana
ol nor no1tl suIan OF the delegaloni VINO
have Ssuied the existence oI no
called "CougreRsional poo" FOR tns
OF offices In Texas. None
such docs now exist, or "a,
eVsg exiat.d. When Mr.. Cleveland
was insug0ratsd3 all the menn91ss
of the delegation were inunuatea WIN
applications for Recommendation
once. There wor9 many apphc%nts
for each Office 20 bs filed IN IeX's, W
some Instances dOZeus OF them Iney
were generally goud mon and enttvled
10 pood nndoreemeuts from Ehe delcgs-
ton. aome of us, aud myself anipns
the number, believed that instead ~
throwing tnis mass OF applications
be tore Ihe appointing power aud h"F-
ing a oontosg and wraagle over them
among The different applicants ana
their friends of tho delegation, 10 ould
bs better Co agree among onr-oiVas, II
AZ 10 each place 10 ne IA .ius
and then the man TO be recommehued'
This | believed wpuld preserve mar.
mony in tho straightforward we al
know that tne usefulaees, lnIluehce
and strength OF Delegation III CON
gress depends greatly upon lfs unity
eod herinony-Wouid rsueve the W
pointlpg power OF great tr0ahie anu
snnoysnce and would insure
ike an equality
of division botween the oon-
gressional districts of tho places to DO
filed, Ii this plan had been carried
ont, all tho application would nave
Como before the appointing power ana
been considered, but such aid as the
delegation could have given in select
ing from them would also nave gone
with them.
The delegation met two or three
times, AZ L understand it, for the pur-
pose have indicated, and aiter earn
est efforts, failed TO secompiish whst
was desired, and abandoned the pro-
ieet. leaving each memser to pursue
nis ovn oourxe with reference TO ap-
pljc atoms for Office. That there has
been any "com oination," agreement,
or concerted act'on III
or bv tho delegation touching tao dIs-
tr,bntion of patronage, l utterly deny
we have been divided, some recon-
mandlng one ana some another.
You r5fer to a letter of mine TO gen
tlam.n in Denton, in which this lau-
ouspe is used, ON she 10Th OF harch
Fast: "I have 20 say in req nat the
facts or probabilities az 80 IN bne
dispssch are AZ l a." orstan1
them" The dispatch Ted 70
I have not seen since thai lsLlr was
written, but presume 1t was a dispa,cn
from tue Washington correspond.nnt
of the Galveston News, forecAssing
that certain appointments, since MADE,
gould be made. was then
.wriL.ug from fit5y to. aeven-
ty-flve letters per day, bad no
time to make explanations, ana was
uacessarily as brief az possible, be-
slowing but little thought upon the
Language used. The letter was neither
more nor less than an expression or
NV opinion that certain appointments
would he made ~ predicted in that
(,isp Itch. had been In daily associ'
alton with the members OF the oel6sa-
ton, had heard each one OF Inc pro,
posed appointments discussed pro anu
con, and knew the views OF the mem
'bers a. to each, at least 40 lar as vas
necessary to enable nae 20 Iorh c,ear
opinion on tho subject, and tina iotter
tn tha gentlemen In Denton
il simply an expression of opinion
ba~ed on knowledge derived in thatway.
/ did not mean TO be understood as
saving that all the members OF the del
euatiop desired these appointments, for
I know that such was not the case. 1
only intended to say that In my judg-
n.ilt enough OF the members favored
these appointments TO make 1t ex-
tremely probable that the appointments
would be made. Each one OF the pro-
pos.,d appointments had In the delega-
tion It's own individual support, en-
tlrely disconnected with ana 1nde-
psndento Of any other. There was no
cnncert or combustion respecting
them. Some who supported portion
81 them opposed others OF them. /,
After our. failure to. agree on and
carving out general plan covering
tho subject, Az your statement lnul-
Gates. there was never, 30 FAR as !
know or believe, any attempIi to ger
no any other agreement or understano.
ing, ~ to either the whole or any part