Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-07-25
Mr.. COMSTOCK AT WORK
snLlGATeniho The PRESIDENT.
re Can't Understand Vet Nm, Davis
Mas Appointed ne IS Bitter
Toward Local Democrats.

specl4l to ths Detroit Pet
HAsHISGroS, July z4.-COng gresham Com
stock expected 10 see the President this
morning and talk 70 him about the federal
appointments Ia his district Owing 10 the
death OF General Grant public business Was
somewhat upset sad Comstock's interview
~as postponed. To morrow. however, the
Fifth District Congressman will see Mr.
Cleveland and talk over the whole situation
OF Affairs IN Michigan with him. Comstock
Is not nearly 80 savage a. he was reported 10
be when here few week ago. tie has IN
fact no complaint whatever 10 make OF Mr..
Cleveland All the trouble and bad blood
which has been stirred up ia the Grand
Rapids district ComstOek attributes 10 the
local political managers. aided by the great
disorganizer Mr.. Don NJ. Dickinson. Com
stock l. very bitter against these men. He
says that being unable To work their various
schemes through him they sought other and
less reputable means, and with the aid OF
Dickinson brought about the appointment
of Davis a. Internal Revenue Collector.
"Burlingame should have had that place.
and how III the world Davis Was appointed |
can't understand" said Comstock to-day.
''But one thing Is certain. That appoint
ment Is the worst thing that could have hap
pened for the Democrats. IL has injured
them more than anything else could have
done. A few more such pieces of treachery
and Democratic supremacy IN Michigan Is al
an end"
Comstock even goes further than this, and
says that owing TO bad advice Cleveland has
made appointments all over the state that
have resulted IN nothing but jealousy and
fights, the end of which will certainly be
al DpmD-
cratic Congressman from Michigan will
be defeated at the next election. The party
- so broken up over the unwise appoint
ments that a few more mistakes viii drive
them 10 the wall. All these things Com
stock will tell the President tomorrow and
lay all the trouble at the feet of Don NJ.
Dickinson and the State Central Committee.
COmstock to-day upheld the so called Michi-
gan syndicate III strong terms. lie said
they never intended to control appoint
ments. They simply agreed that each
should take care of his own district, but
they were ready at all times to consult the
wishes of their constituents, and whoever
was interested. He says this senseess fight
by Dickinson and his allies against the syn
dIcate will only result IN Republican success
sOrs 10 the present Democratic congressman.
ON the question of recognition of the
Greenbackers ComstOck will also talk to the
President. He hardly knows what To do
Burlingame for collector was made in good
faith, and he thinks he should have been ap-
pointed. There is now no good vacancy to
which Greenbacker can be appointed IN
the district unless il be the position of United
Statesi iAttOrney. Comstock still sticks in
favor of Y. W. Seeley, of Grand Haven, for
Customs Collector, and Maj. A. +. Kelsey, of
Ionia, for Marshal. The latter gentleman
hae accompanied Comstock TO Washington,
and Is pressing his claims In person. With
regard to the proper Greenbacker To receive
recognition ComstOck II somewhat In doubt.
w. d. Fuller, of Newaygo, would be greatly
pleased TO be United States Attorney or
something of that sort, but COmstock does
! not seem to be greatly attached to the idea
of comforting the honor upon Fuller and
seems to be rather inclined to favor Gen.
Innes. A regards the post office ComstOck
Is making war upon no man. He thinks the
offensive partisanship Is a farce and if Re
publicans are not to 90 for the simple reason
that they are Republicans then they ought
not to 90 at all till their commissions
expire. Postmaster Moore to Grand Rap
ids Ia a good man, he says, and 40 far as he
knows all the rest are. A fast a. vacancies
occur COmstock says he will make recon-
mendations. They can be accepted or not.
| Just Is the President pleases, and he don't
care a blank which. In this way and on
these subjects Comstock will talk TO the
President tomorrow, and possibly both will
be wiser men when the interview Is over.