Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-08-22
CLEVELAND ANDTILDEN
VAR DECLARED ~ SAMUEL J.
The sage 81 Grsfstoas Made Mad oy
tns Ns~ YORK Appointments Re
fuses 70 Receive Cleveland.

NkW YaAz. Aaz. gl-To- days Nal dad
Esprsss says. hamoSs u a bad break be-
tween sK Goy. Tildsn snd the admInistra-
uon have oeen rife for several days They
hrss gained currency early ia the eeez at
Saratoga and a0~ are opeaiy discussed IA
the cIty. To-day a reporter tor tie Maj
s4a.f Erprsss sgccssdsd Ia obtaining D1ofs
than combination ~ me runor he
found thai Iil,isn had not only turned
his baek uDoa the administration bat
actually snabbed both President Cleveland
and secy Manning. This information Va
obtained from thoroughly reliable source
oa pr0mi-e not % dlguiye the name 0f the
Informant. sh0 |. loyal " Iliden and
prominent ia both local and State politics.
''lhe story - an OLD oue b. taIs tine, said
he. 'and / sm surprised that u has not leaked
0ut before, ~ there - Do desire On the part
Of iildeus friends % suppress 70. Ia the
nrst place the appointment OF Postmaster
Pearson % sucoeed himself did not meet
With ttlden ; approval bat 10 eventually be-
came reconciied ~ It A. necessary comes
sion - the mugEumps, with the under
standing that nothing more would De DC
stOsed 10 Tie same quarter until the proper
demands ~ the Democrats should be sails
ned- The President subsequently, sought
fildsn's counsel regarding Successors for
Collector Robertson. Surveyor Graham and
NaVal officer Benedict. and seemed deslrOus
Of sh0winz regard for his recommendations.
President simmons. OF the stock Exchange,
VA accordingly named for Collector, aud
Smith VI Weed foe Surveyor, b. the Grey
stone sac, Who also -uggested that u would
be good policy 20 select Representative
from the Brooklyn Democrats for Naval
Ofiicer.
How did the President appear 10 receive
the suggestiOns"' The answer was that ne
al not seem ~ regard them otherwise than
fag0rabiy.
AZ this point the narrator Of the story was
joined b another gentleman. who, although
OF lesser prominence. stands quite a. hi2h
Ia the estimation OF llden. tie fully
joined in the conversation and brought out
some points which might otherwise have
been overlooked. From the second 10 Wa
learned that after Cleveland's departure,
iilden, 20 make assurance doubly sure,
wrote % both Manning and Secretary Whit
ney 10 urge the President % carry out his
suggestions. According % the story neither
OF the Cabinet officers thus appealed 10 by
their political creator. made any response.
Iilden Afterwards wrote - Cleveland him
self with the same result. This was on the
eve Of the appointments When the seiec-
ton OF Hedden. Beattie and Burt was an
bounds. It proved 10 him that Cleveland,
Manning and Whitney had no regard for his
Wishes. Furthermore Burt's selection was
additional evidence OF Cleveland's disposi-
ton 20 pander 20 the mugwump-- When
Cleveland came 20 this city % attend Grants
funeral 10 Wss loudly announced IN
advance that he contemplated visit
- Greyst0ne and conference with
Tlden. He started in due time
but on arriving at fOnkers. was met by
messenger from Greystone who informed
him that Tilden was indisposed and could
not De seen. Thus febuffsd, the President
proceeded 20 Albany. tie Immediately tel
egraphed Manning whom he had left IN this
city 20 visit Greystone and see what allied
Tildeu. Manning did a. directed. bat found
tsreystone atmosphere uucOmfOrtably trigid.
He made his way % the library with cont
dence. and there encountered 1Ilden and
Smith VI. Weed. both of whom met hIm IN
the most formal manner. Finding the At
mosphere Of the room too chilling. Manning
ssunteTed out on the veranda. followed by
Weed. Once out Of ear-shOt Of the ex-trOv-
ernor. Weed proceeded 20 Pitch into the Sec
retary. He reminded him him that he owed
hi@ present high position most %
Tilden and his friendship, aud
that without the same Influence
Cleveland coulu never have been elected. In
ike manner he paid his compliments 70 Whit
ney and gently logged his hearers memory
regarding the liberal contributions made by
Tiideu and himself 90 the canse when cam
paixn funds were needed and 90 his own per
sonal effort IN Cleveland's behalf Man
niux tired 70 explain that Cleveland alone
Wa ~ blame. bat did not succeed. Weed
proceeded a. add to his discomfort by telling
him that fildeu would henceforth be found
arrNx xned against the administration. saying
in conclusion. @ln su en- a 6xht Tilien viii
come out on top every time The in
tervisw wa ended by the appearance Of
servant Who summoned the pair 10
dinner The master of the house
wss not st the table Manning inquired for
him 20 be in formed that IA vas indisposed
and had retired 20 his room. The Secretary ev-
pressed a desire 20 ace Tiiden before leaving
he hoes not wish % be disturbed. vas the
lackey's reply. "snd instructed me % tell All
who might enquire for him hs couid not be
seen Thus dismissed Manning exchanged
parting words with Weed and vas driven 20
the depot. How and vhen he reported his
rerieuce - Cleveland is not knoEn.
Weed has for years been a devoted follow
ar ~ riiden AZ present he s under a cloud
on sccouut ~ his connection with the 1875
huaineaa. he ~ known % be most liberal
campaign contributor and desired the Office
~ Surveyor more "a a vlndication and per
sonal compliment than for ia profits.