Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-03-27
An A DROP FOR OHIO.
\. suckeye sulking In His Tent
|,.,nar Turns a Deaf Ear TO Payne
Paige Showed Aside.
.oo.liue Of President 0levelsnd's Poll
~ By one Who Processes to
= Know What it Is.
chicago Herald.

HVAsHINGTON, plArch --Lnete IL
Ling and crashing Of teeth among
II. ohio men. For once the bars are
Ereen them and the public crib.
name of ex-Congressman Atkins
Hrenpessee will tomorrow be sent
~ ne senate for Indian commissioner.
Y lire Of Ohio gave up the fight to.
Iakbt. Though backed by the
Mines, four members Of the cabinet,
4udsll, German, Barnum and the
fare Ohio congressional delegation,
has failed to win Secretary Lamar's
Hwr, and all efforts to induce the
&xident to interfere with his secre-
Iyls choice has proved unavsiling.
m, sse facts show the presidents entire
Ina faith with his ministers made
longer by the fact that Cleveland
pself preferred Paige The
!, Itifcation. So far Ohio has not
NsSas taste from the flesh pot and her
Nwpects are poor. The boasted in
Hence of the Payne element with the
Hpldent through Secretary Whitney
N wen to be small, as Paige is the
4 scial pet OF the Paynes. Randall is
~ disappointed at this nomination
Fl BID says: ut is an outrage that the
Urhting Democrats of debatable state
Mould be so snubbed." His disap-
Hcntment is the greater because
Atkins Is an anti-Randall man and
NSsuse another Tennesseean, ex-Gov.
3Fter, will tomorrow be nominated
assistant secretary of state. The
Ely thing Randall has won is the in
sinsl revenue ommissionership
rrEhe selection OF Malcolm Hay for first
distant postmaster-general was
EUely personal appointment of the
ssdent's. Randall says: ~ never
rs so much surprised in my life rs
lN ben heard ofit.n
N The politicians have been complete
IA dazed by the manner in which APP
HnlntmeDts are made, and are greatly
bsCouraged. They cannot quite
ske it out. They are reluctantly
Excluding that they have
remarkable president, who can
a be managed, No man or
ctlon appears TO have any con-
u ktsrable influence at the White
House. The OHIO men, who thought
byw safely anchored, and who
NoT find themselves cast adrift, are
n samples of the whole lot All
\, @e men who had an idea of run
&hgn the president have concluded
Dat Mr.. Cleveland Is running HIM
ma gentleman whose relations with
"a president are very close has given
&e Herald an interesting talk con-
rning the patronage policy OF the
Nv administration. This gentleman,
ho Is well-known In Chicago, de-
ines to have his name used,
Rt his intimacy with Mr.. Cleve-
md is such that he calls at the White
ouse at all hours, and he enjoys the
Fesident's confidence quite as fully as
BY member OF the cabinet Upon
be occasion the president said to him:
M you want an Office / will put on
Ay hat and go down to the depart.
hents and tell them to give you
Sshat you ask for" "When /
Issnt an Office was the reply, 81
INin remind you of your promise =
tCarefu!ly avoiding illusions to all
lthose portions of his talks with the
Resident which were in the nature Of
tRnfideDtial expressions, the gentle
nan said: 81 am not surprised thai
be nominations do not come faster.
!. DC you two weeks ago that the presi'
ent would 20 slow, very slow, and ht
Has quite literally fulfilled that predic
I pn. While many were guessing at the
( residents policy, | knew what 1t waf
3 be The politicians and place
} lnters have been eager for many
hanges, of course. They have soft
led one days disappointment with
{ He reiltc tion that the next day
: Nh surely bring large batch o
3 FpminatioDs. But the morrow
invariably brought then
! pre- disappointment. They scratch
4 y eir heads and wonder why the de
NV, and speculate on the date when
Ne big lists OF nominations will &c
|, Huriag into the senate. But j tel
4 IN they will continue to be disap
( inted and go on expecting. There
MI e to be no big lists This Is not the
q feparatory stage. The administra-
tHn is not getting ready for q sweep
aste nUmiI ations will come along one
81 two or three at q time. The pTesl'
Ent takes the ground that even such
4 anges rs are within his policy mus
N made slowly; that full inquiry and
4 Election must be had upon every ap
n Eminent. The office-seekers may n
Il. 'ell go home. They can do them
ives no good by remaining here
n aere are few more changes to b'
q fade here in the bureau offices, bu
}fsy will come slowly-three or fou
II I'week. While / do not wish to bt
n fderstood as speaking for the presi
d fnt-I have no right to do that.
ssIl as sure as man can OF anything
At during the first year OF his presi
tncy Mr.. Cleveland will send N
1lNcre nominations to the senht
II an Mr.. Arthur sent durini
yf4s last year. doubt II n
laos as many. The civil servic'
81 lorm law will be faithfully an'
q Inestly upheld and the tenure o
n 8lee law will be rigidly respected
'iach cabinet minister will, OF course
III given authority over his own de
rtment, but when he desires I
ake removal for cause, that caus
\ tSust be shown to the president IN
tIruse will have TO be good one. be