New-York tribune., 1885-08-16
GORMAN STILL IN FAVOR.
HOW THE ADMINISTRATION AIDS HIM.
WAITING UPON HIS CoSvENIENcE-HELpING Hin
IN THE sENAToRsHIP CONTEST

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IN THE sENATORsHIP CONTEST.
fBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNAL
WASHINGTON, Aug 15.-0f late it has been
frequently asserted by Of the political gsssips in
Washington that Senator German longer 10 tho
smiles OF Administration favor and confidence, and that
Ito quote Democratic phrase" he has lost his grip on
the Federal patronage of his The fact that
German spends less of his time In Washington than he
did three or four months Is cited BY tho gossps
Sufficient proof of their assertions One OF the
assigned by some OF then for this unhappy change in
Gormans political condition is sufficiently amusing.
This Reform Administration, 1t seems. is forgive
the wicked German for foisting the unregencrate
Higgins upon the unsophisticated and unsuspecting
Manning and keeping bin there to the great injury,
scandal and disgrace Of all therein concerned.
Such statement might have been believed by some
innocent people until Gorman only three ago.
secured an appointment as Indian Inspector for
Higgnss worthy chun, Morris A. Thomas OF Baltimore
IL Is asserted by Baltimore that this is the
Morris Thomas who caught In the act Of stadtng
baot-box In that city In 1875 aud who was indicted
for the offence. but escaped trial through the influence
OF prominent Democrats Mr.. German was chairman Of
the Democratic State Committee at that time, since
which the recently appointed Indian Inspector has
rendered Invaluable POLITICAL service to his patron In
October last he was one OF the Maryland Democratic
statesmen who figured in the Ohio election. not as
speaker-for he is orator Brutus was-but
c0adjutor men like Lieutenant Mullen OF Cincinnati,
that worthy officer who has Just been released from
the Ohio Penitentiary by President Cleveland
Of his dist pgushed services to the Democratic party in
the same election. The appointment OF Morris Thomas
not only gives the lie to every assertion that Hggnss
true character unknown to the Administration when
he placed the head OF the patronage division Of
the Treasury Department. and rdicule upon every
professional reormer who has tried apologize for his
appointments but aIso proves that German has not lost
his gip" upon the Administration. Thomas would have
been provided for II his patron could spared
his services. As it is the Indian Bureau has been
compelled to wait three weeks upon the convenience Of
the Senator and his proege whose time aud taeus have
been in demand at home.
Legislature is to be elected I'm Maryland this year.
and it will choose Germans successor In the United
States Senate. He wants to succeed himself aud no
needs all the help that such faithful and accomplished
ssrvitors Higgins aud Thomas give him. In the
last few weeks he has been extremely busy in fixing
things in the different counties ins1re the
nation Of GOrman men iidates for the egisa-
1t understood that he has been far successful
that he feels he can afford to redeem some Of tho
e mas s % o is
Accordngyt appears that he has Instructed the First
freely and RAPIDLY to the German Democrats in
Maryland who yearn to he postmasters, and as result
Democratic Senator and Congressman is running tho
official guotne In Maryland to its full capacity and
appointing German pestmasters therste OF dozen
Or more day. A good many Of the new appointments
strongly Rep nblican counties and In counties
which the Democrats control by small and uncertain
majores. Mr.. German believes that by and
udcous distribution OF Federal and state patronage,
aided by energetic OF the peculiar methods 0e
which he Is conceded TO be MASTER several Senate and
Assembly districts which are now Republican may bo
redeemed at the NEXT election aud other close districts
made safely Democratic Having to deal with National
Administration anxious and eager to preserve and
Governor bound TO him by the strongest ties OF political
obligation, Mr.; German knows that all his drafts for
patronage will be promptly honored He has been in
Washington several times IN the last ten days accom-
panied by several OF the Maryland Congressman and
Colonel Baughman o. the chesapeake and Chio Canal
Company corporation which will be workea TO ts
fullest capacity to promote the success OF German The
canal passes through that part OF Marylant which Is
strongly Republican. the German men claim every
canal county except They also claim countv
la the district which elected Republican Congressman
three years These counties have large proportion
colored voters to whom 1t be proposed TO apply
the methods which Mr. German found so successful in
Howard County when he was a candidate for reelection
TO the state Senate six years ago. Howard County was
carried by the Democrats that year by means OF bull
doing. fraud and violence. committed by gang o
bullcs and rufians brought from Baltimore.