Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-12-31
WHY BIGELOW DECLINED
TILDEN's HAND SAID TO BE IN
THE MOVE,


TILDBN's HAND SAID TO BE IN
THE MOVE.
Various Suppositlons i'm Regard 90
the Reasons That Induced NHr.
RigelOw 90 Resign tEhe Assistant
'rreasurysssip OF New York-Notcs.
John Bigelow, the newly.appointed as
sistant treasurer at New York, has resigned
that office. His letter Of declination will
not be given out for the present. Colonel
Lamont said in Washington Sunday night:
siMr. Bigelow's declination is solely be-
cause Of his disinclination to assume the
great responsibilities of the office and its
duties being not congenial to his tastes. y
In relation to the probable reasons for
this unexpected event Washington spe-
cial to the New York Times says An ex-
traordinary desire is manifested here to
know the reasons given by Mr.. John
Bigelow for declining the Office of assist
ant United States Treasurer at New York.
Up to late hour tonight the letter was
refused for publication. In the meantime
all that can be learned about it is that ii
is long winded, and that the substance of
ii is that Mr.. Tilden's biographer does
not care to assume the heavy RESPONSE
bility of taking care of millions of the
peoples money. 1t is apparent that Mr..
Bigelow's unwillingness to serve has not
been received gracefully, and that it has
not deepened respect for his strength or
Independence of character. Some OF the
politicians who know of the intimate
friendly relations existing between Mr..
Tilden and Mr.. Bigelow are disposed to
believe that Mr.. Bigelow has declined at
Mr.Tilden's suggestion and that he has in
his letter become the spokesman for Mr..
Tilden and lectured the President for
falling to conform to the Tilden idea in
the conduct of his administration. If it
is true, as reported, that Mr.. Tilden has
advised all his friends to decline Office
under the present administration, that
fact would probably serve only to relieve
the President of the necessity for CON-
sideiing good many applications for
office, as none of Mr.. Tilden's friends
have thus far shown any disinclination to
enter the government service. If Mr..
Tilden has declared himself hostile to the
administration, il is not likely that his
declaration will effect any change in Mr..
Cleveland's course, unless some we'll de-
fined reason is given that will justify an
abandonment of policies adopted after
THE HOUSE COMMITTEES.
In the course of some gossip relative TO
the probable complexion of the House
committees a Washington dispatch says
In the opinion of outsiders it is not certain
that Mr.. Randall will be placed at the
head of the committee on appropriations
so called. II is understood that he can
choose any committee craftsmanship he
prefers other than that of the committee
on ways and means. As the leader of the
tariff reform movement in the House,
with which Mr.. Carlisle is in sympathy,
Mr.. Morrison will no doubt be placed at
the head of the ways and means commit
tee. Mr.. Randall is generally mentioned d
in connection with the craftsmanship of
the committee on appropriations. This
craftsmanship, however, shorn as it is of
SO much of its former power, is not re-
garded as 80 big plum as in the past
and Mr.. Randall may if he chooses have
the craftsmanship of the committee on
naval affairs. In case he chooses the old
craftsmanship, however, Mr.. Hewitt is re-
garded as very suitable man for the
naval affairs committee. It will be re-
membered that MIR. Hewitt with great
ability measured swords with Mr.. Robe
the naval reorganization bill.
It has been suggested that, in order to
secure compromise measure on the
tariff, Mr.. Randall might with propriety
be given place on the committee on
ways and means. Mr.. Randall has, how
ever, declared that he did not intend to
introduce tariff bill this Congress. It
is not believed either that he would
accept position subordinate to Mr.. Nor
rison on any committee. Neither is it
thought likely that the two could agree
upon tariff bill. The suggestion is,
therefore, the merest speculation.
CONSULTING WITH DON.
A special from Washington of Sun
days day, to the Philadelphia Press,
says: Senator Cameron of Pennsylvania,
has been reported as favoring the con-
firmation, generally, of all the nomina-
tions of the President, on the ground that
to the victors belongs the spoils. The
Capitol to-day says "fhe curiosity CT
some of the Pennsylvania members is
very much excited by tbs frequent con-
ferences between Mr.. Cameron and Mr..
Randall. They don't quite understand
why they should be rubbing their heads
together SO much, and say that If Don
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sooner the rest of the delegation is ad-
mitted the better. 1t is true that Mr..
Cameron goes frequently to the room of
the appropriation committee of the House
and Mr.. Randall has several times called
at the naval room at the other end of the
Capitol. This visiting back and forth is
an entirely new thing, and some of the
Pennsylvania delegation would give a
handsome Christmas present to any body
who will tell them what il is all about.
Mr.. Randall enjoys the closest relations
with the President, and if he is able to
swing the senior senator from Pennsyl-
vania into line to support all the appoint
ments that the President has made to
supplant Republicans removed on the
charge of offensive partisanship, it would
be quite feather in Mr.. Randall's cap.
GENERAL NOTES.
Governor Hill of New York will be in
augurated on january list.
It is said that enough votes have been
secured to elect General Huested to the
speakership of the New York assembly.
A bill is to be introduced in Congress
giving the endorsement of the govern
ment to the proposed international ex-
hibition to be held in Chicago in 1892.