Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-04-29
THE MORGAN APPorSrmENr.

A good deal Of unnecessary and unjusti'
6ed comment has been made upon the ap'
pointment Of Mr.. MORGAN, of South Caro-
Ena, to be Consul General at Melbourne.
|Zt has been said that the appointee is q
LalSE man and that he voted for BLAINE,
Ind that the President was imposed upon
" these who solicited the appointment.
be whole truth of the matter may be
hnd in the following article which is
pied from the editorial column OF the
harleston News and Courier Of April IS:
L The Morgan incident is apparently at an
|shd. II had Its origin in q paragraph &C.
|eusiDg Mr.. Morgan Of having been q pam
phleteer for Blaine. Growing as il went,
the story soon attained huge proportions.
Mr. Morgan was accused of being Re.
publican and Of voting for Blaine, and,
worst Of AL, his brother in-lsv, Capt. F.
|RN. Dawson, OF the News and Courier, was
kccused OF procuring Mr.. Morgsn's sp-
|bointment by deception and suppression Of
the truth. IL now appears, however, that
Mr.. Morgan has satisfied the President and
Mr.. Bayard that be is, and always has been,
|A stauneh Democrat, and that he did not
advocate Mr.. Blaine's election, directly or
indirectly.
The assertion has been made that the
President, departing from bis usual course,
ordered Mr., Aorgsns appointment without
conferriDg with the Secretary of State, and,
generally, that the appointment was
brought in some secret and underhanded
say. The plain truth is this: Morgsn's sp.
,ointment 70 q consulate strongly recon-.
bended by leading Democrats, and
captain Dawson, during an interview with
De President last week, asked the President,
u personal favor, TO give Mr. Morgan the
hpoIntment Of Consul for the Australian
|Noloniss. The President inquired very
kareiully about Mr.. Morgsn's qualifications,
BID asked for the names of those who had
Recommended him for such 8 place. He
Id not in any way promise to comply with
De request, but simply said that he would
kkve the matter his early attention. The
|Rresident, however, authorized Captain
DAWSON to say to Mr. Bayard, the Secretary
Ia State, that be should be glad if the Secre-
|&ry would bring the matter OF the Mel
Murine consulate before him as soon as con-
|fenient. Capt. Dawson saw Mr.. Bayard
be same day and made request similar to
bat which he had made to the President,
wing him at the same time the Presl'
2nts message. Two days sfterward the
kDointmeut was determined on and Mr..
yrgan was summoned to Washington aud
Smmissioned. So soon as he learned that
political standing had been impugned,
Morgan made special visits to the
resident and to Secretary Bsysrd, and sat
lied those gentlemen of his loyalty to the
osnocrstie party.
fsps Dawson has no desire to share with
y one the responsibility ofrecommending
EMorgan's appointment, and wishes it 10
IS g fact, that he asked for that
/ :lu.us, ut as q personal favor. tits very
Il ,ain, however, that he would not have
,Tbnmended Mr.. Morgan for the Mel
Urine consulate or any other place, under
Sg present Administration, had he not
81 lVn him to be Democrat, and believed
i Ei 10 possess the talent and training aeces-
ID for representing the United States
Ahily in any field Of duty.