Savannah morning news., 1885-09-05
THE TRUE STORY OF JUDO f
ENDICOTTS APPOINTMENT.
How ne Got Into the Cabinet, and Why
'-- Democratic Friends are Sorry

sept l'-Secretaty EndIcol'
.en visiting the Hon. Richard Oney
a ms country residence IN Falmouth. or
-, ,.5sf+
course '"e pun Pose anu iesu'' VI 'N0 -,
can only be surmised, put no one WIZ
hear of it without thinking OF the Boston
Colleetorship.
-, III ~ s.-,,,,o ror,lovit;es which
49,, Sls,t prssi1c,7t Ciavalaud i'm the I'LL
-, ~ otIi,.ae ma un.ou,.. contest over the
,i-,.,l, lo,,.. furnishes tba etrang-
-. ',1,,,,,,Iicsfion To unders. and the Sit
- -, !, must he remembered that
10 x - Er,,ian5 commemorative i'm the
CaJt,,o, - a p3,st nm eDrpsentatlye Demo-
80 s,t mo battcm of the whole
go, I,d.,. I5udicott became Secretary
" W nv a combination of social and
non iufIuapcps. His sole claim 70
Ia,,,1,,,it,nn as Democrat rested upon
t6o bnnorarv nomination which he re-
oa,v.d last fall and which he accepted
.o,i,, ~, -, ndition tLat he should not be
osLsd m DO I'm, work in the campaign.
1Is now presents a candidate for Col
ilctor M Po.ton who is opoosed bv the
-,ritod pamocratic marty of the state.
Nosf conspicuous i'm this opposition is
picbard Otnev who more than other
nan sec11rod for William &. EndicOtt the
ofice he now holds TO the great and evil
5ont dissatisfaction of the Democrats Of
Tho clinaax must soon be reached for
ba SECRETARY announces 10 his friends
mat If he doesn't have influence enough
Win the administration 10 control the ap-
,oiptmapt of the Collector be ought not
IL remain and will not remain in the Cabi-
yat
Richard Olnev was the power behind
the tbrobe i'm the selection of Judge Endi-
colt 9s a Cabinet officer. He is now IN
energetic. scholarly gentleman. he ights
a coso vim a bulldog tenaciiv He is
man of great physical endurance, fond of
ont -door snorts. and OF untiring apphca-
+iop 10 mis- profession. In addition to other
work. he has been for years past counsel
for the Eastern Railroad Company up to
the time of its recent consolidation with
thp Boston and Maine. Against great
odd. he was inst -umental ia bringing
abollt That consolidation.
Al tbptilne Of the election Of Cleveland
Mr.. Olnev's office and that OF MIR. John
Ouincey Adams. which is in the same
6ril1inr. became the rendezvous FOR the
inner circle Of those regarded as likely to
have influence with the new admiustra-
non. | say the inner circle. for those
favored with admission were few. TWAS
no common crowd that gathered in the
Adams buiIdinQ. on Court street. Few of
for the cause through the hot summer, or
who had talked the loudest and Ottenest
from the stump. Pat Collins aud
Frank Jones were there occasion
aliy. hut not always. EX-
MAYOR Prince was hardly consult
nd. nor were Charles Levi Woodbury.
and Judge Josiah G. Abbott. that polished
ard courtlv old silver-top. No, they had
bent tho knee TO Baal, and this was to be
coterie was very select. No hard political
work had ever sOiled their hands. All
they had done In politics heretofore was
10 doze over the Past at the club, TO head
some prandiloquent remOnstrauces in the
press. and TO vote against Butler. Their
meetings now were not TO divide the
gpoils. Far from in: they were merely to
advise with the President. So. with one
eve on the Boston Herald as a sort Of
muewumpian weather vane, they went
To work. The first thing to do was
20 settle who should 90 into the
Cabinet. BY the strenuous eXertions of
the Democrats Of New jersey aud Con-
pecticut those states had been carried tor
Cleveland. but no man fit TO he Cabinet
officer could be found there. The cOterie
first passed on the rame OF Frank Jones.
He was not exactly the sort OF man they
liked. not a Harvard man nor a club man
NN. II
I'm the whole New England delegation at
Chicago. and he gave $4,000 to the cam
palgu fund. He was personally liked bv
The President. too. The cOterie decided
10 support him. The mugwumps said
that they were indifferent. so the Navy
Drpartment was offered 10 Frank Jones
and Frank Jones fatty declined il.
Then came John Quincey Adams. He
was satisfactory to the Democrats, aud
the mugwumps stood ready TO throw up
their hats with JOY If he were appointed.
The President was pleased at the idea OF
having an Adams in his Cabinet. but be-
fore the post was offered. Mr. Adams re-
fused to let bis name be considered.
Ieopold Morse was never thought of se-
riousiv. although he migh have been. had
he nm for Governor last fall. Mr.. Morse
would have accented the nomination for
Governor if he mad dreamed there was a
Ghost Of a chance for his election. or even
ii h.. mad felt anv confidence IN the elee-
tiou Of Cleveland.
The man who wanted the Cabinet office
.New England. aud who came nearest
Ia il without gettiD, II. il Patrick A Cnl-
lin. As Cbsirman OF the Stafe Commit
Ice during the campaign. he had worked
hard. In his own Congress district he
hal IN contend pot only ao,fnst tho ~
nuhlicans. but also against "a stronc Rot.
Ter organization and VET ne was elerred
Vp had spoken often ontside Of tho State
anshad done much IA stem mo thre.f