St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-28
Was He KNOCKEDOUT
Did Church Write That OBJ
nOXiOuS Letter to Gen.
Black?
Does He Roam the Wonted
Paths to the White
House?
If He Is Out Day Is Not In,
as Far as OBJ
served.
Days Uphill Fight Against
the Use Of Federal
Patronage.

Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, April pa gentle
man, recently arrived here from North
Dakota, says that Gov. Church quar-
relied with Gen. Black, of the pension
office, and wrote him a letter WINCH
was caustic and cutting. 1t is stated
that Gen. Black took the letter to the
president, and expressed his strong dis
appreciation of Church, saying: inns
man signs his name with the word gov
ernor' after it; but, Mr.. President, L
have seen governors in my day and
thew have no terrors for me-" Gen.
Black denies having received such a
letter. and nothing will be given out at
the White house. But, it is certaln,and
positive fact, that, shortly after M. ID.
Day left here in February, Gov. Churcn
was appointed referee for the interior
and postoffice departments. All cases
for amendments in the territory were
referred to him, and his Endorsement
was considered final. Since the letter
referred to is alleged to have been writ
ten, Gov. Church has ceased to be the
SOLE REFEREE
for the interior department, and lew
DAYS ago it was stated at the posto1llce
department that there is no regular ana
single referee in that department Tor
Dakota. Hence it is plain to be seen
that there is something in the ar, ana
that Gov. Church has fallen into by
and forbidden paths so far as his walk
over to the White house is concerned.
The visiting gentleman from Dakota is
well acquainted with the governor, and
l-,,o,,,, no /, &c talEinp ahDnt nSndIlV.
Hence when he says that such letter
was written he cannot be far wrong,
especially when things have gone as
they have gone recently in the depart
ments. 1t is known that last February
the order was sent from the Whlte
house directing members OF the CABINET
to look upon the governor as their
referee for Dakota. 1t is equally well
known that that order has either been
withdrawn, OF else two important de-
partments are disobeying the order OF
the president, and that is not to be con-
sidered. Whether this condition OF at
fairs will affect the canvass which the
governor is now making remains to be
seen. 1t is much better, however, for
territorial governor to have president
SOLIDLY BEHIND HIM,
than to have any question existing as to
the cOrdiallty OF their reiatlonS. IL Is
better officially, and it is better polite
ally. There is no doubt that Spllman,
Rogers and other prominent officials
have been appointed during the past
three months solely upon the recon-
mendation of Gov. Church. Those APP
pointments have helped him in knock
VIII Willie Rs they have builded himself up in
various sections. Whether the with
drawal of patronage will affect his lea
dership will be writ down by time, and
not by correspondents, 1t is interest
ing, however, to note the guarded man
ner in which the officials. now refer to
this referee matter, as though they
were treading upon tender corns and
they knew it. One thing must not be
omitted to be said, and that is that M.
ii. Day is not the referee for any de-
partment. If Church is knocked out,
Day has not been knocked in. If true,
it is not Day victory by any means.