New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-03
pREsEDRyTIAL rRIV4TE SECRET4RIES
Washington lettcr In The Cincinnati O0mmcrclaI

During Lamont's lncumbency It has. in spite Of
what have said been advanced in importance ms
has come abougt thlorSt the real or oHrD," 7,
is probable that the relations, 80 FAR as puoc DnSl
ness is concerned, have not been as ,Iae d, ,c a
Lamont has allowed them 10 appear anu W. dFpbo
scnted but II IS true thai more mas 1oca MAJ p o
Some e'f Time sgo some gentlemen. speaking Of tho
claims Of Adam Badeen thai he haa oeen pt''The
secretary TO General Grant, SAID mat ne
know Badcau had mover been private sccie-
tary President Grant inc taoI oi rne IN
IS that, when General Grant became frcIan. u,
$500 he appointed Robert VI. Douglas, the eldest son
q stephen A. Douglas as ms prra Mr. Doug
las held the position UNI - "h w ne Sorfb
rsnllna and was succeeded then by Levi p Luckey'
who had two year before. succeeded Mr.. Ely as
master in tho United states Army which position
he stlll holds. In 1870. WHOM me snisn vi AK
his friend General Rabcock and Ulysses s Grant j..
was made secretary. with Major uINcr =. onIHeH Il
Of bi fathers second term and Major Snfen remained
until he appointed paynaser N the army the day
officials three army officers who had been aide-dc.
camp, when Grant was Genera! OF inc army were
itT rG e secrotaTcs These were Generals Fred T
Dent General Grants br9ther-in-aw Horace Porter
and Oryille A. Babcnc when the latter was relieved
from duty al the White House. in 1879 no Other
officer detailed IN his plac" bur Generals Dent ana
Porter remained until the end Of the term. thus
General Dadeau was never, in any sense, Grant
From March. 1901 10 March. 1869. while General
Grant was at the head ~ the army. General Badeau
vas designated es military pu n me con
There secretary 10 the President prior 70
1919. but in 1875 Congress authorized c,fk 10 mo
President, 10 sign land patents and President Jack
son appointed Andrew Jackson Donelson his nepheW,
changed his name and he appears in hc Congressional
Directory for the second session, ANINh Congress- AZ
Martin Van Buren had for his signer of patents
Major 4. Van Buren, during IFS whole term Mhethcr
or not General Harrison appointed any one to the
l. Of %.
gives the name OF John Tyler IT, and that gentleman
took 10 himself the style anil title OF secret ary' to
sign. etc. although there was no warrant OF law
President Polk appointed his nephew, James Knox
Walter and that gentleman. In $50 became the
first private secretary the President under a
Law passed al the second session of the AAIAth
Colonel william 5 Bliss. Of the army. was General
Taylors secretary. and Willard p Fillmore served MS
sidney webster. who afterward became the sonn-
law OF the Hon Hamilton a'9 ', was th him p TpmsS
Buchanan had his nephew james Buchanan hehti
for secretary. who. Ike Major Doneson' changed his
name aid IN the bitter part of hts term OF Office "a
known a; James Buchanan. Ir.
Colonel John Hay IS another private secretary who
was never private secretary. Mr. Lincolns s"crc-
tary John q. Nicolay. aud Colonel Hay was gwen
an army commission IN he volunteers and detailed
Prior President Jacksons time the clerical labor
at the Executive Mansion was performed by clerks
detailed from the various Executive departments, but
aho increased and lecslaiive aid was given 10 pro-
vide All authorized force, and IN 1868 congress not
only added an assistant private secretary but pro
NOTED the sgner Of patents TO be secretary for that
purIOse .,
Colonel Robert Johnson was secretary during all
Of his fathers incumbency OF the Presidency. ana
Colonel Robert Morrow. who afcrward committed
suicide while duty az san Francisco was tho nNt
assistant. Morrow succeeded In 1867! when ne
vas appointed pavma,ier. in Nh" army BY William
Wallace warden who now rcsd' here practising Law.
During NJ. Johr,on'- tine detail Of army oh.rers
were placed ON REGULAR Gutv a the WIFI, House. n
! EO-spTcd aDpni ,unlr Wc'ke ago, ami Inc aria IN
cludci General Reuben j. Mus,oy. Colonel Iiownlng
" g. Moor, iunw hicf 81 Police lclrl. and Wright
Rives and Capain Andrew X Long. In the con
grsslOnal Directories OF those days they are styled
secretariesr aud was that precedent that brought
about the detail of Generals Dent. Porter and Bao-
cock for General Grant
President Arthur's private secretary Fred
Phillips
President Hayess private secretary was Colonel
Rodgers.