The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-04-16
Col. Jackson and the CollestOrship.

Especial to THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Dispatch
WASHINGTON, April HI telegraphed
you Friday night that Colonel J. P Jack
son had been rendered the Office of sub
treasurer at San Francisco, and added there
was no doubt he would accept it He did
accept it in a brief interview he had with
the President yesterday morning, and he
also accepted at the same time an invita-
ton from the President TO dine with him
self and Mrs. Harrison at o'clock Satur-
day evening.
There is no doubt that General Harrison
regrets his inability to appoint Colonel Jack
son collector of the port of Saa Francisco.
Mr.. Halford, the Presidents private secre-
tary, tells me that General Harrison spent
sometime Saturday afternoon reading the
recommendations which Colonel Jackson
filed for the relationship, and that when he
had finished he remarked to Mr.. Halford
that the colonerS endorsements were of a
character sufficient to justify his appoint
ment to a cabinet position. MIR. Halford
says Colonel Jackson's endorsers include
every Republican state official in office
from the governor down; every Republican
state official in San Francisco; every Re-
publican member of the state legislature;
the eight Republican presidential electors
of the state, and all the leading Republicans
in the state
WHO ARE NOT IN POLITICS,
including Mr.. Estee and Mr. Phelps; lead
ing merchants; bankers; insurance men
and others. In his interview with Colonel
Jackson Saturday, the President said he
had no alternative but to make the appoint
ments in California in compliance with 1.-THE
sIate' which.the delegation had presented
| to him. This "slate' bore the name of Mr..
Phelps for collector. The President could
not go back of that.
It is his desire, he says, that similar
action shall be taken by the delegations in
the thirty-eight states and the territories
| Such action, he said, relieved him of enor
nous embarraSsments, and fixed the res
possibility for the appointments upon the
Senators and Representatives II he made
an exception in one case, he must neces-
sarily make exceptions in others; and that,
he said, he dared not do.
COLONEL JACKSON INSISTED,
however, that no gentleman iIf California
was so well endorsed for any position as he
for that of collector of the port. The
President in reply said he did not know
why the delegation had failed to recon-
mend him for the place, but added that, per
haps, Messrs. Morrow and McKenna who
Both gentlemen were obviously embar
raised by the situation, but they made the
best explanation possible under the circum-
| stances. They said that Colonel Jackson's
name had been considered with others, and
that while there was no question as to his
| ability or his integrity it was thought bet
ter to recommend Mr.. Phelps
Colonel Jackson at this iuncture faced
about, and in his quick impetuous fashion,
and shaking his long bony finger at the
| two Representatives, repeated in quizzi-
cal, half serious tone the words of the old
English distich: ''You said, my dear friends
that you loved me, but why did you kick me
down stairs!" This unexpected sally on the
SoolOnels part seemed to amuse the Presi-
dent nightly, for he laughed heartily, and
in which Morrow and McKenna, catching
| the infection, also joined. Colonel jackson
will not accept his Office until the beginning
Of the next fiscal year. His appointment
will probably be made within few days.