Telegram-herald., 1889-09-14
IN NO HURRY.
LEADING RIVALS FOR IHE PLACE
f2isf haPA@na8ss ef ths Charges
Against The "a feasiea CeEanstsslsnsF
-esstst@Fs Ssslss Aet.s1 is tss
Matter Srkuo4ssa.

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WASHINGTON. espt lS-N TsaneT vas
Ia his onosAi eA.u al a4s Thurs1ay sign-
ing as nsl. AND attending 10 lie last aoas
81 oniosl sAeA ae ~ss Astlneo thsl he
xsslxs9sloa hAd besa Aoos stod be baAs aas
personal frse sds sosa -sys AEd senl u hss
heme IN lseoxk stowa il IA Est prolAb.s
thai hls ca eoessoH ~ili be appointed under
seversi weeks, and the ofros NAV Ie-
nasin in the present csnaiSlon unui
sftef Congress oonveaos IL Dcoember Ths
President has not deter asinea gast What be
viii DO
WAsarNsIoS. sept lS-6eBersl Lacius
faiIckild. of Wisconsin, Seners1 Joan
Rae ~ Minnesota and General
Warner. OF Missouri are lsost talKsd
OF here ioT the position nlAas
vacant b. The resignation II Noin4als-
sioner Tanner Although Warner Is 81
route here. II is uot believed he vii 40
cspt as he GOULD scarcely sf0ro 90 ca
change bis present rHiir0sc p 'sition, pay
Ing $1,000 a yesI. Tor the which pays
bat o. ,oo The rresideIt has iEdi-
Gated bis confidence IN tairchild
by making him head OF al ini-
portant Indian Commission, anc as ihs
Mlsoonsin people were strong supporters OF
Hsrrisoa be wodid be favor sbl ylnclined To-
ward Fairchild All three candidates nen-
toned have been at The head of The Grand
Army and la. appointment 81 any one 81
them would gave satisfaction 10 that ora All
izstion.
Corporal Tanner is undecided ss 20 what
he viii DO. Tho reports about has having
been rendered various appointments al Tie
hands OF ths Administration are without
authority OF fact No trade wac entered
into for the purpose Of inducing Ar Tan
ner 10 retire from ofhoe and no o0mpro-
inises were made / Ia al interview Nj
Tanner said.
The PTesicent cid not GsK Tor my resigus-
tion nor dlc he advise that resign. lie
surec me, however. that he invest gatioU lnto
the affairs Of the Pension once had developed
nothing that rene eteo Upon my sonssty or my
good intentions. aud ssic hat n ! remained 10
Cfree Secretary Noble would resign The dis-
membermess OF Csbinet Ia q very serioUs
tting. and decided that 10 wss better thst
should reflgI. aimee The unfesscnsele pscgu-
cices OF Mr. Noble could rot be overcome"
Secretary Noble declares that thare has
been no break IN the personal relations be
tween himself and M. Tanner. He aiso
says that the story OF q wrangie between
himself and Secretary Tracy war made cut
OF whole cloth and was true neither II
word nor thought
Private Secretary Haiford ssys. No Is
sue was ever made by Secretary Noble 20
the President as 20 whether be or hr. Tan
ner should 90. There wss never any for
NAL Cabinet consultation About the matter
and there was no clsagreemsnt whatever
among the members. much less any ex-
change of incivilities"
Hancock command, Union Veteran
Union, Thursday night adopted resolutions
condemning the Administration for sc-
cepting Tanners resignation and inoorsing
the latter's management OF the Pension
Bureau
Most OF tho criticism heard here n d.
rected toward Secretary Noble and A.
sistsnt Secretary Bussey. Where there
has been expression on the part OF
members Of Grand Army Of the Republic
IL is generally directed toward these
officials. who believed 10y some
not to have been as friendly toward the
Commissioner a. they should have been
Assistant Secretary Bussey asserts his in
nocenoc OF the charge that months ago ne
encouraged an estrangement between
Secretary Noble aud the Commissioner OF
Pensions. or that he in any way
contributed toward placing the Commis-
sioner in an embarrassing attitude toward
either the Secretary or the President or
anc Assistant Secretary Bussey say that
they have no personal feelings toward M
Tanner and that tho differences which
have existed have been confined exclusive
ly 10 official business
WARRINGTON. Sept 13 The commission
that investigated Mr. Tanners manage
ment Of the Pension once was composed
OF Mr. Erwing. OF the medical examiners
board. Captain Campbell law olsrk 81 the
Interior Department. and Hayrisoa Ia
Bruce, of the board Of pension sppeais
A. near a. may be ascertaineo the report
which was made the ground OF dismissal
affects the business methods OF the once.
1t is charged that by reason Of the Com
missioner's lack OF system and busl1ess ca
pacity the business has become wofuily
mixed and the divisions die 1rgsnised
Some OF the particulars ars ss follows
The Commissioners signed paper, indis
oriminately without sufficient knowledge
of their contcnts
lie authorizedre rstings carrying IN many
cases large aTrearAgex without requiring
evidence formerly regarded necessary
20 perfect the claim.
His methods we're 60 loose that the ON
ployes OF the department. many of them
ex soldiers drawing pensions had begun 70
re-rats their own osses
The Commissioner Was the especial prev
of the claim agents. BE had 40 much faith
IN the integrity Of those whom be person
ally knew that the claims they pressnts5
for bic consideration were pssssc With the
most cursory examination.
The number o. re-rstings and the report
cd indiscrimfnate manner IN which tter
have been authorized forms The fubstsupa'
feature Of the charges brought by tire rom
mission il Wa found also that IN the sp
pointrnents of clerks 8; the various pen
sion agencies throughout the country TIE
appropriation made bT Congress had beer
erceeded This led 70 ar immediate order
from the Secretary % n. Interior fer = rs
srportsonrlent which raised oonsidsrsbis
comment At the time. and is rsbssrsso 10
full IN the report
Secretary Noble also represented thai The
amount q monev needed 70 par pensions fof
the psrt yesr IL NJ Tanner continued IN
charge of the ofic.. would be 80 great ths'
he could not recommend to Congress -
large a. amount ~ would Be needed III
almost q f0TeFcne conclusion that a.
fcisncT biil vii have - be passed - cover
the Increases sirssdF made " Tn. pension
roll either ss 0r gins o. as rstings
Did - PRAYER H~rtfrr.