The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-10-23
MANSON FORCED TO RESIGN
THE PRESIDENT GAVE HIM A HINT.
A Charao teristic Performance by b. Har
rison-The Correspondence in Full
A Great Row Over Throop's APP
pointment-Fnbert Talks.

Washington special TO the indianapolis Journal
of this morning. speaking of the appointment
of Mr.. Throop as collector of internal revenue,
says:
Gen. Manson not only rendered his resignation
from the Office voluntarily, but in doing so he
pressed his most cordial regards for the president
and the administration, as the following letter Will
show.
The fact of the matter is that Gen. Manson
resigned to avoid removal. His resignation
was requested by President Harrison in a letter
which Gen. Manson makes public this evening.
1t is as follows
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4, 1889.
DEAR GENRRAL-When | was at Indianapolis
endeavOred TO have a conference with you, but the
demands upon your time and mine seemed To pre-
vent you from responding to my request
Mr.. Ransden informed me that you had said TO
him that you would address me letter relieving me
of possible embarrassment connected with change
in the collectors Office held by you, and have been
expecting to hear from you L do not wish to make
any official request suggestion TO you, but change
can not much longer be deferred and my desire has
been that ii might be made in way as agreeable to
you possible This is the object of this personal
note. Please inform of your purpose Very
respectfully yours BENJAMIN HARRISON.
In response to this polite, but very decided
hint Gen. Manson, on Sept Is, forwarded his
resignation to the president in the following
letter:
TERRK HAUTE, Ind. Sept is.
Hon. Benjamin Harrison, President of the United
States:
My DEAR SRI have the honor to tender my res
ignaton internal revenue collector of the Seventh
district of Indiana, TO take effect the first day OF
October. 1889, thereafter as my successor
can be qualified. Hoping that your good health may
continue and that you will have great succe SIS In
your administration, am, very respectfully and
sincerely your friend, MAHLoN ID. MANSON.
On the 23d of September Gen. Manson re-
ceived letter from the president thanking
him for his manly and friendly course in the
matter"
Gen. Manson is hero Of both the Mexican
and civil wars, and his term OF office would not
have expired till next August. lie says he was
convinced that if he did not resign he would
have been removed. There was an almost gem
eral belief that on account OF his brilliant
army record he would be allowed TO complete
his term. There is great indignation, not only
among democrats, but among republican ex-
soldiers over his displacement, and TROOPS
selection as his successor he's kicked up lively
row in the republican camp.
The most prominent candidate besides
Throop was Nicholas Filback, ex-postmaster of
this city, and there was much surprise here
that he was not appointed. Filbeck Is very
mad. In an interview tonight, he said:
Yes, most people here had an idea would
be appointed, as they considered my close per-
sonal relations 10 Mr.. Harrison. AS told you,
however, | have not expected the appointment
for month. The Germans here are not much
surprised at my not receiving the place, for
they believe Dir. Harrison doesn't like the
Germans, and it would seem to be so, for there
has been no German appointed to any impor-
tant Office by him in the state. There have
been one or two, perhaps, appointed to subor-
dinate places over at Indianapolis, but no Ger
man has been appointed to any important
place in Indiana"
Referring to the late Indianapolis city cleo
ton Mr.. Fllbeck says In the interview: 81 was
in Indianapolis before the election and knew
the republicans would be beaten. The repub-
licans over there made up their minds TO letthe
election go by default. They said their reason
was that Mr.. Harrison had appointed the hang
ers-on around headquarters and had ignored
the workers. The more a man did for his party
the less he appeared to be thought of"
Mr.. Filbeck said he of the opinion that
the next election here would be the same way.
He charges TROOPS appointment to acombina-
ton of the republican state officers against
him, lex by Bruce Carr, and to w. r. McKeen
deserving him. after writing letter for him to
Harrison. There is a very bitter feeling here
over the matter, and the democrats are enjoy
ing the row.