The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-08-23

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careful canvass Of the subject. the two soma
Tors and the representative recommended
to the president the appointment as post
master at Helena Of James Blaine Walker,
, distant relative Of Secretary Blaine. II
Is believed BY all those who are in position
to know anything about the matter that
the president would have made the appoint
mont without delay but for the fact that
Russcll Harrison objected. During his resi-
dence In Montana young Harrison gained
the enmity Of great many people, Rener-
ally over trivial circumstances. II Is not,
necessarily significant that he OBJ
jected to the appointment of Mr.. Walker.
The action Of the president in hanging
up the nomination made the senators and
the representative from Montana very
angry. They argued thatif Senators His
cock and Evarts and Representative Belden,
for example, should unite ina recommenda-
tion for the appointment Of the postmaster
OF the town in which they might all hap
pom 70 Yesidas the interference Of Prince
Russell would result disastrous TO that
young man., i not to the president himself.
which Amontts TO obstinacy, steadily ~
fused to make the desired appointment.
He 4uFnlshed NO reason for his refusal to
comply with the request made upon him BY
the entire Montana delegation.
But at the postoffice department the SEN
ators had less difficulty in getting an expla.
nation. The postmaster general fntimated
very distinctly that he could not appoint
postmaster at Helena without Russell HAr-
rison's Endorsement. This statement was
communicated to Candidate Walker, who
went to see the young man on his own ac-
~v~k D~~nm I'd rAoI -, k~s>
categorical questions. that he had no objeo-
tion to Walkers nomination. but declined
to give q wfitten Endorsement
fon tell the postmaster general" he
said. "thAt do not object"
When Walket's friends made this stats
ment 70 MT. Wanamaker. the latter pulled
paper out Of q pigeon hole and showed the
written Endorsement by Russell Harrison Of
another man, 1T the same time declaring
TINT, under the circumstances, any indOrse.
ment by young Mr.. Harrison OF any other
candidate would have to be in writing TO-
command consideration. Here the case
master ct Helena is extremely remote.
The relations between the president and
the Montana delegation in congress are de-
cidedly strained. II has leaked out that =
stormy sCene occurred at the white hOuse
while the vacancy in the Office of United
States assayer at Helena was under consid-
GRAFTON. William ID. Wheeler was recon-
mended by the entire Montana delegation,
but Russell Harrison opposed his nomina-
tion. The president hung the case up for
two months, but finally sent Wheeler's name
to the senate, after u red-hot interview
with Senator Sanders, who made no bones
of saying that If Russell Harrison should
be permitted to interfere with Wheeler's
appointments the president could expect no
further support from Montana's represent
atives or from the republican party in tina
state.
Russell Harrison demonstrated his intiu-
ence with the present administration lmme-
diately after the inauguration of his father:
The people of Montana naturally expected
q chunge in the federal officers of the terri
tory, and that republicans would take the
places of the democrats. In such cOntin-
Rency tho young man, who imagined hlm-
self to be a candidate for the senate, as
we'll as the dictator for the coming state OF
Montana, asserted himself in the most
boisterous fashion. He came to WaShlnR-
ten with q candidate for the aovernorship
in the person of Col. McCutcheon. who was
sent out by President Arthur as secretary OF
the territory of Montana.
Mr.. Hershfield. prominent banker OF
Montana, was the choice of the republican
party, and his appointment was urged by
| Delegate, now Congressman Carter. VINO
placed his case before President Harrison
as favorably as possible, and had every rea.
| 6Ou 10 O6l6ve LQdb the wVOANA
be made, because there seemed to be no op-
( position whatever in the party to the ap-
J pointment. just at this juncture Russell
! Harrison came forward with his candloate.
So unremittingly did he labor for him that,
! In order to secure change IN the admlnis-
tration of Montana. third party was
selected as u compromise.
Russell Harrison has run foul OF one DIG
snag, however, in his attempts to control
the patronage of Montana. Ihls snaR No
found in the person of shrewd First Assist-
ant Postmaster General Clarkson. During
the first year of the administration there
were no fourth class postmasters appointed
without the 20 K'' of Prince Russells and
, this, too, in the face of the fact that Mon
tana had q duly elected delegate in oonRress,
republican, to whose care the omcea
would naturally have been assigned. H.
Carter's voice is always for peace, however,
and he automatically refralned from fotc-
ing an Issue. It required some time Tor
Clarkson 10 appreciate the situation. bat
when he finally comprehended 1t IN q! -
bearings he promptly turned huseeu HAN
riDon down, and f0urth-class appolntmenea
have sinco been made solely upon the
Recommendation of MIR. Carter. The nRnt
over the Helena postmastership i9 stu On,
however. and Russell Harrison stu hAe -
even chance Of winning.
Nigh Unto Death.
LAxnmo, Mich, Aug. 2-Isaao r. ChriD-
tianey, ex-sQpeonae court justice at 1toht-