Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-05

sons, wrote to Garfield accepting il. He
then went to Conkling and told him what
he had done. The lordly Roscoe was angry
and he told Morton with sheer that be
must refuse the position. His power over
Morton was such that he did refuse il and
wrote Garfield 10 that effect. | think
Garfield got this news Just about the time
he came TO Washington. 1t worried him
greatly and he asked Conkling to come TO
see him. He told Conkiing be wanted to
make cabinet TO suit him. and l think that
Conkling proposed that Folger be put in.
This Garfield could not well do, and Couklinp
asked TO see the slate. The list of cabinet
officers was handed to him As soon as his eve
met the name of Charley Foster as Postmaster
General he said that that appointment would
the post office or the treasury.
"'Well. who do you want me to appoint as
Postmaster Generall' said Garfield
"'Appoint James-Thomas L. James said
Conkllng. He has been postmaster of New
York and has record for the place. / don't
ike him, but appoint him and it will be all
right And thus James became Postmaster
General. In the meantime Sherman had bee
elected to the Senate, and four years later a
democrat in the person of Henry B. PAYNE.
took the place of Geo. Ii. Pendleton."
Gossip About Standard Oil Macuates
Speaking of Payne brought up tine subject Of
the Standard Oil millionaires. Senator Carron
was brought up in Cleveland and he knew the
most OF them as boys. l asked him TO tell me
something about Rockefeller. He replied:
~ knew Rockefeller when he was "A clerk Mt
something like $50 month. He didn't seem
to be overnight. For time he bad made my
house his lounging place in the evenings, and i
remember he would sit and sit until would
begin to watch the clock and to wonder if he
would ever go.
RockefelIer's MiIlion-DolIar Check.
sam Andrews was another queer character"
Senator Carron went on. lie began life like
Rockefeller and the two went along neck and
neck Tor some time. but now Rockefeller is
said to be worth at least fifty millions and 1
doubt whether Sam Andrews has as
much as two millions 1t was a funny
thing how Rockefeller got Andrews out
OF the Standard Oil Company. | was I'm the
swim in Cleveland at that time aud knew ali
about It. Andrews was very Jealous of Rookie
feiiers success. He tried TO beat him in every
way. and whenever Rockefeller did a thing
Andrews would try to do bigger one
Rockefeller was president OF the Standard Oil
and the iron went INTO Sam Andrews soul as he
saw him getting bigger and bigger and himself
remaining comparatively stationary He con-
cluded that he would assert his independence,
and he came down TO the Standard Oil Offices
one day and demanded a look at the hooks
Rockefeller told him that the clerks were busy
with them, but that If he would come in the
next day he would give him Il statement An
drews grunted and went out. The next day he
returned and again demanded the books He
was handed in place of them the statement h
cast it angrily from him and said:
i don't want a statement. Iwant to see the
looks OF this company. | am interested in il
as much as any man connected with it. and il
can see the books l want to sell NV stock
What will yon take for your stock?' said
Mr.. Rockefeller. who was sitting at the desk
Andrews looked Rockefeller in the eve and
hesitated. He figured up in his mind that no
one would accept the proposition he was going
to make. and he said:
~ will take just 81 900, 900 cash. and wan.
the money now
"'All right said Rockefeller. Il will; g;ve =,
to you, and be picked up his check book and
wrote out his check for 81 600 600 and handed
1t over TO him. Andrews looked at the check
He didn want il and he doubted his ewes when
ne saw the amount upon it. He didn't suppose
that Rockefeller had anything like this amount
at his command, and he didn't know that
Rockefeller had just been scheming to GET him
angry and into just this kind of fix. Rookie
Teller thought he could do So and he GOT his
money, L am told, from Vanderbilt and had il
living in one of the Cleveland banks ready for
the occasion. Andrews was ashamed not TO
take the check and he accepted il He worried
himself almost to death investing the money
and he put about half of it into government
tours. while large part OF the balance went
into the building of his big house IN Cleye-
land"
oliver II. Payne Worth ssO.OOO.OOO.
VINO Is the brainiest man in the Standard
Oil Company asked.
That is hard to say" laughed Mr. Carron
lone OF the biggest. broadest and shrewdest is
Oliver II. Payne. He is 4 great organizer and
he has wonderful financial talent. He is
worth, l venture. much il not more than
Rockefeller, and understand that his assets
amount to nearly $50. 900 600 He is a very
quiet fellow and he makes no fuss about any
thing. He was in college with William C. Whit
ney. and Whitney, | think, came home with
HIM to Cleveland during one of his vacations
and there fell in love with his sister and mar
ried her. Oliver II. PAYNE ia great man, and
ne Is great enough not to make splurge about
it. He seems to have no ambition in a political
way. and the probability is IL he lives much
longer he may become the richest man in the
United States" FRANK G. CARPENTER