New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-13
FIGHTING OVER KENTUCKY SPOILS.
SENATOR'S AND CONGRESsMEN MUCH DISTURBED
BY SECRETARY CARLIsLE's ALLEGED
uOGGISHNESs'

UOGGI SHINES
Washington. June IL Cspccial-Animated by tn"
success that has crowned the efforts ~ Inc Aan'"a
Senators and Congressman to substitute "inonenSN'
Democratic plrtsans for Republicans. who oi course
roro .oeensiye- partIsanS in tho FEDERAL Offices ol
that Stale and urged by the " hot AMI hungry ono"
sockors from their own State. the Kentucky senators
and CON rrcssmcn are engaged In Jealous not Ia say
dosncrate efforts 10 make clean sweep OF 'h'
Federal Office holders In that commonwealth VII"
are Republicans-and therefore. oil course sihN VI
I" offensive parsanslhp~in order 10 make room lot
inofcnsvc" Democratic parusan' Ihat 'hey nave
M, made better Roadway Is due To two cau,rs-fir't
inability 10 agree among Themselves ns 10 VINO Sh'i'
secure the more desirable and juicy plumS and second
what some Of them pceytshy but privately style
" Carlslc's hncei,hness.'
The Federal Offices In Kentucky when are r'r"'"'"
as nv all odds most desirable are the c"r''ofsmp'
Of internal revenue. Of which Their" arc SIN t''"
collector has under his official direction large iorce
~ deputcs clerks storckccpers, gaugers. etc. th"r"
,,rr from 100 10 $50 or more, all 81 whom nrc
o,,oIpted unon his recommendation. Thus far oniv
nm, irternal revenue collector has been appointed
senators Blackburn and Lindsay ma Cong cSn"n
Isle joired IN ndng ana urging III" appoint
mont Of Judge Hughes, but congressman M''re''''
who T. a &" Slick politician and who Is also In hlgh
favor AT the White House. quietly cam" 10 wa 'mhg'
TON and obtained the plum for his friend ana co
,ohorer Rode, tbs was gall and NORWOOD Tor
the senator's 10 h. sure md yet II was less offensive
ard disagrccable 10 them and the other congressman
than wa, the discovery that secretary Carlisle was
anxious and determined II possible 4" give TWO OF
the five remaining plums 10 two OF his iaithin lr'uS'
This IS regarded by both the senators rs cqnvaep'
IN n notice that Mr. Carlisle docs not conNnrr 'hnt Ms
potieal career in Kentucky Is nj an end on account
~ his onnoIntment as a mcmoer OF the Cabinet
Mr. Ilnasays term IN the Senate viii expire on
March o 1895 and he l. OF cOrrl" extremely nhNi"s
IN succeed himself. also l. Mr.. Blackburn whose
,,, ,riu oyplre on March 2. I691-ihe Samc day
that Mr.. Carlisle expects TO rctir" from Mr. ''''e
lands Cabinet II IS understood that the after has
,,,im,,cd that he 1, I'm favor Of allowing each oi The
senator, 10 name one OF the collectors Of Internal
revenue but neither OF them Is disposed to agree to
,ho nrono.itlon OF course the Congressman declare
that they will never consent 10 sn'h 'h"aI' w
couse # would leave only one collrtiorshp 10 DC
divId,d among nine Of them. some Of them appear
n think th,t Senator Blackburn well u a'cre''rS
Carlisle IS showing disposition to be "ho9n'h' IN
,su,ch rs he has ALREADY secured the United states
Narsbnshp for his brother whom PRESIDENT we've
land refused To appoint eight years ago on account
nj sIllv boysl letter written by him more 'hh
tventy years bcforcl. AMI Is now no, Only "'"'"h"
ING that his friend Judge Lempcy shall be npPoh'cu
COLLECTOR of the OwcnSboro District, but mas Jo'h"n
With senator Lindsay ana Congressman Montgomery
f., urcIng the appointment Of candidate Tor col
.ctor of the Louisville District who Is "bI"''ohhho
lo Congressman Carth. who represents ina, oiS'r''
The fight over the colecOrshp OF ih''rh"l r'''h"'
for ,lc latter district IS waxing hot. me rr'S"h'
h,v said that he "woud he glad 10 please W.T.
C,ruth whose brother he appointed to lucrative
and otherwise desirable place In the foreign service
I'M, he Is also anxious "to please" senator LINDSAY.
II they could agree on a man ne WON'T ~ Pro"p'H
oppojn,ci but II seems that they nave n'en na1r
in do so. In speaking OF TINS ma,'I - 49,. 1870 ny
democrat said today that II appenrri r"'ur srang
Ih,i The President hesilntcd 10 arcori 10 hr ,1r"'
, ,rh has manfuy stood by him In favor Of the re-
neal Of The silver Purchase law and has always been
H. Nrn ana LOYAL friend the same privilege o ram
Ing The collector for hi own ds,'r, wa, ~ mas
given 10 Congressman Mccrcary anu " ~
Snr,nns,s 10 extend TO Congressman lirccIhiiagc.
The fight the colccorsInp %, NV m"'" S
cis rict also bids fair 10 bccom" nvciN o"e. orn'
Ior blackburn has enlisted his coi,,@su' t anu ,
| crrs.mnn Montg,mrry ard Ellis on ms sac IN iaVor
| ~ Judge Iempcy against Powers, VINO mas no .on
rrc,slonal backing but j. said 10 DE- iaVoI'u ny 81
sntary Carlisle The Kcntnchans are mere w , i9rce
and when Mr.. Cleveland returns rom Ms n"H is,n nan,
fishing excursion hr VIII d. .ai md hloodv
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