St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-12

When, after President Cleveland's
assumption of office, there were rumors
heard that Perkins must step down and
out, the friends of Thomas j. McDer-
mott, of st. Paul, and the friends of
other clerks in the service, began to be-
stir themselves on behalf of their favor
ties. Mr.. McDermott, however, secured
the backing of some very strong men,
and to all appearances his chance to
secure the place was excellent. But
soon there began to be circulated rumors
that McDermott was not to have it. The
writer can say that McDermott himself
had felt confident at first, but was one
of the first to begin to doubt.
Then came Perkins removal, without
the name Of his successor being an
nounced. At once Mr.. Doran was
attacked by many as having been guilty
of treachery. He did not respond to
these attacks, and they became more
virulenI. The elimination came yeSter-
DAY in all article in the Minneapolis
Times under the caption "Doran's
Treachery." 1t was therein stated that
Michael Doran had Endorsed McDer-
motifs application, and had promised
served support. 1t was further stated
| that MIR. Doran had made a similar
! pledge to several leaders of the Mime
| sofa Democracy who had indOrsed AIr.
McDermottS application.
A GLOBE reporter yesterday called
the attention of Hon. Michael Doran to
| the article in the Times. Asked if he
! had anything TO say regarding the arti-
Gle in question and others of similar i'm
port which have been printed, Mr..
! DOran said:
Yes, sir; have something to say
| and | want to say it with emphasis
never Endorsed Mr.. McDermott for this
| place. On the contrary, L told him that
| if MIR. Barclay was a candidate for the
| place should feel bound to indorSe and
| support him."
Ibid you lead McDermott to suppose
| he would have a chance of successor
| queried the reporter.
mo, sir, decidedly not. l have be-
come sick and tired of the many stories
that have been circulated regarding
this matter. have Endorsed Mr.. Bar
clay, because l consider him extremely
we'll qualified for the position. Mr.. Nc
DermOtt is still in the third class,
after eight years service, while Mr.
Barclay stands well in the fifth, or high
est class"
Did L understand you to say, Mr..
Doran, that you do not consider McDer-
mott competent to fill this. position?"
Yes, SIR said the noted politician,
warmly. "There are a score of good
Democrats in this division of the Serv-
ice who are in class ), and it would be
gross injustice to them to have McDer-
mott advanced over their heads"
rs it not true, as claimed, that Mr..
McDermOtt has been kept in class by
reason Of Perkins h0Stility?"
mo, sir. He stuck to what are known
as the easy runs and made no effort to
advance. There are several Democrats
who have advanced themselves to class
. in spite of Perkins. AS have said. il
would be unfair and do an Injustice to
these men to lift McDermott over their
heads. / have rested patiently under
all the insinuationS and stories that
have been printed in the Republican
press; but l cannot longer consent to re-
main silent as to the facts in this case.
MIR. LAWYER, Judge Flandrau and others
can testify that l have stated these
facts as they are; and once for all |
want to resent the irresponsible asser-
tions that have acted treacherously to
any one."