The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-01-06
Palmer Credited With Being Warm
Over Stevenson's Intention to
Distribute Patronage
Tho Old Gentleman Claims the
Prerogative for the United
States Senator.
Iilinsis Opinion Of Morrison's Chances
for Cabinet Posltion--Two 1Iein-
bsrs OF the Cabinet.

SPRINGFIELD ILL.,. Jan. 5.--A delegation
from Logan county came down here to in
terview Senator Palmer about the distribu-
tion Of patronage there. The leader OF the
delegation was a red-headcd man from
Lincoln and he talked fright from the
shoulder" He said:
Senator Palmer, az our district will be
represented in the next congress by re-
publican We are led TO believe that the dis
tribution Of the federal patronage in our dis
triot would on that account be insrusted to
the democratic senator from tho state.
But IL appears We nre mistaken. There IL
man up in our district named Jim Hob.
lett--a lsap-year democrat-who never con-
tributes to the success Of our campaign
either in money or in exsrtion. Well. he
has been giving away postoffces and all
tho other federal appointments to which
our district 10 entitled with q free hand.
He says he does not care what you think
about II, that Vice-President Stevenson IL
back of him, and will make good all he
promises and more. We would like to
know whether this 10 the cass-whether
Jim Hoblett and Adlai Stevenson are the
patronage dispensers for the Fourteenth
distriot?"
Senator Palmer had risen to his feet
while the red-headed politician from Lin
coin was talking. With difficulty Senator
Palmer restrained himself from interrupt
ing. When he got an opportunity to talk
he was vigorous and smphatic. He said:
"This 10 outrageous and I'll be blessed II
I stand il. The invariabls rule in the matter
of the distribution of patronage in repub-
lioan districts is az you have stated it. The
United States senator makes the recon-
mendations and they usually 20. Now.
am United States senator and will try to
make Mr.. Jim Hoblett and Mr.. Adlai Stew
enson understand shat. have stood
enough already from Stevenson and his
crowd and I will stand it no longer. He
must keep his hands of. He would not bo
vice. president had I not assisted. will
insist that ho shall not use the position
which he obtained by my forbearanoe to
interfere with nv prerogatives. II he wants
| fight he can have ii. ! shall not recog-
nize either Jim Hoblett or Adlai Stevenson
in the matter OF the patronage Of the Four
teenth district. would as soon fight them
as not. When you want anything done up
there come to me and will do what can
for you"
The red-headed man from Lincoln and
delegation left feeling happy. They do not
think shat either "Jim'' Hoblett or Adlai
Stevenson is 30 big man as he thinks him
self. They think that John M. Palmer is
the grand old man Of Illinois.
Congrossmen Ferman and Fithian are
here and contradict fatty the story that
they intend to ask the democrats of tho
Legislature to endorse Col. Morrison for the
cabinet. They say Col. Morrison needs no
introduction or endorsement to President
Cleveland, nor do they have any idea of
asking such thing from the Legislature.
Representative Merritt of Sangamon, who
is not much OF Morrison man. ia being
interviewed every fifteen minutes as to
what he thinks about Morrison's going in
the cabinet. Should the president find out
"Ed' Merritt is against Morrison then the
colonels chancss of preferment will go
n-glimmering. Mr.. Merritt says right out
Col. Morrison is not the man for the presi-
dents advisory board and that winds up
the colonel's ball of yarn.