Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-09
HAS HE RESIGNED2
Rumored That Recorder of Deeds
Taylor Has Given Up Office
AT THE PRESIDENTS REQUEST
How Taylor Secured the Influence
OF Senator Quay.
THE RECORDER IS SICK
THE RECORDER IS SICK

There was rumor among the colored
politicians today to the effect that the resig-
nation Of c. H. j. Taylor as recorder of
deeds for the District of Columbia was in
the hands Of President Cleveland. The
story is from a seemingly reliable source,
and may be authentic.
Mr.. Taylor has been confined to his home
for some time with severe colds He for
merly lived at 1926 r street northwest but
he has recently gathered up his tent like !,
an Arab and silently moved from that nnm-
Der. His present address is unknowR to
his most intimate friends, and the employees
at the recorders office arc reticent of in
formation concerning Mr.. Taylor's present
| abode He has not been to the Office in
several days. and his illness has been Of a
dangerous character.
The consensus of opinion among the coll
ored politicians is that Mr. Cleveland will
shortly ask for Mr.. Taylor's resi-, ,ynation, IL
1t is not already in his possession 1t is
well known that Mr.. Cleveland is very well
disposed toward the recorder, and since the
President finds that he must remove him.
he proposes to let Him down as easily as
possible.
TayIOr's Confirmation
In discussing the rumor of Taylor's resg-
nation, there has come to light the true
story as to how &. II. j. Taylor was made
recorder Of deeds. The man who had big
hand in Taylor's Al pointment said to a
Star reporter today: When the President
had nam ed G. ii. j. Taylor for recorder Of
deeds and majority of the Senate commit
tee on the District of Columbia hal voted
against his confirmation, Taylor was surs
Of some adverse vote by the Senate. He
tried to win to his support a majority OF
democratic Senators, and after he failed In
this undertaking, he attempted to win the
support Of the republican Senators. In Or
der to do that, he sought out the most in
huential colored republican politicians and
promised them, If they would their in
huence in his behalf, he would take care OF
them in the office Of the recorder of deeds
The colored republican politicians, who at
that time were expecting to be statesmen
out of jobs at an early date, grabbsd readi-
ly at the sop that was thrown out to them
by the prospective recorder of deeds. They.
set to work to win republican votes for the
recorders confirmation. They visited all Of
the Senators with whom they had ac-
quaintance, and told them that as demo-
Gratis had voted against Taylor because he
was negro, that IL the republican Senators
would vote for him 1t would be good cam
paign talk for the republican party in the
next contest.
THE astute politician also told how when
James +. Mathews was before the Senate
for COZ firmation the republicans had voted
against him. and that the democrats had
said tLat they did SO because he was q
negro. The Senators were told that they
could redeem themselves by voting for Tay-
lor's confirmation. The game worked all
right until these gentlemen approached
Senator Quay of Pennsylvania, who told
them that he would not vote for Taylor
and would use his influence against him,
as he thought. like ex-senator ingalls,, that
ity.' This dumfounded the colored poll
ticians and as Quay was against them
they reported to Taylor, was their Gus
tom daily, that they had done their best
"A fGfl Gtrn srsf sfr,ft
Winning Quay.
Taylor then turned his attention to win
ming Quay. He corresponded with every
colored republican politician of promise
in Pennsylvania, but none Of them could
help him. When Taylor had given up the
fight he happened to visit Baltimore one
day, and took occasion to drop into the Of
flee Of his former friend and law partner.
Walter McGuin, who is practicing in Bal
tinore. Taylor related his case to him. and
told him that he would give worlds II he
could get Quay for him. McGuin said:
Why, that's easy; 1 can do that for you.'
Taylor told him that IL he would he could
have anything ne wanted in the office.
"McGuin set down and wrote a lengthy
letter, explaining the whole situation, and
telling how urgent 1t was to have Quay
support Taylor. When the letter was fin
ished MeGuin put it in an official envelope
and addressed 1t j. r. Raymond, esq,
member Of the board of aldermen, Altoona,
Pa
u. R. Raymond is the colored member Of
the board of aldermen of Altoona and a
personal friend of Senator Quay's. What
he says to Quay has great influence. lie is
also a great friend of Lawyer McGuin.
When he received McGuin's letter he corre-
sponded at once with Quay and came to
Washington to see him. They talked long
OF the Taylor case, and the older man
eventually won the Senator. Quay with
drew from the fight against Taylor, urged
his colleagues to vote for him and Taylor
was confirmed. But Taylor has forgotten
his gra altitude to McGuin. and while McGuin
made 1t possible for him to be recorder of
deeds Taylor has not even appointed one
Of the copyists to office whom McGuin sug-
gested."