The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-16
Cleveland Himself Is Distribut-
ing Federal Patronage.
sENAroRsH,p At STAKE.


land - running this administration II -
no secret here that Secretary Carlisle Tor
even more than personal reasons wanted
Mr.. Munday. and while he had not pub
hcsy said that the latter would be the ap-
pointee. Logan Carlisle hsd said IS much
70 quite number Of people Mr.. Nun
days ENDORSEMENTS were excellent, and
two months ago. with the avowed friend
ship Of the secretary of the treasury, there
seemed to be no possible reason why he
should not be appointed. It was even
said that DR.. Weidler would be removed
at once, 20 that the work Of registering the
Chinese might be begun under the new
collector.
But Mr.. Cleveland, who has the making
OF these appoint menss, seemed TO be In no
hurry. Every attempt to get him to con-
sent to send the nomination to the senate
met objection The president had an idea
Of his own in regard 10 this appointment.
and he proceeded to carry it out. When
the two cabinet ministers accompanied
their chief on an ostensible duck hunt
down the Potomac Christmas week, this
was one OF the appointments that was
talked over at some length, for it Is
looked upon by the administration as
position of no small importance. Mr..
Carlisle il too good friend of Mr.. Cleve-
land to raise any personal objection to
what the president deemed to be for the
best interests of the party. Mr.. Munday's
chances, therefore went giimmeripg.
Mr.. Cieveland's little idea has for its
ultimate purpose no less an important
move than the securing of United States
senator from Oregon 20 succeed Hon. ].
nj t~ vd lr-o nar in
that state who has written to the execu-
tive during the past few months but has
emphasized the fact that there was to be
an election in Oregon next June, and that
the people of the state would at that time
choose q legislature which In the January
following will elect United States SEN
ator. The ruling party has not so large 3
majority in the senate that it can afford
to neglect these little points at the pres
ent time. and the administration is using
all the power Of its patronage TO strengthen
the weak points in every state. That is
why tho states that are hopeiessly Repub-
lican are getting nothing from this admin
istration, while those that are the least
doubtful are getting everything they ask
for. Nothing can be expected by the
Democratic party in Washington, as the
state is too strongly Republican. There
fore the president decided that the patron
age must be given to Oregon. where 1t is
hoped to achieve much benefit therefrom.
Having decided that Oregon should
have il, it did not take long to fix upon
the man to whom the place should be
given. There were at least dozen appii-
cants from that state, but the majority of
them were petty politicians and were
quickly counted out. Three men only
were prominent: Henry Blackman. of
Eastern Oregon, ex-state senator from
three counties; Charles Nickeli. of South
ern Oregon, editor Of the Jacksonville Sen
tinel, and NJ. J. Ciohessy, real estate dealer
and politician Of Portland, land formerlylof
Seattle. The Oregon Democratic machine
favored Nickel, principally on the ground
Of geography and the giving Of representa-
ton to every section of the state. Port
land has the district attorneyship. East
en Oregon the marshalship. the William
cite valley the collector of customs, and
]. X. Markley, who is here in Washington
City at the present time representing the
Oregon machine. continually urged his ap-
pointment upon the president. The latter,
however. has a habit of making up his
mind without paying very much attention
to the machine. He had decided upon
giving the appointment to Oregon with
out looking at the papers of any of the
applicants. To decide who was the man
who had the strongest Democratic back
ing in the state he made a careful examin-
alton of their papers.
Now Blackman had had an eye upon this
Office long before the president came into
office. He was one of the delegates to the
Chicago convention which renominated
Cleveland. and strongly supported him in
the state convention before that as OPP
posed TO the Pennoyer element of the
party in Oregon. After the election he
visited the president-eiect in New York
city and told him q great many things
about affairs in his state, which pleased
Mr.. Cleveland nightly. Mr.. Blackman
closed his term in the Oregon senate IN
February last. the session of 1893. and dur
ing those forty days he busted himself
with getting Endorsements for the position
which he has at last obtained. Every
Democratic legislator in both houses. every
Democratic Office holder. state or Federal,
Endorsed him, for at that time he was the
only man in the race. and everybody
liked Henry. he was such good fellow"
.
! who was made collector OF customs, by
which each was of considerable assistance
20 the other. 1t secured 10 Blackman the
assistance OF Hon. Asahei Bush, the WE'LL
known banker Of Salem. Or. whose visit
TO the president last summer clinched Mr..
Blackman's appointment. 10 the great dis
gust of some other Democrats who had
been here q long time and had not accom-
plished so much as MIR. Bush did in one
day. Mr.. Bush said upon his return that
he thought Mr.. Blsckman would get the
internal revenue Office, and Mr.. Bush, il
not prophet, is one OF the very few men
who hail from oregon who can get per-
sonal and private interview with the pres
ident az almost any time when he may
send in his card.
As matters have turned out il is not nj
all probable that this place would have
been given 10 any candidate from the state
OF Washington, bu; in the event OF SINH
lar circumstance arising in the future it
might be well TO point out some things 30
be avoided. In tie first place. when i.
was known that Mr.. MunGay was the
strongest candidate from the state OF
Washington and that having the friend
ship OF the secretary OF The treasury placed
him in the lead so far as the influence OF
that official was concerned. the Erst thing
thai vas done by nearly every other can
didaie in that state was 20 bring their bat
teraes o! malignant jealousy 10 bear upon
the favored one. Charges have been made
against Mr.. Mundsy waica any one who
knows him knows at once TO Re wholly
without foundation. Ex-Giov. Semple, too,
made strong tisht in his own behalf, and