Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-04-10
THE RECEIvERSHlP MIDDLE.
President Cleveland Takes n Hand In "
and Us Working. ~ Is said, for
John Perry.

Washington, April s-lSpeclaIl inc
comptroller Of the currency came over
from the White House this afternoon a
half hour before the departments closed.
lie had been talking to the president for an
hour He had up some general matters in
his Office and also the matter OF appointing
receiver for the National Bank Of Kan
| Sas city and the appointment OF another
receiver IN another part OF the country.
| But the Kansas City tangle was one OF
the features of the conference with the
Early. this morning the comptroller set
some clerks to work making an abstract
of the indorsements of the various appli-
can,s for the place of receiver of the Kan;
sas city bank. After this. was done and
the mass OF papers had by the process
and familarzed himself with the case. IL
| appears that up to this time the comptrol.
let had acted on the plan usually followed
IN making appointments, which consists
Of selecting the man from general BIRDS
eye view of the situation and not getting
down to the matter OF examining closely
somehow it appears that he comptroller
make a careful examination of all papers
and applicants in the case, which at once
Will be recognized as quite a task.
what happened at the White House and
what was said by the president and the
the Kansas city matter is not given out
l'ut there being quite demand for the
1t should become known, and large suspi-
cions entertained about certain features of
IL not known. Ii H. believed that the pres
ident indicated that he would like to see
Mr.. John Perry secure the place, provided
the charges set up against him are not
sustained. or in case they are refuted to
the extent as TO make it easy TO name him
for the place. The president took this
position after recalling that he wanted to
natter who had insisted that he wants
his brother appointed TO the place. 1t ap-
pears that the president has confidence in
Mr.. w, {. Perry, and also 1t appears that
in the little matter Of future politics he
would like TO do all he can to please Mr..
Perry of Kansas.
Should 1t happen that the comptroller
cannot see his way clear to name Mr.. Per-
ry, owing 70 the fact that he cannot get
against him by various parties, then ar
other plan is to be followed. In this event
that d certain gentleman in Kansas city
be asked to name a man for the place,
This is the same gentleman who at time
was asked TO name a man for another
place and who did. but afterwards denied
having done so despite his message In re-
ply to the request to make the selection.
1t happens that Senator Vest landed
from New York this morning and in due
time he had conferred slightly with Wiley
showed up in the Office of the comptroller.
The senator looked very much distressed,
but he made talk that lasted some time.
The senator observed as usual that there
were a number of applicants for the place
VINO were good men. This was starter
on general principles To this the comp
trolier agreed and just a little later the
senator paused as ii expecting the comp
troller to ask him who he wanted appoint
that line. The senator then proceeded TO
name some good men and he went about
Perry and Teasdale" But the senator dil
not especially name the man he wanted
The comptroller stated this evening
that he lid not think he would make the
appointment tomorrow In fact he did
not believe that he would be able to get
1. fH hH Il "a avn
sibly 1t would be three days before ii would
be- announced.
This, it viii be observed will give time
70 carry ont the programme alleged TO
have been suggested by the president
There is some interest TO find out just
how it is that the comptroller took the
matter TO the president. i is recalled that
Secretary Morton and W; c. Perry are
pointment of John Perry.
But it was supposed that he would sim
lei and there end It, and it was not be-
lleyed that he would run TO the president
has the president interfered with the comp
roller in matters OF this sort, and on that
occasion the comptroller dumped the then
approval Of IT, presidenty it ' is ty scarceiy ely
suggestion from Secretary Morton, asked
the comptroller TO he allowed 10 take
hand ii the matter, but ,he most reasona;
late he president has been using ali pie in
a political way.
II may be interesting at this time to
glance over the list Of applicants. From
Kansas city they are as follows: Hugh
Ward j. :, chick, J. +. Richards, 7. T..
Chappell, L. n. Hovey, w. II. Compton,
Major Fnks Thomas George, James w.
Quicke = q. Payne, r. H. Portorneld, G.
r. Hicks q W. Galhreath, Il. W. Hooker,
r g. Wilson Norton Thayer. W. b. Teas
dale J. e.. Tate. John Perry, Wiley o. Cox.
Applicants outside Kansas city are as
follows T. H. Goodman, of Louisiana: y.
r. Orear of Jefferson city; Il. j. Tygart,
From kansas, s. J. Cook, OF Herington,
NJ. " Holmes, of wellington, and $. NJ.
Murphy OF Crctc, Neb and NJ. II. Hous-
ton of Ashland, ny.
As the matter stands now, according 10
the suggestion Of the president, Mr.. Perry
is to get the place unless IL is concluded
hy ihr comptroller that he should not be
appointed IN the face of the charges pre-
farrpI and iu the event this happens the
whole matter is 10 be left TO a certain gen
tlcmuu in Kansas city who is 10 be asked
to name "a man for receiver and IL is left
uut he need not Contine himself to the list
of applicants, 1t Is possible, of course,
that this programme Will not he carried
out hut the chances are that 1t Will, ana
that the receiver will be selected in this
way.
II is understood that Special Examiner
Lynch has taken the position that Tenn
7 poraly Receiver Galbreath should be made
permanent receiver for time at least, and
! this accounts for that application being
found I'm the list