The Irish standard., 1896-11-14
off With HIS HEAD"
Such Is the Command That Goes Out
From Grover. s=SSJssSl

Washington. Nov. 9.-several officers OF
Mr. Clevelands administration who par tics
ipated actively in the free silver campaign
are uneasy. The sudden removal Of eight
minor officials and clerks for their perni-
cious activity indicates that it is not the
presidents intention to condone these Of
lenses, though it had been generally. ur-
derstood that he would co so. The removal
OF the free silver advocates has been4a
general topic Of discussion. in all the de-
partments today, and many officials and
clerks are in mortal fear Of themselves be-
coming victims Of the presidents Ill WILL
Those already removed are Judge Wal
liam B. Fleming Of Kentucky, chief Of the
law and record division Of the Office OF
supervising architect; Thomas E. BrArt-i
ley of South Carolina, chief Of the army
and navy pension division of the auditor
of the interior department.; Burton
Doyle of Tennessee, assistant chief OF the
warrant division Of the secretary's office;
Thomas Adams of Kentucky, agent Of
treasury department at Alaska seal ISL
ands; William E. Ryan of New York. .
third-class clerk in the miscellane GUS divi,
sion Of the secrstarys office; M. y. Leach as'l1
of North Carolina. a messenger in the
office of the commissioner Of internal rev
enue: James H. Couch, Jr., assistant
United States attorney for West Virginia
and Miss Minnie Mcmillan Of Kentucky, eI
clerk in the office Of the superv hs.ng arch
dismissal. but were simply not.fte that
their services were no longer required.
Judge Fleming, Mr.. Adams and Miss
Mcmillan were removed evidently because
they were friends of Senator Blackburn.
and had originally obtained their places
on his Recommendation. 1t WAS remarked
facetiously by. some Of the officers OF the
treasury today that they were 1.-The last
Of the Blackburns." {S3 y
Judge Fleming has been for many years
q leading Democratic politician and attor-
ney at Louisville. He has been known
ana. after the adoption of the Chicago
platform gave much time to the campaign.
He wrote a series of articles Tor free silver
papers, and during the last month has
been at home in Kentucky speaking night
and day for Bryan. In his speeches he
has not spared the president or Secretary
Carlisle, and he scarcely expected to be
retained in. office after the election. 81
Mr.. Adams is relative Of Mrs. Black;
burn. He was an active partisan Of Sesi-
ator Black burn during his fight against
Secretary Carlisle in Kentucky. 3i59l
Miss Mcmillan has naturally taken no
part in the campaign, but, being woman,
she has not kept silent about the Black
burn-Carlisle feud. She was given her
place in the government service at Senator
6laCkDurNsS request s w s5t S'Sf5s sl5 At.s
Mr.. Brantley and Mr.. Doyle were psrtic-
ularly active on the stump in advocacy
Of the Bryan ticket and are said to have
been unnecessarily severe and bitter In
their denuhciations Of the financial policy
OF the administration, particularly m, the
matter Of bond issues. Mr.. Doyle devoted
his oratorical powers mainly to Maryland
and Mr. Brantley spoke several tfmeSein
his native state Of South Carolina. +
Mr.. Ryan was the Democratic candidate
for congress in the Rochester district and
is an ardent siiverite s2 $. As
Mr.. Leech made himself 4 mark fol; dts
pleasure by an attack In the newspapers
upon the postmaster general. < i(a5s9
Mr.. Couch. the assistant states attor-
neyt In West Virginia, was candidate fer
an elective office In Tuesdays election,
In violation Of the rules OF the department
Of justice. He declined to resign and was
dismissed. "a !. sss 3. 81. 81; 1 4 Il
Other: ans more important ofaeials SAID
to be booked Tor rernova III the immediate.
future are Mr.. Bell of Illinois deputy conn
missioner OF pensions, and Mr. Baldwin
Of Maryland, auditor for the treasury de-
partmsnt. each OF whom has giyei per-
sonal offense to the head az his respective
department, and the president a. we'll,
because Of their political activity during
the pest north OF two S1 4ies4 sare both
pr EST entsa1 ofl1ces and ID chAnge Ia them
car, be made only BY the preSid emit N III sia
said to- De practically settled that they
must 90. bMta wiieth Ter they will IL lis;
ni!ssed or allowed to resign rem xifl1 to hes
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