Evening star., 1897-05-08
WAS GLAD TO RESIGN
MIR. Taylor Almost an Ex-Recorder
Now.
CHEATHAM'S PROBABLE APPOINTMENT
The Kansas Man Denies Charges
Made Against Him.
TIRE EATMENT OF CLERKS

De on eX-OmCial by the middle OF next
week, probably earlier. His successor WILL
unless all signs fail. be ex-Representative
Cheatham- Early this week the President
stated that he would send the nomination
of Cheatham to the Senate this week He
was also to send in the nomination of Ma
tional Committeeman Boyd of North Caro-
lima solicitor of the internal revenue
department. The failure to send in Cheat
hams nomination this week is easily seem
The President expected that Recorder Tay-
Tor would have sent in his resignation earli-
er so as to permit clear field for the nomi-
nation of Che1tham. Taylor held off until
yesterday, the resignation being received
today The Senate was not in session yes
terday and the nomination could not have
gone in this week under the circumstances.
The Senate will meet Monday
1t is believed by all who have Kept up
with the situat tion that Taylor was gently
gwen a hint that it would be best to re-
sign. He says that he has all along told
the President that he would be ready to
get out when successor was named This
Is different from the attitude of Taylor
about the beginning of this administra ton.
He was at the White House then on
number of occasions to see the President
and TO express his high opinion of the chief
executive While there he stated to sew
erai people that all he wanted was Ito be
let alone
II = SdlI JndI Ine freSldent mas decided
TO give three good places to the coiored
race. and has picked out three of the lead
ers TO fill them Cheatham is one of these,
ex-senator b. h Bruce is another and the
third Is ex-State Senator Green of Ohio. 1t
is positively asserted by friends of ex-
Senator Bruce. although it does not come
from official sources, that he will be made
resister of the treasury. Ex-senator Green
Is TO be given good diplomatic post il
is said.
He Feels Relieved.
Recorder of Deeds Taylor was all smiles
and seemingly in the best of spirits when a
Star reporter called upon him at his office
In the city hall this morning and, after he
had expressed his thanks for 1.-The very fair
manner as he termed it, in which The
Star yesterday reDorted the tender of his
resignation. Mr.. Taylor remarked that he
was feeling remarkably well for a man
who had lost or was about to lose his Off
cial head.
Why. sir" continued the man from
Kansas. Il feel like a boy again now that
i am about to get rid of TIE cares and
worry of my office. / never had a eray
hair Until after l had been made recordel
an an my wife could not understand my
AtneartedEess last evening until l told
me- that L had resigned | am truly pleased
and satisfied to get out"
Referrlng to the published statement that
ht hdd compelled one of his female clerks
" White woman. to hand over to him tv-,
nlths OF her salary. $40. every north, Mr..
Taylor characterized it as absolutely false
nave never annoyed, nor have | in aUv
way whatever molested or interfered with
any OF my employees" said Mr.. Taylor
h4uaiy false. he continued. lis the state
M nj that the civil service commission
found me guilty of engaging in the sale
ara barter of public offices And the idea
u-t President Cleveland or his private
Secretary. Mr. Thurber, made away with
the testimony and report in the case is no
less false and absurd
Il wish" continued Mr. Taylor "to cor-
rect the impression that President McKin-
ley demanded my resignation. The facts
In the matter" he explained ARE these.
Soor after Mr.. McKinley's Inauguration 1
S3iIed at the White House and Informed
nm thdt was ready and willing to resign
whenever he desired my resignation. I
fSr-r-..,o ina. l would not insist upon the
io~F-Eear tenure of Office. So, you see I
h'4t' only myself to blame for going out
Deiofe the completion of the usual term of
four years. " "a
me President politely wrote me yester
cay that he was ready to norninata ~,
Successor, lntimating that my resignation
"Oild. therefore, be accepted In renIv I
requested personal interview which 80
sianted me Yesterday afternoon when 7
tt:-derci the President my resignation tI,
I~Ae erect upon the qualification OF NV
successor. my
The Next Recorder
~ course, explained the recorder. "I
oic not ask the President who nv suoces-
Sc VIII be, nor did he intimate vino he
VIII nominate. But / am confident I, will
De ether ex-Representative Cheatbam of
N0EtH Carolina, or nv predecc.sor a, . %
a,or Bianch X. Bruce. Thai is en,
IS-iably Informed that Cheatham Will he
st'th my place and Bruce the registershin
Ur,Ii,' m @ treasury. But If, as 1 most nat
VIII oppose Cheatham's appointment and
cCa!ii ma ton as recorder of deeds on thu
ground mat he is not District man. tnen
"E44d not be the least bit surprised To
zee bFdce made recorder of deeds and
tfeaihaln appointed register of the treas
urS- IL Cheatham is nominated as INV
sLtcesSoi snail expect the Senate Dis
80 committee, TO whom his nomination
VIII De referred, to report against con-
hFhl@uon on the ground that the office is a
bHIe.E local one You viii remember that
TIE committee reported against INV CON
nrnfatIon solely that ground and az
e-sHt OF the senators on that COMMITTEES
VINO voted against me- in committee. arr,
,Sth StliI on II, senators Mcmillan, Gallinger.
'hansorough. Proctor. Baker of Kansas
Faulkner, Smith and Martin, l shall ex
pect them TO be consistent and vote apa,ns,
Cheathani- On the other hand, Bruce is a
District man"
At the White House.
The resignation of c. H. j. TavIor or
Kansas as recorder of deeds of the Dis
White House this morning. Ii was very
brief. and is as follows
Il have the honor most respectfully to
tender 10 you my resignation of the office
OF recorder of deeds of the District OF Co
luiHbia. 10 take effect upon the qualifica-
tioc OF my successor"
There were no new developments in the
recordership fight at the White House TO-
c2y- Senator Thurston has a candidate for
tre place in l.. l.. Lindsay a prominent
cSlored politician of Nebraska and sub
nitted the matter to the President but
received no encouragement.
A H. Casey Of New Jersey and w f
scott OF New York. chairman ard secre-
tary' respectively. of meeting of repre-
sentative colored citizens of the country
htiI mere Few days ago, presented a me-
mCHel TO the President asking for recoeni-
fich OF the negro race in the appointments
10 De made The concluding paragraph
of the memorial was an appeal In behalf
OF ex-Representative Cheatham to the re-
cordersnlp OF deeds. Cneatnam is alluded
TO in the memorial as typical representa-
tive of the negro race.
Dr. furvis, who wants to be reirstatei as
surgeon-in-chief at Freedmans HOSPITAL
saw and talked with the President