The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-03-03

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Senator Conkling, not far away.
"Garfield has offered Morton the navy
department., And Morton has accepted,
said John II. Starin before no had pass
ed over the threshold of Copkling's door.
Mr. Starin afterward said that he had
never seen Conkling more m6gnificently
angry than he was at that moment.
"The honorable and distinguished
representative from the Diamond back
district must withdraw that acceptance.
Had Mr.. Morton been named for the
treasury should have said aye, with
mental reservation, but as the master OF
the hulks, no."
Conkling insisted that Mr.. Starin
should at once go to Mr. Morton's
house and bring him to Conkling's
apartments. 81 wish to reason with
him." said the senator. Mr. Starin
found Mr.. Morton in bed with blue lips
and the clammy sweat of a malarial
chill.
"You must come with me to the SEN
ator's rooms" said Starin.
'How can II You see me in bed with
an ague chill"
"You will have something worse than
an ague chill if you do not see Conkling.
will fix you," said Starin. He got
heroic dose of quinine powders and
heroic measurepent of whisky, and by
force Of will, and some physical power as
well, compelled Mr.. Morton to swallow
the potion. Then he wrapped the sick
man In blankets, bundled him into
closed cab and almost carried him in his
arms into Conkling's rooms.
They were there till late. The flush
upon Mr.. Morton's cheeks as he depart
ed was due neither to the antimalarial
cure nor to the fever that was in his
blood. 1t was the flush that Conkling
knew well how to bring to the cheeks Of
men. With Mr. Morton it was not anger,
it was humiliation, and he sought Gar
field as soon as possible and begged to
withdraw his acceptance.
Within an hour General Garfield had
the name Of Postmaster James of New
York OH his list, but it was set against
the postoffice and not the navy depart
ment. In the early hours of March 2 a
telegram was OH its way to General
James, and on March 3, just day be-
fore the Inauguration, he was perma-
nently upon the list for postmaster gen.
eral, and thus suddenly and unexpected
ly there came to him the opportunity to
rid the postoffice department of the
greatest scandal in its history-the star
route service-and to show that the de-
partment could be made self sustaining,
al opportunity which he fully met be-
fore the year was ended,
Wayne MacVeagh had accepted the
attorney generals Office little earlier,
but he was John Alden to a political
Miles Standish, for he had urged upon
Garfield the appointment of another man
for that Office and Garfield had replied
in effect, if not in precise language,
why not speak for yourself, John?"
OF sudden Judge Hunt, dreaming of
nothing but life Of epose upon the
bench, found himself within "a hours Of
cabinet appointment. He awoke ON
the morning Of March 3 simply Judge
Hunt and expecting never to be any
thing else. He went to bed that night
with the portfolio Of the navy depart
ment in his keeping
So, too, Senator Window little dream
ed when the sun came up in the morn.
ing of March 8 that before night he
should accept an offer for the treasury
department. Senator Allison had at last
finally and decisively declined to become
secretary of the treasury, and thus there
| opened to Window the opportunity Of
which he later took advantage to achieve
one Of the most brilliant financial oper-
ations the history of the treasury depart
ment records.
! Yet the surprise of all was that which
Senator Kirkwood experienced. On the
morning after Garfield's inauguration
Kirkwood went to the senate prepared
to hear and act upon the nominations
for the new cabinet. The prophet of
senate officials, Mr.. Bassett, approached
| him.
Senator, l have an application for
your seat from senator" he said.
| Bless mel Does he think am going
l. to die or resign?' Kirkwood replied.
''He says you are going into the cabi-
net"
"Nonsensel Tell him my seat is very
comfortable.
An hour or two later Senator Kirk
wood heard his name read as the nomi-
nee for secretary of the interior. He had
not even been asked if he would accept
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