The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-09-26

slave holder, who had given little or no
thought to politics. The change in the
cabinet at that time was probably due
more 10 personal inclination than pref
eIences, and the Tyler precedent, than
any internal conflict in the party. one
or Mr.. Fiimore's secretaries of the navy
was John p. Kennedy of Maryland,
who is remembered rs the author OF a
celebrated revolutionary novel, Horse
:hGc Robinson which had q great
1osuc in its day His brother, Anthony
kennedy, WAS the only man elected to
the United States senate distinctly as
q know nothing" In the classlfica-
tons of 1857 n t~hereabouts several
senators appear belonging TO the
American party" who had been elect
ed as wings. but Kennedy of Maryland
Is believed TO be the only one so elected.
The Case OF andrew johnson.
When Lincoln was assassinated in
1868 the cabinet question assume la.ye
proportions. The three members of its
cabinet remained in office through
~Johnson's term: Seward, in the state
department; McCulloch in the treasury,
and Wells in the navy. Three other
members, Usher, secretary of the in
terror; Dennison, postmaster general,
and Speed, attorney general, remained
IN Office under him for about fifteen
months. The remaining members, for
there was then no secretary Of agricul-
ture, was Edward NJ. Stanton, sec
retay OF war Although he had
been a democrat up to the
inc of Lincoln's election, about
him focused the quarrel between
PRESIDENT johnson and the republican
party, which produced so violent a
commotion. 1t is notable that a few
days before President Lincoln's as
s~assination Stanton had rendered his
resignation, thinking that the war was
over and desiring to return to the prac-
tlce or his profession. Under Johnson,
he soon found 1t necessary in the in
terest of the republican party, whose
position on the question of reconstruct
tlon he sustained, to remain at the
helm to prevent Johnson from accom-
plshlng too much. The war depart
ment was then the most important ex-
ecutlVe branch of the government. 1t
is unnecessary to review here the story
or the presidents long conflict with
congress and of his appointment of
Grant and Thomas as secretaries ad
interim, and the passage over his head
OF the tenure OF Office bill on March 2,
1867. On the day that Johnson was &C
Quilted on the impeachment trial,
stanton voluntarily retired from the
cabinet and General Schofield filled out
the remainder OF the term.
When Arthur Succeeded Garfield.
When Chester A. Arthur succeeded
to the presidency, it was an occasion
where men representing opposite wings
of the party had been elected on the
same ticket. Arthur was a Conkling
man. James G. Blaine. whom he found
as secretary of state. had beer the
great anti-Conkling leader, and Of
course there was nothing for Mr..
Blaine to do except to leave the cab
met.
The rest of the members, with the
exception of Robert r.. Lincoln, did the
same thing. 1t was probably senti-.
ment on Mr.. Arthur's part largely that
led to him insisting on Lincoln's re-
naming in office. Windom as secre-
tary or the treasury. gave place to-
Charles c.. Folger, whose candidacy for
governor of New York the following
year brought to the front Grover
Cleveland. kirkwood was succeeded
by Teller, who left the senate to be-
come secretary Of the interior, and at
the expiration of his term returned to
the senate. William E. Chandler, who
has since been fourteen years a senator
from New Hampshire, became secre-
tary Of the navy. succeeding Judge
Hunt, who was made minister to Rus
STA. Timothy c.. Howe became post
master general and Benjamin P.
Brewster, attorney general.
The three members of the Arthur
cabinet still living are Teller. Chandler
and Lincoln. James, McVeagh and
are the three surviving men,
bers of Garfleld's cabinet.