Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-04
REM1lEL EXPLAINS
TELLS WHY f4E AND COOPER
WERE TURNED DOWN.
Says They Made q Zeal to EquaIize
Salaries ard Teddy Said That
Was Enough.

At the Republican convention SatuT-
day when the committee on credentials
retiled, call was made for Hon. II.
l.. Remmel for a speech. He stepped
forward and was greeted With prolonS
ed applause. He delivered a stirring
address il his usual style. in Which ne
elaborated on the manifestations OF
harmony and evidences of unity, and
the utter absence of factiOnal spirit.
Before closing he alluded to a report
form Washington which appeared in
the morning paper, to the effect that
neither himself nor Henry N. Cooper
would he reappointed to the offices
they respectively held. and that he
thought it an opportune occasion TO
explain the cause Why he and Cooper
were i'll dsfavor at Washington. He
said he would challenge a comparison
OF records With any and every collector
of the internal revenue in the union
for efficiency. honesty and correctness
and faithful performance Of duty.
There We're no charges against him Oh
The score OF neglect of duty or OF i'll
competency. on of violation OF law.
What had he done? He had simply
made a compromise With Henry N.
Cooper. United States marshal, by
which the salaries of the two offices,
that of collector and that of marshal,
were equaized At the close OF the
campaign of 1896 many of Mr.. Rem
mel's friends thought he, Remmel
was entitled to the office of United
States marshal as reward for the
splendid canvass he had made for
governor. Henry NJ. Cooper was also
an aspirant for that office. Both had
strong backing and if each persisted
in standing for the Office, contention
and bitterness would result. Mutual
friends in high standing in theparty
including Hon. Jacob Trieber. now
United States Judge, suggested the
compromSe which was finally accept
ed as a peaceful solution of the con-
test. If the compromise was wrong
in policy. principle or law, 1t was not
committed in secret, but with the
knowledge and advice of gentlemen
whose sole object was to preserve har-
mony in the organization. The presl-
dent. however. deems the Offense suf-
ficiently grave one to require hlm not
Ito reappOint either of the parties to
the transaction. Mr.. Remmel said
the error or offense was committed in
the interest of harmony, and that he
bowed submissively to the edict of the
president The failure 10 be reap
pointed collector Of internal revenue,
he said will in no wise weaken my
loyalty to the administration or in &ay
manner interfere with my devotion II
the Republican party AN now as
have always been a true Republican,
and nov stand ready ana willing to
We9k fon the upbufllmg Of The party
and Jhe ap oa4ir@ II III principles
VITA tde 9aIat Gaar@H sa5, fidelity
hsve shaya IN tha nast
This axran ION is sifeH - correct
aay HisapPre1.e n@;aps thdl may exist
re.ssediHS use uaasaedoa betwean
Henry u. Ceoaes al ste. RemmeI
No paFses2= was injaseal au3 the inter.
ozt # no oae w"s involved by the
aS"eoment between them. III short.
all there is in the case is simply this
Mr.. Cooper preferred to eQualze the
salaries rather than so to into c0n-
test With Mr.. Remmel for the marshal
ship, and Mr.. Remmel accepted the
condition. II the act is censurable. it
Us not criminal. nor as We understand
IT, violation of any law The worst
tNet can be said is that it was impru-
dedf. No imputations against the in
tegtty OF either H S. Remmel or
Henfy n. Cooper have ever been hard