The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-05
M. CLEYELANHs KINpNE"
a Gaze n Whssh a. Unsslisiisd Appsn,.
maaa wAs Twice npeeltnea


maat was twice Declined
'Did you ever hear Of a politoA 10,
knOcking az q mans door and yslin,
Zoe him 10 Rst up and take Il ing' 49,
a retired Democrat Of friend few n,s,t,
ago. The death % a great m.r,ba,,
in Chicago the other day. I mean Ers.r,.
n. Phelps. founder % the IFoquoi. M,
Of that city. suggested the inquiry
Phelps Was q Cleveland man from IA
beginning 20 the closs Of Cleveland,
career. The IrOquois Club was compo..d
Of the sort Of Democrats Cleveland loved
Il was tho club that suggested Melville
Fuller for the plaos he nov holds
Soon after Cleveland beam PEcs.
dent ahs hrat time be appointed a yogae
man Who had bosn q cisrk IN q oitv hail
department. Of Chicago % q consulate
somewhere In Germany. Tho appoiniss
wa suggested 10 Cleveland BY the Iro-
quois Club. While hs Wa holding hs
job Mrs. Poison and her daughter wsr.
In Europe. and the young Consul eutar.
tanned them Whsn they were in his city.
when Cleveland vent bach 20 TIE Whit
House the second time the former Consul
olllsd On Mrs. Cleveland NOtWithstandinR
ClsvsAand's RnnOunoemsnt that hs would
not reappoins any % his prsvions Ap-
pointees the former Consul waa esnt hanh
70 another and better poSa Before Ees.
ting tho appointment he Waa asked % Re,
the ind0rssment Of prOminsat Democrats
IN ChscAgO. He asked . man whom hs
had known many yoars 20 ~ . good vord
from Mr.. Phelps.
The merchant heaismtSd On The Rrouni
that Cleveland had said N would not ~
appoint any former once holder. TAs
friend told tho merchant that tho former
appoinass hAd mst q young womAn n Cor.
many who had promissd 10 marry him q
he ROt . rsappointment. Mr.. Phslps
wrote TO Cleveland aaking him 70 maks
IN exception in The oaas Of the former
appOlntsS provided his ara term a Coz.
sal had been satisfactory. He Also wross
why the young man Waa anxion 70 No
back. and Addsd that the Prosidsnt nus
know how q man fslt Who wanted 70 81
married.
The lsttsr Was shown 70 NfFu. Usso-
land. The former appointss 90 vhsi h.
wanted. He sfesrward 90 thu giri.
Mr.. Phelps told the story 20 Ssors,agy
Gresham. Who told Il 70 Chisf Justice
Fuller. Secretary Gresham tknn sur
Rssted to Mr.. Phslps that Il would 30
nice thing 20 Give the frisnd of ths CCnsul
an appointment abroad. - The friend had
some QualihoAsiOns. Mr.. Phalps 10
glad to agree with the Secretary.
'Ths matter vas lroughf 10 the Attsa-
ton Of President ClSvsland. He fed 10
with the suggestion. A few nights AFTER
the matter had been disoussed at the White
House ameasengsr mOcksd as the door Of
the Interested man. Il Wa a. . late
hour. The message Informed him thar
he had been appointed Consul 20 . city
in the southern part Of the Continent
He slept no more that night He had
never sought q political appointment for
himself and had never dreamed II u
That day he called on his good friend
Mr.. PhelDs. who told him how she appoint
ment had been made. Therr vas no
politics In &C. There had been no Doc
rolling % secure the appointment
Then s0methtng else happened thAt
h out q the run Of politics. The appoint,
was called West % attend dying mother
Affairs contested with the family sstatr
demanded his attention He declined
the ODER that had come 10 him unsol-
cited.
To show his appreciation Of ths tender
he went 20 Washington and handed M
resignation. for his commission bad beer
issued. 20 the President In person. Secre-
tary Gresham accompanied him and Ell
planned 10 the President Why NnaooeptAnos
was impossible At that time.
1T was ate In the session of Congress.
The President told the young man % take
HE time IN arranging his bushes and thAt
in the autumn ~ would ssna him - Coz
sul-Gensrsl 20 81. Petersburg. Ths Pre1i-
dent added that he would NOT end ths
nomination 70 The Senate until the nett
session, but he was oer,Ain that Il would
he oonhrInad and thAe the appointes
the second time that opportunity waited
This tender had 70 be declined IN he
fall. Several years Ater. after the So
ond administration q PReaident Cleve-
And vas ended. ths ex-PreaidSnf was
present 90 the reception whsra 10 shock
hands with many Old friends. Tho nan
whom be had eWioe appointed rs there
and In meeting Mr.. Cleveland ~ recalled
the hOnOrs he had reoeived. Mr.. Clsve-
lAnd sAid % him:
Let ms shake your hand again. Hou
are the first man IN my pohticAl history
who tWics declined once, and IN both h.
stances. - ! remember, you we're not An
applicant
Twas present. when this vas aid. Thsy
were the hst words | ever heard FROM
Mr. Cleveland