, 1874-10-19
WASHINGTON.
Tho Contract 10 Supply Stamps AMI
Ncwspapcr-Wrappcrs.
A Vigorous Fight to Bo Made Against
lcwci's Confirmation.
Growing Dissatisfaction with
Secretary BristOW.

Srtcial D.pxteh to Ths Chtta0p Tribune.
WARRINGTON, D. G., Oct. 18.-Air, Reay, tho
next lowest bidder after the plympton Company,
for tlo contract to supply stamped envelopes aud
newspaper wrappers, III out In q lester to-dhy,
addressed to tho postmaator General, Offering to
supply tho envelopes and wrAppera u tho prics
fixed by hlB old contract during tho sime required
by ths law for o now letting. Tho offer ta
made iu view Of the fact that tho plympton
AnK Still uNAnIE
to fulfill tho contract awarded them. There arc
somo queer circumstances connected with Reay'u
contract, Eight years ago, when tho bids werd
upened, l.a was the second loreBt
through tho fa!nre OF tho lowest bidder to gnt
rohdy In tAe thirty days allowed BY law. neay
secured tha contract four years ago BY singular
coincidence. Reay's ND sas agatu the next to the
lowest, Dempsey l. o"1oalo, Of t!lis city, bidding
utaor him. Tho successful Liddera wont Ia
wn1k with MI speed and had tlair maouinery.
dies. ETC., reads Within the thirty days. 1t must
be understood TINT It is work OF tinls to prepare
for the u,aLtfacinro Of envelonea. Htnnlpa. elo.,
etc., on, 40 larCce, scalo. 1t happened that
;s ao .ss s5 p.msoy a 'Ss e ofoSo s ossssS 9ss1f
only teu days In which to mako tllom hasisfac-
tory, waB lnoxo: abic mud pr,mltly annulled
tue contract and awarded it 10 Rcay. 4: the
FIRST OPENING
VI thls year ITO MolGan EuesioFo ool'pan5 u
naH lowest, and Aeny'n eeain second. Croawsll
rrft,scd 10 accept tho Morgan Comnany's offer
bcca.lss 1t was not signeI. although the Presi-
dent Ut tho Company, who WAS present at the
opening, offered to Sign 1t thon aud there,
4 Hecotld advertisement for proposals was IT,
lowell Again 1t wns found TINT Reay's
WA next to tito lowest responsible bidder, the
Plymptun Company carrying OF tho contract. It
is exceedingly difficult 10 account for tie crcun'
stance that Reay always comes second, aud,
while there III nothing known to establish the
fact that tarA las heeu any corrupt col,son. 1t
loots very suspicious. Noag ia moving heaven
aud eartltO
sEcunE ANOTHER CHANCE
at tho cnntrsct. but go fur tho po.tnasler-tian,
the rlympton Company mo:o t,nlo than othel
bidders haye bpen favored with is in
nttango contrast with Jowels statemont 10 that
Com, auy when lie announced tho co * Ct. thai
thoy must expect no favors teea,lso Iley were
his fclow-townsmen, and # they were not pre-
allowed them by law to 80 to work, he would
take ths work awny from item. poople arc bo.
ginning to inqnira why ho don't live up to bis
word. II IL oy'drnt that the,s will be
MORE OR LESS TRouBIE
in occurring JBwelfs conf. nation. HeTegal tpflu,
ences are at work against him, but It ls impossi.
bic lust now to estinase the weight tnst thai
havo boon deb.rred fran practlce IN
the department will do MI they can to defeat him
al will also many who think that ho las not acted
in the right why in tho letting Of the stampel
envelope contraot. Tho Cameron influence nil
all be asaiIst him. ~ lie has mortally offended
simon by removing some OF bis favorites from
Office. As tlleso influences have great deal ol
time in which to operate, they mar succeed n
working up very formidable opposltion, aui
possibly succeed in defeating him.
SECRETARY DRIsTow
is beginning to be a chuse Of dissatisfaction tt
many Of his friends. Thoy complain that, while
no started In worry vigorous anu promised to be
a ntst-cIasB reformer tie has suddenly let down
and, loyoud the pushing Of bis determination te
have no mare than ono Of family bornu on the
rolls, he ia doing nothing. They saw that
they are inclined to think thas -Houuo in
1uence has something to do with tbs Weakening