Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1876-05-31
Our Washington Letter.


Rep1bljzz1 papers here. AID s]ss-
ube-e. A. pFeii-;inz tbe defeat q
-Ls Ds2o--zri- party l. The Presi-
ie--iSl cz-psi-n- Cd The grind
tAs1 Ohio vi = R=p1bli-En- II J.
1-ly De-esszry 20 say u reply =
ihis- without admitting IL o8e no
uert thEi Ohio I'LL - Republican
that i c-.ruu; defeat The Demo
rrEfic party II ]; dos The Den
crate party J. d; depenieut upan
Ohi0 % IB6izus Tor s1rcess- We
UEot AID iltSni 10 car-y those
Ststes- bui il vii % a very serious
mistake f0T orr opponents 20 sup
I,ose that the loss Ct either. O. both
q them, vii defeat - We XII
czrry tbs entire S11th. vita the
possible exception = South Czrn,i-
- sod Florida Tat New York.
NeE Jersey soi Connecticut. IL
the E.st- All California and Oregon
O. tie Pscisr. vii elect a Demo
cratic Przsiis1t- Wi.h 3 united
fTOl; . tie sosnv, and Eii5 A3-
I1inistEztiTe Reform inscribed upon
or tanners, ed nv a candidate
VITO Eil command the confidence
q tie people. ne shall sweep every
ooe q tboss States Ohio and H.
diana Ill swell the majority, bat
~ % Dot depend OF them for sue
cess. Indeed II We were 70 carry
Ohio ard Indiana. and lose New
York and Connecticut, o. New
York and View Jersey. we should
b.e defeated Bat re 90 not intend
70 loss any Of these States, AMI OR
Republirzn friends need lot be
alarmed OF our Sacount-
Another ch2rsctel :siic act Of
Grant was the nomination Of }.
Donali Cameron, son Of SsnaiC-
Cameron, of Pennsylvania, 10 be
Secretary OF War. As 3 person
remarked when be heard Of the
nomination. -TTuely. Grant mOyes
IL : mysterious way his wonders 70
perform - Senator Cameron la.
frequently said that he would So
cure a place for his son In the Cab
met before be died. and at last
be has succeeded. Ever since BoFie
went ont as Secretary Of the Navy.
the old man has complained bitter
ly because Pennsylvania had no
representation in the Cabinet
New York" be was wont 20 say.
.hss two places in the Cabinet
Secretary Of State and Attorney
General, while my State is ignored
It's a Id shame :" SO Disguised
did he become with the Admins
tration that be sulked for a long
time, and seldom went near the
White House. On one occasion,
however, last summer, he came TO
Washington 10 see the great Ulysses
but found that be was at Long
Branch. He then pensively weDd-
Ell his way 10 the Office Of the At
torney General, and found that
functionary absent also. The vet
eran Pennsylvania was tempted
to indulge in profanity, Int d~s'st-
ed for the time being, and walked
over TO see the Secretary Of the
Treasury. On reaching the door
of the Secretary's Office he was con-
fronted by a messenger who said,
Senator. the Secretary is ont of
town" This was, indeed, too much.
The old mans brows became cor
rugated. and turning away slowly,
be muttered loud enough TO be
heard by everybody around him
"Well, amt this hell OF a time :"
Grant has always humored the old
fellow, and put him of, from time
to time, with promises of what he
Ultimately intended to do for Penn
sylvania, and on the 22d inst, he
made the rertinacious Simon hap
py by appointing his son, young
man not much over forty years Of
age, to the responsible position Of
Secretary Of War.
The friends Of Hon. Thos. Swami,
of Maryland, are actively and ear
nestly urging him as a suitable can
didate for the st. Louis nomination.
Mr.. Swami is a man of a high or
der Of ability and unblemished per-
sonal integrity, and his experience
in public affairs Is surpassed by
very few men in this country. As
Mayor of Baltimore, Governor of
Maryland, Chairman Of an import
ant Committee Of the House, Pres
ident Of several Railroads, he has
invariably succeeded. Mr.. Swami
has so far never been connected
with a failure, public or private,
whenever he was the controlling
power. Mr.. Swans friends have
been little too late in bringing
bis name forward for the first place
on the ticket. II, however, he can
be induced to accept the second
place, there is little doubt but what
IL will be rendered him.
Those who know Secretary Bris-
tow know him TO be as stubborn as
the mules Of his native State. He
has long been a thorn in the side
Of Grant, and has rendered himself
obnoxious 20 the latter on account
Of his Presidential ASPIRATIONS, and
the vigor with which be prosecuted !
the whisky swindlers. Grant would
Of course, have long since dissmis-
sed him from his cabinet b.d H..