The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-10-17
WASHINGTON NOTES.
CHAT FROM THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
The Gossip cone.rnIus 1854 Newer sold
Tieks,"-Suee.ss Of Civil Service Reform.
Randall the COnIuE sp'aksr-Ths
storY OF a Lost Umbrella.


storY OF a Lost Umbrella.
From he Editor Of he InteatgateT.
WASHINGTON, D. O., October 13.-Please
say to those OF our friends who have been
uneasy on that score that the wandering
government" has gathered itself together
again and resumed business at the old
stand. There has been no visible trembling
Of the earth. Business goes on as quietly
and well as though the President aud his
Cabinet we're still scattered over the land.
Observe how well our government Is wound
up, and how nice the adjustment OF the
several parts Of the delicate machine.
THE BUCKEYE TROUBLE.
You have guessed 1t the first time
everybody talks about the recent misad.
venture in Ohio, but there is neither de-
lection among Republicans nor great re-
ioicing among Democrats. Republicans
would have preferred victory this year, and
Democrats. are glad to escape defeat, but |
have yet to find an Intelligent man who
looks upon the result as placing Ohio
among Democratic States. A Republican
whose official seat is very near to the Presi-
dent said TO me:
"We shall carry Ohio for the Presiden-
tial ticket; first, because 1t 10 q Republi'
can State; and next, because there will be
no mistakes made there next year. The
result is bad, but 1t will have upon next
years election no other bearing than this,
that it will incite US to our best effort, and
we may think It necessary to put into Ohio
some extra work. This may divert from
other States some OF our energy, but we
shall have enough to go around. We shall
force the tariff issue next year, and the
country will stand by u.s."
On the train which brought me as far as
Martinsburg / met gentleman from
Columbus who said that he knew Of trad
ing between Republican Prohibitionists
and Democrats-a Democratic ballot from
Hoadly down, Legislature and all, for
second amendment vote. A gentleman
from another part Of the State tells me oi
the same thing.
TIE NEXT PRESIDENT.
There is scarcity Of statesmen in
Washington, though l noticea few Con-
gressmen dodgine around the departments
looking after their "deestricks." For all
that there is a good deal Of talk about the
Presidential nominations Of next year.
Hancock aad English is suggested as an
"old ticket" not quite 10 old aud intirm as
the ticket OF 1876. A New England Demo-
crat OF some prominence in his bailiwick
said to me that Hancock is very strong
| in his region, and after the defeat
OF Butler, for which he looks, Hancock will
be able to take into the convention almost
solid New England delegation-a com.
prehensive statement which is not to be
taken down at one gulp. An old army
officer, now retired, believe, close friend
OF Hancock, told me that he had reason to
know that that splendid soldier will never
again permit himself to be drawn into
politics. The impression prevails here as
| It does elsewhere that Tilden can have the
nomination II he wants 1t. Hoadly is not
thought to have been advanced beyond the
Governors chair by the good fortune
which has befallen him.
THE REPUBLICAN, CANDIDATE.
Recent occurrences to the contrary not
withstanding 1t is thought that the Repub.
licans will put ticket in tho field. Presi-
dent Arthur has strong hold here, and
there are those who believe that he desires
and is working for the nomination. On
the other hand some Of bis friends say
without reserve that he could not be in.
duced to accept the nomination. One OF
his friends put 1t this way: "The Pfesi:
dents desire Is to make good record
and lay aside the cares OF Office
March 4, 1886" A shrewd politician
who is in communication with many other
shrewd politicians says that Secretary
Lincoln figures very largely in his advices.
Blaine IL OF course speculation, but his
friends insist that he will not go before the
convention. Gresham's business like meth.
ods are giving him great strength, and he is
an Indiana man. II he were to take II into
his level head to pull few wires he would
be a very formidable man in the cOnven'
tion, and he may be without any wire
pulling, You may note the fact that Judge
Gresham is his own Postmaster General.
From what am able to learn 1t IL unfair
TO him and to Mr.. Hatton as well to say
that Mr.. Halton is the department. Mr.
Hatton has important duties TO perform
and he does not neglect them, though IN
his spare moments he finds time 10 keep
his eye on the Republican newspaper.
THE CIVIL SERVICE.
From the complaints ot ofIlcseekers
who are stranded on these shores 1t may
be inferred that civil service reform thus
far ia not "barren ideality." Complaint
No. / is that the examinations are too &c.
we're. Complaint No 2, "inaence" Is no
longer worth par. Imagine the relief to
the departme nts and to those suspected OF
having "influence." Il will new per:
haps be possible for member oi
CONGRESS to retire without looking under
the bed to see whether there is an Office
seeker concealed there. Do you know that
"Pig Iron" Kelly was one oi the first to
make stand against the yoking Of Con-
eressmen to the ofiice-seek0r's plow? 1t
was in 1870, I think, that he wrote y letter
declaring that he would not consent 10 re-
main in Congress II he was expected TO be
an ofice-broker for his constituents.
well remember the dispIeasure ot tue WARD
workers, hut Judge Kelley was reelected
and he holds the seat to-day. Who is 70
take his place when he can no longer lllitP
THE sPEAKRRslTIP.
Randall seems to be the coming man.
The general expectation is that he will be
Speaker. No man in the field is his equal
when 1t comes to the ans work OF manipu-
latiny Congressman. Besides this, his cleo
tion will be q shrewd party move. Ran.
dali is sort Of Protectionist, and his
party isn't. so far from this being against
him, bis election, many free.traders think,
yonid be very clever dodge 1t Is q
fact that he now has on his list some OF
the strongest free,trade members Of the
next House.
rrArRsMLN HINDER SISnICIoN.