Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-03-27

of Burlington, Vermont. He is
about sixty years of age and is pos
SCISSOR of Il moderate fortune. He is
Ex-President of the American Bar
Association; has practiced before
the Supreme Court in Washington,
and is highly esteemed rs lawyer
and a man Of culture. He has sew
eral times been Democratic candidate
tor Governor OF Vermont, but SO far
"a known here, lie has never had Il
pubic Office. For two years past he
has delivered lectures on law to
tie graduating class of Yale College.
Mr.. Phelps is a son of Ex-Serat0r
Phelps of Vermont. He is a per-
sonal friend OF Justice Field, wiC
speaks in the highest terms OF his
learning and ability.
Robert VI. McLaue, nominated as
Minister to France. is the present
Governor Of MarylaEd.
Henry Rootes Jackson, noniuated
as Minister to Mexico, is a native of
Georgia, AMI 81 years of age. He
WIS graduated from Yale College i'll
lS3J, and shOr' y af;erward was adj
united 10 the bar lie was Colonel
of u Georgia regiment IL The Mexl
can war, and Tor four succeeding
years WAS Judge Of the Eastern Cir
cult of Georgia. In 1853 he was
sent to represent the United States
at Vienna, Austria, where he re-
NAMED five years. During the Re
beIlion lie was a Southern Brigader
General, and had a command on the
Upper Potomac. Since the war
Jackson has practiced law in Geor-
gia. He has of late years held no
public office. He is man of large
fortune, and is highly endorsed by
prominent men of his State. Mr..
Jackson is the author Of several
poems, " Tallullah' being among
them.
Mcdonald Declines the Russian Mission.
IHpI.SAPoLIs, March Pax SEN
ator Mcdonald has returned from
Washington. 1t is ascer,ained that
he was offered the Russian mission,
but he would not accept it. He
wanted Indiana represented IN the
cabinet, and told CIeyt land SO, who
SAID Indiana should not he neglected.
4 Big Split Expected.
WAsHISGToN, March 23.-The star
saws: Mr.. B.alue feels friendly tow
ard Nj. Cleveland, and thinks 1t will
be tue duV of RspuDllcans Ill Con
gress TO give him every possible back
Ins III carIying out tue poilcy he has
laid down. a large majority Of the
Repub.lcans agree with MIR. Blaine
III tuls. Iney expect to see many
Democrats repudlate Cleveland, II
he lives up to his promises. They
expect to sec a large faction of the
Democrats opposing him III Congress
next winter, aud they have deter
mined that they will stand by him.
there is no disposition ia the Sen
ate to oppose any nominations he
may send in, except upon SUCH
grounds as they would oppose them
ii sent in by Republican President,
and they viii treat all his recon-
mendations With respect. Leading
Republicans, who form the opinion
and policy Of their party in the
House, say that from what they can
Judge of his policy at this time and
tiom his pubic declarations, they do
not expect MIR. Cleveland to follow
any line Of action in which he would
not receive their endorsement and
hearty support. Should there be Il
split in the Democratic party. grow
lug out of tue discomfort Of those
Democrats who looked for q CON-
pleto revolution of affairs when the
Democratic President came into
power, the Republican say they will
rush into the breach and support
Cleveland. Moreover, if the Demo-
Gratis oppose the administration in
the house two years hence, when the
next congressional elections come of
the Republicans will make civil SER
VICE reform the main issue in the
campaign, and try to beat the anti
Cleveland anti-clyil service reform
men, on the ground that they are
more interested in spoils than i'll
honest government. The Republi-
cans ale united in this, and they will
be found in the next Congress to
stand with Cleveland in everything,
except it may be the tariff, and they
don't know how he stands on that.