New-York tribune., 1885-03-29
GOSSIP OF THE CAPITAL.
THREE WISCONSIN MEN A MOMENTOUS
SOCIAL QUESTION.

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three to Washington with the new Ad.ninistra-
tion who have been associated together Ia q way
which makes their NJ Of more than ordinary
interest. they the Postmaster General. tho
new Senator. John C. SpooDeI. anl Z. +. Bryant
Just appointed Assistant Attorney ieneral for the
Po-t-Oilice Depart nent. They are all yonng.
vigorous, widrawake men. Gnd were among the hrst
to enlist in the army IN 1861. Sp"ooer Is tho
youngest: he Is not rortyfoar Villas is tribe
over forty-ive. ald Bryant is about forty-sven.
They were young soldiers aud came out Of the
service with good records without injury aud each
a commissioned colonel. Bryant went from tho
little town of Monroe Wis. in Company Of the 81
Regiment. made mp almost wholly Of the very
Young uIen Of the town and county. many of whom
were too young to vote He mari el there aud
after the went ba K and settled down To tho
practice of law. SpDoner wet to the University at
Madison, and at the close Of the war, when General
Fairchiid was elected Governor. he made Spooner
his private secretary. Mr. FaIrcl soon recognIzed
the ability of his young secretary. an ; alvisel him
70 give up the pisIton aud strike ont" for himself
Mr. Spnouer deci led to act on ts advl"e aud recnm
men,led Mr. Bryant tor the place. The latter took
down his shingle in M0nroe aud went 10 Madison to
be General fairchlds private secretary. lie filled
the position Till General FaIrchld went aitroal as
Coasul at Liverpool. and not long afterward 10
entered INTO Law partnership with Colonel Villas.
lie and Mr. Spooner were Republic Ins hut though
Colonel Wins WIS Democrat the firm OF Viias Il
BRYANT iOurished uninterrupted by political diier-
euces for sev vsra years. Atterward COlouel Bryant
came down To Washington aud clerk oil the
House Committee on Public Lands. Of which Repre-
sentative Pound was chairman. Mr.. Villas really
got this clerkslip for hla though Mr. Bryant does
not know to this daS that his iornicr law partner
had anything to do with Il.
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Repu bicaD committee clerks went out aud Mr.
Bryant returned to Madison. tie popular with
the sDlers IN Wisconsin. and some OF hs frien Is
urged him TO be a candidate tor Congress agtiust
Mr. taLlctUn. who had boss Keyes tor rival.
Nr. Bryant could not support Keyes and had no
reas IN Tor doing much tor tiazieton. What he did
want was FairchilJs can'lilacy la fact he would
have worked with will for his Governor. but that
FaircIiild had just returned from Spain having
resigned as Minister tO that Government. ani that
he luoke bevond the donse TO tho seat ia tho
Senate which Mr. Spooaer now occupies Me-
l,ryant ma le a few speeches for llazrtou. but hs
had heart in the campaign Alter that campaign
he bought an interest The Ma iSoa democrat. with
which he has been couuectel for tn past two yeara
IL il not to his pccuuIary advantage to coa,e here.
IT.. is doing much better tb his paper at Madison.
Bnt the P0stlnastrr.Uenerai hls "A great personal
liking for him AN knows hiln to be able and honest
aul urged INN I, take the p"sltion of Assistant
Art, rnry General for his Department Republicans
criiclss Mr.. bryant and since this aPpoint.nelt the
significant remark has been. "Quick pay, isn't r.
Int it is sail that personal reaS"ns alone were
su ficent to ia luce him to leave bettsr paying
business ia orI5r t. be associated with tine Post
master General
Air Sponner is perhaps the least elated ia the
senate ie said the oi der day Of his predecessor,
Cameron could have succeeded himself Just As
well as MT. We could have elected hm easily
enough. Bat he wonln't be u can uLate"
Angus Cameron gave forecast oi hi, successors
future to u fricni IN these words: n'Inrnlber
what tell you: SppoGcr will III Ike his marx III TIE
seiat.. lie is one OF the brightest young men in
Tia" state AMI he is sure to co lie to tac irunt."
Senator >pooaer Is small IN stature AMI ulIssum-
ing ia IN ,nuer. lis lght complexion anl s..Iooth
face give hm a youihful uppe frdnce Phetus
sawyer, his senior colleague newer made speech.
AID SENATOR Ca,ueron has not been gvsn To talking
IN pnuIe But tais boy is.-lovNug Dad ger" his
trends siy will s,mr day sIrprss everybody.
Senator Spuonnr bls cInsi lerahle wealth an Mrs
Sponnrr has the taste To enJerta n han Isomcly.
she ~ muslcal an has finely eat vltol voice.
They have tLree sous. tue eldest about xJecn.
Here Is question which astates social circles of
tie Cap al Iuore thau any other as tor some years
IL is oil grave moment anA iusieo bo done " ID
only by treating 10 IN a mGst seri,ns uIanuer.
On the evening of tie l'r,sd1nts trHt official
reception the. sarprIse oI the s'cial VOID wa mild
Compared with the CONSERVATION in. official circles
when Miss Katherine Bayartl. as the representative
of her mother. took precs'le.:ee over the other
ladies IN the Cabuet an stood hrst IN the line Of
assistants on Miss Cleveanfs right IL is said thst
the President held Cabinet meeting at which ths
Secretary of state alone present aud that then
I'll. fran In. !. .l4Sf llAlh lh0
etiquette was agreed upon. The atmosphere envel-
oping tho RECEIVING party was much constrained aud
many sivns conpI ted the evidence that tue wives
of the other Cabinet officers had uJt been consulted
hut had been invited to take their places ia the ns
Lelow the daughter OF tue Secretary of State As
for Miss Cleveland she gave herself up AS energet-
caliy and aOsorbedly TO the business pi hani-
shaking ii sue had aeqoicsced because taeie was
no at rnatiye.
OF course the women 10 official circles have
talked faster than the men about T. Though, the
Ia ter have not Geen slow % excaia1 over what
they declare has never been seen before sucs the
formation ~ the Government ihc daughter VI
{ aburt officer mas represented her LiosheI on
official OCCASIONS IL the atter were iNihB. no
vile of the Secretary OF State Is rscognihei as tho
first lady iu the aJlnet, just as the who OF the
h,,i-Justlc takes precedeno over the wives OF
the Associate Justices. In the absence of tc VIE
of the secretary of state il has been the rule that
the wifi. of t6. Secretary of the Treasury should
take prece,ieIee, aud aftsr her tue wiie 81 the
Secretary OF War, and So on II The orler oi ranS
gwen TO the officers OF tue Cabinet ne Gaughtefs
positiops the authorities say shon'd De eei,w tno
wtyes The daughters of Secretary treliughuysrn
were most puuctluGs Ia tue oOssrVdlce of TINS
RI n1erta az were also the daughters OF secretary
Iv,Its and the daughter OF Secretary Fish. Mss
Bayard Is, indeed te hrst exaiIpe oi tbe uaaeh'er
of A secretary oil state being brought forward IS
ths representative Ui her mother. Mrs. Eayard IS
snm,w,,al of an invalid though USUALLY able TO sec
visitors ia her own home. But this ls n't sceep.eo
a, sntficieut reason for tue uew proxy at tue
White House. =, ...
Whether the gathering storm WIZ SOON ~ ouIsto
IA l.xsH nf xla IN.
is the question now agItatlng social circles MAI.
ever the President may do aDuut his Own onclsl OK
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