Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1886-11-18
A Newsy Letter From the Capitalize
Surprises OF the Election--About
James g. Blaine.

i'll convention, and develops a sudden
fancy for antI-Democratic proclivities
in her delegation. Kentucky cuts
Speaker Carlisle's vote down to q
mere shadow of it's former self, and
Virginia throws away her democratic
seats in Congress with recklessness.
On the other hand, Minnesota, the
old Republican stronghold, polls SO
close vote as to leave the issue in
doubt for a time. Massachusetts,
pushes Andrew almost to the front,
and New Hampshire almost breaks
her straight Republican record in
the House.
The news of Speaker Carlisle's pos
sible defeat caused profound sur
prise here. That of Mr.. Morrison
did not, as it had been regarded
among the possibilities. He has al
ways had more or less close contest,
and his district is really Republican,
although he has repeatedly carried it
by his personal popularity.
The question of who is likely to
succeed Mr.. Morrison as Chairman
of the Committee on Ways and
Means is one about which little diff
mite idea can be formed at present.
Mr.. S. S. Cox will require to be
placed, and there is an impression
that somehow he may be Mr.. Nor
rison's successor. He has longer
Congressional record than any other
Democrat in the House, and lie has
been very prominent in the party.
Hardly anybody alludes to Mr..
Morrison but speaks of his conspicu-
GUS honesty. When Morrison pre-
vious to 1880 was spoken of as a pos
sible candidate for the Presidency,
Gen. Eppa Hunton, of Virginia, then
a member of the House, was said to
have struck the mark when he ex-
pressed the opinion on that if Morri-
son were made President there would
be more honesty and less manners in
the White House than at any time
since General jackson lived there.
The President did not go home to
vote last Tuesday but he sat in the
room adjoining the little telegraph
Office of the White House that even
ing, and read the news direct from
all parts of the country as fast as it
came. Of all the f1imsy reasons
given why the President did not go
to Buffalo, probably the silliest ex-
planation was that he did not wish to
vote for certain Democratic candi.
date for Congress in the Buffalo dis.
trict, that gentleman having made s
speech some time sgo, in which it is
alleged he expressed lack of sympa
thy with the Administration. The
whole thing about which so much ado
was made amounts to nothing, but
will state one good reason why ht
was not there. He removed from
the district some time ago, and al
though he is entitled to registration
in Buffalo, is at present dlsfranchiset
like many other residents of Wash
ington.
have from good authority tina
Mr.. Blaine believes that Presiden
Cleveland will be re-nominated il
1888, and that he will be reelected
That is why he says he does not ex
pect to be nominated himself at tina
time, and why he says he does no
want to be. He has said recent,
with great emphasis that he woul'
never accept nomination for tn
Presidency unless he felt certain Q
election. He will work for som
good Blaine man, though, in the Re
publican convention of 1883, an,
bide his time. He will keep himsel
before the country, as no one know
} better how to do than he, for th
; nomination in 1892. Mr.. Blaine wi
} not be as old man. even then, q
was Samuel Tilden when he wa
elected in '76.
MIR. Blaine's recent attack in on
of his campaign speeches, upon tn
civil service reform record of the Al
minlstration, came with very ba
grace from him, to say the least of il
He has a number of relatives an
friends in the employment Of tb
Government here, some. of whom ar
! retained in their places because of
desire to show courtesy to the Pres
dents late opponent. His privat
, secretary draws a salary at the Stat
r Department while he is still attendin
! to Mr.. Blaine's business here. I'll
. brother is still retained as curator {
> the Agricultural Department. museum
and his son remained in the Court {
G Alabama claims until that institutio
, expired. I could cite other depent
ants of bis who are quartered On IL
Government. Yet in the face of th
he has the effrontery to abuse Il
j, Administration for turning out MOI
= efficient old clerks and putting the
friends in the places.
From to-day until after Congrel
o meets, the President will grant !
9 more private interviews to visito
0 except to such as call upon busine
,of actual public importance. 3