Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-12-01
WHEN Villas GOT BACK.

The New York Tribune's Washington
special gives AN after election interview:
"Well. Mr. President, have returned,
said Mr.. Villas, as he entered the once
of the White House this afternoon.
so | observe" replied Nh. Cleveland,
in chilling tone.
aIt is a beautiful day." continued the
postmaster general, with an effort.
Eyes: not so cold here "a it was in
Wisconsin on Tuesday, I presume, re-
piled Mr.. Cleveland, as he frowned upon
a tabulated, but incomplete statement OF
elections.
"Oh, alb, yes, / see-very good, res
pended the Wisconsin "reformer, with
a feeble attempt to smile.
well, what did you accomplish, SIR
asked the President with gloomy brow
lob, sir, Bryant and | managed to
save the member of assembly in my dis
trict. We pulled him through by nearly
200 majority, loss of only 1000 Votes
Nash, [ am sorry to cay, did not do 30
WELL
"But what about the Legislature? Will
you win? l. Bragg's district safe, ana
will he cease to love me after March 4
for the enemies | have made made? Speak
out, man! ( would know"
"Well-er-you see, Mr.. President, We
carried my assembly district; that is safe.
| made efforts, also, to secure other dis
tricts. and one of my FRIENDS went SO far
as to hold out large inducements for that
object. But | regret to say that-well,
the truth is, the Legislature Is strongly
Republican, and Mr.. Bragg's success or
is Republican,
"What /! p shrieked the startled
President. "You have lost the strongest
Democratic district in your state, the
Legislature is Republican, and you come
to congratulate me on the saving OF an
assembly district, and you come back 70
tell me this-you who have promised to
seize Sawyer's seat in the Senate in re-
tuin for the ruin of Bragg's political
prospects-you, the retOrmer par excel
lence of my administration. tor whose
benefit [ relaxed the severity of my order
against pernicious activity! believe, Mr.
Villas, that you and two of your subor-
dinates, as we'll as District Attorney A.
K. Delaney, delivered speeches, impor-
tuned voters and otherwise sought to
influence the result?'
"Yes, Mr. President, but you surely
will not hold us guilty If pernicious ac-
tivity, Tor We effected nothing. Let me
plead, too, for Delaney He spoke and
worked, but his activity was pernicious
only to himself Sand the party. His
resignation is here and be begs to with
draw it. can assure you that he IS out
of politics.
'Yes, | fancy he is completely out, and
[ imagine that the administration would
be no worse off if some of his friends were
out also"
"Sirl'
"Oh, we'll, never mind. Villas; let.
say no more about it. / will tell Garlano
to let Delaney stay in his office. Now
have you anything further to suggest il
order to check the rapacitv of these ne
farious American steamship companies
which are clamoring FIR share of the
ocean mail transportation business?"
The entrance of Secretary Whitne,
interrupted the interview He was cor
daily received, for he brought the intel
ligence that the repairs to the Norti
Atlantic squadron had cost the Republic
ans a congressman in New Hampshire
and that the efforts of his department
bad resulted in a gaiG OF two Democrats
congressman and a possible United State
senator in California.
Mr. Villas did not accompany III
President to Boston,