Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-04-25
MRS. THOMPSON.
The Much Discussed Appointment
of LouisviIle's POstmistress.
Beauties of the CapitaI-VanCe and Con-
ger Out the Night BefOre-Pan-eleC
trio Witnesses-HandIing HOl-
man-New Faces.
Sp.cinl Carrssponasnoe Of he REGISTER.

Special Correspondence Of the Register.
WASHINGTON, April 24,-Excepting pos
sibly the reappointment Of the postmaster
New York City, no act committed BY
President Cleveland has been 80 much
commented upon in Washington as the
reappointment Of Mrs. Thompson to be
postmistress At Louisville, Ky. Mrs.
Thompson is one Of the most active Re.
publican ladies in the South. She frankly
acknowledged that she had contributed
largely to the Blaine campaign and was
heartily in sympathy with that wing of the
last Presidential contest. Itis known here
now that there was immense influence
brought to bear upon the President by
people rot directly interested in the ap'
pointment, or men who felt that there
would be b grest influence through the
party to have him take the bit ia his mouth
and make an appointment OF his own. IL
q the firm demand and the steadtast
stand taken by Representative Willis, OF
Louisville, that drove the President into
the action he did take.
S.Ouite a number Of times during the
comments upon this appointment, your
correspondent has been reminded of the
assertion made by Mr.. Beecher shortly az
ter Mr.. Cleveland was insueursted Presi-
dent. The great preacher and the mag
pi6cant mugwumps said: Grover Clevt-
land has more nerve than any nan in
public life, and if he lives long in the o.
fee of President of the United States the
people will come to understand Il"
The bent of the comment upon the reap
pointment of Mrs. Thompson has been to-
wards President Clevelsnd's courage. 1t
is we'll known that there was @ very stormy
scene at the WniIe House when Mr.. Willis
last went there in behalf Of Mrs. ThOmp.
sons raappointment. Tue President urged
Mr.. Willis to Withdraw that %prerogaiIve
which has been established at the White
House, and which permits +; Democratic
Congressman to name the poStmas.
ers in their own cities, and
permit an appointment to be made indie
pendent of him. Mr.. Willis ia one of the
most courageous men in the country. He
is about 81 years old, very slender and
physically quite fcail. he is pale faced
and consumptive looking, but be would
fight q buzz saw and give it an hours
start. When he got up before the Presj.
dent and told him be al willing to assume
all the responsibility and take all of those
courses which he had been warned against,
and that he would assume nothing and
would never visit the White House again
and never lay claims TO this sdministrs.
ton If he was not permitted to name this
appointment, the President saw there was
no use to further stand out, and he sue.
cumbed.
The resppointment Of Mrs. Thompson
was made to please the Society Of Chris
tians, a church organization at Louis
vile, the most powerful of any in
the State. Mrs. Thompaon is a leading
spirit in it, and NJ. Willis is one OF its
most influential members. 1t is said that
he was moved by church as we'll as politi-
cal influence, and that Mr.. Cleveland be-
came more impatient when he learned that
there was some church Influence IN the sE
fair. The r~eappointmeut Of the postmaster
at New York was simply an arbitrary act
of the President. We had n number otin.
Gueutial Democrats in this city to demand
that Psrsou should not De resppointe5 bat
none OF them made anything like demands
vi vIIv character mat Wits made. Willis
is chairman of tie House, River aud HaT-
Dor Committee. aud he just simply pitted
his whole political existence and his official
influence against that of the P~residentand
Just drew the line at MIRA. Thompson. For
the first time in the public career OF Presi,
dsnt Cleveland, or Governor Cleveland, or
Mayor Cleveland, CT Sheriff Cleveland, he
has been "dcSned.". he made o pit for
his own fall when he said that Democratic
Congressman should nsms the postmssters
in their home towns.
-
Visitors at the Capitol have been i'm
with tbs beauty OF the walk lead.
ing from Pennsylvania avenue, on the west
the hrcy of the hill and immediately in
of the Capitol building. This walk
. made of thing and is about Atty feet
vide. The sides OF the walk are built three
eet high with stone works and capped with
srge and beautifully carved marble orna-
nehts. Gre Of the workmen engaged
Ibout the Capitol crumbs oSsefTe1 a few
lays ago that a part of this heavy stone
vail was bullying out, and that the marble
vas being lifted from its place.
'one investigation followed but no one
canned to understand what wss the mat.
until it wal suggested tlat something
night be growing under it Some workmen
Tere engaged and e part Of the stone wall
aEeR out, when it was found
bat there hSd bsea : stump growing un-
er the stone works. When this masonry
rs put up a number Of wears ago there
ERE several large shade trees cut down,
nd it was supposed that the roots we're ell
ug out but it developed that one of these
'ees had lett a branch under the ground.
nd that it bad grown up almost as large
nd strong as the body'o of the tree which
I'd been felled above It. The trouble and