Telegram-herald., 1888-12-23
WASHINGTON LETTER
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90 9f Doasr snt liusoce. o1t = - h"s~
sa..t.f General Doa "a. Diekioson- TIE
r..alt ia 4lchison . PERSONAL olo~
u ID. smbi1oaa r. 81 q. tie pledged
himself nat Michigan should 30 Demo
cratic shs ysas. and thiak it ~As iAfzsS
Ia sxpsctslion OF this sysns eomiag - pass
taat be xas iavted 10 81 a. ne council
b,arl- Wsu, y0l xnoN ss Eei ss %
thsG Aichixan did nos 90 Democratic. ~
f.cf. rhas sas Nsnt considerably tns other
.av that abe entirely Fglusd Al Of M
rasktn.oa /, ID. ca asloas, and fslhes den-
oustratea that 10 dldlt hafs 4l-l1 as
1ra a bod 0n t1s ofaEs a. ~
ou- une hs lmezIued Do did.
WaeE nan can e carry his own late, 90
1hlcA hs fondy iiaaslnes ~ las a mort
eax-. politically be lqesu 3 amount % much,
aaa NJ "A ea gan cou .ln be carried Tor he
democratic parry lhi- wear "a Is sAf@ 20 say
ta.f ta- ASK is n0pe ess iar sonle years %
come Al these tninxs make Mr.. Dlckin-
son rather sal when hr rejects upon s1ef4
.ooarly sad priYase.Y. and / am tod that
he dsesn regard Detroit sut th- safe a.
large n quite - favorable a il<ht As ne used
40 liz . doubtful X ne sill FslQrn 20 tas
city 81 The Straits % frs te permanently.
.IthaueL he may sglh c0niinne to malntAin
a lssal residencs there nr Dickinson has
under consideration proposition 10 enter
larz- lezal fra in HeE furA. which would
NJ doubt 10 very pro-tao.e connection
he naa aot yet deunltris mtae up BIS miat
.nsl 10 sIl do bul it would naS Do a. ali
.4rpr.sing il as became . G2tasnita nezt
Sprn<.
~ Cleveland an intimate friend Of bis
assures me. intends - become = Jersy man.
lie bss hal several PROPORTIONS made u
him. lie can. 20 be likes. become A parl-
ner Id a large AZ urm Ia NeS York. or he
can % a. ths head ~ one 0t bali a dozen
~ea.thy and very influential financial cor
porstons lie has GOs Yet decided which
oifer 10 accept
esn~ral Algxr' . sudden visit 70 Mr. Blaine.
a. Augusta this week, hiss set The tongue Of
every politician 10 " sshingtOn TO Wagging.
There - lots OF TAX. Of course, cct none
has any precise Information. Mr.. baIne
most intimate friends here such men as
Representative Boutsile. Representative
Hayna and William " sitter Phelps know
no more taan the rankest out
si8er although they are trm Ia
their opinion that the name Of the next
Secretary OF state will De James q. Blaine.
AL ths Blaine men would be very glad 10
sse General Aigsr enter the Cabinet, and
such an sveat 3 REGARDED as being more
tlan probable. since 10 is plainly evident
tat senator sherman vii not 50 into the
state Department.
vii it heiD OF hurt Burrows in his race
for Tie 35eakers0ip shouIt General Aiger
enter the Cabinet, Opinions older on that
sabiect. Some people say tEsi 1t AichiSan
j represented in the Cabinet she cannot
az flr everything and hope % have the
Npeaksrshio a. vel. o. the other hand II
- sad aud tals argument seems 20 be the
Eoeicai ore. that the Cabinet aud Speaker
.hio bar no relation whatever. The one IS
the individual giit OF the Pres
dent the Other represents abe choice
Of the House, which selects ths
man bs.st quatnsd 70 preside over the de-
lbsrauoas Besides which it Is said. and
Win a good deal OF force, too. that al toe
ornsr Eould-0a speakers came from States
Ex..v to furnish Cabinet timber II the
objection holds xoOd IN one case, it must ln
al the otbera. and that would result in
some very la-k aud obscure steed being
selefted.
Wouldn't the people Of Grand Rapids
stare If they saw this ca the strseD' a.
~ss coming up P9nnsY ivania-avs. yesfer-
cav I nes Count Valley. the German Mn
i.ier. VINO vas out calling. The Count IL a
YER nandsoms man. and be Was accom-
panied bv his sister. who - even more
handsome. The couple were seated in an
onen carriage drawn ~ pair OF magnih-
cent th0r1u. .hDrec bays Bat what caused
sversona to stars Was the respientenf at
tire d. The fa1fmsn. he wore DARK
blue coat az oroadcl0th with q
double ror Of six buttons down the front.
Heavy rows of ylit curd crossed the breast
I'm tbs rirht shoulder and iiuishsd A. the
lsit side. upoo which vas worn q hand
sonie xold mounted sword A tail blue
chapesu decorated With feather plume
aud cCc kade Of the German coiors completed
tn,s unique attire and made the f00tmsn
look Ikea NaIor-Gsnsrai a. least.
There's good deal in TIE air about
Michigan sppe ntnentt and some Of your
.~fssrlr.f contemporaries have printed more
or less oD the sgcJect. AT tais Is prsma-
rr-s - say tns l=s-f and written largely %
6Ii space There isnt going 60 be any con-
sfdsrston whatever given % appOi Ointusnts.
outside II the Cabinet aud he prpmiueu,
f,rslrn missions. until General Harrison
rsschss the White House and this informs-
nrn give you on the authority 81 a gentle
rnanwno has couvsrsed rith the Prssidsn--
sls~ wifhtu ihs ast lev ttTs Before ths
inorr sut sts,s Offices are fl ed-CoU Uectors
of Customs Infernsi Revenue Marsha
&c the delegation vii hold = more or
les in formal conference and the 81 shes 81
each uenter 30 consulted. OF course
nothing can BE- 8ens unt he rev mem
bers are here sad the voice of senator
Pa -sr~s sueressor vii 10 more or lsss
Potent in L1e case of a man Who is su
arnHcsrt Tor 81 outside 0firr fiovsrnns it
r Pintsr far rs'snce it would BE- erpec1e.i
fhar - bal tfa elii lrssnent of a. thr Re-
publican aeulceF8 uf the 1alsgsilon. sni
f,an .ae tva >r8atefs and probably one or
tra nerr-seufsves rar.a "a =. the Naiie
House ard ssv something In favor OF the
can't date So rrn So fn1t II "a ratcsr
et-'r ~ 6-gre on appointments a. tais
sfr7s 1f tHs r-r1a.
stories ahn1r General Hs-ris0n vhan he
49, ssns.lr tre rfIs in HssnIr< <tou inst
nne A erlan uf nv 1naintance