Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-11-28
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent

(FrOm our Regular COrrespOndent.)
WASHINGTON, Nov. %, 1888.
Senator Quay is generally understood
to be backing John Wanamaker, the
wealthy Philadelphia merchant, for 6
portfolio in General Harrison's cabinet
Whether this is a fact am unable to
say, as MIR. Quay IS man who never
talks. of his plans until after they are
accomplished, but If he has asked Gen.
Harrison to put Mr.. Wanamaker in his
cabinet it is very safe to say that it will
be done. and that Mr.. Wanamakel
would prove a valuable member of the
cabinet is conceded by everybody who
is familiar with his wonderful and sue
cessful business career.
Col. J. s. Clarkson, of Iowa, who was
Senator Quay's able lieutenant in the
late campaign will, it Is thought here,
either be q member of the Cabinet or
Public Printer. as he may desire. AS
Col. Clarkson is practical printer, hay
ing been for some years editor and pro.
prletor of that sterling republican daily
THE Iowa State Register" published at
Des Moines, I am under the impression
that he will prefer beng Public Printer
to being q member of the cabinet. I
have just learned from friend of Col,
Clarkson's that he will consent to accept
any Office. Nevertheless l prophesy
that the name of the next Public Printer
will be Clarkson.
For some reason the impression is
rapidly becoming general here that Mr..
Blaine will not be member of Gen.
Harrison's cabinet. 1t is bellved that Ee
has already been offered the State port
folio and that he has declined it.
Mr.. Cleveland has retired to his coun-
try residence, and the announcement is
made that he will not again visit the
White House until Congress meets 1t
is stated that he has retired for the
purpose of preparing his last annual
message to Congress, but haye an idea
that he wants to escape the numerous
bores who have been calling on him
constantly since the election to tell him
the cause of his defeat. He is beaten
and that's all he wants to know about it..
Mr.. w. W. Murray, of Tennessee, a
member of the Republican national com
mittee, will, it is said, be member of
the cabinet if Gen. Harrison shall con-
clude to have southern member. a ques.
ton which has not been decided.
Representative Burrows, has suddenly
loomed up as formidable candidate for
the speakership Of the next House of
Reprcsentativ es. It is stated by his
friends that he became convinced last
summer when the Mills Bill was passed
by the House, that the 2ext House was
certain to be Republican, and that he
then began a still hunt for the speaker.
ship. which resulted IN his getting a
large number of pledges of support. 1t
is fortunate thing for the republican
party that all the candidates mentioned
for the Speakership are such able men,
for in the shaping and controlling of
legislation the Speaker of the House mas
more real power than the President. The
candidates thus far mentioned are Messrs
Reed, of Main, Cannon of Illinois, Nc
Kinley and Butterworth of Ohio, and
Burrows of Michigan; all of whom are
deserving of all the honors that the re-
publican party can give them, and all of
whom possess the confidence Of the
party.
1t has been fully decided that the
Inaugural ball will be held in the hall of
the Pension Office. The local committee
in charge of the preparations for the
Inauguration are determined to make it
the grandest affair of the kind that ever
took place in this country. Prepara.
tions are being made to entertain ESQ, 600
visitors, and no body need stay away for
fear that they cannot be accommodated. {.
Washington invites the nation to come,
on the 4th of March, and promises every
body place to sleep and plenty 10 eat
at reasonable prices Come and see the
Inauguration of long period of pros
perity-the greatest that this country
has eyer seen.
Samuel J. Randall has 80 far recovered
his health that he Is expected here on
the reassemblipg Of Congress. The de-
feat of Cleveland and the free traders
has brought him to the front again, and
it is extremely likely that he will be the
recongnized democratic leader in the
next House, and that statesmen of the
Mills order will be relegated to back
seats. ..,
The Indianna republicans in Washing
ton are making prparations to give Gov.
elect HoYey rousing reception when
he comes back to resume his seat In the
House. ~ .u..
A majority of the cabinet makers here
still presist ia assigning the State De-