The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-11-20
A RAID On
Affecting That He Has Injured His Chances
for the Clerkship of the House.

AFeeling That He Has Injured His Chances
for the CIerkship of the House.
Washington Special.
There is a grea. deal OF feeling among the
Republicans, as i Infatuated n a letter q few days
ago, concerning the course OF Mr.. Mcpherson.
1t was a bad blunder when he promptly an
nounced a Republican majority OF nearly thirty,
and, told where they were coming from. This
was all the basis needed for the Democrats to
begin work, and then began a sudden and
astonishing decline IN the size of the Repub-
lican majority. until it began to appear that
there would be no majority at all-that lie, on
the Republican side OF the fence. MEANWHILE,
Mr.. Mcpherson has gone home to Gettysburg
TO rest. The Republicans were thorou ghly
frightened, and Mr.. Quay hurried over here and
took hold OF things, notifying Mcpherson that
he need not come back.
Mr.. Quay declared that he did not propose to
endure the deliberate robbery OF the Republican
party Of what they had fairly won, and he set
measures on foot q. once to bring up with a
round turn the scoundrels "a the Southern States
who were boldly engaged In the burglary of the
House OF Representatives. The same tactics
were employed that were successful in getting o
fair election in the city OF New York. Officers
were notified at the place whore the stealing was
being manipulated to arrest every man engaged
In 1t, and attention was called to the proclama-
ton Offering a reward for the arrest and con-
y VI my lSAOCh E1htJ " AEd1u uDOE suo
ballot. even 10 a recount" There WAC a sud-
den halt in the business. The Democrats knew
their man, and knew there would be no mon
ksyine. They were not anxious 10 get into the
United States department of the Albany peni-
itentiary, though IL Is not improbable that some
of them may ges there for what has passed al
ready.
The feeling OF resentment toward Mr.. Nc
Pherson may. and very likely will, make him
trouble in connection with the clerkship OF the
House, to which he expects, of course, to be re-
elected. He appears TO consider that place as
mor:gaged to him, but the frightened Republic
ans all over the country who saw the majority
IN the House given ont by him dwindle from
twenty-nine down and down, under the skillful
manipulation of the Southern adopts in the art
OF ballot corruption until there was O fierce and
sudden struggle TO save any majority at all. may
not feel altogether as kindly toward his "claims"
as OF yore. AS 1t is. the incident has caused the
appearance of several other candidates in the
field 10 contest the place with Mr.. Mcpherson.
Mr.. James r. Young says Of this matter in
his weekly letter to the Philadelphia Star:
The mat most likely to be hit upon is Mai.
John VI Carson, the present head Of the Wash
ington bureau of Mr.. Childs's Public Ledger.
Major Carsonis friends have already begun 10
organize in his behalf. He is n man splendidly
equipped for the position, by reason not only of
his loug residence here as a Washington CORE
spoLdent. but also by reason of bis having
served as clerk OF the committee on ways and
means during the Forty-sevepth Congress, when
our own Judge Kelley was chairman. But the
troutls ia that 1t is exceedingly doubtful if
Major Carson will allow himself to be made a
candidate. As the chief of the Ledger bureau
he holds a high and honorable position, q posi-
ton that he probably wonid not care 10 relin-
quish for the uncertainty Of a political Office.
They say IL is hard 20 get into the service OF Mr..
Chilcss paper. out once you are. and prove
yourself worthy and capable. you are fixed for
life. IL Carson should consent 10 enter the
lists. NcPherson would have no easy road TO
travel