Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-12-01
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(Rrom our Regular Corresponden)
 Washington, Nov, 23, 1888,

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 Washington. Nov. 23, 1888.
 Senator Quay is generally understood to be backing John WGnsmsker, the wealthy Philadelphia merchant, for a portfolio in General Harrison's csbi- net Whether this is fact am unable to say, ss Mir. Quay IS man who never talks Of his plans until after they gre accomplished, but if he has asked Gen. Harrison to put Mr. Wsnsmsker in his cabinet it IS very safe to say that 1t will be done, and that Mir. Wansmsker would prove a valuable member of the cabinet Is conceded b. everybody who is tsmil jar with hIs wonderful and successful business career,
 Col. J. $. Clsrkson, of Iowa, who was Senator Quay's able lieutenant in the late campaign will. it is thought here, either be member of the Cabinet or Public Printer, as he may desire. As Col. Clsrkson is Q practical printer, hay ing been for some years editor and pro prietor of that sterling republican daIly "The Iowa State Register, published at Des Moines, am under the impression that he will prefer being Pnblis Printer to being a member of the cabinet. Ihave just learned from a friend of Col. Clark sons that II IS by no means certain that be will consent to accept any office. Nevertheless 1 prophecy that the name of the mex. PdOlIc Printer vi be Clark sgn.
 For some reason the impression is ra- pidly becoming general here that Mir. Blaine will nOt be g member of General Harrison's cabinet. It IS believed that he has already been offered the State portfolio and that be has declined 1t.
 Mir. Cleveland as retired to his coun- try residence, and the announcement is made that he will not again visit the White House until Congress meets, It Is stated thst he has retired for the pur- pose of preparing his last annual mes sRges to Congress, but 1 have an idea that he wants 10 escape the numerous bores who have been calling on him cons tsntly since the election to tell him the cause Of his defeat. He IS beaten, and that's all he wants to know about it.
 Mir, ", W. Murray. of Tennessee, a member of the republican national com mIttee, will, it IS said, be B member of tEe cabinet if Gen. Harrison shall con clude to have s EuutheEn member, Q question which has GOt yet been decided.
 Representative Bnrrows, of Michigan. has suddenly loOmed up as s fOrmidG- a.n T-.N. .n-.. -n next House Of Representatives. IL is stated by his friends that he became convinced lgst summer when the Mills bill wss passed by the House, that the next House WAS certain 10 be republican, snd thst he then began a still hunt for the speskership, whIch resulted ID his getting q large uuI1t CT of pledges of support. l. is fortunate thing for the republican party that Gl the candidates mentioned for the sPeakership are such able men. for in the shaping and con- trolling oi legislation the speaker of the House has more real power than the President. The csEdidatss thus far mentioned are Msssrs. Reed, Of Maine; Cannon, of Illinois; VI kiniv and But lerEorth of Ohio. REl Burrows of Michigan; all of whom are deserving of all the honoTs that the republican party can give them, and Gll oi whom possess the confidence of the party,
 Ithss been fully decided that the in sugural ball Siil be held ia the hall of the Pension office. The local committee in charge of the preparations for the inauguration are determined to make 1t the grsndest affair of the kind that ever took place in this country. Prepara- tious are beng made O entertain 2J0,- 600 visitors. and nobody need stay away for fear that they cannot be accomodat- ed. Washington invites the nation to me, on the 4th of March, and promises everybody place 10 sleep and plenty to eat at reasonable prices. Come and see the inauguration of & long period of roHpsrity-the greatest that this couu- try has yet seen.
 Samuel J. Randall has go far recover ed his health that be Is expected here on the reassembiiDg 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 recognized democratic leader ID the next House, and that states nen of the Mills order will be relegsted 70 back seats.
 The Indiana republicans ID Washing ton are making preparations to give l Governor-elect HOyey 8 rousinR recep- tion when be comes back to resume hIs SC [ on the House.
 A majority Of the cabinet makers here ! still peTsIst n assigning the State de- parment to SenstoF Sherman. but my opinion IS that # Senator sherman goes | into the cabinet a. al which IS very doubtful, 1, will be as Secretary of the Treasury.