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receive the same name as a state that
it now has. 1t is proposed to christen
it Tacoma. The additional electoral
votes gained for the Republicans would
almost seal the question OF Supremacy
for many years. IL, as Chairman Quay
says, the next House is Republican by
a working majority, the Democrats have
badly managed their Congressional cam
paign and will regret it. Complete con-
trnl may at times embarrass the Repub-
lIcans by making them responsible for
all legislation, but that is a minor con
sideration.
Representative Perry Belmont has &C.
| cepted the long vacant mission to Spain,
and will resign his seat in Congress and
the chalmanship of the committee OH
foreign afIaires, at once. MI. Belmont
is the sou Of August Belmont, the New
York banker. He graduated at Har-
ward, and studied law under William
NJ Evarts. The natural result is that
Perry is not a fool. Before he WAS
twenty-six years old, young Belmont
cane to Congress. He began by run
ming llp against all the big debaiers, and
regularly getting knockeduu August
Belmont wanted him made chairman of
the committee on foreign affairs, and
somehow induced speaker Carlisle to
make the appointment. sunset COX
had expected the appointment and had
inst helped Carlisle defeat Randall
Cox, to my personal knowledge, has
never forgiven Carlisle for the affrort,
A man twenty years in Congress TUNED
aside TO please II vain boy. But young
Belmont has been successful on the
committee and has done important
work there. He is IA quiet, slight man,
Of medium height, and would attract
attention on the floor Of the House on
~ by his strongly marked Jewish feat
ures.
The Postofice Department has pre-
pared a list of seventy-fve post masters
| of the grade appointed by the President,
whose commissions expire prior to
March 4th. weAGeSeland isEXpected
t, ~reappoint such assuit HIN. Mr..
Uarrison's course in these cakWiIl be
regarded with interest. He may. or he
. Ia not allow them to remain until the
lew commission expires. Probably the
crv that opened this administration; Of
fensive p%artisanship. will commence the
next administration. The sauce of the
GOOSE will be the of the gander.
The local Republican statesman of
the small fry description are already on
a still hunt for the District offices.
From Commissioner to Health officer
the fight does not abate.-An inlabi-
iant of the District Of Columbia fshup
nm office seeker and without regard to
sex. color or previous condition Of star
walton, is simply always in the race for
something. The election returns were
hardly cold before William Dickson,
The local Democratic leader, was out
for aupoiutm.nt as the Democratic Dis
trict Commissioner. whomM Mr.. Harrison
will he called upon to name. And he
has exactly 1886 competitors.
The cont ributiops r. the fund for the
Inauguration e - apace.
Over Sl5. Ooo hi olncethQ knaran-
teed. and the b5des have on:y 5eeif 6peT
a few days. Tie Postmaster General
has been formally asked for the use of
the Pension Office hail, and will prob
ably consent aid not remove the city
post office intolit before March, az was
expected.
Slate making'is an amusing and harm
less occupation. The less you know
about it, the more brilliant the results
All Washington hotel Hobbies are filled
with astute politicians, each with his
own private Cabinet slate. A large
number believe that two positions are
fixed, that Senator Allison will go to
tie Treasury and Warner Miller to the
interior. Mr.. Blaine is expected TO
ask for nothing, and all guessing is
made without reference to him. He
will probably not be in the next Cabinet,
but he will have a very large Dictator
shin in 1 IA fn.aKltn nF tho nlhlnaf