The Grenada gazette., 1889-03-21
WARRINGTON LETTER.
Washington, March, ID


n,intments he has made seem onl.
to whet tile appetite ofthe gang AM
,hev crowd around the White Hous'
worse than ever. As fast a. one p"
,,tjou Ia filled the disappointed can
didstes instead Of getting out OF th'
way apply for something else: One
such With solid State delegation De
hind him has been turned down
,hree different times this week for as
many positi5hs'
"Jingo jim" Blaine is holding hls
own quite bravely and those who did
,ot think he would boss the machine
are beginning to wesken already
The very hrst appointment maize
served Blsine st&o fold purpose. 1t
re warded a friend, ex-senator Pal
,ner, of Michigan, and displaced al
enemy. Hon, Perry Belmont, but re-
osutly appointed Minister to Spain
Swift. of Callforuis, Minister 10 "a
nan, and Washburn of Massachu-
setts, minister to SwitZerland, are
both rabid Blainites, likewise batoh'
ellor of New York, assistant secrets-
ry of State, and Walker Blaine 81
Maine. examiner of claimes TOR tht
Department of state.
This last i. a son Of "Jingo jim,
and 1t was the intention OF his tathei
TO have made him assistant secretary
Of State, but, owing to a recent death
the position OF examiner OF claim
WAS vacant, and as it was more likely
that he csh remain permanently III
that place, the change was maue
Walker Blaine has not his father ?
ability in looking after the man
chance, in fact, 1t is extremely aolo'
full whether he could earn $1,000 q
ysar without the assistance OF the Ole
nap.
There was some kiCking among th'
Illinois Republicans here on account
Of the appointment Of deo. lichenor,
Of that State, to be assistunt secretary
Of the Treasury. Windon made th'
selection and demanded the appoint
ment, because he knew the man and
wanted him. Harrison yielded AND
made tho appointment, but to con
ciliate the Illinois kickers he assure
them that Tichenor should not b'
charged against the quota o! tn"
State.
Visitor. to tho Navy Department
fnd things very different from what
they were when Mr.. Whitney presld-
ed over that establishment. Ther
everybody had access to tn
Secretary, now, you are stopped II
an ante room and compelled to stat
your busine to clerk before you
are allowed to go into this inner sane
tum of the grand mogul, and you ar,
not allowed to go at all unless thu
clerk shall feels so disposed Mr. Ira
cy seems TO have contracted .he "bia ,
head pretty quickly.
Senator Payne attempted to s'oi
the useless and expensive summe'
trip that the Senate select Comlnitir'
on reIetion with Canada propose tax
ing this summer in making villa
they ere plassed to call all ihvestitfa
ton Mr. Payne regards this commit
tee as usurpatory Of the function OF
the President, and As interfering
with the duties of the regular Senate
com mittes on foreign relations II
was no u,e however. The RepubIi
cans were determined that this COM
mitt-e should have its excursion at
Government expense, and the only
satisfaction Mr.. Payne had was to
place himself on record as being OPP
posed to the whole thing
The army Of x-office holders who
are asking reappoirtment asa Wind
ication have 40 far all been left out.
The future does not appear cheerful
to them. TIE new blood fellows ap-
pear to be on top and from present
indications they WI tetnain there.
Muttering are already beginning to
be heard agiinst Harrlson's tardi-
ness III making appointments. The
reason why he does not go faster Il
thatlt takes SC much time to settlt
the fghts of the rival candidates.
| ExISecretary Villas, who belive'
| in doing tie courteous thing ut al
time gave o dinner on Tuesday even
ipg IL honor Of his stccessars, Sec
retary Noble.
| Ex-senator Malone is hyin,
around Washington trying to fin'
something to get hold o. He wa
badly disappointed 1t being left ou
Of the Cabinet, but Ii willing NOW t.
take something else. There Isl ru
NOR about Ills having called on Presi
dent Harrison on Wednesday and be
ing badly bnubbed. ...l, ,t, .
| bsnstsr Beck IL back ,in his seat !
the Senate, seemingly sntirSly feDo,
cred, BE was warmly ;congratulatE
by his eolleas tues, ,of hQtA, ,ua&ttsA, H
bsesn his tnIrd.. ..AehatOrlsl Term 0
| the tcurth Instant, q