The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1889-06-20
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, D. c. June 14th.1SS9.

The president has positively and final
ly refused to take any part in the fac
tional quarrel of the republican party of
Virginia. He has been visited this week
by strong delegations from both sides as
well as by number of prominent indi-
viduals. To all he has given the same
answer; AS president of the United
States, do not feel authorized to inter
tere in political quarrels in any state
Wherever there is a divided party my on.
ly feeling is Indifference tinged with dis
responsibility for the sufferings caused by
lack of harmony. The president is gen
orally commended for The position he has
taken in this matter, although of course
the Virginia people think it wrong. The
president has also denounced as false the
report that he has instructed Assistant
Postmaster Clarkson to appoint no Vir-
ginia postmaster without the endorse
nlent of Gen. Malone.
Secretary Risk says he is very doubt
full of his being able to accept any of the
many recent invitations to agricultural
fairs which he has received, owning to
the fact that he is devoting every mo-
ment of his spare time to the perfection
| of plan af Reorganization of the depart
ment of agriculture which he hopes to
| submit to the president with his annual
report this fall He will, however, en-
deaver to have the department represent
ed at most of the largest exhibitions.
| The election of Calvin S. Brice, of Ohio
the rainbow chaser of the late campaign,
to succeed the last w. H. Barnum as
| chairman of the national democratic
committee gives great satisfaction to
the republicans, but the democrats do
not seem to like it over much.
The commission OF Mr.. Zimmerman, re-
Gently appointed postmaster at Camel
ton, Ind. has been hung up and it is ex-
trelnely doubtful whether ne ever gets it.
This state o. affairs is caused by no
fault of Mr.. Zimmerman, against whom
10 complaint has been made but by mis-
take on the part of the president, who
thinking the office was presidential
made a memorandum directing the ap-
pointme.lt OF Mrs. Della Hunt, who was
removed from the position early in the
Cleveland administration, and against
whose removal he, at that time (18S5) a
Senator made strong speech. In the
meantime Assistant Postmaster Genera
Claihson had on the recommendation O.
Representative Posey appointed Mr.
Zimmerman to the Office; which is in the
fourth class and not the presidential. rs
soon a. Mr.. Garrison learned of the
presidents memorandum lie ordered the
commission withheld and laid the fact:
before The president. 1t is thought thai
Mr.. Zimmerman appointment will be re
vokcd and the place given to Mrs. DELI
Hunt
Tie slowness OF Public Printer Paine
in making changes at the government
printing Office, particularly among tn
: higher officials, is causing much com
: nunt and some ugly rumors, one G
whici! j; to the effect that Mr.. Paine
ias 1cvn captured by what is know
hc:e Is Tie ring and that few change
would he wade, except among The print
+ ers. Tie rinS is composed of a uulnbe
; of officials i'll that Office who are said t
be bound together bv mutual interests
/ The mos; of them have held on for year
through every change of administration
and the only politics they know is sci
interest.
f Secretary Tracy has received a cable
gam in cypAer from Conmander Kels"
who was sent to Hayti to report upo
: the condition of Affairs there. What
, cortair:d is not known, but it create
| more or less comnoti0n ;>t both til
I Navy and State departments. and it
} known that one war vessel has been OF
{ derei to go there at once, and tina
) others will be sent.