Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-07-25

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ton Wednesday. held cabinet meet
ing on Thursday besides transacting a
considerable amount of other business
aud this afternoon or tomorrow he
will go to Deer Park AGAIN, and the
chances are that Washington will see
him no more for some weeks, he hav-
ing almo' It decided to hold rhe few cab
met meetings that will be necessary
between now and September at Deer
Park. He finds that he can do great
deal more work at Deer Park than in
the White House.
Pension Commissioner Tanner has
decided to reorganize the medical d.
vision of his Office. Several medical
examiners who were democrats were
dismissed this week and more are to
follow shortly. 1t Is needless to say
that their successors will in every case
be good republicans. There is no
mugwumpery about Commissioner
Tanner.
Judge Tvner, law officer of the Post
o a. D~Ps.se'u~uU mas Ureu quIIe III
for some time, has been taken to Deer
Park by order of his physician.
Attorney General Miller will keep
house during the remainder of his
term. He has leased residence next
door to one recently leased by Chief
Justice Fuller.
Hon. w. B. Richie, of Lima, Ohio.
who was in Washington this week, is q
democrat. but he openly acknowledges
his fear of Foraker in the gubernato-
rial election, and he does not stop
there. He says that il Foraker Is elect
ed he will be the republican candidate
for President in 1892. II is very kind
of the gentleman to save the republi-
can party the trouble Of selecting its
candidate in 1892. It's rather early to
be making predictions, but from the
way thing- look ut this time, the name
of the republican candidate will be
Benjamin Harrison.
The Ohio republican association
held an enthusiastic Foraker ratifica-
ton meeting this week. Sixth Audi
tor Coulter, the man who recently de-
manded the resignation of every dem
ocratic chief of division in his Office,
was the speaker, that pleased the boys
most.
Secretary Noble saws that all the
talk about the cattle companies max
ing lease with the Cherokee Indians
and preventing the Government from
opening the Cherokee strip for settle
ment. is the veriest bosh.
Senator Quay, of Penn. is here engag-
ed in hunting a house for his family to
occupy next winter But that is not
all he has been doing. He had a long
tteefts Political and several WITH Mr.. 4 =.
F. Herwig, chairman of the Louisiana
State committee on the same subject,
besides he and Assistant Postmaster
General Clarkson have. as representa-
tives of the National republican COM
mittee, settled the wrangles in the
ranks of the party IN Virginia. at least
as far as it is in the power of that COM
mittee to settle it.
The Civil Service Commission has
dumped nice mess into the lap of
Postmaster General Wannamaker. II
consists of lot of evidence taken by
the Commission in regard to violation.
of law by the post-office officials at
Grand Rapids, Michigan. 1t is az
choice a lot of swearing as anybody
ever saw outside of the pages of SEN
sntional novel. For instance two men
made affidavit before the Commission
that they were compelled by All off,
cial to pay a political contribution in
October 1888, under a threat of dismiss.
al. The official charged with making
this forced collection turned over to
the Commission affidavits made by
these same men stating that they had
not been asked to make and had not
made any contribution during the last
campaign. The Commission can hard
ly be blamed for wanting to get rid OF
that case.
The attempt on the part of Seereta-
ry Blaine's enemies TO make him out
such a sick man that he must resign.
proved as big failure as its predecpss-
ors of the same kind. These absurd
rumors are becoming monotonous.
Secretary Window will spend his Wa
cation at Deer Park, in order to be
where the President can easily con
suit him about important financial
while preparing his message to
Congress.