The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-06-13
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From our regular Correspondent
Washington, June 20, 1883.

(From our regular Correspondent
Washington, June 20, 1889.
Senator German was ue
prophet when be said just after he
death OF the late w. II. Barnum,
chairman Of the National Demo-
cratic committee, that Calvin >.
Brice would be elected TO succeed
him when the committee met. Mr..
Brice has been selected, and most
democrats are satisfied, though
many of them would have pre-
ferred to see the brainy Maryland
Senator take up the reins.
The Virginia republicans, Ma
hone and anii-Mahone. have mo
nopoIlzed political attention this
week. The ants, through their
committee headed by ExGov. Cam
eron, has long Conference with
Harrison on Wednesday which
wound up in row, hard though
polite words being passed on both
sides. Harrison declined TO rec
ognize the anu's in the matter OF
patron age, claiming that all ap-
continents would De made with
out regard to which faction en-
dorsed the applicant. One OF the
committee at this stage very per
tlnently asked why 1T was then that
Harrison had directed Assistant
Postmaster Clarksou not to ap
point single pastma ter in VIr-
oinia without Mahones endorse
ment. This made Harrison mad
he denied ever having given such
an order in strong and fore. bic
Language. The Committee lett it
very bad humor, and If they cou
troll bali as many votes as they
pretend to, the democrats will have
walkover in Virginia this ia Il
/ don't know whether Harrison
ever gave Clarkson the order re
ferred TO, but | have it on very
good authority that Clark-on 81
stated to the friends OF an ap
plicsnt who did not have the en-
: dorse ment of Malone.
The starting up of the U. S
mint at Carson, Nevada, after
long period Of idleness is regardes
}, as sign that the administrator
!, is favorably disposed towards tn
silver interests 1t is UNDERSTOOD
that this action has been takel
against the will and over the heat
of Secretary Window who is any
: thing else that silver man.
II Representative S. s. (Sunset
. Cox, who took such an active par
: in getting through the legislatio
d cresting the new north wester
4 states at the last session Of Cor
gress, is going to Dakota to make
speech in honor of lis approachin
}, statehood. He should be given
e rousting reception for without hil
,r the bill which enables Dakota t
= come in as two States this fa
would not have gotten through tn
: House.
le Col. R, P. Hughes, Inspector
= General U. s. A. has been ordere
70 to Savannah, Ga, to Investigate th
! charges recently made in the new:
- papers against Lieut.. Carter, of til
l. Engineer Corps, who is in charg
n, of the harbor improvements at tbs
q, place. The charges are very ugl
If and include downright stealing {
Government money No form.
+ charges have been filed at the Wa
= department, but the newspape
l. charges were such that Gen. Scht
"a field, who is acting Secretary
!. war, decided TO investigate.
" Preaching and practlcing al
II vastly different. In 1865 the DO:
a. office at Cannelton, Ind, was pre-
| sided over by Mrs. De La Hun
"a Postmaster General Villas remove
= her and appointed democrat, ii
y office being fourth class. This re
he N val was made the text sfor
?. powerful" speech delivered b
IL Benz. Harrison, then Sena O
). Since March 4th, last, Mrs. De L
Hunt has oeen an applicant for up
; pointment to her old position an
lie she was somewhat stunned shol
:. time ago to learn that Assistan
,o Postmaster Clarkson has appointe
2 man, backed by Representa-,
. Posey, to the position. The ar
r, pointment raised quite a howl; I'll
% newspapers printed Harrison
It. spec n in 1885 and sneeringly al
TO luded to his action in 1889.
er woke him up and he found an ex
n cuse by saying that he thought II
30 office was in the Presidential elias
" and that he had ordered Mrs. HUI
1T appointed, bat through some hocr
!. pocus Clarkson appointed Posey
1T man. The Commission has nt
e been sent out yet, and the wido
It may after all get it.
Q The latest scheme of "Unc
s Jerry" Rusk to keep before Il
public 10 an announcement that
is engaged upon plan to re-orgal
: ize the department of Agricuitur,
c. "uncle Jerry" may not be a "bis
e. ger" man than Harrison, but whe
/: 1t comes down to advertising thel
: 'no flies on him." When be re
. tires In 1898. 'Cheap John" Wal
namaker, who, 1T is said, pays
}, man $4,000 year to ma age h
y advertising, will probably give hi,
a job.
Mrs. Wannamaker is entertain
. ing Mrs. Harrison and her gran
n children at her Cape May cot
y tage.