Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-03-28
Washington Letter.
IFr0m Our Regular Core spondent.l
Wh;unrAnn March 10 1896

Washington, March Is, 1889.
The President is moving very delib-
efately in making appointments This
is very irritating 10 the Office seekers,
particularly those piling up bills at
present at the Washington hotels. But
owing to the general excellence Of the
appointments so far made, the people
seem disposed to think that Gen. Harri
son should be allowed to take his own
time in selecting the men that will make
or mar his administration
The total number of appointments to
date exclusive of the Cabinet, is less
than fifty, divided among nineteen
States and Territories, as follows New
York-G. A. Bachelor, Assistant Sec
rotary of the Treasury; Eugene Schuy-
Ter, Assistant Secretary of State; Cyrus
Busy, Assistant Secretary of the In
terror, and six postmasters. Iowa.
S. Clarkson, First Assistant Postmaster
General; j. A. Kasson, Commissioner
to the Samoan Conference at Berlin, and
one postmaster. Michigan Ex-Sena-
tor Palmer, Minister to Spain, and one
postmaster. Illineis-G. Tichenor.
Assistant Secretary OF the Treasury,
and j. A. Euander, Minister to Den
mark. Indiana Ex-Gov. A. G. Porter,
Minister TO Italy; S. N. Chambers, L.
5. Attorney; w. l.. Dunlop, u s. Mar
shall, and w. Wallace, (brother Of Gen.
Lew Wallace) postmaster at Indianap-
oils in place of the notorious Aquilla
Jones. California;. +. Swift, Minis
lister to Japan. Massachusetts, d.
Wash5urn, Minister to Switzerland,
and one postmaster. Maine Walker
Blaine, (son of James G. Solicitor for
the State Department, and three post
masters. North Carolina-J G. Perry,
Assistant Surgeon General Marine
Hospital Service Rhode Island-K
Gardner, U. 5. Attorney. New Jersey
w. w. Phelps, Commissioner 10 the
Samoan Conference at Berlin Mime
sota-two postmasters Ohio and
Pennsylvania-on one postmaster each.
Delaware gets the only Democrat Jet
appointed to office under the present
administration, in the person of G, II.
Bates, Commissioner TO the Samoan
~ naly n n
Mellette, Governor; l.. Is. Richardson,
Secretary and three postmasters Wash
ington Terriiory-C. II. Hanford,
Chief Justices Montana &c. w Irwin,
U. s. Marshal; J. Sullivan. Collector OF
Customs for Montana and Idaho and
one postmaster. Arizona--L. Wolhey,
Governor. A noticeable feature about
the Territorial appointments is that
they are all citizens OF the Territories
where they are to hold Office.
Senator Chase, of Rhode Island, has
forwarded his resignation to the Gov
ernor of that State. As the Senator
only began his second term on
the fourth of this month. this
action created considerable surprise
among those who were not in the secret
1t was no surprise, however to Mr.
Chase's friends. who knew that he
would never have been candidate this
last time except that it was considered
necessary by the party leaders in his
State. Mr.. Chase has never been salts
fled in The Senate, having been All his
life engaged in active business lie has
made good Senator and his resigna
ton is generally regretted.
Postmaster General Wsnamaker goes
over to Philadelphia every Saturday
evening, in order to be on hand Sunday
morning to teach his bible class This
bible class was organized by Mr.. Wan
namaker some years ago and numbers
$50 young men.
Some Ananas OF the press has been
sending out a ridiculous story in which
he makes the President snub Col W.
W. Dudley No denial is necessary,
but in answer to questions Col Dudley
and Private Secretary Halford say that
the story is without the slightest foun-
dalton.
1t is stated here that Russell Harri-
son son of the President is candidate
for the United States Senate from the
new State OF Montana
1t is fortunate for the working repub-
licaus throughout the country, that j.
S. Clarkson was finally pursuaded TO
accept the position OF First Assistant
Postmaster General From political
standpoint, it is about the most impor-
tant position under the Government,
about 10000 fourth class postmasters
being appointed by him. No man in
the country is better fitted TO undertake
this work than Mr.. Clarkson; he is
thoroughly familiar with the men who
did the real work in the campaigns Of
1884 and 1888, and what is more i'm
portant. he will see to it that the drones
do not capture the honors and rewards
due the "hustlers.
A very interesting ceremony took
place at the White House 1t was the
formal presentation OF the Diplomatic
Corps to the President and Mrs. Harri-
SON All the diplomats were in the
full court dress of their respective
countries, and the whole formed
spectacle that for briliance is seldom
excelled in this country. The presenta-
tons We're made by Mr. Blaine.
The President spends his Sundays
here pretty much as he did at his home
in Indianapolis. lie allows no mail to
be opened on that day and sees no one.
except possibly friend He always
/ attends church in the morning and
gives the remainder of the day to rest.
SERVED HIM RIGHT.
Boston Courier lis it true. Ange-
lima, said 4 Young lady addressing an