San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-01-15
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
Another Texas Congressman Dis
Matter at Wash
ington and Senatorial
Forecasts.

" " SOC"'
Daily LIGHT.
1t is an open secret here that the
United States Attorney for the West
ern District of Texas will resign on
the 4th of March or shortly after, as
he feels the time is out of joint.
Friends of the incoming adminlstra-
tration here feel that it will be strict
Justice to make clean sweep of office
holders south, as they are all in full
sympathy with the political methods
there. After the 4th of March blank
designations can be had from the heads
of the various departments-loyalty
will command premium.
Several months before the election
some republican employees here
filed applications to go home to
vote, fearing delay in their issuance,
which was well grounded, as some
were not acted on even then. Every
obstacle was thrown in the way to
cause them to lose their votes. 1t is
almost incredible that such contempt
ible means were used.
In Gen. Grosvenor's district in Ohio,
so great was the official pressure of
the democratic thumbscrew, that but
one republican employer went home
to vote. 80 -. ...-.. ; ,.;-:5-,
A democratic clerk recently at a
table on G street, strained his mind
by declaring the republican party
has no brainy men in it, A demo-
cratic chief of a department told him
he deserved to be drowned in noodle
soup.
The house of representatives is a
regular refrigerator for ardent junior
members. One of them, whose dis
trict includes Galveston county, not
many moons ago, lamented the snub-
bling he has received, by saying there
was no chance for an advance TO a
front place, however, great the capaci-
ty, until he had proved it by an arbi-
trary amount of years in the harness.
The fact is he eXpec ted to turn hand
spring into the orchestra circle, and
had to content himself with seat in
the gallery. Another grievance was
he had pet measure, tried to catch
the speakers eye, who persistently
fused to cast it his way.
The Washington press, editOrially
speaking of the organized hunting
down and butchery of negroes in
Kemper county, says the result of in
vestigations, as printed in such jour-
nails as the Chicago News, Atlanta
Constitution, and New Orleans Times
Democrat, throw the blame of the kill
ing of the white men who
assaulted Maury's house. entirely
on the assaulting party. That 1.-THE
whole affair is a disgrace to the ma
ton. The state of Mississippi passed
beyond the reach of disgrace long ago.
She is anchored in the dark domain
of irremediable infamyn Don't let
this get to the Brennan Banner until
the mllitia's called out, or its editors
head is put in pounded ice.
1t is evident that Major Mckinley
er. A republican member said today
his side as a champion in debate, he
votes, which his Buckeye opponent
rows, of Michigan, is a prob
ability, if dead lock occurs
between Mckinley and Reed, which
is hardly within the limits of
possibility. Cannon, of Illinois. is
clearly dropping to the rear. While
he is able, he does not possess that
udDl IudI vi illty UIldG Is u66lleu aDSO-
lutely essential to a presiding officer.
Mr.. Reeds jolly, impatient of re-
straint nature, also tells against him
for the same reason urged as an objec-
ton to Cannon.
Senator VIM. +. Chambers term eX-
pires on the Sd of March, and as the
| legislature of New Hampshire does
not meet until next June, the COVER
nor will fill the vacancy by appoint
ment until that time, and the best in
formed men from that state here say
Mr.. Chandler will not be selected by
him. When the Legislature meets
Senator Chandler and the Hon.
Jacob Gallinger, member of the
house, will be his opponent. Mr.. Gal
linger has the confidence of General
Harrison, to whom he gave early and
ardent support in the Chicago conven-
ton. Recently he paid visit to the
president elect, at his request by let
ter, and it is no violent presumption
to rank him among those possessing
his esteem in no slight degree.
F. D. J.
1t is now said that the stockholders
in the new base ball association will
| have represen tative at Austin to-