Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-08-01
Washington Letter.
cprom oul Regular Correspondent /.

Washington, ID. =. July y, 1889.
The President has endeared himself
TO every working republican and proved
himself to be master in the delicate art
of political manipulation by bringing
about harmony between the Malone
and anti Malone republicans of Vir-
ginia, thus changing the coming guber-
material campaign in the state from the
'.forlorn hope it promised to be TO
spirited fight in which the united re-
publicans will have about six out of ten
chances to carry the state. 1t is inter-
esting to note how this was brought
about Some weeks ago, it will be re-
membered, a large delegation of anti
Malone republicans visited the Presi-
dent to ask that their faction of the
party be given recognition in the dis
tributicn of the federal patronage in
the state. OF course. the President told
them that he could not and would not
recognize any party faction in Virginia
vi any OOuCl oluto anu ihCiuOhtti1 no
asked why both factions did not submit
the questions upon which they differed
TO the Republican National committee
and let that body decide them. They
expressed willingness TO do so, and
Gen. Malone showed an equal readi-
ness to have the National Committee
decide the matter In accordance with
this understanding Messrs. Quay, Clark
son, Dudley, Feasendin and Hobart, of
the National Committee, met in this
city to hear both sides. Both parties
presented copies Of call, to be issued
to the republican voters of Virginia, for
the state convention to nominate q
governor and other officers, and both
were represented before the committee
by the leading men in their ranks The
hearing lasted all day and all night.
The committee then conferred with the
| President and it was unanimously de-
cided to throw out both ''callsn and
issue new one substantially that pre-
scented by Malone. The decision was
accepted by both sides and they re-
turned home determined to carry the
state for the convention. Immediately
following the decision, the President
appointed Col. j. ID. Brady, who has
/ been the leader of the anti-Mahonites,
Collector of Internal Revenue for the
fourth (Richmondl district, and p. Ii.
Mccall, q red hot Malone man, Col
lector for the sixth district. 1t is gen.
orally recognized by both parties that
the party is now really united in the
Old Dominion. If the same condition
of affairs had existed last November,
the vote OF the state would have been
cast for Harrison and Morton.
The President, Mrs. Harrison and
Private Secretary Holford left Washing
ton for Deer Park Saturday afternoon.
The Presidents vacation programme,
subject. of course, to change, is as fol
lows: He will remain at Deer Park two
weeks and then return 10 this city for
several days, after which he will go to
Bar Harbor TO spend two weeks with
Secretary Blaine. He will then return
to Washington for few days before
going to Deer Park to remain until
about the first of October.
M. NJ. Hurley, formerly postmaster
at New Albany, Indiana, was appointed
Third Auditor of the Treasury. All of
the accounting officers of that depart
ment are now republicans.
A small batch of consular appoint
ments were made on Saturday and it
was stated that no more would be made
until Secretary Blaine's return in the
fall.
Majot Pruden, the Presidents execu-
tive clerk, has presented Mrs. Mckee
a certificate of the baptism of her infant
daughter which took place in the White
House June l. II is marvel of PEN
manship, being executed by hand in
red black and gold 1t bears the sig
nature of John Witherspoore Scott
Mrs. Harrison's father) the officiating
clergyman, and of the following as
witnesses: Benjamin Harrison, Secre-
tary Blaine, Window, Noble and Tracy,
Postmaster General Wanamaker At.
torney General Miller and Private Sec
rotary Holford. In years to come that
certificate will he a valuable document.
Secretary Noble has sustained de-
cision of the late Land Commissioner
Sparks that eight years must elapse
from the planting of trees on the public
lands to entitle an enjoyment to a
| patent under the timber culture law.
The need of a residence for the
President and his family separate from
the public offices in the White House is
again being discussed. 1t grows more
pressing each year as the growth Of
! public business makes greater encroach-
ments upon the private portions of the
White House. Congress could not do
a more popular thing than to provide
for the building of suitable residence
for the President, something in keep
ing with the wealth and grandeur of the
country.
The State department has received a
letter from Ex-Congressman Horr de-
clining the Consulship at Valparaiso o,
Chill, to which he was recently APP
pointed.
Government officials are looking
anxiously towards Hayti. as interesting
international complications are likely
to arise there at any time.
The British Minister has gone to
England to bring his family to Wash
ington.
Sufferers from indigestion, loss of
appetite, liver and kidney complaints,
rheumatism or neuralgia. would do
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