Richmond planet., 1889-07-27
FROM WASHINGTON.
The COmprOmise-HOw the President
will Spend the Summer.


From our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, D. C. July % '89.
The President has endeared him.
self TO every working republican
and proved himself to be a master
in the delicate art of political mani.
pnlation by bringing about harmo-
ny between the Malone and anti
Malone republicans of Virginia
thus changing the coming guberna-
torial campaign in the state from
the "forlorn bcpen it promised to
be to spirited fight in which the
united republicans will have about
six out of ten chances TO carry the
state. 1t is interesting to note how
this was brought about. Some
weeks ago. it will be remembered
large delegation of antirMahone
republicans visited the President to
ask that their faction of the party
be given recognition in the distribu
ton of the federal patronage in the
State. Ofcourse the President told
them that he could not and would
not recognize any party faction in
Virginia or any other state and in
cidentally he asked why both fac
tiops did not submit the questions
upon which they deferred TO the
Republican, National committee
and let that body decide them.
They expressed willingness to do
SO, and Gen. Malone showed an
equal readiness to have the Nation
al Committee decide the matter. In
accordance with this understand
ing Messrs. Quay, Clarkson, Dudley
Feasendin and Hobart of the MAJ
tiOnal Committee met in this city
to hear both sides. Both parties
presented copies of a call, to be is.
sued to the republican voters of Vir
ginia, for a state convention TO nom
mate 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 commit
tee then conferred with the Presi
dent and it was. unanimously decid
ed to throw out both "calls" and is
sue q new one-substantially that
presented by Malone. The decis
sion was accepted by both sides
and they returned home determined
to carry the state for the no minee
OF the Convention. Immediately
following the decision the Presl
dent appointed Col. j. d. Brady,
who has been the leader OF the anti
Mahoneites, Collector of internal
revenue for the Fourth (Richmond)
District, and p. H. McCull, a red
hot Malone man, Collector for he
Sixth district, 1t is generally rec
ognized by both parties that the
party is now really united in the
Old Dominion. If the same condi
ton of affairs had existed last Nov.
the vote of the state would have
been cast for Harrison and Morton.
The President, Mrs. Harrison
and private Secretary HalfOrd left
Washington for Deer Park Satur
day afternoon. The Presidents
vacation programme, subject of
course to change, is as follows: He
will remain at Deer Park two weeks
and then return to this city for sew
eral 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 POstmas
ter at New Albany, Indiana has
been appointed Third Auditor of
the Treasury. All of the account
ing officers of that department are
now republicans.
A small batch of consular ap-
pointments were made on Saturday
and it was stated that no more
would be made until Secretary
Blaine's return in the fall.
Major Pruden, the Presidents
executive clerk, has presented Mrs.
Mckee certificate of the Baptism
of her infant daughter which took
place in the " hite House June l.,
1t is a marvel of penmanship, being
executed by hand in red, black and
gold. 1t bears the signature of
John Witherspoore Scott (Mrs Har
rison's father) the officiating clergy
man. and of the TU1rUw1=ass all
nesses Benjamin Harrison, Secre
tarv Blaine, Window, Noble and
Tracy, Postmaster General Wana
maker. Attorney General Miller
and private Sec Halford. In the
wears 10 come that certificate will
| he a valuable document
Secretary Noble has sustained
decision of the late Land Commls
sioner Sparks that eight years must
elapse from the planting OF trees Oh
the public lands to entitle an entry
ment to patent under the timber
culture law.
The need of residence for the
President and his family seperate
from the public offices ID the W hltt
House is again being discussed. l.
grows more pressing each year al
the growth of public busines
7 makes greater encroachments upol
, the private portions of the Whit