The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-02-27
WASHINGTON LETTER.
HARRISON DELUDING HIMSELF WITH
THE BELIEF HE WILL BE NoMI-
MATED IN 1892.
The Full List of the New Democratic
Congressional Campaign
Committee.
From our regular correspondent.

| IlaTTlSOu HIS allowed himself TO
be beguiled by the soft speaking Office
seekers into believing that he might
again be the candidate of his party in
1892. This is daily becoming more
apparent and accounts for many seem
ingly queer appointments. His idea
is to appoint only Harrison men, and
to carry it out he has already offended
nearly every leading man in his party.
1t is only a few days since he refused
t. appoint relative Postmaster of a
Pennsylvania town, Notwithstanding
the fact that Mr.. Blaine had person
ally asked that the appointment be
made. This bit of wild lunacy, for it
can be called nothing else, on the part
Of Mr.. Harrison, furnishes lots of fun
for the politicians here. McGinty
has more show of being nominated by
the Republicans in 1892 than Mr..
Harrison has.
The Democratic Congressional Cam
paign Committee is now fully organ
lied for business and in a few days
headquarters will be opened in this
city and the machinery started in mo
ton to capture the next House of
Representatives. The following list
of members of that Committee was
obtained by your correspondent from
the Chairman. 1t is absolutely cor
rect and is the first one given to the
press: Roswell P. Flower of New
York, Chairman; Z. o. Towles of Mis-
souri,, Secretary; j. l.. Norris of Wash
ington, ID. c., Treasurer. Members:
Oates of Alabama, McRea of Arkansas,
Clunie of California. Grant of Colo
RADIO, Wilcox of Connecticut, Penning-
ton of Delaware, Davidson of Florida,
Carlton of Georgia, Wilke of Illinois,
Mcclellan of Indiana, Hayes of Iowa,
McCreary of Kentucky, Blan-
chard of Louisi ana, Putnam of
Maine, Compton of Maryland, An
drew of Massachusetts, Whiting of
Michigan, Hit OF Minnesota, Hooker
of Mississippi, Bland of Missouri,
Hauser of Montana, McShane of Ne
braska, Cassidy of Nevada, Mckinney
of New Haven, Fowler of New Jer-
sey, Bum of North Carolina, Yoder
of Ohio, Maish of Pennsylvania, La
pam of Rhode Island, Dibblp of South
Carolina, Mcmillan Of Tenn, Bilgore
of Texas, Smalley of Vermont, Ven
able of Virginia, Voorhees, of Washing
ton, Wilson of West Virginia, Barwig
of Wisconsin, M. A. Smith of Arizona,
Stevenson of Idaho, Joseph of New
Mexico, and Caine OF Utah. No mem
Der Of the Committee has yet been
selected for either of the Dakotas or
for Oregon. The Senatorial members
of the Committee are German, Chair
man; Mcpherson, Blackburn, Cock
rill, and Jones of Arkansas.
If the Senate Committee on Privi-
leges and Elections decide the Mon
tana cases, which were heard Satur-
day on the law and evidence the
Democrats will soon have two more
Senators. At any rate it is hardly
possible in view of the poor showing
made by the Republican contestants
that the majority will have the eff
frontery to report in favor of seating
them. The report will be made this
week.
Politics are to be shelved this week
in the House, and the Worlds Fair
question disposed of. The committee
has reported two bills, one for holding
the fair at New York, Chicago or st.
Louis, and the other at Washington.
Tomorrow discussion is to begin, and
if possible the final vote is to be taken
Friday or Saturday. The fight will be
short but decidedly interesting, as all
of the cities have lots of friends on
the ground whooping things up.
The Blair Educational bill is the
football of the Senate. 1t was kicked
aside last week to pass the bill estab-
fishing u Territorial Government in
Oklahoma, but will bob up serenely
this week as unfinished business. A
vote may be reached on it this week,
but it is somewhat doubtful.
Mr.. Harrison will have IA somewhat
delicate duty to perform if II bill which
has passed the Senate shall get
through the House. 1t appropriatcs
$500 to pay legal fees to the firm of
Porter, Harrison & Fishback, a firm
vi WHICH MI. I1dTllSOu WIS IL lllcIllDGI.
The question is, will he sign bill APP
propriating money for his own benefit,
or will he let it become law without
signing itY It's dollars to brass but
tons that he don't veto it.
The Republicans are not having
smooth sailing in the preparation of a
new Tariff Bill. They started out
with the intention of reporting the
Bill to the House by February | now
they say they hope to have it ready
by March |. The whole truth of the
matter is the Tariff Reform idea is
spreading so rapidly it is getting
among the Republicans, and unless
the Ways and Means Committee re-
port very different bill from what
Chairman Mckinley started out To
make it will never be passed by the
House. The new rules are pretty far
reaching, but they cannot accomplish
everything rs will be discovered before
this session ends.
The Regular Annual Convention OF
the Woman'5 Rights People opens
here tomorrow.