The Washington critic., 1890-01-29

On thD Utlcr ldnu, CONGRESSMAN Bel
knap demands the selection of Colonel
Pierce on the ground that he is the rep.
rCscnatiyo of the district md Is en-
titled to the appointment, and he is
strongly backed by y. A. Blodgctl
and Other representative Republicans.
Hon NJ u, Church, who arrived at
The Nulmandic last evening from
Grand Rapids while not politician,
says that he will devote some time aud
what influence he h9s at his command
10 secure the selection of Colonel
Pierce lie feels that there is no other
alternative but TO indorso Congressman
Bulknap's candidate; otherwise there
will be no prospect of harmony in the
district The Young Mems Ropubli
can Club of Grand Rapids have a com
mittee now on the way to Washington
who will indorsc Mr., Clark aud dc
vclop some new features not hereto.
fore presented.
Hon, Martin NIoginnis, who claims
to be enator elect from Montana, is
here, and last night complained that
everybody called him 'McGinty," add
ing that he was sure to go down in the
I NbnAGSl IOI uuu1lSsiOu, MNHlUnlS UISI
| became famous at the ST. Louis cou.
/ vontion. which renominated Cleveland.
/ When he got up TO speak Chairman
/ White said: State your name and
/ name your state "Maginnis of Mon
tana," was the answer, which was
taken up by the convention, and he
was frequently called up for remarks.
George H. Hopkins of Detroit, chair
man Of the Michigan Republican Com
mittec, is at the Arlington. He has
/ just been appointed Collector OF Gus
| toms at Detroit, and is here TO get in.
structions and file his bond He is vet
young man and bachelor who was
Governor Baglcy's private secretary
| aud now manages the Baglcy Tobacco
/ Company. He was private soldier in
| tho war and is now adjutant- general of
the National c. A. X, organization of
which General Alger is commander-in-
chief. Hopkins has always been de
voted to the political fortunes of Alger,
and was unhappy at the result of the
Chicago Convention. Nor was he or
| Alger pleased with Harrison's dispense
tion OF Michigan offices, as Algcr was
never recognized nor his few requests
| granted The appointment of Hop
kins, however, has made peace
With General Hopkins Is Harry D.
! Tillman of Detroit, who is secretary of
the State committee aud who will also
be provided for by tho Administration
/ few months ago he was making some
| very caustic remarks about Harrison
| but now he has changed his song aud
| thinks Harrison will do we'll enough
with more practice. Tilman is well
known in Washington. He was clerk
of tie House Committee on District of
/ Columbia while his father-in law, Gen
! .tral Williams, was chairman.
Richard Guenther, the cx Congress
man from Oshkosh, is at the Ebbitt.
He is typical German, and looks it..
Since his appointment as Consul Gen.
eral TO Mexico he is cultivating the ac-
| Guaintauce of the Pan American peo-
lie, and yesterday bought $12 Spanish
| dictionary.
General Alger will return to Wash
ingion next week and remain some time.
| He will be entertained during mis- STAY
by Senator Mcmillan. The two daugh-
ters of General Alger are here for the
season and are being chaperoned by
Mrs. Logan and Mrs. j. S. Clarkson.
Congressman j. Logan Chapman of
Detroit is living at Godfrey's Hotel this
winter He is a short and very bald
man, who has Indian blood in his veins.
He is Democrat and quite popular in
Michigan. However. the Detroit Re.
publicans declare that they will this
year elect Hubbard Baker, who was de-
feated in 1888. Ex. Congressman May
bury, who was tricked out of renomi-
nation by Don M. Dickinson's s shrewd.
ness, will probably be a candidate again
on the Democratic side. He is hand
some bachelor and one of the best law.
yers in the State.
Henry Clay Evans, who represents
the Chattanooga (Tenn.) district, is O
Northern man by birth, but went South
TO shoot rebels. He concluded to stay,
and was for time clerk to Quarter
master Garlic, whose widow is now al
the Ebbitt. Congressman Evans is q
tall, handsome man, who is very indus
triouS. and he has made fortune in
| Tennessee investments.
Mrs. General Mulligan of Chicago is
at the Ebbitt with her daughter. She
is now the pension agent at Chicago
and wants to be retained, as she took nc
political part in the Presidential elec.
tion.
G. III. Parshall of Detroit, manu-,
facturer and inventor. is at the Ebbitt
and has some business with the Patent
Office in which he is greatly interested
Matt. Reynolds, well known st.
Louis lawyer, is here representing a
tribe of Indians who are asking favors
of the Indian Commission. He is one
of the popular lawyers Of his city and
State and was originally from Pike
County.
Colonel Blodgett, general counsel fol
the Wabash Railway Company. with
headquarters at st. Louis, is here tell
ing the Supreme Court some things
about railway law, with which he is
very familiar.
Congressman Edward Scull of thu
Somerset. Pa. district is always found
in the Ebbitt after dinner. He is rec