Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1890-08-25

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house. & suppose tlis sorL oI tlins
alluses tae Judge. sld as g does not
go anY harm o. ans one else e Is "a >
factory al r0nud. But all the same
I 10 n0t think that the Judge wonder
FOL pred cI0us viii b5 fulhlLed- The
Repaal can politicians here teel very
l0pefIl a. o. lhe result 81 the election
ana they say tnat the next house VIII
have as fully ss maay Republicans
fFom Michigan a. there are ia the pres
ent Congress.
Indiana s attracting good deal or
attention from the politicians as on the
resuit there this fall vii iu a great
measure be- based calculations as 90 the
next Presidential nominee. IL the
state gcss Republican and Congres-
s0nal Eans are made lJ VIII make 1ar-
risOn very strong candidate Tor the
nOmnauOu as 10 val b. conclusive eyl-
deuce that ne - endorsed by ms own
State. and Indiana being doubtful
state rs success Is necessary 20 the
I Republicans. On the other hand
should the State 90 Democratic II Will
be- a blow for the President and his
friends. and may be sufficient 10 cause
him 20 lose the nomination. The Re
publiCaus feel very confident OF being
able 20 carry the State, and ! am told
that they are greal deal better orga-
ulZed tnau are their opponents, who
seem to he doing nothing hat abuse the
I President. III the legislature IS kepuO-
/ Ican, and the chances seem TO be IN
/ favor OF that happening, Republican
/ viii be sent 20 the senate To succeed
/ Mr. voorhees,, who IS a candidate Tor
reelection.
Harry smith, of Kalamazoo, the
hard working journal cierk or the
House, who Is the right hand man of
/ the Speaker on all questions relating 10
parliamentary law and the business of
I the House, IS very busy these days re-
vsing the proofs OF work
which ne has prepared at the
request of the japanese Govern
ment ON parliamentary law and the
rules and practices. Ii is the intention
of the Japanese 10 practically adopt
our parliamentary rules, and high
/ officer of the Government was sent over
here To study our system. Mr.. Smith
gave tins gentleman a good deal of
/ valuable advice, but he found that it
was impossible for hm 10 make Il re-
port on the subject unless he had all
the information at his command and
could explain the matter thoroughly.
| Accordingly he made an arrangement
witn Mr.. Smith to get MIN up such Il
work, and the final proof sheets are
now coming from the press. Ii is, of
course. y good deal OF compliment to
Mr.. smith that he should have been Sc
| Iected for this work, but he IS such =
thorough master of the subject that no
better man could have been selected.
-
was told n story this week which
| shows how punchlOus the President IS
/ 20 avoid even indirectly using his hlgh
/ Office for his pecunary advantage. |
/ can vOuch for the correctness or the
/ story as my informant has peculiar
! avenues OF information.
Shortly after the fact came out that
the President had purchased the
/ Cape May cottage from the wOuld-be
/ donors for the sum of $4,000 ne re-
ceived letter from a reputable firm of
| phlladelphia attorneys offering him
/ $4,000 cash for the property. The
letter stated that the otTer was made
/ on behalf of q wealthy client of the
firm, Republican, who felt that per-
! maps The President had been in a meas
ure forced into buying a house which
| he did no. really want, and il such was
the case ne the CLIENT would be glad
70 buy the place at the sum named.
I Now here was an opportunity for the
/ President to make =. 900 IN the easiest
manner imaginable and it would have
been perfectly legitimate for hun to Go
SO. But he felt that the offer would
Z not have been made 10 him if he had
. been plain Benjamin Harrison and not
/ President OF the United states, and IS
he did not think II was right for hlm to
( gain any such advantage by virtue of
the Office which he held, ne declined
| tie o8er. A. VI. L.