The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-10-10

publican Sheriff might come in handy
From tie South Je%rSeyman.
washington Letter.
fFrom ourreguIar correspondent.)
WASHINGTON. d. c., Oct. 6, 1890.
Mr.. Harrison proposes to cover con
siderable ground this week, and if he puts
in a few political licks ia his own behalf
he W i'll be only following the examples of
a long line of illustrious predecessors. He
left here to day on a special train, his first
objective point being Galesburg, Illinois,
where his old brigade are to hold a reunion
on Wednesday. lie goes from there to the
day, the day of his visit, is to be soldiers
day" Friday nc goes to the veterans
celebration at Topeka, Kansas, stopping
that night with his brother, who lives at
Kansas City. Saturday lie is to enjoy the
hospitabilities of the mysterious Yelled
Prophet at St. Louis. afterwards going to
his old home at Indianapolis, where he
will spend Sunday. leaving for Washing
ton early Monday morning.
congressman are rare individuals in
Washington just no. even those who have
failed of a denomination have gone, though
they were not in as big a hurry to get away
as those who had been, or who expected
to be r~enominated. One of the last to go
was Representative Kennedy, of Ohio, who
remained until he had had printed 80, 900
copies of his speech, attacking Senator
Quay, which was by order of the House.
.expunged from the Record. When asked
what he proposed doing with them, he re-
piled, with a puzzling smile: 81 shall place
them where they will do the most good" l
don't know where that is, but as he has
already been defeated for denomination it
can hardly be in his own district.
A gentleman known to enjoy the con-
fidenoe of Mr.. Harrison was asked whether
Mr.. Harrison would be a candidate before
the next Republican National Convention.
| After exacting a promise that his name
would not he used he said: ''Yes, | think
lie will be, although | rave never heard him
say so in so many words. Blu ever since
the foundation of the Government it has
been customary for the party which elects
a President to give him a second renomina-
| ton unless he had done something to for
felt the confidence of his party, and it has
grown into a custom for Presidents to ex-
pect it-Mr. Hayes was the first Republic
1 -. H.. F..Ial - - - I,,t &c a,,.
every one knows why. | confess that
don't see how the Republican party can
| refuse To renominate Gen. Harrison, and
should they do so it would be a reflection
upon his administration that would not be
creditable to the party That is certain
ly a common sense way of putting it, and
if Mr. Harrison is not a candidate before
| the convention it will be because he be-
comes convinced that he could not possib-
ly he nominated. That heis not yet convinc-
ed is patent to every close observer Of the
political chess board.
The Railway Mail Service is 10 be
! congratulated. Capt. James E. White, Of
Illinois, one of the two division su%perinten-
dents, who remained in office throughout
the Democratic administration, has become
It's Superintendent, succeeding }. Lowrie
| Bell, who has become Second Assistant
PostmasterGeneral Twenty years practical
experience in the service has given Capt.
White qualifications foI the difficult and
exacting position possessed by few other
men. Merit exclusively should govern all
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