Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-07-11
WA SIZING TON LETTER.
From our regular correspondent.

a political sensation at this season
Of the year unless Congress happens
to be in session, but a sensation of
the first magnitude was sprung here
last week by the announcement that
Representatives Mills and Bynum
had determined TO withdraw az
candidates for the Speakership of
the House and to throw their
strength as far as possible to Repre-
sentative Holman, Of Indiana, who
had not up to this time even been
considered ~ candidate. And
that isn't all. 1t is stated that Mr..
Mills il to head an open revolt
against Cleveland as a Presidential
candidate, aud that he has assur-
ances Of assistance from a number
of Southern and Western democrats
who favor the nomination of ex-
Representative ("Horizontal Bill")
Morrison, at present one % the
Interstate Commerce. ommi ssloners,
or some other Western man.
The cause of this action on the
part of Mr.. Mills is, his friends aay,
the base ingratitude of Cleveland,
whose assistance Mr.. Mills had
every reason to- expect in his
cam paign for Speaker, in letting it
be understood that his first choice
for Speaker was McMillin, of Ten
nessee, and his second Crisp, of
Georgia, thus ignoring the candi-
dacy of Mr. Mills entirely, aud
practically knocking the bottom out
Of his canvas. That was more than
the hotheaded son of Texas could
stand and he determined to have
revenge. There are quite a namber
Of Southern democrats Of promi-
hence who would gladly see the
Speakershlp go to some other sec
ton than the South, because they
want the South represented on the
National ticket next year, and they
know that they cannot have both.
Just when Mes-rs. Mills and Byuum
will formally withdraw from the
! Speakership canvas seems not yet
definitely determined upon, but if
the program Is to b" carried out as
their friends have announced it will
be within thirty days.
The Weather bureau passed under
control Of the Agricultural depart
meut on Wednesday of last week
aud everything appears to be work
ing smoothly. Secretary Risk
proposes to greatly enlarge the use
fulness Of the bureau To the
agrioulturists of the country, aud
in this he will be ably seconded by
Prof. Mark w. Harrington, late of
the University of Michigan, the
newly appointed chief of the bureau.
Ex.Representative Simonds, of
I Connecticut has been appointed
Commissioner of Patents to succeed
Hon. Charles +, Mitchell, of the
same State, whose resignation has
been in Secretary Mobiles hands foi
some time. Mr.. Simonds made a
good record in the last Congress
and those who know him predict
that he will make an excellent Com
missioner
The Executive committee of the
/ knights Of Labor have been here
aud gentlemen representing the
committee has had several con
ierences with Secretary Foster re-
latiye to the men who were dis
charged from the Bureau OF
Engraving and Printing, and just
as it was apparently about to be
settled in manner satisfactory to
both sides a committee from the
Federation of Labor filed protest
with Secretary Foster against the
employment of the discharged men
until after all other applicants for
work has been provided for. This
has resulted in temporarily hanging
up the whole matter
The President has left here for
Cape May Point where his family
is lie will remain away for some
weeks, but it will only be vacation
lin name as his private Secretary
/ Will taks the clerical force of the