The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1891-08-05

IFrom our segular corespondeut. /

Irrom our Regular Correspondent
| WASHINGTON, July 31.--The political
event of the week was the meeting Of the
Republican National executive COM
mittee, which was held here instead Of at
Philadelphia, as at first announced. It
was expected that Senator Quay would re.
sign as chairman Of the two committees,
but the announcement that he had for.
warded his resignation as a member Of
the national committee to the chairman
OF the Pennsylvania state committee was
genuine surprise, and left the executive
committee no choice in the matter; they
were compelled to accept the resignation
OF the chairmanship of the executive
committee, leaving the resignation of the
chairmanship OF the full committee to be
acted upon by that body when it meets in
November to name the time and place for
holding the next national convention.
Another surprise was the resignat!an OF
Gen. W. W. Dudley, as treasurer Of both
committee, which was rendered as soon
as the auditing committee had reported.
Gen. Dudley leaves his post because his
private business needs his attention.
Both designations were accepted with
great reluctance and resolutions were
passed endorsing both of the retiring offic-
ials that any man would be proud of. The
committee elected J. 8. Clarkson
chairman and G. A. Hobart, of New
Jersey, vice-chairman, and instructed the
chairman to appoint treasurer. While
the committee was here one OF Its mem.
bers, j. Sloat Fassett, of New York, was
notified that the president had appointed
him collector of the port of New York,
vice Erhardt resigned. AS this is regard
ed the best federal position in New York,
1t is needless to say that he was warmly
congratulated by his colleagues in the
committee.
Senator Shermans friends do not appear
to worried oyer the fight the Alliance is
making upon him In Ohio. II. @.
Hedges, his former law partner, who is
now here, says: Senator Sherman has
the fight Of his life before him, but | am
satisfied he will win, notwithstanding the
efforts Of the Alliance to make combine
with the Democrats 10 defeat him. As TO
Mckinley and Campbell, Campbell isn't
In the race at all. l feel certain that
Mckinley will get a majority of from
10000 to 10000. We can win on the
tariff issue alone, not to speak of the dis
sentions In the Democratic ranks.
San Dominago has got safely anchored
In the harbor Of reciprocity, a treaty hav-
ing been negotiated between that country
and the United States under the terms
prescribed by the reciprocity clause Of the
Mckinley tariff law. The treaty was ne.
gotiated by Hon. John W. Foster, on the
part Of the United States, and Manuel de
j. Galvan, minister plenipotentiary and
envoy extraordinary, on the part Of San
Domingo. The treaty has been approved
by president Henreaux, Of San Domingo,
and also by the president and Secretary
Blaine and only needs the official procla-
nation Of the president to 90 into effect
September first
Secretary Foster has written letter to
the proprietor Of tin-plate factory, de.
clining to pass upon the hypothetical
question Of whether Welch tin-plate
workers can be brought to this country
under contract without violating the slien
contract law. As the result OF several
conferences between the commissioner Of
immigration and Secretary Foster series
of regulations are 10 be issued by the
treasury department, Intended to cover
this and all other similar questions.
Secretaries Tracy and Proctor are both
at their desks, engaged In settling matters
Of Importance pertaining to their respec-
tive departments. Secretary Tracy ex.
poets TO 90 to Bar Harbor, where he will
spend the rest Of the summer, in few
days Secretary Proctor expects to en-
tertain the president at his Vermont resi-
dence In August,