The Forrest City times., 1891-01-03
UIk NATIONAL LEI fEK.
WASHINGTON. December ee

WASHINGTON. December g, 1888
 Mir. Harrison is no longer couuniug him. self to secretly manipulating the wires that are being laid to secure him a renomnation in lsG. He is now openly candidate, and no republican of any prominence who visits him leaves the White House without being made aware of that fact, and he is losing no opportunity of making deals to secure dele gates to the next republican national conven. tion. Ex-Senator Bruce, to whom he gave the second hest local office in the District of Columbia; Representative Lynch, whom he made one of the auditors of the treasury, and a negro named Europe, who holds posiA tion in the pos toflice department, are relied upon to control the negro delegates from the south, and his own state has, he thinks. been made solid for him by his making friends
 with Treasurer Huston, who some time ago rendered his resignation in a hun because he
 thought himself and wife had not been treat ed with sufficient consideration by Mir and
 Mrs. Harrison. Secretary Rusk, who has
 within week taken occasion to publicly an
 nouncc not only that he W as not candidate,
 but his support of Mir. Harrison, is confident
 that he can secure a solid delegation from his
 state; and the other members of the cabinet
 are all working to do the same thing in their
 respective states. This has been made much
 easier by the fact that the result of the
 cent election. together with the attitude of
 the republican leaders in congress on the
 force Dill and other matters to which hs is
 opposed has removed all desire on the part of
 Mir Blaine for the nomination. He doesn't
 believe that therc is hardly possibility that
 any republican can be elected, therefore he
 will interpose no objection to Mir. Harrison's pcluk NlHultditu DF Il fenOntnAtlDn.
 Senator Stockbrigc of Michigan. feels aoout hundred per cent. larger than he did
 week ago He is credited with having had Judge Brown of his state nominated to the vacancy on the bench of the supreme court in the face of the active opposition of his
 senatorial colleagues, General Alger and Secretary Blaine, all of whom supported another Michigan candidate.
 Oid man Christmas Knocked the republican leaders m the senate out in the first round. Mir. Hoar refused to even entertain The idea Ot DdSSIng the usual rSsOlutOn "A holiday recess, and stated that the senate would be in session every day until the force bill WAS passed. but he reckoned without counting the
 strong home attractions of majority of the senators of his party. Ky Christmas eve tho
 senate was short of n quorum, and adjourned 10 saturday. On saturday the number of senators had dwindled to cight cen and after ahve-ninute session. devoted 10 prayer by tne chaplain. all adjournment was taken un- III to-day. To day therc is not a quorum present. but an effort will be made by tho republicans to continue the debate on the electloh Dill until quorum gets here. It will nardiy succeed, though as it will be opposed hv the democrats, who will insist that noth- ing De done without quorum. The house is doing nothing for the same reason, and it looks as though things would remain in the same condition for the rest of this week
 Attorney-General Miller has made his con- tribution to the Harrison boom, In the shape or an opinion which. if it holds good W ill enable MT. Harrison t1 turn the Worlds Fair into mammoth Harrison machine. by ap pointing au army of political heeleis to do Imaginary work towards preparing for the exposition, while their real work will be tor 1 MT, Harrison and the republican party. Inc ntsilycr-republicana who are all in | faNor of the force bill do not derive much
 satisfaction from the expected arrival of two more votes for that measure in the persons l or the new Idaho senators, because both Df 1 those senators are understood tO be epthusi- astic friends of free silver cO}aage, These autl-silNer republicans arc opposed tO any 1 nnancial legislation Of any kind at this ses- sion, and they only agreed to the financial ! bllI recently reported for the purpose of l 4uieting1the silver men in their party. and | fully intending to prevent a vote ever being taken upon it. The silver men have at last had their eyes opened, and they are threaten ing to make the fur fly as soon as the holiday absentees arc back.
 Commissioner Rsum has been compelled by secretary Noble to write letter in favor of the hill now pending to reduce the attorney k ice Tor obtaining an increase n pension to
 V The attorney s lobby still boldly and conn- ! dcntly announce their ability to defeat the l