The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-06-05
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent.

WASHINGTON, d. c. June rst. 1891.
There is considerable indignation
expressed by democrats here over a
publication in New York paper in
timating that the National Association
of Democratic Clubs was using its ma
chinery to boom Senator German for
the Presidential nomination. The
principal aim Of this magnificent Or
ganization, which is bound to play a
very important part in the next cam
paign, has been, from its organization,
to work for the cause of democracy,
but under no circumstances to take
any part in the making or unmaking
Of Presidential candidates. 1t was
because of this aim that when the as
sociation appointed its corresponding
agents, one or more of which it has in
every county in the United States, it
decided not to select the men, but to
request the democratic State commit
tees to make the selections. Now it
requires no argument to convince any
one that if this association proposed
using its vast influence for any one
man it would have made its own Sc
lection of corresponding agents in Or
der to be certain of having friends Of
its man. By getting the State COM
mittees to do it all chance of favori-
tism was done away with, as it is well
known that a maj jority of the Commit
tees of the different States favor differ
ent men for the nomination.
There is no objection here to SEN
ator German, for he is idolized by the
party, but it is the intimation that the
association proposes leaving the selec-
ton of the candidate to the delegates
to the national convention the work
for which it was organized, and for
which it is now planning, is the election
OF the nominee, no matter who he may
be, and it will confne itself to that
work,
Representative Hit, of Illinois, who
has been called Mr.. Blaine's personal
representative in the House, has Just
turned from a visit to Mr.. Blaine,
I'd it is said that he brought a mess
C to the White House which gave
ar. Harrison a bad half hour. 1t was
remonstrance against certain changes
that Mr.. Harrison proposed making in
some of Mr.. Blaine's plans, and it
carried with it threat Of resignation,
and my informant says Mr.. Hit left
with the assurance that Mr.. Blaine's
plans would not be interfered with.
Ex-Minister John w. Foster will act
as Secretary of State while Mr.. Blaine
is taking rest, but the assistant Sec
retaries of State do not take kindly to
the idea-they think they should have
had the honor, but neither Mr.. Harri-
son nor Mr. Blaine thought either of
them big enough for the job.
Mr.. Harrison does not approve of
Secretary Fosters scheme of extend
ing the Al per cent bonds which ma
ture next September, but the Secretary
still hopes to talk him around, as he
knows the necessity of having the mon
ey for other uses will soon be SO up
parent that every one can see it.
State department officials are trying
TO make the people believe that we
ire to have closed season in Behring's
sea this season, but it only raises
'mile upon the faces of those familiar
with the subject.
1t may be several weeks before the
British Parliament passes the bill now
before it authorizing that government
% agree to the closed season propo-
'ition pending the arbitration; mean
While the illegal sealers sailing under
The British flag are taking seals, and
by the time that all the necessary red
ape is gone through with and a suffi.
clent naval force is placed in Behring's
sea, even granting that Lord Salisbury
;lnally agrees to enforce closed sea
on the season will be over 1t looks
1t present like the usual British diplo-
matte trick.
The pension Office is giving the ad-
nlnlstratlon good deal of trouble.
according to good republican author
ty Mr.. Harrison utilized his visit to
Philadelphia on Memorial day by try
ng 70 get a big G.. A. r. man to take
commissioner Raum's place, but he
lidn't succeed. The Pennsylvania
nan was too smart, He wasn't looking
or that kind of an office.
There is lots of talk about resigna-
ions these days, and strange as it may
'eem, some designations. The Com
missioner Of Patents has discovered
hat office-holding isn't his forte and
'eslgned; the Surgeon General of the
Marine Hospital Service has also re-
signed, he got $4,000 a year, and
hought he ought to get $4,000. Cab
ct rumors are also again current,
lie of them puts Bob Lincoln at the
S:ad of the War Department and
nds Secretary Noble to England as
Ir minister.
The agony as 10 who shall sit On