Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1891-08-06
frrom our regular Correspondent
Washington Letter.


WASHINGTON, July 27, 1891.
Hon. J. s. Clarkson, vice chairman of
the Republican National Committee aud
President Of the National League of Re
publican Clubs, is in Washington looking
after some business connected with the
meeting of the National executive commit
tee at Philadelphia on the 10Th inst
Probably no one man in the country will
exercise greater influence upon the com
Ing national campaign than will Mr. Clark
son. This would naturally follow from his
presidency Of the National League, but in
addition to that it is as certain as any thing
In the future can be that he will become
the chairman of the National committee
when Senator Quay retires, and besides
all that his name has been mentioned for
second place on the National ticket next
year, and tie suggestion has been so well
received that should he give his consent,
which IL somewhat doubtful, he would
certainly 90 into the convention with
very strong following, particularly from
the younger element Of the party.
MIR Clarkson believes that the Presiden-
tial campaign has now opened and that
the republicans can win, but hc doesn't
think that this can be done BY swinging in
hammock and doing the time away; he
says il must be work, WORK all the time,
If the party i TO continue iii power and it
is his purpose to make the republican
clubs the instruments by which much of
the work j. TO bc done, and he confidently
counts upon the active assistance of the
republican press in the good work Of pro-
mitigating the truth, which is the foun-
dation of republican principles and which
is the llr~t work to he done He believe,
thar when you have given man the right
ideas Of good government you haye made
4 republican
IL Is not pleasing to the mu2wnmps
anA Miss Narcys but il Is nevertheless a
fact that one of the best bureau chiefs
cNrr IN tAr Government service is one If
the most intense political partisans vino
ever held Office here, and he makes no pre-
tencc of being anythin. else The gentle
man referred 70 is Hon Thomas B. Coul-
Ter Of OHIO. who till~ the Very important
position Of Sixth Auditor and " who il the
president of, and one pf thu hardest work
crS in, the Oho republican association By
a reorganization of tile Sixth Auditors Of
lcc this nl>t Nj. lent ofiicial has for tae
flr.t time in Year, gpt much Of the work
up to date. The money otucr business j.
right up ~ The current week, and the
arIiting Of ro~to tlise account, is from
siNty ~ seventy days ahead Of any provi-
oue record
nn the 1T of August the contr, Of the
ludian~ at Pine Ridge agency, who have
been treated as prisoners Of war since the
uprising there last winter viii pass fl N
the army ID tHe Interior department aLd
once more tile Indian agent viii Ne n
charge. II i supposed .hat army officers
who have j.ti. iu charge q. utNer agencies
wiIl be relieved on tht silne date some
people Ar prraciing trouble Va account
Of The change but q thr Interior depart
ment hone h anticipated.
1t il said here that Senator Gorman',
refusal u take charge Of the democratic
campaign IN Ohio has resulted III brlugin.
80 much pressure % bear on Senator Brice
that he ha- consented 10 cut his European
tour short anu return for the purprse If
opening hS barrel - help Campbell lf
It j. told by good democrats, Bricc h4s
been driven into thl- bv threats Of the
democrats joining with republicans in the
next Ohio legislature to declare his seat in
the Senate vacant "a account of hi, not be
Ing citizen Of ohio That such action
could hc legally taken hy the Oido lpglsla-
tu,e is believed by experienced lawyers Of
both politi.al parties, and that il ought to
Ne taken i thc opinion of most men WHO
are opposed ID seeing seats in the United
States Senate Knocked down to the highest
bidder
Ii j. believed that when Secretary Proc
TOR leaves thr Cabinet To enter the Senate
a. Senator EdmUnd>' successor that cx-
GOV Cheney Of Vermont will become
Secretary of War. 1t s known that GOV.
Cheney L. an old friend Of the President
and that the Secretary>hip of War
wa- rendered 10 and declined by him for
~oma personal reason, said not to exist at
thls tlmc before il was offered 10 MIR
Proctor; indeed il il thought that he ,ug-
ge~ted Mr. rroctors name for the
portfolio.
The Democrats are beginning to call
each other names in the Speakership fight,
and the abuse Of Crisp who seems to be in
the lead, j. getting very bad. First the
liquor interests were worked upon by ac-
cu>lng Crisp Of being a pIohibtioni,t
then he was sneeringly referred to as the
lobbyists candidate, and now they are
accusing him of promising away more
chairmanships Of committees than there
are in the House in order To get pledges
of votes. Before they get through they
will show, what is already apparent to
shreW Il observers that the Democrats have
not elected a single man to the House who
is capable and competent enough to make
good Speaker