The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-11-26
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
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Washington D. c., Nov. %, 1891.
The sensation of the week was the
speech of Secretary Foster, Tuesday
evening, at the meeting of the Ohio
Republican Club, in which he frank
ly stated his preference for Sherman
for senator from the Buckeye state
1t may have indicated nothing more
than that the secrctary's old-time
friendship for the senator was too
strong to be supplanted by new
love, but the friends of Foraker have
been complaining for some time that
the administration was backing Sher-
man, and not allowing the fight to be
made on the merits of the two men,
and openly charge that the state
ments of Mr.. Foster were not the
declaration of cabinet officer mere
ly, but the sentiments Of the admin
istration. However, that may be,
the speech of the secretary was IN
looked for, and spread pandemonium
through the camp Of the "fire-alarm'
statesman.
The developments IN the speaker
ship contest of the last few days have
been both amusing and important
The preference of Tammany Hall fol
Judge Crisp, as announced in the
early part Of the early part OF th'
week, has complicated things some
what, and those who had sealet
} guesscs in the hands of friends as t,
the strength of the several candidate
on the first ballot, have been oblige'
to recall them and make recast
Mr.. Crisp has not yet announced
but that question will probably b
settled when he returns from Ne,
York. Mills will open headquarter
at Willards Hotel next Monday, an
seems to go into the fight with
greater fund of confidence than til
l others. Mr.. Hatch, the candidate c
n old Missouri, will also be at vii
liard's, while Mr.. Springer will locai
at the National. Messrs. Crisp, Nj
g Millin and Bynum will also be @
), hand early, and will sleep very lit
during the next few weeks.
e The Republican national committ'
will meet in this city on Monda
ls next to decide upon the next natiol
al Republican convention, and Il
l. rivalry between the competing citi
g is so animated that interest in th
event is second only to the speake
ship contest. Minneapolis, Oma
l. and San Francisco seem to be in t
to lead at present, though Chicag
r New York and Pittsburg will prese
n their claims. The fact that Oma
in was second on the list on the bal
r. which resulted in the choice of Cl
at cago four years ago, is counted lare
It. ly upon by the contingent from u
H. city.
r. When a poet appeared among
of snow capped Sierras, and sang
glories of that rugged region till
we the world was charmed, It's p
". haps not strange that stray flashes
,s- literary genius should shoot out fir
m amongst even so ordinary class
,o- people as the departmental employ
lin at Washing ton. The production
m of more or less merit have lat
,ck been lain at the feet of the public
nd these na1u-Ddllucu tOiiCio
IDS Woman Wouldn't" by Mrs. Sml
per of the pension office, has attracted
ted large share OF attention. About
he that can be said of it is that it is
of production of some literary me
and containing an unusually ls
the amount Of trash. The other b
ion which the superhuous brains OF
,m- pension bureau has launched u
nks the market is, "ln Office, and d
the directly with departmental life.
, of purports to depict the vicissit'
OF young lady clerk, and W
wiring tears from heart OF adar
I if it were not known to be miles
the truth. The author. Mr.. b
was dismissed by Commissi
rroa Raum, and will now have an or
oro1 tunity to write, "Out of Office. y
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