The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1891-11-27
W -ssnaEgtoE E.egfer.
From u regular correspondent.l
- WASHINGTON My. %. 1891

tFrom our regular correspondence
Washington, Nov. %, 1891.
1t is a great misfortune to belong to the
class of men that are chemically impecu-
NOUS, for II yea do, just as soon as YOU
sppear to be flushed with money there are
people " no will take pleasure in limiting
things not at all pleasant to hear about
how You suddenly acquired cash enough
to throw around loose. THIS Is precisely
the plight Of some Of the members Of tie
Republican National Committee, which
met here to-day to elsei = Chairman 10 sue.
coed Senator Quay who resigned some
months ago, aud 70 name tie time and
place fer holdiag The National Convention
of that party. The charge is not made
outright that the votes Of any Of the men,
bers OF the Committee wee absolutel!
purchased by the winning city, but there is
no mistaking the tenor of the intimations
and hints. All sorts of stories are told about
this or that man, whom every body knows
to be always .hardup, having his pockets
full of money aud the question is siguid-
cautly asked: did he get it on the ground
floor of 2 good investment
This Committee, By the way made one
sensible innovation. 1t held its meeting
with opened doors, and all of the argu-
ments made by the friends Of the various
cities competing for the convention had to
b. made openly and ia the presence of a
| corps of yigilant newspaper men. OF
I course it will be argued by those who be-
lieye in the secret method Of doing things
that this public meeting Of the committee
was merely for effect, and 70 officially rati-
fly what had been previously agreed upon.
Granted that such vas probably the case,
is it not the same " it'll all bodies of men9
If any one doubted that Blaine was ''in
it, up to his ears ne only had to circulate
among those in attendance at this commit
tee meeting to have his doubt swept away.
It was all Blaine and the belief has be-
cone general that Mr.. Blaine will be the
candidate of his party next year unless
something now unforeseen shall occur to
prevent. He received and held political
consultations with al the Republicans of
prominence who were in attendance. either
as members of the committee or Of the del
egations from the various cities.
1t is of course too early 10 predict what
effect upon the political world will be pro-
duced by the conclusions arrived at by the
Alliance meeting held at indianapolis. At
the Alliance headquarters here there is re-
joicing and very naturally too, for the
meeting was certainly a great personal
triumph for Col. Polk. Not only was he
reelected to the presidency, but his views,
to the letter, were carried out in dealing
with his opponents of the sub.treasury and
with the third or peoples party. The
question Lich is specially interesting the
Alliance men here is, how will the South.
eru members of the organization regard
the action of the indianapolis meeting, and
TO what extent will they endorse it? Col.
Polk says he has no fears of the south.
President Palmer OF the National Board,
and Mr.. v. 7. Baker, president Of tie
Chicago local Board of control Of the
Worlds Fair are in this City. and will re-
main here tie greater part Of tas week Oh
business connected with the great exp9si-
ton. To-day the committee in charge of
the awards TO be made by tae exposition
is in session, and later the committee on
legislation will meet 70 take some action
relating to its movements before Congress.
Agcsg+e,E @.a-,tarr Il 49,, Tr.o,r- ~
Teton, has just returned from Chicago.
He says the exposition buildings are get
ting along nicely, aud that the government
space for exhibits is ample for a highly
creditable display.
Open war is to be made upon the Civil
Service Reform law by an organization
formed in Washington, known as the Anti
Civil Service League, which is to be ron
partisan in its membership lodges Of
this organization are to be formed at once
throughout the States. and its promoters
say they expect to he strong enough by the
meetings Of the National political CONVEX
lions to get the Civil Service left ont Of the
platform Of ali the parties. They have not
yet fully determined whether to push their
demand for a re peal Of the present civil
service Law before the Congress to meet
next month or to wait until they show
their st rength next year at the presidential
election, to be held on the same day that
Representatives to the Fifty.third Con-
gress are elected. The head of the new
organization is G. S1Ion Stevenson. Of
New York. at present employed in the
Government Printing Office.
The battle for the Speakersbip, which
was temporarily transferred to New York
city the latter end Of last week is once
more going on here in a desaltory way.
bat present indications are that Thanks
giving day is to be enjoyed bsfore any real
fighting is done. WESTON.