Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-06-11
WASHINGTON LETTER.
[From our regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, June s, 1891

There is considerable indignation eX-
pressed by Democrats here over pub
lcation in New York paper intimat-
ing that the National Association of
Democratic clubs was using its machin-
cry to boom Senator German for the
Presidential nomination. The prin-
cipal aim of this magnificent organiza-
ton, which is bound to play very
important part in the next campaign,
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 Presiden-
tial candidates. 1t was because of this
aim that when the association ap-
pointed 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 Committees to make
the selections. 1t requires no argu-
ment to convince anyone if this associa-
tion proposed using its vast influence
forany one man it would have made its
own selection of corresponding agents
in order to be certain of having friends
of its man. By getting the State COM
mittees to do it,all chance of favoritism
was done away with, as it is we'll
known that majority of the commit
tees of the different States favor differ
ent men for the nomination.
There is no objection here to Senator
German, for he is idolized by the party,
but it is the intimation that the asso-
citation is trying to force his nOmina-
tion that is objected to. The associa-
ton proposes leaving the selection 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 fthe
nominee, no matter who he may be,
and it will confine itself to that wotk.
Representative Hit, of Illinois, who
has been called Mr.. Blaine's personal
representative in the House, has just
returned from visit to Mr.. Blaine, and
it is said that he brought message to
the White House which gave Mr.. Har-
rison a bad half hour. 1t was a remon-
STRANGE against certain changes that
Mr.. Harrison proposed making In some
ofM. Blaine's plans, and it carried with
it threat of resignation, and my infor-
mant saws Mr.. Hit left with the as
surance 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 Secretaries of State do
not take kindly to the idea-they think
they should have had the honor. but
neither Mr.. Harrison nor Mr.. Blaine
thought either of them big enough for
thejob.
Mr.. Harrison does not approve of
Secretary Fosters scheme of extending
the Al Der cent bonds which mature
next September, but the Secretary still
hopes to talk him around, as he knows
the necessity of having the money for
other uses will soon be so apparent that
everyone can it.
State department officials are trying
to make the people believe that we are
TO have closed season in Behring's
Sea this season; it only raises a smile
upon the faces of those familiar with
the subject. Tt may be several weeks
before the British Parliament passes
the bill now before it authorizing that
government to agree to the closed sea-
son proposition pending the arbitra-
tion: meanwhile the illegal sealers sail
ing under the British flag are taking
seals, and by the time that all the nee
essary red tape is gone through with
and a sufficient naval force is placed in
Behring's Sea, even granting that Lord
Salisbury finally agrees, to enforce a
closed season the season will be over.
It looks at present like the usual Brit
ish diplomatic trick.
The pension Office is giving the ad-
ministration good deal of trouble.
According to good Republican authori-
ty Mr.. Harrison utilized his visit to
Philadelphia on Memorial day by try
ing to get big G. A. r. man to take
Commissioner Raum's place, but he
didn't succeed. The Pennsylvania man
was too smart. He wasn't looking fol-
that sort of an Office.
There is lots oftalk about designations
these days, and, strange as it may seem,
some resignations. The Commissioner
of patents has discovered that office
holding isn't his forte and has resigned
the Surgeon General of the Marine
Hospital Service has also resigned-he
cot $4. 900 a year, and thought he ough
to get $4,000. Cabinet rumors are alst
again current, one of them puts Boo
Lincoln at the head of the War Depart
ment and sends Secretary Noble to Eng
land as our minister. !,
The agony as to. who shall sit on tn