Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1891-07-02
From our regular Correspondent
Washington Letter.
WASHINGTON, June %. 1891.

WASHINGTON, June 22 1891.
The National Democratic committee has,
according to private and trustworthy in-
formation, decided that it will be useless
TO light Major Mckinley in Ohio, as its
agents report his election as certain no
matter who may be put up against him
therefore the committee is engaged In
mapping out the program for its party
10 that State whereby it hopes to gain a
United States Senator and to throw
brand of discord into the Republican
National convention next year. This is,
In short, to trade votes tor Mckinley for
votes for democratic candidates for the
legislature, and to spend all the money
that can be raised in doubtful legislative
districts. BY this method it hopes to
secure democratic successor to Senator
Sherman and to give Maj. Kckinley such
phenominal majority for governor as to
bring him prominently forward as a Presi-
dental candidate, in the hope that his
candidacy may arouse antagonisms in the
republican party that will jeopardIze its
success next year. "Forewarned Is fore
armed as far as the legislature is concern
ed, and the Ohio republicans may be trust
ed 70 take care Of that" said a member of
the administration TO me. ''and as far as
the Presidential part of the scheme is con
cerned, the delegates to the next republi-
can national convention will as they have
always done, nominate the man who is,
all things considered the most available at
the time, and its work will he enthusiastic
ally ratified by the party. Republican con
ventions have always differed from those
OF their opponents, In that they have new
er been dominated by any one man. or one
set of men
Senator Hale is in Washingto ton, and he
brings the best news concerning Secretary
Blaines health. He thinks that by the
fall the Secretary will be prepared to re-
sumo his duties with all of his Old time
vigor II must not be supposed that be-
cause Secretary Blaine i away he has Civ
en- up the direction of the Department of
State, because he has done no such thing
Nothing Of any Importance concerning the
affairs Of his department has been done
since he left here without consulting with |
him and obtaining his advice and con
sent. BY being away he has simply avoid
ed the thousand and one essential details |
with which he would have to bother if he
was here. and some things have been post |
poned which might have been done had he |
remained here
The President who went to Cape Nav |
FONT with Mrs. Harrison and the children |
last week, is expected TO return to Wash
ington tomorrow or next day, in order to
take up some important questions and a
cabinet meeting has been called for Friday
to which these questions are TO be sub
mitted As most of them relate to the
Treasury department Secretary Foster
who is now In Ohio, will return in time to
attend
The North American Commercial com
pany which is the present lessee of the
Alaskan sealing privilege, has filed a pro-
test in the Treasury department against
the recent agreement with England limit
ing its catch of seals during the present
season to seven thousand five hundred 1t
has also given notice of claim amounting
to four hundred thousand dollars which
1t will nrssenf AGAINST the Government for
mentioned in the contract, during the sea
son Of 1890. 1t j. expected that claim
Id pr lar he
against the Government on account of its
osses during the present season. 1t can
not Of course be said at this time what
will be done about these claims, but from
opinions expressed by Secretary Blaine
and other members of the administration
asst year when the question of limiting the
catch of seals first came up it is fair to in
fer that the administration will favor re-
mbursing the company to the amount of
It's actual expenditure, which will fall far
short Of the amount named.
An attempt has been made and is still
being made to have the impression go out
that the administration does not wish Maj.
Mckinley TO be elected governor of Ohio.
Nothing could be further from the truth.
The President and every member of the
cabinet are anxious for and confident of the
election of Mckinley, and they will each
and every one Of them do everything that
can be consistently done to make his ma
jority as large as possible There are no
jealouses among the Republican leaders
and no amount of Misrepresentation can
engender them.
The tin plate liar has turned his atten
tion to the Treasury department and all
sorts of stories are being invented about
there being a deficit therein. There is no
deficit, and no danger of one. There is
surplus, and now that the heaviest pay
ments due for some time have been made .
it will grow very rapidly.
East Blu-hill.